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MARINE FINANCE

ABB Unit Awarded Deepwater

Drillship System

The U.S. leg of ABB has won a $15 million contract for construction of a riser system for a new build drillship designated to operate in up to 10,000 ft. of water.

With a scheduled delivery sometime during the second quarter of 2000,

Saipem SPA of Milan, Italy granted this right to ABB Vetco Gray with construc- tion to be done at Samsung Yard in

Korea. The 3.5 million pound rig will be outfitted with an advanced high capacity riser connector to handle its large size.

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Norsk Inova AS Signs $12 Million Contract

Formerly known as Norsk Hydro

Waste Treatment Systems, Norsk Inova has signed contracts for to supply the waste handling system for eight new- build cruise ships, including vessels for

Royal Caribbean International, Renais- sance, Radisson Seven Seas, Festival and RCI/Celebrity Cruise Lines.

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Atlantic Marine Continues Its

Steady Stream Of Repairs

With vessels from both the European and U.S. market, Atlantic Marine is in the process of repairing a multitude of ships currently in drydock.

From the U.K., Atlantic is working on

E.M.C.'s Castoro 10 trenching/pipe lay barge for extensive hull, superstructure and helideck treatment and painting, as well as fabrication of an extended pipe ramp. Seabird Management, based in

Norway has drydocked the Northern

Access for repairs to damage that occurred from a fire in the engine room.

Reconstruction includes electrical rewiring and insulation, and removal/overhaul renewal of various electric motors and auxiliary systems equipment. Italy-based AR.CO.IN's

Ilaria D for drydocking and hull damage repairs, Denmark/Germany-based

African Marine & F.H. Bertling's Luena is being repaired for weather hull dam- age and in Cyprus/Germany C.F.

Ahrenkiel's Elebegas was taken in for third special survey drydocking, hull damage and general repairs.

On the domestic side, topside refur- bishment was done to the Strong Amer- ican. Operated by the Jore Group, based in Seattle, Wash., some of the repairs included two side ramps, bow ramp, new D-rings, installed hatches and valve repair. Upcoming, the Moran Services operated barge Massachusetts, is sched- uled for a routine drydocking and repair including hull cleaning and painting, sea valves and generator cleaning — to name a few.

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LMS Chosen By Australia

Litton Marine Systems has won an order from the Australian Navy Yard for provision of navigation radar systems for 16 of the the Navy's Fremantle-class offshore patrol vessels.

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Ulstein Wins Fourth Contract In

Six Months

Design company Ulstein Nordvest- consult AS (UNVC) has signed a deal with Norway's Rem0y Sea Group to devise an ice strengthened, shrimp fac- tory trawler. With delivery scheduled for May 2000, the 200 ft. (61 m) vessel, built by 0rskov Christensens Staalskib- vaerft is the first shrimp trawler with a triple trawl system — allowing three trawls to be activated at the same time.

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