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Hollywood Casino Envisions Itoo Riverboats On Proposed Sito

Hollywood Casino Corporation has secured a three-year option on a 27.5-acre site for a proposed gaming and entertainment complex in

Hampton, Va. Plans for the facility include the construction of two 300- foot-long riverboats, boat slips, a water terminal pavilion and cov- ered pavilion and covered pier, a festival market place including tick- eting pavilion, waterfront retail space, several restaurants, a 2,000- seat auditorium and a 3,000-space parking garage. There is currently no gaming legislation in Virginia, and the Virginia General Assembly has not set a timetable for a voter referendum. However, recent opin- ion polls reportedly show increased support for gaming in Virginia's general population. Development of gaming facilities on this property is subject to the legalization of gam- ing in the state.

When You Look At Everything You Put Into

A Barge, You Should Expect A Lot Out Of It.

You put a lot into a barge. It carries whatever you ship. But you carry it, too: On your books. For about 25 years, if it's built by Jeffboat.

So you'd better get a lot out of it.

And that's why Jeffboat builds so much in. From Computer-Aided Design to actual fabrication, a Jeffboat barge is built to exacting specifications. With heavier plating and structural members.

Wheelabrated and coated steel. Welding that meets or exceeds ABS specifications. And the kind of construction only a crew of experienced

Jeffboat craftsmen can deliver. JEFFBOAT

That's quality. It's why most Jeff- boat barges perform years beyond an owner's expectations. And why they consistently bring high resale prices in transfers and auctions.

Quality. Value. The reasons Jeffboat barges have been the industry bench- mark for decades. They're built for the long haul. And the long term.

So before you put a lot into a barge, think about what you expect out of it. Then think Jeffboat. It's a name that carries a lot of weight: And delivers. Call 812-288-0200 for a new brochure today. ©1992, Jeffboat

America's largest inland shipbuilder.

P.O. Box 610, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130

Phone (812) 288-0200

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Celebrity To Build Third

Century Series Vessel With

Meyer Werft

John Chandris, chairman of

Celebrity Cruises, announced that

Celebrity has exercised its option for a third ship in its Century series of vessels.

All of the vessels in the three- vessel series will be built by Meyer

Werft, Papenburg, Germany.

Construction has already begun on the Century Series' first 70,000- ton, 800-foot vessel, scheduled for delivery in late 1995.

Celebrity plans to introduce the second and third sister ships in Fall 1996 and Fall 1997, respectively.

The award-winning Celebrity cruise ships Horizon and Zenith were also built at Meyer Werft.

With the confirmation of the third vessel, Celebrity's premium level fleet will have a capacity of over 9,000 berths. For more information on Meyer Werft,

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Bay Area 4C's Standardizes

RIN Procedure

The Bay Area 4C's, a regulatory body and industry group established in the San Francisco Bay area to address maritime regulatory issues, recently completed a Total Quality

Management (TQM) process to rec- ommend a procedure for U.S.-flag, deep-draft vessel re-inspection (RIN).

Working in close cooperation, the team included the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the American Bureau of

Shipping (ABS), the Maritime Ad- ministration (MarAd), American

President Lines (APL), Arco, Chev- ron, Crowley, International Mari- time Carriers, Matson, Sea-Land,

San Francisco Dry Dock (SFDD) and

Alpha International.

Utilizing quality tools, the group focused on mid-term or RIN inspec- tions conducted by the USCG in the

San Francisco Bay area as a topic to analyze for improvement.

Meeting monthly, the group evolved through the process and developed a procedure that, if uti- lized, should provide an efficient cost- effective RIN while complying with regulatory safety requirements.

The group initially identified 28 specific areas or "problems" that were felt to be worthy of investigation for possible process improvement.

Upon reaching the final phase of implementation for the RIN process, 16 of the original 28 issues has been addressed and eight of them re- solved. The Bay Area 4C's (Cus- tomer, Contractor, Coast Guard,

Communication) was established in

October 1992 by Southwest Marine/

SFDD. The group's mission state- ment has been established: "To provide a forum for maritime regu- latory issues to promote understand- ing and process improvement through information sharing and problem resolution." 28 Circle 282 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News