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Southwest Marine

Announces Plans To Acquire

Continental Maritime

San Diego-based yard South- west Marine, Inc. (SWM) announced on April 15 that a letter of intent to purchase a majority interest in Continental Maritime of San Diego (CMSD) had been signed. SWM's intended acquisi- tion follows the trend of consolida- tion and restructuring in the defense industry, which has result- ed in a lower volume of Navy repair work.

Terms of the deal between the two shipyards are currently being worked out, and the transaction is expected to be completed in June. "The coming together of SWM and

CMSD ensures the long term via- bility and stability of the industry in San Diego. It also enables us to pool the talent from both compa- nies creating a unique type of syn- ergism.

Together, we'll be able to provide a broader range of capabilities to our customers," said SWM

President Herb Engel.

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Astilleros Espanoles

Delivers

Bunga Mas Empai

Astilleros Espanoles' (AESA)

Juliana Yard has delivered Bunga

Mas Empat, the fourth and fina containership in a series th

Spanish shipbuilder has built fo

Malaysian International Shippin

Corporation (MISC).

The layout for this series of fou feeder containerships reportedly has the advantage of offering a near-box-shaped cargo space and a large, clear deck area. Six cargo holds are arranged within a wheel- house/accommodation block posi- tioned right forward on the forecas- tle, with a machinery room aft.

The holds are divided by a center- line bulkhead and closed by 12 pontoon hatch covers, each of equal size, and thus interchangeable.

Bunga Mas Empat particulars

Length, o.a 443.5 ft. (135.2 m)

Length, b.p 408.6 ft. (124.6 m)

Breadth (molded) 68.2 ft. (20.8 m)

Depth 34.4 ft. (10.5 m)

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Newport News Forms

Nuclear Division

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has formed a new division to focus on pursuing contracts to help operate the Department of Energy and other federally controlled sites, as well as grow its existing com- mercial nuclear power repair and maintenance work. The new orga- nization, to be known as Newport

News Nuclear, will capitalize on the company's 40-plus years of experience in handling nuclear material. James A. Palmer has been named president of Newport

News Nuclear.

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TMA Awarded Surface Ship

Program Contract

Technology, Management and

Analysis Corporation (TMA) has been awarded a five-year, 931,000- hour contract valued at $30 million to provide naval architecture, marine engineering, program man- agement and logistics support ser- vices for the Strategic Sealift

Program Office (PMS 385) at the

Naval Sea Systems Command.

PMS 385 is tasked with meeting the challenge defined by the

Mobility Requirements Study by constructing and converting surge, prepositioning ships and develop- ing Sealift Enhancement Features (SEF) to augment the military capability of the U.S. merchant fleet. Ship construction and con- versions involve three shipyards —

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