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Proposed Sale Of Philippine Shipyard

Sparks Foreign Interests

State-owned Philippine Shipyard Engineer- ing Corp. (Philseco), the Philippines' largest ship- yard facility, has attracted bids from several foreign companies. Sabah Shipyard Sdn. Bhd. of

Malaysia; Keppel Corp. of Singapore; Sembawang

Shipyard, Ltd. of Singapore; Jurong Shipyard

Ltd. of Singapore; and Samsung Co., Ltd. of

South Korea were among those interested in the shipyard during the pre-bidding conference.

The government reportedly wishes to sell 87.6 percent of its holdings in the shipyard for $36 billion. Philseco's facility, located near Subic

Base (a former U.S. naval base), can accommo- date 300-ton vessels.

AWO Forms Jones Act Steering Group

American Waterways Operators (AWO), act- ing on the authorization by its board of directors, has formed an 8-member steering group to guide the association's efforts to combat administra- tion and private sector initiatives to eliminate the Jones Act. The Jones Act could possibly be eliminated, along with a number of maritime promotional programs, as is called for in Vice

President Al Gore's National Performance Re- view. The AWO steering group met in Washing- ton, D.C. in order to define its objectives and develop an action plan for its work, which is aimed at building a case for the preservation of the Jones Act. The steering group must convince the public, Congress and the Clinton Adminis- tration to reject the elimination of the law.

The group's plan consists of a consultant analy- sis which authoritatively supports maintenance of the Jones Act; a comprehensive advocacy program in both Congress and the Executive

Branch; media and grassroots campaigns in sup- port of the lobbying effort; and the development of a coalition of like-minded organizations to join forces with AWO in defense of the Jones Act.

Autronica Marine Offers Fixed Fire

Detection System

Autronica Marine, Oslo, Norway, possessing 30 years of experience in fire engineering and marine system design, offers various types of marine fire detectors, technically advanced con- trol units and marine repeater panels. Fixed fire detection systems are developed and manufac- tured by Autronica according to SOLAS, classifi- cation societies' and marine authorities' require- ments.

According to the company, the DYFI tech- nique, correctly combined with Autronica's ad- vanced fire detectors, minimizes the rate of false alarms and speeds up the detection of smoulder- ing fires.

The Autronica system, possessing the DYFI technique, represents the "state-of-the-art" in marine fire detection. A reliable warning is given during the starting phase, or early smoul- dering phase of the fire. The company claims that most competitive systems are normally not able to detect a fire until it has reached the flame phase. More than 9,000 ships carry Autronica equipment, reflecting the confidence and trust shipowners, shipyards and engine manufactur- ers have in the company's products. Autronica offers: • System design • Quotation or budget estimate • Installation and project management; newbuildings and retrofit projects • Worldwide service and agent network, and • More than 30 years of experience in the marine market. For more information on Autronica,

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The Navigation Instrument

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MARINERS. Your initial chart is never outdated. • Enter your course and speed manually and you get underway without external navigational input, i.e.,

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Lakes. • Gyro and Speed Log inputs for added precise positioning. • 12 Channel receiver option. • Size - 14" x 11" x 3" and weighs 7 lbs. • 500 In use worldwide. • Made in the U.S.A. • Customized Charts and Maps can be provided. • Voyage Recorder

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