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KMY To Build Third Eagle Class Cruise

Ship For RCCL

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) recent- ly confirmed its option agreement with

Kvaerner Masa-Yards (KMY) to build a third

Eagle-type giant cruise ship.

The new vessel will be built at KMY's Turku

New Shipyard in Finland, and is scheduled for delivery in spring 2002.

Carnival And Kvaerner Reach $Multi-Million Agreement

Carnival Corp. has reached an agreement with Kvaerner Masa-Yards for the construction of one cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines, with options for two additional sisterships.

Each vessel will cost approximately $375 mil- lion. The 82,000 gt newbuildings will have a passenger capacity of 2,100. Delivery of the first vessel is scheduled for late 2000, and if the options are exercised, the remaining two ves- sels will follow in 2001 and 2002.

BMI Announces Contracts

Baltimore Marine Industries, Inc. (BMI) recently announced the following contracts, estimated at a total value of $15 million: the — refurbishment of LNGC Matthew, a liquefied gas carrier owned by Cabot LNG Shipping

Corporation; the repair of USNS Concord, part of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift

Command fleet; the repair of Frances

Hammer, an integrated tug-barge vessel \ owned by Ocean Chemical Carriers of

Houston; and the repair, in conjunction with a cargo gear survey, of USNS Wright, a

Maritime Administration aviation mainte- nance ship operated by American Overseas

Marine Corp.

Ugland Buys Into U.S.

Ugland International Holdings is considering additional specialist vehicle port acquisitions following its purchase of AutoPort Group in

Wilmington, Del., for an initial $20 million.

AutoPort is being bought from the Detwiler family. Brinton Detwiler will remain presi- dent of AutoPort.

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