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EUROPORT '93

November 16 to 20, RAI International Exhibition Center, Amsterdam

More than 42,000 attendees pe- rused the buying aisles at Europort '91, and according to show manage- ment, Europort '93 will build on that success, as a similar level of buyers and hundreds of manufac- turers—representing the full spec- trum of marine products—are ex- pected at this year's 26th edition of the show.

More than 508 exhibitors from 21 different countries took part in

Europort '91, and based on early returns, the 1993 show is shaping up to be a success as well (see exhib- itor list for specifics). Of the exhib- itors at the 1991 version, 195 were from outside The Netherlands.

Show management is citing two factors affecting world shipbuild- ing—the aging world fleet and new

IMO regulations for tankers—as reasons why attendees should visit

Europort '93, as it will give ship designers and constructors the op- portunity to see modern equipment and systems to enhance productivi- ty up close and first-hand.

Aside from the exhibition,

Europort '93 will feature a two-day international conference at the RAI

International Congress Center. The conference is comprised of four indi- vidual half-day sessions, geared to provide a briefing on the key issues affecting all of those involved in the supply and purchase of products and services for the maritime indus- try. The four sessions are: • Session One: Newbuilding Supply and Demand • Session Two: The Engine Build- ers: Powered by the Market • Session Three: The Bridge: En- hancing the Man-Machine Inter- face • Session Four: The Changing Or- der in the East

Session One starts at 9:30 a.m. on

Tuesday, November 16, and is chaired by Josef Klar, a member of the board with Bremer Vulkan.

Noted speakers scheduled for this session will include Cato

Sverdrup, chairman of Burmeister & Wain Skibsvaerft A/S; and Dr. T.

John Parker, chairman of the Com- mittee of EEC Shipbuilders' Associ- ation. Session Two, starting at 2 p.m. that same day is to be chaired by Dr. Manfred Link, chairman,

Krupp MaK Maschinenbau GmbH.

Noted speakers for this session in- clude: Peter Sulzer, chairman,

New Sulzer Diesel Ltd.; Pentti-

Juhani Hintikka, president,

Wartsila Diesel Group; Lars

Holmblad, executive vice president and CEO, MAN B&W Diesel A/S;

Jan Kristiansen, marketing man- ager, Ulstein Bergen; and Ken

Saeki, executive senior managing director, Mitsui Engineering &

Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. On Wednes- day, Session Three will open at 9:30 a.m., chaired by Captain Brian H.E.

Tayler of the British Marine Equip- ment Council. Also speaking dur- ing this session are: Helmut

Janeba, sales manager, Atlas

Elektronik; and Captain Lars

Brodje, maritime adviser,

Inmarsat. Finally, Session Four wraps up the conference program, starting at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

Ole-Jacob Libaek, chairman of

O-J Libaek & Partners A/S, will chair the session, which will take individual looks at the Russian, Pol- ish and Croatian shipbuilding mar- kets.

For additional information on ex- hibiting at or attending Europort '93, contact: Europaplein, NL -1078

GZ, Amsterdam; tel: +31 (0) 20 5491212; fax: +31 (0) 6464469.

Europort Exhibitor List (partial):

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ABB Service BV

Ajax-de Boer BV

Alfa Laval BV

Van Alfen BV

Uitgeverij De Alk BV

Alphatron Observe and Comm BV

Amcom

A.M.W.-Marine

Anderol Synthetic Lubricants

Anglo Belgian Corp.

Aqua Signal

Aquamaster-Rauma

AquaNav BV

ASI SoestBV

Atlas Elektronik GmbH

B

Bagema BV

Bakker Sliedrecht Electro Ind. (Continued, on page 88)

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