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MARINE FINANCE division of Litton Industries for continued life cycle engineering and technical services in support of the Navy's fleet of Ticonderoga (CG 47) Class Aegis cruisers, and

Spruance (DD 963) and Kidd (DDG 993) Class destroyers.

These three classes include 62 of the U.S. Navy's most advanced surface combatant ships. "Post-delivery life cycle support of the Navy's surface fleet is a major element of Ingalls

Shipbuilding's business base," said

Jerry St. Pe', senior vice presi- dent of Litton Industries and pres- ident of Ingalls. "These three classes of cruisers and destroyers represent a significant portion of the Navy's surface combatants, and this contract is a validation of our company's long-standing repu- tation for excellence in this area of work."

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Nu-Tech Takes Order From

Davie Industries

Nu-Tech Inc., North American agents for IMG has received an order from Davie Industries for a panel line. This line will be installed this December, as part of the continued modernization of the

Davie facility to restore the compa- ny to its position as one of the pre- mier shipyards and offshore oil rig builders in North America.

Leif Hoegh To Buy Carriers

Leif Hoegh ASA has entered into a contract with companies in Hong

Kong, controlled by the Shougang

Group of China, to buy two bulk carriers. Each ship is 210,600-dwt.

They were delivered from

Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. in

October 1996 and May 1997 respectively. The vessels, SG

Prosperity and SG Enterprise, will be chartered out for a period up to 15 years to Shougang Concord

International Transport Ltd.,

Hong Kong. The total price of the vessels is $100 million.

Delivery of the ships is scheduled for this month.

Veritas Completes Purchase

Of Sparrows Point Yard

The Veritas Capital Fund, L.P. has completed its purchase of the

BethShip Sparrows Point Yard, which had been owned and operat- ed by Bethlehem Steel Corp. since 1916. Veritas will immediately open the shipyard for business as

Baltimore Marine Industries, Inc.

David Watson, BMI president and CEO, said, "While the yard has been out of the market for a while, its workforce and its man- agement team have remained intact and are poised to do what they do best: the expert repair and conversion of ships. We have already been awarded two ship repair orders in October, and we expect many more to follow them."

Canadian Shipbuilding &

Engineering Makes $5

Million Purchase

Encouraged by Port Weller Dry

Docks' employees' endorsement of a new five-year labor contract,

Canadian Shipbuilding &

Engineering Ltd. will proceed with

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