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Diesel Power Annual 1765 75-100 17 7.33 3830-14120

UEC60LSI1 600 2300 2 4,5,6,7,8L 1986 79-105 17.4 8.05 4300-15890

UEC75LSII 750 2800 2 4,5,6,7,1,9,10,121 2942 63-84 17 7.84 6380-35300 MTU Motoren und Turbinen Union, Friedrichshofen GmbH,88040 Friedrichshafen, Germany. tel:+49 75 41 90 3381, lax: +49 75 4190 2724.

UEC85LSC 850 2360 2 5,6,7,8,9,10,12L 3898 76-102 17.1 8.02 9900-46340 Model Bore Stroke Cyde Cyl# kW/Cyl rpm bmep Mean Piston Output

UEC85LSII 850 3150 2 5,6,7,8,9,10,121. 3861 54-76 17.1 7.98 10560-46780 (mm) (mm) in-line/V Speed m/s Range kW 1163 230 280 4 12.16.20V 192.5-370 1000-1300 29.4 12.1 2310-7400

Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. 6-4 TSliKJil,5-Chrome,Chuo Ko Tokyo 104,Japan. tel:+82 3 3544 3625, lax: +81 863 23 2770 183 128 142 4 6L,6,812,V 19.3-70 1500-2400 19.3 11.4 116-846

Model Bore Stroke Cyde Cyl# kW/Cyl rpm bmep Mean Piston Output 2000 130 150 4 8,12,16V 50-83.9 1800-2400 22 11.5 600-1343 (mm) (mm) in-line/V Speed m/s Range kW 396 165 185 4 6,8,12,16V 55.8-160 1500-2100 23.1 13 575-2560

AD030V 300 480 4 4-18V 570 750 27 12 3430-10300 4000 165 190 4 8,12,16V 91.9-170 1500-2100 23.9 13.3 735-2720

L42MB 420 500 4 6,8/ 795 600 23 10 4770-6360 538 185 200 4 16,20V 275-257.5 1900 24.2 12.7 3300-4120

V42MA 420 450 4 12,16V 625 600 20 9 7500-10000 595 190 210 4 12,16V 245-270 1750-1800 30.3 12.6 2945-4320

Maritime Technology Center

Completed

Avondale Industries, Inc. and the University of New Orleans jointly dedicated the recently com- pleted University of New Orleans -

Avondale Maritime Technology

Center of Excellence located at

Avondale Shipyards in Avondale,

La.

The new 200,000-sq.-ft. center houses the latest computer hard- ware and software, including state- of-the-art computer-aided systems, three-dimensional modeling capa- bilities, electronic visualization viewing rooms, training rooms, an amphitheater and much more.

The new facility will support the efforts of the Avondale Alliance in executing a $641 million contract, which calls for the design, con- struction and support of the first of an anticipated 12 ships under the

Navy's LPD-17 program, the next generation of Navy amphibious ships. The contract award provides for options exercisable by the Navy for two additional LPD-17 ships to be built by the Avondale-led alliance, which includes Bath Iron

Works, Raytheon and Intergraph.

These options bring the total value of the first three ships to approximately $1.5 billion, and it is anticipated that the Navy will acquire an additional 9 vessels in the next 5 years. "Design work on the initial LPD- 17 has already begun and delivery of the first ship is expected in 2002 with the delivery of the last of the twelve vessels not expected until 2008" said Albert L. Bossier, Jr.,

Chairman, President and CEO of

Avondale Industries, Inc.

Weeks Marine Acquires Gulf

Coast Trailing

Weeks Marine, Inc. has acquired the principal assets of Gulf Coast

Trailing Company, a subsidiary of

T.L. James & Co. The Gulf Coast

Trailing Company's hopper dredges Ouachita and Mermentau will join the Weeks Marine hopper dredge R.N. Weeks, reportedly forming the second largest hopper dredging operation in the U.S.

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