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sion contracts, this time from

Brazilian oil giant Petrobas. Of the two Petrobas-owned VLCCs involved, one will be used for stor- age duties and the other will be converted to a FPSO at

Sembawang's Indonesian yards at

Sembawang Karimun. In addition,

Keppel is the favorite for the con- version of the VLCC Bay Ridge for

Monte Carlo's SBM Engineering.

For additional information on the compa- nies mentioned in this article, circle the appropriate number on the Reader

Service Card in this edition:

ASRY 86

Astiileros 7

Dubai Drydocks 88

Gdansk Ship Repair Yard 89

Harland and Wolff 90

Jurong Shipyard 1

Steel-Kit Offers Fast Rudder

Replacement

Steel-Kit recently used its expertise to replace the rudder of a South American ship in 15 days.

Steel-Kit recently exhibited its fast rudder replacement prowess when a South American ship lost its rudder in a storm. After the owner had been quoted a wait of up to 90 days by other shipyards, an inquiry was made to Welsh-based

Steel-Kit. It turned out to be a valuable call, as it took Steel-Kit — from inquiry to installation — just 15 days. The 12-ton rudder and stock were originally built using a main support element of cast steel.

Steel-Kit used its experience in steel fabrication to build up the new rudder around a new turned stock using a specially designed steel fabrication.

The job came to Steel-Kit through Caldwell Marine, a shiprepair consultant near

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London. Using mostly resident naval architects, the new design was fully approved by DNV, and a steel billet was dsourced for the new stock. This was machined by

Vosper Thornycroft while the com- puter developed fabrication steel was being cut by Steel-Kit parent company Loks Plasma. Welding was carried out at the Aberleri

Shipyard, and upon completion, the rudder was mounted on a pal- let for airfreight delivery to the ship in South America.

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Refit & Repair '98 Set For

Spain

Refit & Repair '98, the luxury yacht and small ship refit and repair convention, is scheduled for

October 1-4, 1998 in Balears,

Spain. The event is designed to address the specific and unique needs and requirements of plan- ning a refit or repair to a luxury yacht or small ship.

For additional information on the event, contact Gillan Beach: 62

Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross,

Buckinghamshire, SL9 8EF,

England, tel: +44 1753 890891; fax: +44 1753 893737; e-mail: gillan- [email protected].

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Get Rid Of Steel Face Wires For Good!

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