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vaerner Unit Wins Tanker

Dntract For Almost $40M

Kvaerner Industrier AS report- lly said its Kvaerner Kleven divi- an has won a $39.9 million order to did a chemical tanker for Bras lipping NV of The Netherlands,

Ith an option for a second vessel of e same type.

The company reportedly said the !,000-dwt tanker's design was de- sloped in cooperation with Bras to .tisfy international standards, par- :ularly environmental and safety quirements. lorthstar Shipping Applies 5r ODS Transfer

The Maritime Administration larAd) has received an applica- m from Northstar Shipping, Inc. r permission to transfer its opera-

Dn-differential subsidy (ODS) con- act covering the liquefied natural is (LNG) carriers Lake Charles id Louisiana to Lachmar Ship- ng, a subsidiary of Panhandle astern Corp., Lake Charles, La. tie contract expires at the end of )97. Lachmar has filed a separate jplication for worldwide carriage 'LNG. The application states that orthstar acquired the ODS agree- ent as part of the bankruptcy re- •ganization proceeding of Pruden- al Lines, Inc. As a result, the mkruptcy court ruled that the ODS intract remained an asset of the mkrupt entity. tevens Towing Gets MarAd ermission To Sell Barge

Stevens Towing Co. has received emission from MarAd to sell the 074-gt Loveland 2761, a deck irge, to Terminal De Contenedores e Catagena SA. The buyer of the irge, which was built in Chesa- 3ake, Va., is located in Botega, olombia, where the barge will be igistered. It will be one component i a floating container pier to be icated in Cartagena, , serving an stimated 10 years as a temporary ickside pier for Colombia's expand- ig container trade. tar Ad Reports Become available

MarAd has announced the avail- bility of three reports. The first, mailable from the National Techni- il Information Service, evaluates ptimum inspection intervals for inkers. EntitledProbability Based ispection Planning for Marine tructures, the report's focus is to nd the best intervals between in- pections, balancing cost against rojected damage caused by fatigue nd corrosion between inspections, sing previous inspection data to rihance the accuracy of forecasts, he report, order number PB94- 25853, may be obtained for $19.50

February, 1994 by calling (703) 487-4650.

MarAd has also released Vessel

Inventory Report and U.S. Merchant

Marine Data Sheet as of May 1, 1993. The first contains informa- tion on all U.S. registered oceango- ing merchant ships 1,000 gt and over and may be obtained by calling

MarAd's Office of Trade Analysis and Insurance, Division of Statis- tics, Room 8117 at (202) 366-2400; or the Office of External Affairs,

Room 7219 at (202) 366-5807; the second statistical report may also be obtained from the Office of External

Affairs at the above number.

Seminar On Littoral Warfare

Theorizes On Future Of U.S.

Naval Operations

A seminar will be held on Littoral

Warfare in the Holiday Inn at

Crowne Plaza in Bethesda, Md. and at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons

Corner in Washington, D.C.

The seminar's focus is reportedly based on the belief that future con- flicts will take on many of the as- pects of the Gulf War, reflecting a shift in focus from deep water, navy vs. navy operations to close-to-shore littoral warfare.

The seminar will be given by Dr.

Norman Friedman, a consultant on Naval Technology and Systems and former director of National Se- curity Studies at the Hudson Insti- tute. For more information on the seminar, call (310) 534-3922.

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As the first to introduce the split duct deflector for superior astern thrust and vessel manoeuvrability, HamiltonJet has just advanced this concept another step.

The result is the patented HSRX servo- hydraulic follow-up control system. This major advance in applied hydraulics features a unique rotary valve integral with the deflector actuating cylinder.

The new HSRX gives full follow-up movement with enhanced reaction time and precision at the zero-speed position... simply. And all with inboard hydraulics for long life and easy maintenance.

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