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Geven Supplies Seals For

Fast Market

Italy's Geven, a specialized seating manufacturer for the fast ferry market, recently won an order for 5,000 seats from Sea

Containers. The seats are scheduled for installation onboard six

Pegasus hydrofoil vessels, which are under construction at

Fincantieri's shipyards. The order is the latest prestigious con- tract won in a lucrative three-year stretch for Geven — the entire length of its presence in the maritime market. It first supplied Rodriquez Shipyards with seats for Aquastrada ferries.

This was followed by orders from INMA, Leroux and Lotz,

Fincantieri and Mediterranean Shipping Group — representing a total of 11,500 units in that time period. Company officials note that Geven is close to acquiring another agreement regard- ing 5,000 seats. The company's growth plans include consoli- dating its hold on the European market, while increasing its share in the attractive Australian market. Geven has more than 20 years of experience in the production of seats and interiors, with its origins in supplying the demand- ing military and civilian aircraft industries. Geven's San Sebastiano al Vesuvio-based plant is divided into two separate production lines — one for aviation, the other for railway and shipping — and its 100 employ- ees are reportedly capable of producing 700 seats per month.

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Pictured is Geven's Dream, a first-class nautical seat.

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Circle 326 on Reader Service Card "Now is the time to bring back fast ferries..."

This was the assessment of Vice

Adm. Albert Herberger, U.S.

Maritime Administrator, at a recent luncheon meeting of the

International Cargo Handling

Coordination Association (ICHCA-

USA) in New York. Speaking on U.S. maritime needs, Vice Adm.

Herberger said that U.S. landside transportation systems in many places are overwhelmed, and he lauded the ferry systems in place in

Scandinavian countries. "The water- borne alternative is becoming more attractive, as federal, state and local funds dwindle for landside develop- ments," said the U.S. administrator.

While the need may be real, capital investment could be scarce, at least from government sources. "The time is right for a resurgence in maritime mode transportation, and it will take some brave souls (to make it happen), because massive help won't be com- ing from the federal government," added the vice admiral.

He noted that an increase in trade between North and South America should also drive a need for vessels that can transit the Gulf of Mexico as well as the inland waterways.

ABB Stal Helps Power Fastest

Ferries

ABB Stal has received many notable orders for its gas turbines for fast ferry installations, including an order for two GT35 gas turbines to be used for the propulsion of the high speed ferry Buquebus B60. The ferry, being built at E.N. Bazan in Spain, is designed for a cruising speed of 60 knots. The two gas turbines together develop a shaft power of 34,000 kW (46,000 hp). When completed, the ferry is scheduled to enter regular traffic at the end of 1997 on the

Buenos-Aires, Argentina, to

Montevideo, Uruguay, run.

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Finnyards Secures Icebreaker

Order

The Finnish National Board of

Navigation has ordered a combined icebreaker and offshore construction vessel from Finnyards. Delivery is scheduled for spring 1998.

The vessel was designed as a multi- purpose icebreaker for unrestricted

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