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Company Offers Curved,

Fireproofed Interior Boards

Huuhka Oy has developed a new product, the Ovalline Interior

Board, for the shipbuilding indus- try. The product was developed with the customer in mind, and the main innovation is the manufac- turing system which makes it pos- sible to curve and laminate fire- proofed boards fast, and with reported high quality. The boards can be curved from 1,550 mm to infinitive radius, and lamination with almost any kind of materials is reportedly possible.

The company has also developed a high-quality Space Wall System for ship interior building. The con- struction is light and steady, and it can be used in several different interior solutions, like free stand- ing display racks, wall coverings and shelving.

For more information from Huuhka Oy

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ABOVE

EXCELLENT

PERFORMANCE

THE WORST

CONDITIONS 1 T L M MARINE'

On shore, on deck and below the waterline, Orkot provides the specialised approach to the most demanding problems. • Exceptional wear resistance with or without lubrication • Excellent dimensional stability in water • Outstanding impact resistance and compression strength • Specified for rudder, propeller and fin bearings on vessels throughout the world • Classification Society approved 111, • Available from stock worldwide or machined to individual specification

Orkot Engineering Plastics Inc., 2535 Prairie Road, Eugene, Oregon 97402

Tel : 503 688 5529 Fax : 503 688 2079

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THRUSTMASTER UNITS

BLOW THE OTHERS

OUT OF THE WATER!

Thrustmaster steerable outboard i units deliver infinite maneuverability and quiet, hydraulic efficiency.

Thrustmasters are tough. In terms of power, maintainability and cost-efficiency, mechanical drives can't even come close.

Find out why vessel operators who really need reliability keep ordering Thrustmaster units for their severe service propulsion applications.

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Aker Finishes Its Part On

Neptune SPAR

Dockwise N.V., operators of a semi-submersible heavy lift vessel fleet, successfully carried out the transport of the Neptune SPAR from Pori, Finland, to Pascagoula,

Miss. Dockwise was awarded the sea transportation of the two sec- tions of the production SPAR from the construction site of Aker

Rauma Offshore in Pori to Ingalls

Shipyard in Pascagoula, where the two sections are to be assembled.

The sections — each 26 meters wide and measuring 119 and 96 meters long — weigh 8,020 tons and 4,650 tons respectively.

For more information on Aker

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Finnscrew Appoints New

Agent In Italy

Finnscrew Finland Ltd. has made an agreement with Italian company Lorenzoni Luciano, a company with a long tradition of working with propellers and other marine equipment such as diesel engines, which makes it

Finnscrew's agent in Italy. In expanding its influence further around the globe, Finnscrew

Malaysia is now getting up to full speed as well. First Finnscrew

Malaysian-made propellers were to be delivered to customers in

July. Design of propellers is made by Finnscrew Finland, but casting patterns are made in Malaysia using modern technology devel- oped by the parent company. The factory in Malaysia is capable to cast FP propellers up to 2,000 mm in diameter. Also, CPP compo- nents — including blades, hubs and cones — are available up to two tons.

Finnscrew, in business since 1973, has always been an innova- tor. To maintain its high design level, the company has started a developing project to change and upgrade calculation and analysis programs currently used in pro- peller construction.

Recent installations of Finnscrew products include: • Four pairs of ducted FPP propellers installed on tugs for

Korea Gas Shipping, built by

Kyeong-In Shipyard. • Propellers for a stern drive tug built by Damen for Gory

Towage. • Contra rotating propellers for Aquamaster CRP units installed on vessels built by 0rskov Staalskibsvaerft for DSB

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