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Ferliship's New Contracts

Orders are listed alphabetically, by vessel type. Publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions. For additional information on this, or other ship market information, contact: Ferliship, Paseo De San Francisco De

Sales, 8,28003 Madrid, Spain, tel: +341 441 4138; fax: +341 441 4138.

OWNER/OPERATOR SHIPYARD TYPE No. DWT DELIV OWNER/OPERATOR SHIPYARD TYPE No. DWT DELIV

GULFMARK BENDER SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR AHTS 2 2,800 99 TOISA LTD/SEALI0N SHIPPING APPLED0RE SHIPBUILDERS OFFSHORE SUPPLY 2 3,200 99

BR0VIG KVAERNER GOVAN ANTI-POLLUTION 1 — 99 SAEVIK SUPPLY HELLESOY OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSEL 2 4,000 00

ANTARES SHIPPING MITSUI BULK CARRIER 1 75,000 00 ISHIZAKI KISEN HITACHI Z0SEN PASSENGER /FERRY 1 — 98

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES (M0L) SAN0YAS BULK CARRIER 1 75,000 98 DISCOVERY BAY MARINTEKNIK SING. PASSENGER /FERRY 2 — —

OAK MARITIME HALLA BULK CARRIER 1 170,000 99 BUILDER S ACCOUNT AUSTAL SHIPS PASSENGER/VEHICLE 1 — 98

UNKNOWN MITSUI BULK CARRIER 2 46,000 98/99 SAMS0 LINIEN ORSKOV PASSENGER/CAR FERRY 1 — 98

UNKNOWN SUMITOMO BULK CARRIER 3 73,500 98/99 NISSAN MOTORS SHIN KURUSHIMA PCC 1 15,000 98

SEMBAWANG MARINE LOGISTICS (SMI) HALLA BULK CARRIER 1 170,000 00 AUGUSTEA MARITIME ORSKOV PLATFORM SUPPLY 1 — 98

WORLD-WIDE SHIPPING DAEWOO BULK CARRIER 1 170,000 00 RIMORCHIATORI NAP0LETANI SOVIKNES VAERFT PLATFORM SUPPLY 1 — 98

KLINE MITSUBISHI H.I. BULK CARRIER 1 150,000 00 ROVDE SHIPPING MYKLEBUST PLATFORM SUPPLY 1 — 98

KOREA LINE DAED0NG SHIPBUILDING BULK CARRIER 1 72,700 99 STIRLING SHIPMANfGEMENT FERGUSON SHIPBUILDERS PLATFORM SUPPLY 2 4,700 99

WORLD-WIDE SHIPPING SASEBO BULK CARRIER 1 74,100 99 PERTAMINA SURABAYA PRODUCT TANKER 2 6,500 98/99

AUGUSTEA MITSUI BULK CARRIER 1 75,080 99 MARITIMA FLUVIALE Dl NAVIGAZI0NE CANTIERE NAVALE FRATELLI PRODUCT TANKER/CHEMICAL 1 15,000 99

NICHIMEN IMABARIZ0SEN CONTAINERSHIP 2 — 98 UNKNOWN IMABARI Z0SEN REEFER 1 24,200 98

BEFRACHTUNGSK0NT0R TILLE SCHEEPSBOUW CONTAINERSHIP 2 — 99 UNKNOWN IWAGI REEFER I 10,000 —

A. P. MOLLER HYUNDAI CRUDE CARRIER 2 308,300 00 UNKNOWN IWAGI REEFER 4 9,700 98

JAHRE DAHL BERGESEN HALLA CRUDE CARRIER 1 153,000 99 ENGSHIP FINNYARDS RoRo 1 9,300 98

LYKIARD0PUL0 DAEWOO CRUDE CARRIER 1 300,000 99 GODBY SHIPPING SIETAS RoRo 2 7,250 99

SHIPPING CORP OF INDIA HALLA CRUDE CARRIER 2 104,600 99/00 US NAVY NATIONAL STEEL RoRo 1 — 01

UNKNOWN HALLA CRUDE CARRIER 1 35,000 99 US NAVY AVONDALE SHIPYARD RoRo 1 — —

CHINA JIANGHE WATER RESOURCES TIANJIN SHIPYARD CUTTER DREDGER 1 _ 98 COMPAGNIETUNISSIENE DE NAV F0SEN MEK VERKSTEDER RoRo FERRY 1 — 99

ABINITIA FACTORIAS VULCAN0 CHEMICAL TANKER I 18,800 01 HARREN& PARTNERS SCHIFFS PEENE-WERFT RoRo/GENERALCARGO 2 — 99/00

UNITED TANKERS FACTORIAS VULCAN0 CHEMICAL TANKER 1 18,800 00 WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL ULSTEIN VERFT SEISMIC 2 — 99

