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DL \ puts Alabama Shipyard in the \ forefront of American yards. \ Our focus on commercial \ work exclusively ensures you _J quality production, a com- petitive price and on-time delivery. Alabama Shipyard's world class facility and state-of-the-art equip- ment, along with the highest standards of quality in the industry, combine to offer the absolute best service in the shipbuilding industry.

At Alabama Shipyard we are build- ing commercial ships to navigate the world! 16.000 dwt IMO II double-hulled chemical tanker —!——• —Tr- 7-5-r-rrTTT

BULK CARRIER UPDATE |with a fairly high TEU rating and, aerhaps, some cell guides fitted.

The first of these, where the latch area and that of the hold loor match and the hatch opening ins to 70 to 80 percent of the jeam measurement, are more sophisticated.

Ownership is in relatively few lands, with Gearbulk and Star shipping being the major forces, collectively running more than 75 js. The open hatch concept lemerged initially to meet the [demands of specialist niches with- lin the forest products trades. •These include sawnwoods, board •products, paper products, and (especially woodpulp, a trade gener- ating more than 21 million tons

Iper year of seaborne traffic global- |iy-

Pappas Joins

Intergraph Federal

Systems

Intergraph Corporation,

Huntsville, Ala., announced that

Jimmy Pappas, U.S. Navy Vice

Admiral (Ret.), has joined

Intergraph Federal Systems as an executive consultant for

Federal Programs. He will be assisting the Navy in the use of

Intergraph CAD-2 technology for con- solidation and base closure, as well as increased facility management effi- ciency. Prior to joining Intergraph,

Vadm. Pappas served as president and CEO of the

Navy-Marine Corps Relief

Society. He has also commanded

Naval Station Norfolk and Naval

Station San Diego. Prior to retir- ing in 1991, Vadm. Pappas served as Director of Logistics (J- 4) on the Joint Staff, coordinat- ing the movement of combat forces and support in Desert

Shield/Desert Storm.

The first CAD-2 contract, from the Naval Sea Systems

Command (NAVSEA), was awarded to Intergraph in 1991 for engineering and design hard- ware, software, and services for applications such as shipbuild- ing, overhaul and repair. The most recent contract was award- ed in 1994 by the Naval Air

Systems Command and Space and Naval Warfare Systems

Command for computer-aided systems and services for elec- tronic and mechanical design, manufacturing and engineering in aeronautical and aerospace applications.

For more information on Intergraph

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Jimmy Pappas

However, the square hold design has proved attractive to other neo- bulk parcel trades such as steel, while the layout is also conducive to working containers. Drewry reports that some operators seem to be seeking to distance them- selves from the bulk carrier epi- thet, as the longevity of some of their ships has caused cargo insur- er problems.

This, allied to "liner type" operat- ing schedules, has encouraged some operators to consider their ships to be general cargo vessels despite the Handymax size.

For information on obtaining a copy of this new Drewry report

Circle 56 on Reader Service Card he recently signed contract between Alabama Shipyard and a

Danish shipowner calls for the con- struction of two 16,000-ton chemical tankers, with an option for a third. The awarding of this international commer- cial contract to an American company

Alabama Shipyard, Inc.

P. O. Box 3201, Mobile, AL 36652 USA

Tel.: 334) 690-7092 , Fax: (334) 690-7016

May, 1996

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