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bowthruster with a controllable- pitch propeller. Auxiliary power is supplied by three MaK 6M453C engines. The wheelhouse is designed in accordance with DNV class notation W1 (one man bridge operation), and is equipped with an up-to-date total navigation sys- tem. Electronics, including radars,

INS, gyrocompass, doppler speed log, RDF and GMDSS console, were all supplied by Sperry. JRC supplied the standard A satcom terminal; Radio Holland supplied standard C. Daewoo has also recently delivered a smaller, yet still significant, series of four con- tainerships from a Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S order. The vessels are for open hatch general cargo/con- tainer carrying forest products, containers and bulk cargoes such as coal, ore or grain. The vessels, delivered in the middle of last year, each have a container capacity of 1,928 TEU and measure 653 ft. (199 m) long, and 102 ft. (31 m) wide with a 39-ft. (12-m) design draft.

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German shipyards have enjoyed great success in the containership market to date. Mr. McCaul offers a possible reason: "For some rea- son the Germans have made major penetration in that market, and you have to ask why. What is it about German technology which has given them the image as a leader among containership build- ers? A possible answer is that quality owners are willing to pay for quality ships, more so than other vessel sectors." Major con- tainership owners generally buy with the objective of keeping the ships in service their entire lives, rather than buying a vessel to turn around and sell some seven years later. /NIXfEl Hcable 2617 Edenborn Avenue • Metairie, LA 70002

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