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Today's shipping is complicated and puts ever increasing demand on the people who run the business.

As world leaders in ship automation, with more than 30 years of experience in marine electronics, Kongsberg

Norcontrol knows that the operators' skills and experience combined with functional and reliable systems make the best applications.

Every ships crew and support team deserve properly designed propulsion control, navigation bridge, cargo handling, communication and alarm, monitoring and control systems.

You may be in command, but are you in control?

Take control today, - and find out more about what makes

Kongsberg Norcontrol leaders in ship automation.

KONGSBERG

NORCONTROL

Kongsberg Norcontrol AS, P.O.Box 1009, N-3194 Horten, Norway

Tel.: +47 33 03 20 00 Fax: +47 33 04 22 50 e-mail: automation @ norcontrol.com www.norcontrol.com

ORCA/ACSA Provides

Breakthrough

French-based companies, Orca Instru- mentation and ACS A have joined forces in the development of the GPS Intelli- gent Buoy (GIB) System which pro- vides offshore oil companies, research institutions and navies an improved way for tracking, position monitoring and trajectory observation of underwater vehicles.

The satellite-based global positioning

GIB system, which uses a differential

GPS, is a set of four or more buoys and one or more pingers, it is able to provide a precise tracking of underwater activity such as the motions of submarines, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) torpedoes and seismic rays.

After the pingers transmit the signal of the arrival of the tracked object to the buoys, dates of arrival are then mea- sured and forwarded to a local radio net- work unit.

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Converted Shuttle Tanker

Joins Knutsen Fleet

Circle 258 on Reader Service Card newest member of Knutsen's shuttle tanker fleet. Changes made to Catherine

Knutsen included a bow-loading system (BLS), remodeled shaft line and new cp propeller. In accordance with safety requirements, the tanker also houses a station keeping system satisfied by a

DPS (Dynamic Positioning System) fur- thered by an HPR (Hydroacoustic Posi- tioning Radar), system, four thrusters and two dedicated auxiliary engines.

Third in a series of conversions done by Cadiz for Knutsen since 1992,

Catherine Knutsen joins former crude carriers Tove Knutsen and Dicto Knut- sen — the latter being the first to receive a submerged Turret Loading System (STL).

Marinor develops, markets, and supports a full range of integrated administration, communication and project managenent software solutions, as well as hardware and network services, tailored for the shipping and offshore industry.

Complete Solution for Operations and Maintenance RASXm

RASTwin Operations and Maintenance covers all requirements for planning and follow up of plant operations and maintenance. This flexible, modular system covers the complete life cycle of a project; operations and maintenance, materials management, handling of documents and drawings, bar code functionality and condition monitoring.

ASAS Offers Advanced Ship

Positioning Capabilities

Maneuvering ships in rivers and con- fined waterways are difficult, time-con- suming, and potentially dangerous oper- ation. Because ships are slow to respond to rudder movements, controlling a ship is a reactive and iterative process,

The Marinor family of software solutions include: • Planned Maintenance and Stock Control Systems * Ship Administration System • Crew Management and Payroll-system • Edimar Electronic Data

Interchange System • Ship-Shore and Ship-Ship

Communication • SFI Group Systems

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Norwegian shipowner Knutsen OAS

Shipping recently accepted delivery of the former crude carrier, Tanana after a three month conversion performed at

Astilleros Espanoles group's Cadiz yard. Renamed Catherine Knutsen, the refurbished 150,000 dwt vessel is the

Main Particulars

Length, o.a 869 ft. (265 m)

Breadth 143 ft. (43.7 m)

Depth 78 ft. (23.8 m)

Deadweight 41,720 tons

Configuration double side/double bottom

Power output 15,650 bhp

Auxiliary engines 3,130kW

Thrusters (bow) 2,140k (stern) 1,355 kW

Cargo capacity 160,307 cu./m.

May, 1999