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ALSTOM Awarded Contract By

Van der Giessen de Noord

The marine and offshore division of

ALSTOM Drives & Controls has been granted a contract for provision of its duplex dynamic positioning system for a new cable ship built by Van der Giessen de Noord.Chosen for its higher levels of reliability and efficien- cy, the system will allow for a supple- mentary level of redundancy and higher

DP availability. If one system falls short, an alternate will auto- matically take over so that the vessel may con- tinue to operate. The newbuild Bold Endeav- our will be operated by

Cable & Wireless Glob- al Marine worldwide.

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STN ATLAS Nabs Orders For

Ship Control Centres

Based in Hamburg, Germany, STN

ATLAS Marine Electronics has received orders for eight more of its Ship Control

Centres (SCC's) from shipyards in

China, Finland and South Korea.

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REGISTRY OF BELIZE contact:

SABINA GONZALEZ S0LIS

Managing Director

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Suite 204

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Newtown Barracks

BELIZE CITY

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Tel: 501-2-35026/35031/35047

Fax: 501-2-35048/35070

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The most recent order to date covers systems for three 65,000-gt container vessels being constructed by Samsung for delivery later this year. STN is also working on a project for Orient Over- seas Container Line, with an additional two SCC's slated for installation aboard chemical tankers built by Hanjin Heavy

Industries for Bakri Navigation.

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Trio Of Subsidiaries Complete

Repair And Maintenance

Three subsidiaries of United States

Marine Repair (USMR) — Southwest

Marine (SWM), San Francisco Drydock (SFD) and NORSHIPCO have conclud- ed repair and maintenance projects on three of the cruise ship industry's fore- front vessels.

Refurbishment began with Royal

Caribbean's M.V. Viking Serenade. Dry- docked at SWM's San Diego location from April 12 to 18, work included rud- der repair, sea valve and shaft inspec- tion, and repainting of the ship's bottom.

San Francisco Drydock, USMR's Bay

Area shipyard, revamped Carnival

Cruise Lines' Elation from April 11 to the 23rd. A member of Carnival's Fanta- sy class, the 70,390-grt vessel is one of the largest in the world with a length of 855 x 118 ft. (260x35.9 m).

In addition to routine drydocking, Ela- tion underwent standard inspection and warranty repairs on its fin stabilizers and

Azipod propulsion units.

Recently acquired by USMR, Norfolk,

Va.-based NORSHIPCO concluded its routine overhaul and reinstallation of three generator engines on Royal

Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas.

From March 2, - April 27, the vessel received structural work in its chain lockers, inspection of sea valves and piping modification, as well as hull cleaning and repainting.

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Seay Corporation Garners Trac- tor Tug Deal

Seattle-based marine management company, Seay Corporation was granted a contract to supply two tractor tugs for the U.S. Navy operation in Diego Gar- cia, Indian Ocean. Built in 1998, the vessels measure 95 ft. (28.9 m) and are powered by Niigata engines with ZP-21

Kaplan steerable propeller nozzles allowing for 45 metric tons of bollard pull.

CDI Submits Letter Of Intent For

Marine Support Services

CDI, a Gulf of Mexico Subsea Con- tractor has issued a Letter of Intent to

U.K.-based C-Mar Services for the stip- ulation of Marine Support Services for the company's fleet of vessels.

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