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Kvaerner Delivers Grandeur Of The

Seas To Royal Caribbean

Finland's Kvaerner Masa-Yards' Helsinki

New Shipyard has delivered M/S Grandeur of the Seas to Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (RCCL). At a length of 915 ft. (279.1 m), a gross tonnage of 74,140, and a passenger capacity of 2,400, the ship is the biggest cruise liner in the

RCCL fleet. The vessel has a diesel-electric AC-

AC power plant machinery with electric propul- sion motors. The total onboard power devel- oped is 50,400 kW (68,500 hp). Grandeur will begin year-round service to the eastern

Caribbean from Miami on December 14.

Sistership Enchantment of the Seas is due to be delivered by Kvaerner in July 1997. In addition to the cruise ship delivery, the naming ceremo- ny for the third of four LNG carriers for Abu

Dhabi National Oil Co. recently took place at

Kvaerner's Turku New Shipyard. Al Hamra, a sistership to Mubaraz and Mraweh, will be delivered to its owners in January.

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Grandeur of the Seas Main Particulars

Length, o.a 915 ft. (279.1 m)

Width, o.a 121.3 ft. (37 m)

Classification society DNV

Main engines (4) MAN B&W 12V 48/60

Propulsion motors (2) 17,000 kW, Cegelec AC motors

Bowthrusters (2) 1,750 kW

Meyer Werfft Delivers Newbuild

Galaxy To Celebrity Cruises

Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg,

Germany, delivered Galaxy to Celebrity

Cruises.

Galaxy is the largest passenger ship built in

Germany, and is slightly longer than sistership

Century, delivered in 1995. The third ship in the series, Mercury, is being completed in the yard's covered building dock and is scheduled for delivery in 1997.

The ship is propelled by four, non-reversible, four-stroke MAN B&W L48/60 engines, with an output of 2 x 9,450 kW and 2 x 6,300 kW at 500 rpm.

Each pair of engines transmits its power via a gearbox to a propeller shaft. Electrical power is supplied by four auxiliary diesel generator sets,

MAN B&W type 6L40/54, as well as two shaft generators driven by a gearbox PTO.

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Galaxy Main Particulars

Length, o.a 866 ft. (263.9 m)

Width 105.6 ft. (32.2 m)

DWT 6,500

Tonnage 77,713 gl

Propulsive power 53,556 hp

Speed 21.5 kn

Passenger capacity 1,896

Classification LR @ 100 A1 "Passenger Ship" IWC, LMC, UMS

Recent Ship Sales

This report, compiled by Shipping Intelligence, Inc., a New York maritime consulting firm, tracks sale prices of secondhand bulk carriers and tankers.

For more information, call tel: (212) 997-0966.

Dote Vessel Vessel DWT Year Sale

Reported Name Type Built Price (M) 10/28/96 Dongnama Pohang Bulker 19,408 78 $2.8 11/11/96 First Marine Bulker 22,531 79 $4 10/21/96 Akragas Bulker 23,539 78 $4.8 10/21/96 Ocean Wove Bulker 23,790 83 $7.9 11/4/96 Flora Bulker 24,022 81 $4.9 11/4/96 Beta Luck Bulker 24,517 76 $3.7 10/28/96 Flying Hawk Bulker 24,835 84 $8 10/28/96 Rio Oervos Bulker 26,602 74 $1.5 10/28/96 Laserbeam Bulker 26,637 74 $2.3 11/11/96 New Venus Bulker 26,914 86 $9.5 11/11/96 Thalia Bulker 30,694 76 $3.4 10/21/96 Adjaria Bulker 31,923 73 $1.6 11/11/96 Sea Muse Bulker 36,122 76 $3.5 10/28/96 Oriental Spring Bulker 37,000 86 $12 10/28/96 World Aretus Bulker 37,472 77 $2.5 11/11/96 lloilo Victory Bulker 38,323 80 $5.5 10/21/96 Yasuko Venture Bulker 38,623 85 $9.8 10/28/96 Sanko Grace Bulker 42,842 85 $12.8 11/4/96 Barba Thanassis Bulker 69,123 77 $3.5 11/4/96 Raijin Maru Bulker 70,653 86 $12 10/28/96 Global Epoch Bulker 71,119 81 $6 11/11/96 More Tirreno Bulker 81,880 76 $3 10/28/96 Capocriptana Tanker 10,029 71 $1.2 11/4/96 Wawasan Setia Tanker 29,755 91 $17.2 10/21/96 Nordholm Tanker 29,999 91 $22 11/4/94 Ranger Tanker 35,663 76 $2.8 10/21/96 Sinora Tanker 36,827 80 $11.8 10/21/96 Pacific Pride Tanker 36,834 80 $11.8 10/28/96 Port Blanc Tanker 37,800 75 $4.5 10/21/96 Asia Prosperity Tanker 46,500 96 $33 10/28/96 Amazon Glory Tanker 256,715 74 $11.8

U.S. Contractors To Support Egyptian

Spill Provontion Contor

On November 13, the Arab Academy for Science & Technology in Alexandria,

Egypt, awarded a $21-million contract to

Ship Analytics to complete the second phase of an Oil Spill Crisis Management and Shipboard Spill Prevention Training &

Simulation Center. Ship Analytics is a con- sortium whose member include Evans &

Sutherland, Lockheed Martin, Digitran,

Sperry Marine, Digital Equipment Corp. and the University of Connecticut.

The program is designed to deliver U.S. technology to support the privatized efforts of the Egyptian university's scientists and engineers in protection of the environment, and in order to export Egyptian expertise throughout the Middle East. The equip- ment is housed in the Integrated Simulators

Complex at the university, a 10,000-sq.-m.

INTERNATIONAL MARINE CARRIERS, INC.

Intended Service: General discharge of bulk cement from ship to barge, inland Lakes, Bays & Rivers.

As reported, the pneumatic pumping system is designed to primarily discharge bulk cement from vessel to barge at a rate of 450 to 500 tons per ton production rate.

P.O. BOX 29244

NEW ORLEANS, LA 70189

PH: (504)254-4923 FAX:(504)254-3104 facility which provides training for mer- chant mariners from Egypt, Africa and the

Middle East.

Stana JUquiros Scandinavian Drilling

Scana Industrier ASA has reached a final agreement with the owners of IOS

Desco to acquire 100 percent of the shares in the company. Scana will pay NOK29 million for the shares in the company, which is reportedly one of Scandinavia's largest supply and service companies for drilling and pressure control equipment for the petroleum industry.

Hvido Marino To Atquiro Fivo Vossols

Hvide Marine Inc. announced the addi- tion of five offshore supply vessels (OSVs) to its growing offshore energy supply fleet.

The vessels will reportedly be refurbished and reconfigured and lengthened in some cases before expected entry into service during the first quarter of 1997. The ves- sels will be operated and marketed through Hvide's offshore subsidiary,

Seabulk Offshore Ltd. The total price of the acquisitions is $19.7 million, and the total investment will be $26.1 million.

Two of the supply boats are ice-strength- ened vessels and will be increased to 225 ft. (68.5 m) for deepwater service. The remaining three vessels, one 180-ft. (54.8- m) supply boat and two 195-ft. (59.4-m) anchor handling/towing supply boats, are being purchased from Seacor Holdings,

Inc.

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