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ship & boatbuilding technology

The (Offshore) Need For SPEED

SPEED (Subsea Power Electrical Equipment

Demonstrator) — a joint project sponsored by

Amerada Hess, BP Exploration, Shell (U.K.),

Texaco Britain Ltd., GEC Alsthom and the

U.K. Department of Trade & Industry — is designed to help companies develop offshore oil and gas fields that are now too remote, small or deep to be exploited economically and with existing technology.

The project is designed to develop a suitable high voltage transmission system that will increase both step-out distances and access to marginal wells.

The SPEED Project takes an llkV electrical supply underwater and demonstrates that it can be transformed close to the wellheads, dis- tributed via a load switching module at 3.3kV, 480V and 415V to various services, and controlled remotely.

For more information on the SPEED Project

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MTU Supplies Large Diesel Engines For

Japanese Ferry

MTU Friedrichshafen has won a contract to sup- ply four 20-cylinder Series 1163 engines to

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to power a new 330- ft. (100-m) high-speed ferry. The operators,

Higashi Nihon Ferry, expect the ferry to go into service next year, and to achieve a cruising speed of 35 knots.

Because of the rough seas on the route, the new ferry will feature a steel hull, whereas most new high speed vessels are built completely of alu- minum. It will be able to carry 450 passengers and 100 cars.

For more information on MTU

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Heger Dry Dock To Present Dockmaster's

Training Seminar

Heger Dry Dock Engineers Inc. is hosting a

Dockmaster's Training Seminar at the Norfolk

Waterside Marriott in Norfolk, Va., from

September 17-20.

The seminar is designed to present the latest information on drydocks and drydocking tech- niques. A tour of Metro Machine's 15,000-ton floating drydock has been arranged as part of the seminar. For more information contact Heger Dry

Dock at tel: (508) 429-1800; or fax: (508) 429-1811.

The Safe Shower

Water conserving marine lavatory and galley faucets.

Thermostatic/pressure balanced shower valves.

We have innovative solutions to meet most any installation situation: • Traditional and Space Saver designs. • Put our safety shower valve in-line with most any existing "designer" shower or tub filler. • Run a temperature controlled shower to a remote location, such as the back deck.

Our patented thermostatic and pressure balanced shower with automatic shutdown ensures a safe and luxurious shower every time. The revolutionary valve holds temperature changes to ±1°C regardless of fluctuations in water system temperature or pressure.

All our quality faucets and showers are made from solid marine brass and are easy to install or retrofit into most any boat or ship.

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DON'T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT,

ASK OUR CUSTOMERS!

U.S. Coast Guard

Holland America Cruise Lines

Robinhood Marine

Brooklin Boat Yard

Lux Bay Boatyard

LeeS. Wilber & Co.

Fairhaven Shipyard

The Shelter Institute

Concordia Custom Yachts

Tribute Performance Boats

Boothbay Region Boatyard

Palmer Johnson

Sabre Corp.

Krogen Yachts

TPI

Wayfarer Marine

Pettigrew Yachts

Morris Yachts

Lyman Morse

Nordlund Boat

Oxford Boatyard

Starboard Marine

For more information please contact:

Scanmix Corporation 230 Bartlett Street

Lewiston, Maine 04240 call (207) 782-1885 fax (207) 782-1914

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Marine Tape

Flexible Hatch Cover Sealing

WAREHOUSE LOCATIONS

Portland Philadelphia

Los Angeles Montreal

Houston Vancouver

New Orleans Saint John

Call 1-800-253-8011 399 Alexander Street

Vancouver, Canada V6A 1C4

Tel: 604-681-3415

Fax: 604-681-0602

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VT Acquires Ship Motion Control

Specialist

Vosper Thornycroft Holdings (VT), a U.K. builder of naval ships, machinery controls, roll stabilizers and marine steering gear, has acquired

Maritime Dynamics, Inc. (MDI), a U.S. company specializing in ride control systems for passenger and crew comfort on fast ferries and advanced vessels. VT and MDI have worked closely for sev- eral years in providing ride control systems for the latest fast passenger ferries. The partnership has supplied systems to ferries throughout the world. "Acquiring MDI is another step in VT's move to broaden the base of the company by developing businesses which are independent of the timing of naval shipbuilding orders," said VT Managing

Director Martin Jay.

MDI has been particularly successful in working with the Australian fast ferry builders and as a supplier to Scandinavian shipyards.

Under VT ownership, MDI will reportedly remain autonomous. MDI and VT have entered into a security agreement with the U.S. govern- ment to enable MDI to continue classified U.S. and overseas military work under its existing U.S. security clearance. VT has also declared its inten- tion to invest further in MDI's ride control tech- nology and to expand its worldwide presence.

For more information on Vosper Thornycroft

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