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Cathelco Group Acquires Ailsa-Perth

Shipbuilders

U.K-based Ailsa-Perth yard has been bought by the Cathelco Group, a British marine engi- neering company. "We have been seeking opportunities to diversify our business in the marine field over the last few years and we have had an interest in the yard for some con- siderable time. Ailsa-Perth will fit well into our long term strategy and we are committed to adding new shipbuilding orders to the well established sectors of the business," said

Justin Salisbury, managing director of the

Cathelco Group. A ferry for the Orkeny Islands

Council, the first new ship to leave the yard for 10 years, will be launched in the spring, re- establishing a tradition of shipbuilding which began at the Troon site in 1843.

For more information on Cathelco

Circle 145 on Reader Service Card larossi Reports Strong Year For ABS

In a report presented at the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Annual Meeting, Chairman

Frank F. larossi said, "The vessels classed, contracts received for classing new vessels and year-end-new-vessel orderbook all surpassed the levels registered in 1994 by sizable mar- gins." He also reported that ABS consolidated revenue reached $229 million in 1995, versus $197 million in 1994. Mr. larossi commented on the success of SafeHull 96 and SafeNet tech- nology. Addressing the human element, he said: "Another major area in which ABS has been striving individually and cooperatively is the complex one of the human factor in marine safety. During the year, ABS held numerous seminars on ISM and ISO, while assisting more than 100 owners to implement management systems. In 1996 we plan to add a linkage to the revised STCW code to help the industry bet- ter understand these new requirements."

Princess Orders Another Cruise Ship

Princess Cruises has ordered another sister- ship to Sun Princess, which debuted in

December 1995. The new ship — to be built by

Fincantieri — will be named Sea Princess, and is scheduled to enter service in early i999.

Together with its sisterships Sun Princess,

Dawn Princess and Grand Princess, this order brings the number of Grand Class ships which

Princess will introduce by 1999 to four. The contract price for 77,000-ton, 1,950-passenger

Sea Princess is $295 million.

NASSCO Holds Naming Ceremony

Stephanie Shughart, widow of Sergeant

First Class Randall D. Shughart, recently christened the USNS Shughart at NASSCO.

Also attending the cermony were: Assistant

Secretary of the Navy John W. Douglass;

General Dennis J. Reimer, Army chief of staff;

Herbert and Lois Shughart; U.S. Senator J.

Robert Kerrey; and Richard H. Vortmann,

NASSCO president.

Hatch And Kirk Buys Fuel Product Line

Hatch and Kirk, Inc. has purchased the majority of the fuel injection manufacturing and remanufacturing assets of Korody Colyer from CR Services of Chicago. Hatch & Kirk will relocate the Korody Colyer facilities within the

Los Angeles, Calif., area.

MarAd Makes Final Push

To Sign Up Companies

For SMM '96

With the U.S. selected as the prestigious partner country for the SMM '96 exhibition, the Maritime Administration is trying to gather as many companies as possible to exhibit in Hall 1, the partner country pavilion. The U.S. Pavilion at SMM already has the support of MarAd, the American Shipbuilding

Association, the American Waterways Shipyard Conference, the Foreign

Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, the Shipbuilders Council of

America, the American Machinery Association and Maritech. Aside from these organizations, MarAd reports that the following companies have already signed on to exhibit in the pavilion:

Alabama Shipyard

Automated Marine Propulsion

Avondale Industries

Bardex Corp.

Claremont Corp.

Dry Air Technology

GE Marine & Industrial Engines

Gulfco International

Newport News Shipbuilding

Marinette Marine Corp.

Hopeman Brothers

Houston Ship Repair

In-Place Machining

International Marine Software

Maritime Services Corp.

Marine Accommodations Inc.

Omnithruster

Permastoprust

Scale Reproductions

Todd Pacific Shipyards

Trinity Marine Group

Victaulic Corp.

For more information on joining the U.S. Pavilion at SMM '96, contact

Shawn Ireland, Maritime Administration, at tel: (202) 366-5787; fax: 1202) 366-5522.

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