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MegaFilm Breaking Into New Markets

MegaFilm, a flame retardant tem- porary floor and wall protection sys- tem prevalent in the cruise line in- dustry, reports recent break- throughs in the passenger ferry and riverboat casino markets.

The recently-commissioned 230- foot passenger/vehicle ferry

Martha's Vineyard (pictured), built for the Woods Hole, Martha's Vine- yard and Nantucket Steamship Au- thority in Massachusetts, used

MegaFilm for protection of new floor- ing materials during construction at Atlantic Marine. James Swin- dler, design supervisor and engi- neer for the Steamship Authority, reportedly re-used the material on another Steamship Authority re-fit project.

Seaward Ship's Drydock, Inc. is currently using MegaFilm for tem- porary protection of floors on the

Alaska Marine Highway System's passenger ferry Tustumena. Said

MegaFilm was used on the Atlantic Marine-built

Martha's Vineyard ferry.

D. J. Whitman, general manager of the yard, "MegaFilm was easy to install...and the labor savings more than offsets the cost of the material."MegaFilm's New Orleans and Gulf Coast agent, Charles

Morris, president of Alexander In- dustries, has reportedly received a number of inquiries in regards to the product's use in the riverboat casino market. "The high-cost fin- ishes being used on these vessels demands a temporary protection material that can guarantee perfor- mance," said Mr. Morris. The sys- tem is reportedly being used on

Hilton's 2,400-passenger paddlewheel casino Queen of New

Orleans, being built by Trinity Ma- rine Group.

The system was also reportedly used in the final construction phases on the Bender Shipbuilding-built

Star Casino; and the Atlantic Ma- rine, Inc.-built Empress II.

Also, MegaFilm by Bainbridge/

Aquabatten, Inc. announced the appointment of John Callahan as product marketing manager. Mr.

Callahan will be responsible for marketing the MegaFilm line of products to the U.S. maritime mar- ket. MegaFilm Ltd. of Newbury,

England has announced the appoint- ment of Tony Hutton to the posi- tion of Export Sales Manager.

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MegaFilm,

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Astilleros Espanoles Wins

Order For Two Ferries

Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros

Espanoles will construct two 3,600- dwt passenger ferries for the Span- ish owner Autonio Armas, SA.

Both vessels will be built by the company's Barreras yard (in Vigo,

Northwestern Spain) for an undis- closed price.

The twin ferries have been de- signed for transporting passengers, cars and trucks between the Canary

Islands and have received yard num- bers 1544 and 1545. They are slated for delivery in 1995.

The vessels will be about 394 feet long and 64 feet wide, with a capac- ity for 250 passengers and 62 trucks of about 16 feet in length.

Last year, the Barreras yard de- livered the IBN Battouta II for the

Moroccan shipowner Limadet, a Ro/

Ro ferry for the Tangier-Algeciras crossing. In a recent two-week period, Astilleros won orders for building three Ro/Ro vessels from the Swedish shipowner Gorthon

Lines, to be built at Astilleros' Seville yard, and for two containerships from the Malaysian International

Shipping Corporation (MISC) to be built by the Juliana shipyard in

Gijon (Northern Spain).

NASSCO And Kawasaki

Reach Tech Exchange Pact

Kawasaki Heavy Industries and

National Steel and Shipbuilding (NASSCO) of San Diego have re- portedly agreed to exchange ship- building technology.

The agreement for the exchange of information on methods of ship

VIKING

FOAM FENDERING FOR THE.. ...MIGHTY CRUISE SHIPS

AND MEGAYACHTS.

WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, HAVE A VIKING ON YOUR SIDE

VIKING FENDER COMPANY

Division of Viking Marine Products, Inc. 50 Church Street, Sea Bright, NJ 07760 USA (908) 530-6600 • Fax (908) 530 6866 84 Circle 317 on Reader Service Card frame processing and manufac ing was reportedly signed, but c mercial shipbuilding technolog also something which may be changed in the future. Anexcha of designs and materials has ready reportedly been planned.

SHI Wins Double-Hulled

Tanker Order

Sumitomo Heavy Industri

Ltd., Japan, has received an on to build a double-hulled very lai crude carrier (VLCC), reportedly t first such order for a Japanese co pany following a strict safety ref lation enacted by the Internatioi

Maritime Organization in July 19i

Sumitomo will build a 280,000- tanker for the Onassis Group

Greece.

Delivery is scheduled for Octob 1995. The ship will be built at tl company's shipyard in Yokosul

City near Tokyo.

Kvaerner German Unit Win

Containership Orders For

More Than $ 140 Million

Kvaerner Industrier AS repor edly said its German shipbuildin unit, Kvaerner Warnow Weri

GmbH of Warnemuende, won 01 ders to build five containerships fo about $140.3 million.

The orders, all for 20,100-dw vessels, were placed by four Ger man shipping companies. Kvaerne. reports 11 vessels are now on ordei and its Warnemuende yard is fullj booked until 1995.

Marine Accommodations

Wins MarAd Vessel Contract

Marine Accommodations Inc. (MAI) of Jacksonville, Fla. has been awarded a turnkey contract to de- sign, supply and install the BIP

Rockwool core joiner (thermal, noise and fire insulated) system includ- ing complete galley equipment and furnishing for MarAd's M/V Cape

Trinity at Houston Ship Repair, Inc.

Shipyard.

MAI is the exclusive agent/dis- tributor for BU-IL Industries BIP

Rockwool core accommodation sys- tem consisting of (preinsulated) joiner bulkhead linings and parti- tions, continuous ceilings, A,B & C class doors, prefab bathroom units, floating floors, furnishings and ac- cessories. MAI just celebrated its third anniversary of servicing the cruise ship and commercial vessel industry. MAI boasts a distin- guished list of business partners, including the State of Maine Port

Authority, MARITRANS, Norfolk

Shipbuilding Co., Bender Shipyard,

Atlantic Marine, Inc., Premier

Cruise Lines, Cunard and P&O

Cruise Lines. For more information on MAI,

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