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European Hydrographers Seek ENC Partners

European Hydrographic Offices have announced how they intend to distribute their Electronic

Navigational Charts (ENC) once they start to become available early next year. Ten offices have agreed to supply the new vector charts of their waters through a

Regional Electronic Navigational

Chart Coordinating Centre - the

Northern Europe RENC, reported- ly the best way of providing a con- sistent and uniform ENC service to support the use of Electronic Chart

Display and Information System (ECDIS).

Northern Europe RENC will not sell its service directly to the user.

Instead, it is seeking to establish a network of authorized distributors and licensed service providers. An open letter has been sent to poten- tial partners, including chart agents and equipment manufac- turers.

Ultimately, the Northern RENC plans to integrate into its service

ENCs from other RENCs arouni the world with the intent to offe worldwide coverage and distribu tion. Where RENCs have yet to b established, individual nationa hydrographic offices will be invitei to participate.

To contact the Northern Europi

RENC, write to Northern Europi

RENC, Electronic Chart Centre

RO. Box 60, N-4001 Stavangei

Norway; fax +47 51 85 87 09.

Spanish Shipyard

Consortium Formed

Three Spanish shipyards

Union Naval Valencia, Factorias

Vulcano and Astilleros de Huelva have joined together to form MID

YARDS3, the first Spanish ship building consortium.

The former technical director o:

Union Naval, Andres Molina, is managing director of the consor- tium.

The yards will not lose theii individual identities, but will coop- erate to have a stronger and more market-oriented position. With the facilities of the three yards work- ing together, construction of many types of vessels will be offered.

Deutz AG and Deutz MWM

Link Intensifies

Motoren-Werke Mannheim AG (Deutz MWM) will in future be linked more closely to its parent company, Deutz AG, Cologne.

A management contract has been signed creating a uniform organizational structure: all main departments, such as develop- ment, production and sales, will be placed under a single manage- ment. Deutz and Deutz MWM will appear on the market as one com- pany.

New IACS Booklet Targets

Bulk Carriers

International Association of

Classification Societies, Ltd. (IACS) has published Bulk

Carriers — Handle With Care, a guide to avoiding the risk to bulk carriers of excessive stress or dam- age from accidental over-loading and other heavy cargo operations.

The 24-page booklet gives infor- mation on the risks and factors in hull structural failure; loads; hull structure and design; cargo distri- bution; loading guidance and cargo operations planning and control.

Contact IACS Ltd. at tel: +44 171 976 0660 or fax: +44 171 976 0440 to obtain a copy.

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