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Port Canaveral Will I lome for Disney Cruise Ship

Disney Cruise Lines and the

Canaveral Port Authority an- nounced a joint agreement making

Port Canaveral the home base for

Disney Cruise Lines' first ship.

The agreement, which received full approval from the Port Com- missioners, provides for a new ter- minal to be built for the exclusive use of Disney Cruise Lines, with construction beginning as early as

April 1996. "Our decision to sail from Port

Canaveral demonstrates our confi- dence in its continued growth and development as a major cruise port,"

Italian Interests Contract For

Tanker Construction

Nuovi Cantieri Apunania S.p.A. and Finaval S.p.A. have signed a contract for the construction of a 40,000-dwt product and chemical (IMO II) tanker, to be delivered in early 1997. The ship will be 688 ft. (187 m) long, 106.7 ft. (29 m) wide, with a cargo capacity of 44,000 cu. m. and a service speed of 14.5 knots.

The agreement between the parties also considers the construction of a sister ship.

Hong Kong Distributor For

Vest Firefighting System

Garsley Sales & Marketing Ltd. (GSML) has been appointed exclu- sive distributor of the Maverick

Foam Vest System (MFVS) for the

Hong Kong and Macau region by

International Marine Supply and

Service Co. (IMSSCO) of San Di- ego, Calif. Despite the fact that in 1997 Hong Kong is slated to become part of China, Garry W. Stiven, managing director of GSML, stated, "Hong Kong is unique in the mari- time community. Our future here is as promising as it was for other companies many years ago when

Hong Kong was established."

The MFVS, which is ABS type- approved to comply with SOLAS, as well as UL-listed, allows the user to switch from foam to water and back at will.

Aker Omega Awarded

Jacket Design Project

Aker Omega, Inc., was awarded the design of Meridian Oil Offshore,

Inc.'s High Island Block A-371 jacket. The jacket will be designed to a water depth of 395 ft. (107.3 m) and will have four legs and skirt piles. In the preliminary design phase, the jacket will be designed for both a lifted and a launched installation scenario, and a design will be chosen after fabrication and installation bids are evaluated. Aker

Omega, Inc., a subsidiary of Aker

Oil & Gas Technology, Inc., pro- vides project management, engi- neering, and construction manage- ment services for the offshore oil, gas, and marine industries.

June, 1995 said Art Rodney, president of

Disney Cruise Lines. "We look for- ward to working with the Port Au- thority, and to the day our first ships departs on its maiden voyage from

Port Canaveral."

Malcolm McLouth, chairman of the Canaveral Port Authority, said, "We are delighted that Disney Cruise

Lines has selected us. Disney's com- mitment to our port adds tremen- dous prestige to our continuing ef- forts to increase the importance and desirability of Port Canaveral."

Disney Cruise Lines plans to be- gin sailing in January 1998, offer- ing a one-week vacation which in- cludes a three- or four-day cruise with the balance of the week at the

Walt Disney World Resort. Ports of call will include a Disney private island, where guests can enjoy a day-long excursion.

Disney Cruise Lines has named

Fincantieri of Trieste, Italy, to build its two new mega cruise ships. At 85,000 tons each, the ships will be larger than any cruise ship cur- rently in operation and will accom- modate 2,400 passengers.

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