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DB Mobile And Sea Link

Sign Pact For

Mobile Communication

IDB Communications Group, Inc. announced that IDB Mobile Com- munications, Inc., a joint venture of

IDB Communications Group, Inc. and Teleglobe International of

Canada, have signed a two-year

Inmarsat-A service distribution agreement with Sea Link Ltd., whereby Sea Link will coordinate mobile satellite voice, fax and data communication to Canadian and other international users.

The global service will be pro- vided via IDB's earth stations at

Niles Canyon, Calif., Staten Island,

N.Y. and Gnangara, Australia.

Nils Helle, vice president of Sea

Link, said, "Sea Link has been pro- viding modern cost-effective tele- communications to mariners for more than seven years and this agreement with IDB adds new capa- bility to an already proven business style."

John Marra, IDB's vice presi- dent, maritime sales, said, "IDB is pleased to be teamed with Sea Link to provide fishing vessels, offshore oil and gas platforms, and interna- tional and domestic shipping opera- tions with this high-quality, cost- effective service."

IDB Communications Group, Inc. is a global telecommunications com- pany that operates a domestic and international communications net- work providing its customers with radio and television transmission services, international private line and long distance telephone services, mobile satellite communications capabilities and the design and inte- gration of satellite networks world- wide. For more information on IDB

Mobile Communications, Inc.,

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Finnyards To Modernize

Viking Line's "Rosella"

The principal owner of Viking

Line, SF Line Ab, has placed an order with Finnyards Ltd. for the modernization of its passenger ferry

Rosella. The ship is currently oper- ating on the Naantali-

Maarianhamina-Kepellskar route.

Constructed in 1980, the vessel will undergo substantial modern- ization at Finnyards' Rauma ship- yard after the end of the summer season. The contract includes the construction of 140 new cabins as well as improvements to the ship's restaurant and conference facilities.

When the work is completed, the ship will provide 1,200 cabin berths and will satisfy the increasingly de- manding quality expectations of passengers traveling between Fin- land and Sweden.

The contract represents a con- crete step towards Finnyards' aim of increasing its share of the con- tinuously growing modernization market. For more information on

Finnyards,

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Elliott Turbomachinery

Purchases Turbine

Specialities, Inc.

Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc announced the purchase of the as- sets of Turbine Specialities, Inc.

Turbine Specialties is involved in the manufacture and repair of tur- bochargers at its facilities in Salina,

Kan. and New Orleans, La.

Of the recent transaction, Paul

Smiy, CEO of Elliott, stated, "This acquisition will re-emphasize Elliott as a turbocharger supplier, increase our aftermarket participation and is in keeping with our vision to be recognized by our customers as the world's best turbomachinery com- pany."

Elliott Company is a world leader in the production of apparatus and service products sold primarily into the oil, gas, chemical, petrochemi- cal, marine and power generating markets.

The company also manufactures and sells a full line of tube tools and burnishing products.

For additional free information on Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc. and its products and services, or for information on the impact of the recent acquisition,

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