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in imports as well as exports.

During the same period, oil ship- ments via the Port slipped by 17 percent, most likely due to the fact that refineries have been discour- aged from high production by the level of crude oil prices on the world market. However, due to the sheer volume of the oil sector of the

Port, the total cargo turnover decreased by eight percent.

The industrial district around the Swedish east coast town of

Norrkoping has been added to the markets that have direct rail access to the container RoRo termi- nals at the Port. The service, dubbed "The Atlantic Express," was launched by the Port together with Rail Combi, the unit-load arm of the Swedish State Railways.

The service runs five nights a week, with departure and arrival times adjusted to the needs of the industry, and also to the time tables of important shipping con- nections. There is no marshalling of these cargo trains; the entire trains are moved directly to dock- side rails at the Skandia and Alvs- borg Harbors, which specialize in cellular and RoRo traffic, respec- tively.

Also taking place at the Port is a reorganization of operations, in an effort to focus on the needs of con- sumers. The Port will establish

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Skandia Harbor, the profit center of the Port, has been divided into departments for dockside opera- tions, yard operations, and shed operations.

The Port has also moved its head- quarters to a new office at the cen- ter of its operations in the Skandia and Alvsborg Harbors, effecting a change in telephone and fax num- bers, the new telephone number being +46 31 731 20 00; and fax number: +46 31 731 22 51.

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Marine Division accounted for 25 percent of the Group's sales last year. A major project begun by the

Marine Division aimed at consoli- dating the quality of its service led to the re-examination of mainte- nance of class of 400 vessels, and a subsequent withdrawal from the

Register of no less than 280 vessels for failure to comply with BV rules.

By the end of August 1995, an additional 146 ships, totaling 760,740 grt, had their class with- drawn.

BVs improvement in control of the quality of the classed fleet is being acheived by several actions, namely: certification of all its sur- veyors of ships in service; surveyor training, in parallel with the certi- fication scheme; and by setting up a technical audit scheme for sur- veyors. In March 1994, BV was also issued a Quality System

Certification Scheme (QSCS) cer- tificate of conformity by the

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Classification Societies (LACS).

The past year's report also indi- cates the determination of the

Group to expand into new areas; evidenced by the development of the Asia/Australia region, which has a regional committee compris- ing 60 members. The report also shows increased BV involvement in the classification of ships under construction in Korean yards. One example of BVs involvement was its constructional survey and design examination of a 135,000 cu. m. methane tanker built at

Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. yard. Last year the Group also re- established itself in South Africa, and remained active in Latin

America, where the formation of an "Andean Pact" will allow it to adapt better to local markets.

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