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changes to the ship's interior. In phase two, EBDG will develop plans, specifications and cost esti- mates for the refurbishment of

Columbia's forward viewing lounge. In phase three, plans, specifications and cost estimates will be provided for modification of the remainder of the vessel.

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Durastic To Capitalize On

Refit Market

With shipowners increasingly opting for vessel modernizations,

Durastic Ltd. offers a new look, new products and news services, as well as new literature, which will be distributed at Cruise & Ferry.

Durastic, which is now a member of the Rigblast Group, is a leading supplier and installer of marine deck covering systems. Joining

Durastic at Cruise and Ferry will be two other constituents of the new Rigblast Technical Division:

Aaro-Tech Products and Certex

Fire Testing.

For free copies of

Durastic's new literature

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MJM Focuses On Turnkey

Service

MJM Marine is an international ship outfitting company in

Northern Ireland which offers full turnkey service for the design, con- struction and refurbishment of public areas and crew accommoda- tions spaces onboard all types of vessels, including cruise ships, fer- ries, merchant ships and naval vessels.

The company has worked throughout the U.K. and in other

European shipyards on newbuild and retrofit projects.

For more information on MJM Marine

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Paxman Diesels Specified

For Sports Vessel

GEC Alsthom Paxman Diesels won a contract to supply two 12VP185 high speed engines for a 126-ft. (39-m) sports fishing yacht being built by Trinity Marine. The engines will generate a maximum power of 2,610 kWb at 1,950 rpm.

Each will drive a ZF gearbox and

FP propeller to achieve a top speed of 39 knots.

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Polferries Enters Fast Ferry

Fray With Austal Vessel

The Polish Baltic Shipping Co. (Polferries) is set to enter the fast ferry market with a vessel from

Australia's Austal Ships, a 269-ft. (82-m) Auto Express vehicle-pas- senger catamaran. The vessel was contracted through its marketing joint venture with Ferries

Australia. The vessel service will start in June between the Polish port of Swinoujscie and Malmo,

Sweden. The ferry will reportedly cut the crossing time from nine to 3.5 hours.

Polferries Shipping Director

Leszek Szymanski said that the vessel was named Boomerang because "it has a 'boom' inside of it for the high speed and for the 'boom' in business it will create.

It's a dynamic Australian weapon, and is safe because it always returns."

Boomerang has a capacity for 700 passengers and 175 cars (or 10 buses and 70 cars). It is powered by four MTU 20V 1163TB73 diesel engines, each developing 6,000 kW, driving the vessel to a speed of 38 knots. The Austal-developed

Ocean Leveller ride control system was fitted to provide maximum passenger comfort.

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U.K. Company Specializes

In Fulfilling Onboard

Leather Needs

Glasgow-based Andrew

Muirhead & Son is a leading upholstery leather specialist with a wide range of quality leathers suitable for all marine interiors.

The company is showing its stock of more than seven collections, which incorporates 100 shades, textures and colors, at the Cruise & Ferry '97 exhibition in London.

For more information on

Andrew Muirhead

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Gradus Offers Low Level

Emergency Lighting

Solutions

Gradus Lighting's Pathfinder range of low location emergency lighting has proven very popular among the UK's major ferry oper- ators. The Pathfinder solution has been chosen for installations on

Stena Lines' Empereur, Caledonia,

Challenger and Lynx 1.

P&O Pandoro Line has reported- ly selected the Pathfinder system for all of its fleet, along with P&O

Scottish Ferries, The Isle of Man a

Steam Packet Co. and Caledonian

Mac Brayne.

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LMIEC Appoints Anchor

Marine As U.S. Agent

Liaoning Machinery Import and

Export Corp. (LMIEC), a consor- tium of large shipbuilding and ship repair facilities headquartered in

Dalian, China, has appointed

Anchor Marine, Ltd. of New

Orleans as one of its U.S. agents.

Anchor Marine President Charlie

Hall has 34 years of experience in the shipbuilding and repair indus- try, including positions in manage- ment and operations for firms such as Avondale Shipyards, Tampa

Shipyards and Halter Marine

Group. LMIEC has the capacity to build and repair numerous vessel types of up to 300,000 dwt in its floating and graving drydocks.

The company's shipyards have built containerships for Clipper

Americas, Inc. In addition, LMIEC is engaged in the manufacturing of other marine products .

For more information on LMIEC

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