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Zeng Chen Yi Hao is the name of the latest 40-m vessel completed by Austal Ships, and marks the twenty-sixth fast ferry built by the

Australian vessel builder for

Chinese owners. The delivery also continues Austal's close association with Yuet Hing Marine Supplies of

Hong Kong, who has ordered the majority of these ferries on behalf of owners in the People's Republic of China.

The new vessel was built for the

Zeng Cheng City Port Construction

Development Co. and is to enter service on the 68-nm route between the Port of Xin Tang in mainland China and Hong Kong.

The vessel's lightweight alu- minum construction and twin diesel engines provide a fully loaded service speed of 34 knots. It

Zeng Cheng Yi Hao Particulars

Main engines MTU

Water jets KaMeWa

Gearboxes ZF

Auxiliary engines MTU

Port of Registry Xin Tang, PRC

Classification China Classification Society

Length 131.2 ft. (40.1 m)

Beam, molded 32 ft. (10 m)

Draft, max 4.6 ft. (1.4 m)

Passengers 268

Crew 8

Fuel Capacity 10,000 liters

Speed 34 knots

U.S. Yard Sought To Harbor,

Convert S/S United States

The S/S United States departed June 15 from Turkey for her return voyage to the U.S. This celebrated vessel is being brought back by its owner Marmara

Marine Inc., which purchased the ship in 1992 and has moored her in Turkey.

Arrangements are now being made with a U.S. shipyard to harbor the ves- sel, and plans are underway to begin conversion. No specifics of the conver- sion, nor the name of the selected ship- yard were announced.

Towed by Smit New York, the U.S.- flagged vessel is expected to reach the eastern coast of the U.S. by the end of

July. Marmara Marine Inc., a Delaware corporation, is owned by Edward A.

Cantor, a major real estate developer in

New Jersey and Palm Beach and Fred A.

Mayer, CEO of both New York-based

Marmara Marine and Commodore

Cruise Line (Hollywood, Fla.). The S/S

United States was built by Newport

News Shipbuilding and entered transat- lantic service in 1952. She was the most technologically advanced ocean liner of her day, designed by marine architect

William Francis Gibbs of Gibbs &

Cox, New York. On her first voyage she broke the speed record for crossing the

Atlantic, a record kept throughout her 18 years of service that still stands today. has a relatively narrow beam of 32 ft. (10 m), and can accommodate 206 passengers on the main deck.

Propulsion is provided by twin

MTU 396TE74L diesel engines developing 1,980 kW at 1,940 rpm, each driving KaMeWa 7IS water- jets through ZF BU755 gearboxes.

The vessel was built to the China

Classification Society standards.

For more information from Austal Ship

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July, 1996

SHIP REPAIR, SHIP BUILDING, MARINE EQUIPMENTS 115.000 dwt Shuttle Oil Tanker 3,500 kw Z-drive Tug

LMIEC

Fully-enclosed Life-boat

Our corporation is engaged in export of various ships, diesel engines, marine equipments, etc.

It has built many oil tankers and freighters for the ship- ping companies for Sweden,

Norway, America, etc., using modern advanced technol- ogy in ship designing and building.

It is also handling export of big power marine diesel en- gines with cylinder bore 50,60,70,80,90 cm of MCI

MCE series-one of the most advanced low-speed and big power diesel engines in the world, adopting design con- cept and technique of ad- vanced marine main engine.

It also undertakes building various fishing boats, life- boats, petroleum drilling plat- forms, ship projects, anchor, anchor chains, marine valves, marine equipments, spare parts, etc.

LIAONING LIMENG (GROUP) CO., LTD.

LIAONING MACHINERY IMPORT & EXPORT CORP.

No.3, Minzhu Square, Dalian, China

Telex: 86157 DCMC CN Fax: 0086-411-2637195

Liaison: Song Jun

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ICG, the world leader in communications integration, is a full ser- vice company that provides communications equipment sales and leasing, multi-media airtime, accounting and billing software, and engineering services. Contact ICG for any communications re- quirement whether a cargo ship or a cruise ship. ICG has the an- swer. p 813 Diligence Drive, Suite 120

Newport News, VA 23606 (804) 873-7753 (800) 279-1991 . , „ ... „

Fax (804) 873-7760 International Communications Group

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MARITIME SAFETY

TRAINING • CONFINED SPACE ENTRY

AND RESCUE RETRIEVAL • . DOT HAZMA T SHIPPING

REQUIREMENTS • • The 24 hr. CSE course meets the requirements of the Confined

Space Entry regulations for Maritime employees. Course will include practical use of personal protective equipment, air monitoring equipment, confined space entry and rescue equipment and procedures.Tuition is $395.00 per student. •The 8 hr. HM-126F course meets the Dept. Of Transportation requirements for Maritime employees involved in the shipment or use of Hazardous Materials. Tuition is $95.00 per student.

Courses held on the Battleship USS NC in

Wilmington, NC

Third quarter 1996 schedule is listed below.

Site specific training available for groups of ten or more.

July 31 - Aug. 2

August 28 - 30

Sept. 25 - 27

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July 30

August 27

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For More Information on This and Other Courses:

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Austal Delivers Ferry Te China