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By the measure of deadweight capacity, the largest newbuS^ings under construction in Norway a series of 37,500-dwt parcel tankers at Kvaerner Kleven, des- tined for operation in the Storli pool. Although Kvaerner Kleven's modern 656 x 131-ft. (200 x 40-m) drydock confers the^WTrEy to con- struct vessels,j«pto about 75,000 dwt — ^j«J^neightened productivi- handysize tonnage — the industry sees its primary target as the market for added-value new- builds below 40,000 dwt.

In terms of enclosed volume, the biggest merchant ship entrusted to a iNoT^egian yard recej tership lU (JIIL Jl,000-gt ferry

Ikarus earlier contracted from

Fosen Mek Verksteder by Cretan operator Minoan Lines. To be named Pasiphae, the latest vessel will be certified for 1,500 passen- gers and will have RoRo provisions for 160 trucks or 800 cars. ^ r v < k % Tr-

A: Because unlike

Columbus we're not happy being second.

For more information please contact Telenor Satellite Services AS,

P.O.Box 6914 St. Olavs Plass, N-0130 Oslo, Norway.

Tel: +47 22 77 79 50. Telefax: +47 22 77 71 78. Telex: 56 72 666.

There are still people who don't know that

Leiv Eiriksson discovered

America 500 years before the more famous Columbus accidently ran into it on his way to India. But it is not important. Our point is that Norwegians since the age of the Vikings have been a pioneering seagoing nation, always dependent on having the best possible means of communication.

When Inmarsat was introduced in 1982, we built the world's first auto- matic land earth station for the Inmarsat system,

EIK - which is still second to none.

EIK offer global cover- age and have a greater capacity than any other

Inmarsat land earth station.

At EIK our one and only concern is to provide our clients with a 24 hour personal service and everything the Inmarsat technology has to offer.

Naturally we want to be first. Few number 2's get to be famous like

Christofer Columbus.

EIK

LAND EARTH STATION

FOR INMARSAT

Telenor

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Longstanding partner of rwegian shipbuilding, the

Swedish subcontractor Bruces

Verftetads of Landskron, is con- strucfl^gthe hull of Ikarus, which will toweo^>4£Dsen for completion.

The Norwegian delivered the slightly smaller \ (28,400-gt)

Aretousa, to Minoan !

In recent years, tl shipbuilding indu^ ceeded in attractir lanes in 1995. fe Norwegian try has suc- 1 contracts for a number of specialised vessels from

Japan and Soutl| Korea, markets characterized bylan almost com- plete self-reliancA on newbuilding tonnage and cons^uent, minimal import demand. Reflecting a key area of Norwegian Yprowess, fast ferries have figured In the presti- gious export work lecured from

Korean and Japanele operators.

In addition, the past^ear has seen the completion ojr a 24,000-dwt alumina pellet iand aluminum ingot carrier, R/akiura Maru, for an arm of Tokw-based Navix Line.

The project mas handled by the

Maritime ®roup-owned Horten

Shipyard, wfcich assigned all steel- work to Bruc&SyVerkstads. The recent delivery of an oceanograph- ic survey vessel^o South Korea by

Ulstein VerflY underscored the industry's amlity to penetrate

Oriental marAts. Tailored to the needs of the Korean Institute of

Geology, Mining and Materials, the survey ship project drew on

Ulstein's experience in designing

Hernis Helps Improve

Offshore Safety

An offshore Floating Production,

Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform is designed to operate for long periods in harsh environ- ments. Many operators have found that onboard surveillance systems are critical in the sdfe and cost-effective operation^f these units. Hernis Scan Systems has a strong record of supplyin^fciosed- circuit s to all olfsjorelinj^b, includ- ankers and

It has pioneer in devel- oping ^UUTV systems manufac- tured from materials and compo- nents suitable for marine applica- tions. This R&D effort has paid off, as it reports a commanding 90 percent market share in the

Norwegian North Sea offshore sec- tor.

For more information from Hernis

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