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Hakodate Completes Log/Bulk

Carrier For

Diamond Camellia

The Hakodate Dock Co. Ltd. complet- ed construction of the 31,762-dwt log/bulk carrier, Century Forest, for Dia- mond Camellia S.A. The vessel is a new handy-size bulk carrier, exceeding the capacity of the previous handy size of 28,000-dwt.

The ship was designed with a shallow draft in comparison to other ships with similar cargo loading capacity. The

Century Forest can maintain sufficient stable condition without any ballast water in tanks during full load condi- tions of 6,041,931 S.C.R. logs in holds and on decks.

Liberian Government, Affiliates

Settle Registry Disputes

The Government of Liberia (GOL),

IRI and its Affiliates and Liberia Inter- national Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) signed a settlement in May resolving all outstanding disputes between LISCR, IRI and GOL subject to the performance of specific terms and conditions.

INTEGRATED BRID

Optimum Safety At Sea

Safe sailing is ensured through a sophisticated combination of high-performance radar/ARPA, ECDIS, Night Finder, Conning display, and centralized management of critical alarms.

Supreme Economy

State-of-the-art design enables one-man bridge operation, for unsurpassed economy. IBS optimizes navigational programming ease and permits automatic navigation of ships of all types.

Centralized Information Management

Centralized management and display of inboard/outboard information and alarms enable instantaneous understanding of operating conditions, for swift response to emergency situations. This lightens both the physical and mental stress on the steersman.

ECDIS

Night Finder

JRC[ flapon Radio Co.,lid.

Since 1915

MAIM OFFICE:

Akasaka Twin Tower, 2-chome,

Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8432, Japan

Telephone: 3-3584-8788

Telefax: 3-3584-8795 http://www.jrc.co.jp/

JRC (UK) LTD.: 136,1st Floor, Friars House 157/168 Blackfriars Road,

London SE18EZ

Telephone: 171 -261 -1188

Telefax: 171-803-0996

U.S.A. SEATTLE BRANCH OFFICE: 1011 SW Klickitat Way Bldg. B,

Suite 100 Seattle, WA98134

Telephone: 206-654-5644

Telefax: 206-654-7030

ISO 9001

FM 30249 70

Circle 195 on Reader Service Card "The Yearbook"

New M D Takes

Over At Permea

Per Svein Fl0 has joined Nor- way's Permea Maritime Protec- tion, a division of Air Products

A/S as its managing director. Fl0 replaces George E. Lewis who has departed to assume a position at Allentown, Pa.-based Air Prod- ucts & Chemicals.

CMS Accepts

Delivery of Tan'Erliq

Crowley Marine Services received delivery of Tan'erliq — the second of two new 10,192 hp tractor tugs from Crowley Mar- itime Corporation subsidiary, Ves- sel Management Services. Mea- suring 155 ft. (47.2 m), Tan'erliq and her sister vessel Nanuq are the largest and strongest of the cycloidal tugs. The tugs, which together form the Prince William

Sound Class, have specifically designed and developed form

CMS under contract with Alyeska

Pipeline Service Company for tanker escort and spill response operations in Valdez Harbor and

Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Designers & Planners

Opens New Office

Designers & Planners, Inc. (D&P), a wholly-owned sub- sidiary of British Maritime Tech- nology Limited, has opened a divisional office in Houston,

Texas. Specializing in naval archi- tecture, marine engineering and environmental consulting, the

Arlington, Va.-based firm hopes to expand into the commercial ship- building, and offshore oil and gas markets. Eric Powell, a naval architect who was previously a supervisory engineer for a new dredge construction project in

Southeast Asia, will serve as man- ager of the new office.

Circle 52 on Reader Service Card

PRS Relocates Office

The Piraeus Branch Office of

Polski Rejestr Statkow (PRS) has moved to:Aghiou Nikolau 5-7,

Piraeus effective this May. New telephone and fax numbers are: +30 1 45 28 320 and +30 1 45 85 845, respectively.

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