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Worldwide Accord On

Maritime Law Expected

The first worldwide accord on the law of the sea will go into effect Nov. 16 — and after 25 years of talks, the measure is reportedly expected to have U.S. approval. Negotiations between the U.S. and the United

Nations on the issue began in 1969.

Only some fine tuning remains to be done, and all substantive issues have already reportedly been agreed upon.

Finnyards-Built Radisson

Diamond Ship Wins Award

The editors at Popular Mechan- ics magazine have named the twin- hull SSC Radisson Diamond the first ship ever to receive its presti- gious Design & Engineering Award, praising the vessel's futuristic de- sign and technical sophistication.

The 354-foot (108-m) vessel was launched in 1992 by Finnyards Oy of Rauma, Finland. Noted among the vessel's features were its small water plane twin hull (SWATH) de- sign, which reportedly reduces pitch- ing, rolling and heaving — as well as propeller noise and vibration — and the vessel's sophisticated satel- lite communications systems.

Launched in May 1992 in London, the Radisson Diamond is owned by

Diamond Cruise of Helsinki, Fin- land. Radisson Hotels of Minneapo- lis manages the sales, marketing and hotel operations.

The magazine reportedly called the new futuristic-looking vessel the "new way to ride on the high seas."

For more information on the ca- pabilities of Finnyards,

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Litton Division Wins $19 Million Contract For

Missile Decoy Buoys

Litton's Applied Technology Di- vision of San Jose, Calif., won a $19 million U.S. Navy contract to build

Active Electronic Buoys — ship de- fense decoys. The program will con- tinue through spring 1997. Work on the decoys, Navy-designated AN/

SSQ-95 (V), will be done in the division's facilities in San Jose and

Grants Pass, Ore. Launched from ships or aircraft, Litton's buoys elec- tronically confuse enemy weapons systems. Litton is a leader in worldwide technology markets for advanced electronic and defense sys- tems and a major designer and builder of large multimission com- bat ships for the U.S. Navy and allied nations. For more informa- tion on Litton,

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C&M Technology Wins

Naval Contract

C&M Technology, Inc. was awarded a follow-on contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Cen- ter for the calibration and repair of instrumentation use for quantita- tive measurements. The contract has a three-year period of perfor- mance and is valued at $611,431.

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Flender Werft Wins

Follow-Up Contract

For Two Containerships

The shipyard Flender Werft AG of Lubeck has received a follow-up order for two containerships. The 3,450-teu ships will have a length of 761 feet (232 m), a breadth of 105.6 feet (32.2 m), and will be approxi- mately 44,000 dwt at maximum draft. With a propulsion of 37,000

PS provided by a B&W/MAN main engine, the ships will sail at a speed of 23.5 knots each. The deliveries are scheduled for June 1995 and

December 1995. A long-term char- ter contract could already be stipu- lated. For more information on

Flender Werft,

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In the shipping business, reliability is so important that every supplier promotes the trouble-free service their product can deliver.

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