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help desk. To efficiently manage the company's IT infrastructure,

IBM will develop a standard hard- ware and software platform for the

LAN/PC environment. Also under the agreement, 48 Hapag-Lloyd employees will convert to IBM's payroll.

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Leica Wins Contract From

Chinese Organization

Leica GPS has been awarded a contract by the Chinese Maritime

Safety Administration for four marine differential GPS (DGPS) beacon systems. Each system will include dual Leica MX 9310

Beacon DGPS reference stations, on-site integrity monitoring and an industrial control PC with

Leica broadcast station software running in a WindowsNT environ- ment. The new DGPS beacon sites will augment the five existing sta- tions already provided by Leica.

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Crowley Chooses

Jamestown Metal For Barge

Conversion Project

Jamestown Metal Marine Sales,

Inc. has been selected by Crowley

Marine Services, Inc. to design, supply and install a complete join- er package as part of a camp barge conversion project. Joiner materi- als to be installed include INEXA

TNF softcore joiner panels,

LAVTEC modular fiberglass toilet and shower units and JMMS C-70 ceilings, in addition to deck cover- ing and furnishings throughout the accommodation module.

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Oceanfast Completes $3M

Conversion/Upgrade

Oceanfast has completed a $3 million conversion and upgrade of its 1995-built SES catamaran

Atlantica. Having served in the

Caribbean, the vessel will now operate for Brazilian Fast Ferries in the Amazon River region between Belem and Macapa. The 126 ft. (38.5 m) vessel will carry 346 passengers, is fitted with

Ulstein Speed-Z drives and is capable of speeds of 44 knots.

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GE Provides New Cruise

Ship Technology

A technological shift aimed at resulting in 80 to 98 percent reduc- tion in exhaust emissions and lower noise and vibration levels is scheduled for the engine room of new Royal Caribbean

International (RCI) and Celebrity

Cruises vessels. "We have designed these to be the most environmentally sensi- tive cruise ships in the world. This technology introduces a new era in cruise ship design, and marks the first partnership between a major

American technology company and foreign-flagged cruise lines," said

RCI Chairman and CEO Richard

D. Fain.

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