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Internationa I '

Representatives

EDITOR'S NOTE G lamourous is not a word used to describe the shipbuilding industry.

However, like any rule, there are exceptions, and in this case the cruise industry injects a healthy dose of flair and style. Cruise com- panies have maintained a steady market expansion for nearly the past two decades, and have for the past five years been filling the newbuild coffers at yards in Italy, Finland, Germany and France with a steady stream of expensive ships.

According to statistics from CLIA, there is the potential to add upwards of 47,000 new berths by the end of 2001, should all current contracts and options come to fruition. The ramifications of such an expansion are many, and extend well beyond the confines of traditional shipbuilding, repair and equipment supply. In an effort to foster legions of new cruisers, the cruise shipping companies are expanding their bases of operation up and down the East and West coasts of the U.S., as well as inter- nationally, although Florida still remains the Cruise Capitol of the world.

However, the fleet of newer, bigger and more sophisticated ships is undoubtedly helping to re-shape the ship repair and supply business in the U.S., as U.S. companies will increasingly compete to garner a larger piece of this cash pie.

In addressing a recent MarAd-sponsored conference on challenges facing the ship repair and con- version industry in the U.S., Newport News Shipbuilding's Rebecca Stewart noted that the evolution of cruise ship design and outfitting continues to tax the physical facilities and technical know-how of shipyards and equipment suppliers. Specifically, she noted the increasing usage of advanced propulsion systems (such as the Azipod); the increased usage of advanced materials (to make ships lighter and faster); and the usage of fiber optic communications onboard as areas where a shipyard must be tech- nically capable, to ensure a job is completed correctly and on time.

Something as innocuous as the tools which a shipyard uses can even become problematic, when one realizes that most cruise ships are built outside of the U.S., but most operate in and/or around, and are thus serviced, maintained and repaired in the U.S. (This could change soon, however, pending the finalization of a contract to build a pair of cruise ships at Ingalls Shipbuilding).

This month's cruise coverage (starting on page 24) is designed to provide a balanced view of the cur- rent market and future potential, as well as provide insights regarding cruise ship design, repair, man- agement and outfitting.

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International Offshore Annual The Annual YEARBOOK Edition

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INTERHATIONAI OPERATIONS

CHARLES E. KEIL, Vice President 4400 N. Federal Highway, Ste. 210-06, Boca Raton, FL 33431

Telephone: +561-368-1021; Fax: +561-368-1161 24-hr Tel/Fax: +561-998-0313; Mobile Tel: +561-716-0338

Australia

ANNE MURRAY/YVONNE SANDF0RD

World Media Network Pty. Ltd.

Suite 5, Level 1,89 York St., Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

Tel: +61 2 9299 5677; Fax: +61 2 9299 6178

Argentina

R. LESLIE RAMSAY

Calle Pellegrini 173

Primer Piso, Departamento C 1009 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tel: +54 1 394 8821; Fax: +54 1 326 4377

Benelux

PAULA TACQ

Maritime Media ML

Otweg 18 2771 VX Boskoop, Netherlands

Te: +31 172 230707; Fax: +31 172 230708

Brazil

JOSEDUARTE DOS SANTOS

Multipla Agencial Martima, Ltda.

Rua Carolino Rodrigues 28

Cuarto Andar, CEP-11055-070

Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Tel/Fax: +55 1 32 32 74 74

Central America

EDUARD0 F. LOPEZ

Transmarine Media Service, P.O. Box 87-4707,

Obarrio, Panama 1, Panama

Tel: +507 223-8367/60; Fax: +507 223 8367

WANG ZEAUXIAO FENG

Liaoning Foreign Trade Advertising Corp. 2 Zhongshan Square, Dalian, China 116002

Tel: +86 411 2801924; Fax: +86 411 2644606

Eastern Europe

IVAN BERENYI/OLGAIVANOVA

Pannonia Media Agency, 8630 Balatonboglar

Radnoti Miklos u.14, Hungary

Tel: +36 85 353 319; Fax: +36 85 353 442

Egypt

CAPTAIN TARIQM. OSMAN

Osman Marine Media Co.

Algamhoria St., P.O. Box 1248, Alkleej Bldg.,

Port Said, Egypt

Tel: +20 66 340988; Fax: +20 66 325705

France

DANIEL SOLNICA

Ediconsult Internazionale, 25 rue Saulnier 75009 Paris, France

Tel: +33 1 4246 9571; Fax: +33 1 4246 8508

Germany/Switzerland

HANSJ0RG BRANS

Maritime Media

Freiherr v. Stein Str. 24, D-63303

Dreieich, Germany

Tel: +49 6103 697745; Fax: +49 6103 697743

Hong Kong/Taiwan

DENNIS LO/JIMME KWAN

Phantom International, Ltd.

Room 208, Seaview Centre 139 Hoi Bun Rd.,

Kowloon East, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 9179 9872; Fax: +852 2304 1232

Italy/Malta

VITT0RI0 NEGR0NE

Ediconsult Internazionale

Piazza Fontane Marose, 3-16123 Genoa, Italy

Tel: +390 10 583684; Fax: +390 10 566578

Japan

AKI0 IS H11

Ace Media Service Inc. 12-6,4-chome, Nishiike

Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121, Japan

Tel: +81 3 5691 3335; Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336

Korea

JO, YOUNG SANG

Business Communications, Inc.

Kwangwhamun P.O. Box 1916, Seoul, Korea

Tel: +82 2 739 7840; Fax: +82 2 732 3662

Peru

WILLIAM FRY

Trahites y Despachos S.A.

Avenida Salaverry 3005, Lima 27, Peru

Tel:+51 1 264 3225; Fax:+51 1 264 1974

Portugal/Gibraltar

PAULO BREHM

AZ Publiciadade Lda., Rua Almirante Barroso, 52-1 D, P-1000 Lisbon, Portugal

Tel:+351 1 3142256; Fax:+351 1 3525157

Scandinavia

STEPHAN R.G. 0RN/LE0N SCHULZ

AB Stephan R.G. Orn, Box 184

S-271 24 Ystad, Sweden

Tel:+46 411-184 00; Fax: +46 411 105 31

Singapore

CATHERINE WONG

The Euro-Asia Link, 391 A Orchard Road #12-01

Ngee Ann City Tower A, Singapore 238873

Tel: +65 337 4658; Fax: +65 456 4610

South Africa

FINN KVAMSDAHL

Finn's Enterprises, Media Marketing Division

P.O. Box 99,2250,

Blinkpan, Republic of South Africa

Tel/Fax: +27 13 2953 023

South America/

Caribbean Basin

DELIO R. ALONSO

Multilink International 115 Calabria Ave., Ste. 12

Coral Gables, Fla. 33134

Tel: +305-445-6423; Fax: +305-445-1483

Spain

JOSE LUIS SEVA

Via Exdusiuas S.L.

Viriato, 69 S-C 28010, Madrid, Spain

Tel: +34 91 448 7622; Fax: +34 91 446 0214

Turkey

NIHAT B0YTUZUN

Kamera Corp., Cumhurlyet Cad. 257/3,

Harblye 80230, Istanbul, Turkey

Tel: +90 212 248 48 64;

Fax: +90 212 230 36 97

United Kingdom

MICHAEL J. DAMSELL

Euromedia Ltd., P.O. Box 122,

Hayward's Heath,West Sussex

RH161YF, England

Tel: +44 1444 417360;

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