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Niestern Sander Captures

Two New Orders

Niestern Sander B.V. was select- ed to build two motor cargo vessels by Navigia Shipping B.V. The ships, which will be yard Nos. 810 and 811, will be containerships of the so-called Conofeeder 300 type.

The ships will be classed by

Bureau Veritas and will measure 304 x 52.5 x 16 ft. (92.8 x 15.9 x 4.9 m).

The 2,550 gt vessels will be capa- ble of carrying 301 TEU at a speed of 15 knots. The first vessel is due for delivery in late 1998, with the second to follow in the first quarter of 1999.

Bollinger Launches New

Lift Boat

The Lockport new construction facility of Bollinger Shipyards launched a 117-ft. (36 m) lift boat for Cardinal Services. After the launch, the vessel was to travel to

Bollinger Marine Fabricators for

People movers.

Transport divers, tourists, or commuters with our all-aluminum passenger vessels. Custom built up to 100 feet in length, we specialize in dive boats, catamarans, and ferries. Whether you operate a dive excursion or commuter ferry, our reliable, high quality vessels meet your passengers needs. If you have people to move — give us a call.

Kvichak Marine

INDUSTRIES 615 North 34th Street • Seattle, WA 98103 USA

Phone 1206) 545-8485 • FAX (206) 545-3504

E-mail: [email protected] web site: www.kvichak.com

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NEWMAR Helps You Meet GMDSS

Reserve Power Requirements

GMDSS requires reserve power for continued communications in the event of primary power loss. NEWMAR products help you meet those requirements with:

Battery Chargers - For automatic condi- tioning of critical back-up battery systems. i

Power Supplies - Modified for battery charging operation, provide precise voltage regulation to power radios with no depletion of battery system.

JHHe.R.C.- Emergency Relay auto- ^^^rnaticaliy connects radio to back- up battery in the event of primary power loss.

Integrated Power Systems - Power supply with built-in back-up battery incorporates all important power and reserve functions into one unit.

Circuit Breaker/Meter Panels - For control and monitoring of critical electrical systems

Available in stand-alone or console rackmount configurations. - Consult with us to learn how NEWMAR products enable your installations to conform to GMDSS requirements. 1IC1IA m m mm" "^"wLAf? ELECTRONIC POWER PRODUCTS

COMMUNICATION • NAVIGATION

Newport Beach, CA • Phone: (800) 854-3906 • FAX: (714) 957-1621

POWER QUALITY SOLUTIONS

For Ship's 1Ph & 3Ph Power

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems

Power Conditioners

Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (TVSS)

SUMMIT PROTECTIVE

TECHNOLOGIES

P.O. Box 609

New Providence, NJ 07974-0609 (tel) 908-464-7676 (fax) 908-464-8917

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Houma Fabricators

Shipbuilding - Design - Repair 1100 Oak Street Houma, LA 70363 (504) 879-3346 Fax (504) 876-6343

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Hydraulic:

Features: 0 Hard wearing manganese steel vertical rollers rotating on bronze^ bushings 0 Optional tow line hold- down and stern rollers available 0 8" and 12" diameter pins now available with 12" or 16" vertical rise

Q 3,4 or 5 pin models and compact unit available

Call or Fax for our free brochure

WESTERN MACHINE WORKS 1870 Harbour Road - North Vancouver. BC - Canada - V7H 1A1

Phone:(604)929-7901 Fax:(604)929-7951

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Main propulsion on the unit is provided by a pair of Caterpillar 3508 DITA engines, rated 855 bhp at 1,800 rpm. Stewart-supplied marine gears are from Twin Disc; propellers are from Michigan

Wheel; and cranes are from

Amclyde.

Aker RGI Wins Farstad Deal

Langsten Slip & Baatbyggeri, a yard of the Langstengruppen group, has won a contract from

Farstad Shipping ASA to build a multipurpose anchor- handling/supply vessel. No value was given for the contract, but according to industry sources, the vessel is reportedly priced around $40.3 million. Following the deal,

Langstengruppen has an order reserve of approximately $470.5.

Langstengruppen is 67.5 percent owned by Norwegian holding com- pany Aker RGI ASA.

Halter Marine Buys McElroy

Halter Marine Group, Inc.'s

Engineered Products Group has acquired all of the operating assets

McElroy Machine &

Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Established in 1915, McElroy, a subsidiary of New Jersey-based

Predco, Inc., is a leader in the design and manufacture of an extensive line of marine deck equipment for commercial, fishing, government and military vessels including anchor windlasses, cap- stans, shipboard booms, double drum winches, and towline reels.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

World Orderbook Hits New

Heights

According to Lloyd's Register, the world merchant shipbuilding orderbook is at an all-time high, standing at 50.5 million gt (repre- senting tonnage under construc- tion and on order at the end of

September 1997), compared with 48.9 million gt for the quarter end- ing June 1997. About 70 percent of the orderbook is due for completion by the end of 1998. In the constant jockeying for the top spot, Korea emerged as the world's largest shipbuilding nation with 33 per- cent of the market, an increase of 10.3 percent over the previous quarter. Japan ranked number two with a 31.3 percent share.

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