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(Continued from page 43) three new spudcans (each weigh- ing 480 tons).

The project still due in is the semi-submersible rig Scarabeo 6, which is being upgraded to comply with the new Norwegian

Petroleum Directorate (NPD) reg- ulations.

Rotterdam's Wilton Fijenoord, which is currently carrying out a two-year restructuring plan, has recently staved off the threat of bankruptcy.

The loss-making facility is pro- jected to break even this year after losses of more than $65.4 million in 1995 and about $23 million 1996.

The workforce has also been reduced from 790 to around 300.

Meanwhile, during the first six months of this year, Wilton

Fijenoord has been busy with approximately 50 ships being repaired.

The most significant contracts carried out involved two ships from P&O — the 21,162-grt pas- senger/RoRos European Freeway and European Tideway, both undergoing annual drydockings and general repairs.

Vlaardingen Oost Shiprepair has also been relatively busy through- out the year with a number of important contracts and is expect- ed to continue this heavy workload until the end of the year. A signif- icant contract completed by the yard recently involved the 9,079- grt Cypriot RoRo ferry Sally

Euroway.

Owned by Interorient Navigation

Co., Limassol, the vessel under- went work to its aft ramp, convert- ing it from a single level to a dou- ble level ramp. It also underwent , survey and general repairs, taking 10 days in all. The vessel is cur- rently deployed on the

Ostend/Ramsgate service.

YVC Bolnes Dockyard, Damen

Group's Rotterdam-based ship repair subsidiary, was recently awarded two two-ship repair con- tracts.

The 14,530-dwt DIS-registered reefer vessels Australian Reefer and African Reefer, which are cur- rently undergoing sales dockings, are both owned by J Lauritzen AS of Copenhagen, and Vroon's 991- dwt Dutch-registered Energy

Express and the 844-dwt St.

Vincent-registered Rig Express, both supply ships and managed by

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Telco Marine, Den Helder, will undergo propeller work and steel renewals, respectively.

Niehuis & van den Berg's new 712 x 104 ft. (217 x 31.8 m) dock has now been commissioned.

The first ship repaired was the

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