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Blohm + Voss Helps Convert Tanker Savonita

As well as converting the aframax tanker Savonita, Blohm + Voss carried out scheduled capacity repairs to Ugland's shuttle tanker Evita.

Ugland and Blohm + Voss combined their efforts to convert the aframax tanker Savonita into a full DP shuttle tanker within five months. Begin- ning in early 1994, the two companies procured equipment and converted the vessel for a three-year time charter to Stena Offshore in Aberdeen.

Work on Savonita included installation of: a bow loading system; thruster at bow and stern; CP propeller; additional diesel generator; DP system including Simrad transducer unit; and additional fire, safety, navigation and communication systems.

The first employment of the renamed Stena Savonita is on the BP's

Machar Field. Blohm + Voss also carried out scheduled capacity repair to

Ugland's shuttle tanker Evita.

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First Koei laid In Finnyards' Now Graving

On June 29,1994, Finnyards' new graving dock saw the construction of its first ship begin: the first keel was laid for the first of two RoRo passenger vessel for TT-Line GmbH & Co., Germany.

The first ship to be built in the new 853-ft. (260-m) by 279-ft. (85- m) drydock is one of two RoRo pas- senger ferries TT-Line ordered last

December for approximately $190 million. The ferries are scheduled for delivery in spring and autumn 1995. The TT-Line vessel is being built on the left side of the basin. In

August, side by side with the RoRo vessel, an aluminum catamaran be constructed for Stena Line, cording to Finnyards, the Rc will be "green" vessels that use 1 fuel oil and diesel-electric pro sion. The vessels will be capab 18.5 knots.

The 588.2-ft. (179.3-m) newbu will have 2,400 iane meters of ca space, providing space for 1,500tr ers; room for 300 passengers anc crew. They will have a beam of £ ft. (27.2 m) and a 19.7-ft. (6-m) dr

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