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MARINE FINANCE

Litton Supplying Fast Ferry

Navigation Electronics

Litton Marine Systems has received an order to supply bridge electronics for a new 57-knot fast ferry under construction at

Derecktor Shipyard. Equipment to be supplied includes a C.Plath

Navigat X MK 1 gyrocompass and

Navipilot HSC autopilot.

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NORSHIPCO Proceeds With

USNS Shasta Contract

Military Sealift Command (MSC) has canceled its stop-work order and given NORSHIPCO per- mission to proceed with repair and conversion work on USNS Shasta.

With options, the total value of the contract is between approximately $20 million and $25 million. The work is scheduled to begin around the end of February 1999 and con- tinue until January 2000. Work was originally stopped due to a protest by National Steel and

Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) about the award of the contract to NOR-

SHIPCO.

Sperry Fin Stabilizers

Chosen For Containerships

Sperry Marine, Inc. a Litton

Marine Systems company, has received an order from Odena

Steel Shipyard to supply fin stabi- lizers for six new containerships being built for AP Moller. The ships will be fitted with Sperry

Gyrofin ship roll stabilizers, which have been upgraded with a newly redesigned digital control system and programmable logic controller.

The 55,000-gt containerships are scheduled to be delivered in 2000.

Fincantieri Launches

Third Jupiter Ferry

The third fast ferry MDV 3000

Jupiter ordered by Tirrenia was launched in December at

Fincantieri's Riva Trigoso ship- yard. The first two ships were delivered in May 1998 and suc- cessfully operated the

Civitavecchia-Olbia route during the summer. The ferries, which can carry 1,800 passengers and 460 cars, have a service speed of more than 40 knots. Four diesel engines and two gas turbines sup- ply 95,000 hp. In the interest of safety, loading and unloading of vehicles takes place through two stern doors, avoiding the installa- tion of bow openings. 20 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

USACE Plans Mississippi

Fuel Oil Barge

The Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is planning to contract for one steel fuel oil barge for ser- vice on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

The approximate dimensions of the vessel are 195 ft. x 35 ft. (59.4 m x 10.6 m).

Cargo capacity is anticipated at 342,000 gallons.

The vessel will be U.S. Coast

Guard certified as Subchapter D

Tank Vessels, classed by ABS as

Maltese Cross A1 Oil Barge with

AMS in River Service and will meet the requirements of OPA-90.

The bid package will be available in February 1999 with bid opening planned for March 1999.

Interested parties may contact:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Philadelphia District, Wanamaker

Building, 100 Penn Square East,

Philadelphia, Pa. 19107-3391,

Attn: CENAP-CT, Solicitation No.

DACW61-99-B-0004.

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Two Stage & Multi Stage FlashType, Reverse Osmosis Type and Vacuum Vapor Compression

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