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ed flag states, in conjunction with its Port State Control Initiative.

The goal of the initiative is to focus

USCG shipboarding resources on those parties most likely to be operating substandard ships which, by nature of their condition, pose an increased risk to crew safe- ty, the marine environment and ports. The updated list names those flag states whose registered ships had a higher than average history of Port State Control deten- tion over the past three years, while operating in U.S. waters.

Eleven flag states have been added to the 1996 list: Cape Verde

Islands; Peru; Algeria; Kuwait;

Myanmar; Marshall Islands;

Lithuania; Mexico; Antigua &

Barbuda; China; and Brazil. In addition, some flag states have improved their performances by being associated with fewer than average Port State Control deten- tions, and have been removed from the 1996 list, namely: Argentina;

Colombia; Dominican Republic; and the Bahamas.

Following is the complete 1996 list:

Algeria Malta

Antigua & Barbuda Marshall Islands

Belize Mexico

Brazil Myanmar (Burma)

Cape Verde Islands Panama

China Peru

Cyprus Romania

Honduras Russia

India St. Vincent & The

Grenadines

Italy Turkey

Kuwait Ukraine

Lithuania Venezuela

Nichols Research Announces

Intent To Acquire Advanced

Marine

Chris H. Horgen, CEO of

Nichols Research Corporation (NRC), announced that NRC has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire

Advanced Marine Enterprises, Inc. (AME), with headquarters in

Arlington, Va., and additional facil- ities in Cherry Hill, N.J.; Fulton,

Md.; and Memphis, Tenn.

AME is one of the nation's lead- ing naval architectural and marine engineering service firms. In addi- tion, the company provides support in ship acquisition management, production support, human sys- tems integration and ship surviv- ability and protection. "This acqui- sition is another step in NRC's strategy to develop a broad-based technical services segment, man- aged from Washington, D.C.," said

Mr. Horgen.

Founded in 1976, AME had rev- enues of $29.1 million in FY 1995, and currently employs more than 300 people. Approximately 90 per- cent of AME's business is defense related, and 10 percent is in the commercial marine simulator busi-

May, 1996 ness. The company's primary busi- ness areas are ship design and engineering, and information tech- nology services.

NNS Awards Contract To

Jamestown Metal

Jamestown Metal Marine Sales has been awarded a major contract by Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS). Jamestown Metal will be providing the complete deckhouse package, including piping, ventila- tion, electrical and joiner work, for five additional product carriers for owner Hvide Van Ommeren

Tankers of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

The five new Double Eagle Van

Ommeren tankers will measure 620 x 105 ft. (189 x 32 m), with a service speed of 16 knots and a weight of 45,300 dwt. Construc- tion will commence in 1997, for a late 1998 delivery.

This award is in addition to the current work Jamestown Metal is performing at the NNS facility on four Double Eagle tanker deck- houses owned by Eletson.

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