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(Continued from page 13) when augmented with additional crew and equipment, operate in support of fire fighting, diving and salvage mis- sions. Minor modifications will be made to the vessel, including changing the paint scheme to Donjon's standard blue as well as reconfiguring the wheelhouse to make it more "merchant marine user friendly."

The lease of the vessel is part of Don- jon Marine's plan for steady expansion into the international salvage and sal- vage related towing industry. USNS

Powhatan will join a fleet of coastal and ocean towing vessels, crane barges, dredges, crew boats, deck barges and assorted salvage equipment.

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BP Marine has won a five-year con- tract to supply marine lubricants to the

Cunard and Seabourn fleet of cruise ships, recently acquired by Carnival

Corp. The contract includes supplying eight five-star vessels, including the QE

II on a 24 hour 365 day basis.

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Friede Goldman Signs $143M

Contract to Build Semisub

Friede Goldman International Inc. (FGI) has signed a $143.2 million con- tract with Rudgil SA, a subsidiary of

Schahin Engenharia e Comercio Ltda. of Brazil, for the construction of a

Friede Goldman-designed "Millennium

SA." The Millennium SA (South Amer- ica) is the latest in new, deepwater semi- submersible designs from FGI sub- sidiary Friede & Goldman, Ltd., (F&G) a New Orleans-based naval architecture and marine engineering company.

Equipped as a dynamically positioned semi with a DPS-2 station keeping sys- tem, the Millennium SA is capable of drilling in 5,000 ft. (1,524 m) of water with a variable deck load of 3,500 long tons. F&G will perform engineering work on the project in conjunction with

Friede Goldman Offshore - East in

Pascagoula, Miss., where the rig will be constructed.

The rig is scheduled for delivery 23 months from the contract signing date, contingent on the completion of rig financing. The Schahin company has a six-year contract with Petrobras, the state-owned oil company, to operate its rig offshore Brazil.

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Kamewa Will Equip Swedish

AHTS Vessels

Three DNV Ice Class vessels to be used for icebreaking duties in the Baltic

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Sea are to be fitted with Kamewa propulsion equipment.

Kamewa is one of the world's leading designers and producers of marine propulsion systems. The state of the art, anchor-handling, tug-supply (AHTS) vessels which are being built at

Kvaerner Leirvik, Norway, for Bylock & Nordsjofrakt, Sweden, will be equipped with Kamewa twin-screw propeller systems, type 132XF5/4 which include nozzles to increase ice- breaking capability and bollard pull.

When completed the multi-purpose vessels will have an overall length of 273.6 ft. (83.7 m), a beam of 59 ft. (18 m) and a service speed of 16 knots.

The order represents a breakthrough for Kamewa in the supply of propulsion systems for this type of vessel. The company undertook extensive research, design and testing to secure the order which also includes control and hydraulic systems. The first vessel is due to be delivered in 2000.

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