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MARINE FINANCE gas turbines.

The first 1,800-passenger, 460- vehicle MDV 3000 fast ferry is scheduled to begin commercial ser- vice in the spring of 1998, and the second will commence operation in the summer of 1998. The third and fourth ferries will begin oper- ating in the spring and summer of 1999, respectively. Each vessel is expected to reach speeds in excess of 40 knots and will provide service on the Italian route to Sardinia

Island, Italy.

For more information

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Carnival Signs On With RTM

STAR Center

Carnival Cruise Lines has signed four contracts with RTM STAR

Center, a maritime simulation, training and research facility. The training contracts cover courses to be developed and taught by STAR

Center in Proficiency Training in

Fast Rescue Boats, Personal

Safety and Social Responsibility, and Global Maritime Distress and

Safety System (GMDSS). In addi- tion, STAR Center will conduct a docking maneuvering simulation research study of Carnival Destiny and the various Fantasy class ships.

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MCC Wins ITOS Tracking

Contract

Zodiac To Build Cutter Boats

For USCG

Zodiac Hurricane Technologies,

Inc. has been awarded a multi-mil- lion dollar contract from the U.S.

Coast Guard (USCG) for the pro- duction of fifteen 18-ft. (5.5-m) boats and eight 22-ft. (6.7-m) boats for Base Year FY97 with similar quantities for the next four option years. The cutter boats will fea- ture advanced rigid-hull inflatable technology and design elements tailored to meet the needs of the

USCG. The 18 ft. cutter is a gas- powered, 60 hp outboard boat with a normal operating maximum speed of 28 knots. The H530 was designed for use as a shore-based or shipboard-based law enforce- ment boat and as a trailerable gen- eral purpose RIB. The larger cut- ter is a diesel-powered 130 hp jet drive boat with a normal operating maximum speed of 28 knots and is intended for use as a fast rescue boat.

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Meteor Communications Corp. (MCC) has been awarded a con- tract by the Puget Sound Marine

Exchange to provide equipment and communications network ser- vices for the International Tug of

Opportunity System (ITOS), a marine safety initiative coopera- tively developed by the U.S. and

Canadian shipping industry. The purpose of the ITOS is to prevent drift grounding of disabled tankers in the Strait of Juan de Fuca,

Puget Sound and the Olympic

Marine Sanctuary by identifying the location and status of tugs available to respond to a disabled tanker. ITOS will consist of approximately 100 U.S. and

Canadian tugs that normally tran- sit these waters. The tugs will use

MCC's FleetTrak Automatic

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