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extensive integrated logistics sup- port including ship documentation, through-life support and training.

Such close links with its custom- ers have helped to make VT one of the world leaders in ship sales to

Gulf countries over the past three decades.

Managing Director Martin Jay commented: "VT's close relation- ship with Gulf navies has been built on providing the best ships and supporting them throughout their operational lives." Efforts to en- sure the quality of those ships in- clude considerable investment in the latest computer-aided design workstations, one of Europe's big- gest laser steel cutting machines, advanced welding equipment and a new shipbuilding module hall.

VT has an orderbook of approxi- mately $970 million, which includes 14 ships. Besides the Qatar con- tract, two corvettes are under con- struction for the Royal Navy of

Oman and a minehunter for the

Royal Saudi Naval Forces is being fitted out.

Work also starts later this year on the first of seven minehunters for the Royal Navy in a contract that extends to the year 2001.

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Vosper Thornycroft

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HDW Awarded Certificate

Of Quality

Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) AG in Kiel, Germany, has been awarded the international ISO 9001 recognition of quality for its management team. Germanischer

Lloyd's general agent, Professor

Gerhard Fischer, presented the award to HDW's spokesperson for the board, Dr. Jiirgen Gol- lenbeck. The certificate covers all areas of production at the yard and is valid throughout the world. Since 1992, HDW has been in possession of the certification in the naval ship- building sector; merchant shipping and ship repair have now been added.

GEC Alsthom Appoints

President/CEO

Pierre Bilger has been ap- pointed president and CEO of GEC

Alsthom following Jean-Pierre

Desgeorges' decision to resign as chairman of the management board. The management board com- prises: James Cronin, managing director; Kelvin Bray, managing director of the Power Generation

Division; Claude Darmon, man- aging director of the Transporta- tion Division; andRobert Mahler, managing director of the Power

Transmission & Distribution Divi- sion.

For more information on GEC Alsthom

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Environment-Friendly Rust

Removal System

Norwegian company Dalseide

Shipping Services A/S has devel- oped a rust-removal system that uses a rotating head with chain links.

The "Rustibus" can be connected to an ejector and reportedly does not cause any pollution. Rustibus has a capacity of approximately 20-30 sq. m. per hour with a resulting surface in accordance with SA 1.5 - SA 2. If vessels require a surface quality up to SA 2.5 - SA 3, Rustibus can be used together with grit blasting.

According to the manufacturer,

Rustibus users claimed an increase in capacity from 40 sq. m. to 200 sq. m. of treated and painted surface per day, by combining Rustibus and grit blasting.

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New Mud Handling

System Introduced

For Offshore Drilling

BJ Services AS and AMEC Itronic

AS of Norway have introduced a new mud handling system designed to save time and protect the envi- ronment. The system, which re- portedly requires almost no mainte- (Continued on page 20)

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