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Facts

ASTILLEROS ESPANOLES

Shipowners'

AESA in Sestao, Seville, Cadiz and Puerto Real; ASTANO in Ferrol; ASTANDER in Santander; JULIANA in Gij6n; BARRERAS in Vigo and MDE in Manises

Circle 213 on Reader Service Card

Head Office: Ochandiano 28023 (El Plantio) Madrid

Tel + 341 387 81 00

Fax+ 341 387 81 14/15

Increase to 350,000 bhp expected in

Marlim Field,

Brazil

Cadiz yard is actually converting a semisubmersible rig into the Floating Production

System P-26, and the VLCC

Cairu into the Floating

Production, Storage and

Offloading Unit P-32 for Brasoil, for the giant Marlim Field, offshore Brazil. These orders underscore Astilleros' strong position in conversion of offshore units.

Product tanker Lista, one of twelve outstanding ships of the year, as selected by American Maritime

Reporter

Lista, is a 33,000-cu.-m product tanker built for Mowinckel

Kysttanker AS at Seville yard.

The vessel is a new type of oil tanker designed to meet the most rigid standards of safety, ecological criteria and low consumption.

Two of four containerships handed over ahead of schedule

Container ships are currendy featuring in the Juliana yard's output. The yard is actually involved in a four-in-a-row newbuilding operation for

Malaysian International

Shipping Corp (MISC).

The first two vessels were handed over ahead of schedule.

This Far East operation may be a good case for actual European worldwide competitivity.