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FINLAND FOCUS (Continued from page 34) needs of offshore activities in the shal- low and sometimes ice-bound waters of the northern Caspian Sea.

Although diminutive in relation to the luxury, multi-deck cruise ships from

KMY, the 214 ft. x 54 ft. (65.1 x 16.4 m)

Wagenborg icebreaking supply vessels pack a tremendous capacity for year- round support of drill platforms. Arcti- caborg and Antarcticaborg were of added technical significance as the first newbuilds to apply the 'double-act- ing'(DA) operating principle developed

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KMY has signed a letter of intent with

RAO Gazprom and Neste Shipping for the construction of a 90,000-dwt tanker embodying the DA concept and pur- pose-designed for the rigors of Russian

Arctic as well as Baltic trade. If the deal is formalized, delivery could be effected in a couple of years' time.

Wider market for

Finnish know-how

Finnish maritime technology will be central to two schemes which, if real- ized, will undoubtedly prove seminal to the reassimilation of U.S. shipbuilding prowess in ocean-going passengership construction. One agreement calls for

Kvaerner Masa-Yards (KMY) to play a key technical role in the much-vaunted

Project America contract implemented by American Classic Voyages (AMCV), while the other involves KMY and ABB in SeaAmerica Cruise Lines' plan for a 1,000-passenger U.S.-flag newbuild.

KMY has been retained by contractor

Ingalls Shipbuilding to provide design and production expertise to the AMCV project, initially entailing two 1,900- passenger vessels for registry in the U.S. and operation in Hawaiian waters.

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