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Pascagoula, Miss., have been resched- uled for delivery in the second quarter of next year.

Raytheon Integrated Bridge

System Approved In Norway

Raytheon Marine has installed its first

DNV-W1 approved Integrated Naviga- tion System Bridge Control® on Nor- way's latest newbuilding Doris, built by

Aukura shipyard for shipowner Anders

Utkilen's Rederi. The vessel is the first of a series of modern product tankers that are designed for One Man Bridge

Operation. Designed and produced by

Raytheon Marine, the new system offers an optimized operator interface with common design for all units from radar to gyro repeaters.

Raytheon Marine integrated bridge systems have now been fitted to 35 ves- sels and Raytheon has been awarded orders to outfit 27 newbuildings in

Europe, the U.S., Korea and China.

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Vickers Ulstein Marine Systems

To Provide Equipment Packages

In a contract worth more than $6.3 million, Vickers Ulstein Marine Systems is to supply winches, steering gear, rud- ders, stern rollers, bulk handling sys- tems and switchboards for two anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) under construction at Dalian Shipyard in

China. The vessels are being built for

Taubatkompaniet of Trondheim in Nor- way. Each ship will have a Brattvaag anchor handling and towing winch, rated for 400 tons pull and 500 tons brake holding load. The bulk handling system will comprise four tanks and two compressors per vessel. Two Ulstein high lift rudders will also be fitted to

AHTS, operated by Tenfjord steering gear. In addition, Ulstein Automation are supplying two sets of electrical switchboards.

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MAAG Closes Navy Deal

MAAG Gear AG, Zurich, Switzer- land, supplier of high performance marine technology gear, has won an order from the South Korean Navy. The order consists of six gear units for three destroyers based on CODOG system arrangement. The gears will be installed between LM 2500 gas turbines with a power of 24,220 kW each at a speed ratio change of 3,600/190 rpm, and between a diesel engine with a power of 3,830 kW with a speed ratio change of 1,455/107 rpm. MAAG is also a suppli- er of quality gears for the cement and turbo industries.

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V Promotes concurrent design and engineering \/ Lowers production costs

Increases product quality

Supports IPPD approach

Aker Finnyards Wins

Navy, Ferry Contracts

In a joint venture with FY-Industries Ltd.,

Aker Finnyards signed a contract with the

Finnish Navy to build a fast hovercraft ves- sel, which will be the prototype for a future series of fast combat vessels. The price of the vessel is reported to be worth more than $12 million. It will be constructed from welded panels of thin marine aluminum sheets and extrusions connected with light- weight composite constructions. The vessel is expected to be approximately 90 ft. (27.4 m) in length with a 50.5 ft. (15.4 m) beam.

The 4,500 kW engines provide the vessel with a maximum speed of 50 knots

Along with this venture, Aker Finnyards recently signed a $102 million-contract with Irish Continental Group (Irish Ferries) to build what is reported to be the world's largest Ropax ferry. The 682 ft. (208 m) vessel with a 102 ft. (31 m) beam, will replace the Irish Ferries "Isle of Inishmore," which currently runs from Dublin to the

North Whales port of Holyhead. The 1,800-passenger ferry will be designed to operate on short-sea international routes transporting passengers, private cars, semi- trailers, articulated vehicles, and other wheeled cargoes. The vessel will have 157 passenger cabins and 80 crew cabins and will travel at a service speed of 22 knots.

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