NAVIS SAMSUNG DRILLSHIP 2 70,000 00 FARSTAD SHIPPING KVAERNER GOVAN SUPPORT VESSEL 1 4,500 98

NORWEGIAN INTERESTS SAMSUNG DRILLSHIP 2 — 00 N0V0SHIP NKK CORP. TANKER 2 110,000 00

CHILES OFFSHORE HALTER MARINE INC. DRILLSHIP 2 — 99/00 SEATANKERS MANAGEMENT HYUNDAI TANKER 1 306,700 99/00

IRVING X JOHNSON NORTHERN SHIPYARD FISHING 2 — — UNKNOWN DALIAN NEW SHIPYARD TANKER 2 44,375 99/00

BITTERN AND GUILLEMOT WEST KVAERNER OIL & GAS FPSO 1 — 99 NOVOROSSIYSK SHPG CO NKK CORP. TANKER 2 106,000 00

ICB SHIPPING DAEWOO FPSO 1 158,000 99 VALLES STEAMSHIP CO IMABARI Z0SEN TANKER 1 107,000 98

DUTCH INTERESTS FERUSSMIT GENERAL CARGO 2 5,500 98 CAMBRIDGE PARTNERS SAMSUNG TANKER 4 300,000 99

WAGENB0RG SHIPPING BV BIJLSMA GENERAL CARGO 1 — 99 M0SV0LD-FARSUND HYUNDAI TANKER 2 153,000 99/00

WAGENB0RG SHIPPING BV FERUS SMIT GENERAL CARGO 2 6,250 99 MITSUI & CO. MITSUI TANKER(DH) 1 280,000 99

UNKNOWN B0DEWES BV GENERAL CARGO 2 8,700 99 ADSTEAM MARINE OCEANFAST MARINE TUG 6 — —

HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE (HMM) HYUNDAI LPG 2 8,000 98 JUTHA MARITIME HIGAKI SHIPBUILDING TWEEN DECKERS 2 10,000 99

EIDESVIK&CO. UMOE STERK0DER OFFSHORE SUPPLY 1 5,000 99 MITSUI & CO. MINAMI NIPPON VEHICLE CARRIER 2 15,000 99/00

FARSTAD SHIPPING ULSTEIN VERFT OFFSHORE SUPPLY 1 — 00 MITSUI & CO. KANASASHI CO. VEHICLE CARRIER 2 18,500 99/00

P0RT0SALV0 LTD BRATTVAG SKIPSVERFTAS OFFSHORE SUPPLY 1 — —

Argosy

Shipbuilder SMI

Vessel name Argosy VI

Vessel type Casino riverboat

Owner/operator Argosy Gaming

Service Marine Industries (SMI) delivered $36 million riverboat gaming vessel Argosy

V7to Argosy Gaming Company affiliate Indiana

Gaming Company, LP. The 408 x 100 ft. (124.3 x 30.5 m), four-level, sidewheel style vessel, touted as the largest self-propelled riverboat style casino yet built, was developed by the SMI

Technical Operations Division and reportedly provides approximately 75,000 sq. ft. of gaming space.

Bollinger To Build Patrol Boats

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has awarded an option for six additional coastal patrol boats to Bollinger. The contract has a total value of $24.1 million and is for the USCG cutters with the associated spare parts and logistic support.

The first vessel was awarded in May 1996 and will be delivered in February 1998, and the first vessel awarded on the option will be delivered in May 1998, to be followed by the remaining five over a six week period. The coastal patrol boat is an 87-ft. (27-m) vessel carrying a crew of 10 and berthing for 11. The craft will have a top speed of 25 knots and will perform patrols up to 200 miles offshore. If all 50 vessels of the class are awarded to Bollinger, the contract will have an ultimate vlaue of $200 million and will run into the next century. At the WorkBoat show held in New Orleans in

November, SeaArk Marine introduced the new

RAM class, soft-sided patrol boat featuring a D- shaped tube which can be filled with air or foam and allows for the use of the bow, side and quar- ter decks for boarding operations. Launched in a 24-ft. (7.3-m) model, the RAM class is avail- able in various sizes up to 28-ft. (8.5-m) long.

Argosy Main Particulars

Designer SMI

Flag U.S.

Classification ABS and USCG Sub H River service

Contract date November 1995

Float out dote December 1996

Delivery date September 1997

Length, o.a 408 ft. (124.3 m)

Breadth 100 ft. (30.5 m)

Gross tonnage under 1,600 grt

DWT 5,175 It

Draft, design 7.5 ft. (2.3 m)

Complement 400 crew/4,000 passengers

Bunker 50,000 gal. storage and service

Main engine (3) 16V149TI Detroit main gensets @ 1,400 kWeacb

Thrusters (2) pump jets, 600 hp each

VHF Radio ) Horizon Infinity

Radar ) Furuno 1930

VIKING

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FENDER

When Push Comes to Shove,

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