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Since launching the first out of two hulls of the fjord ferries last April, Cenal

Shipyard has sent out yet another vessel of the same kind, completing the twin hull shuttle ferries. Since signing a con- tract in March 1998 for the building of the two twin hulls for Fiskestrand Verft

AS, Cenal began steel cutting and pre- fabrication of the first section for the second ferry in January 1999, followed by the installation of the sections on the slipway last April. Built according to

Det Norske Veritas rules and under its survey to comply with all regulations of its class, the hull is designed to operate in Norwegian fjords carrying passengers and vehicles.

Main Particulars

Flag Norway

Classification ... DNV

Length, o.a 367 ft. (112 m)

Breadth (molded) 52 ft. (15.9 m)

Design draft 10 ft. (3.1 m)

Gross tonnage . 1,875 GRT (approx.)

Passengers .... 350

CSL Niagara Christened

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The largest-ever Canadian ship built for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence was blessed at a ceremony last June at the

Lake Ontario entrance to the Welland

Canal at Port Weller Drydocks.

The vessel is the newest member of the Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) fleet, and the first of a trio of ships to be constructed by Port Weller as part of a $100 million fleet reinvestment program by CSL. Measuring 740 x 78 x 48, the newbuild required more than 6,000 tons of steel. This grand project also includ- ed the construction of a new hull, which was joined to the engine room portion of the J.W. McGiffin. Featuring the most advanced self-unloading system avail- able, the Niagara is the premiere ship to be built to the St. Lawrence Seaway's new maximum-size allowances.

Rieber Shipping Readies For

Polar Prince's Arrival

The new multi-purpose subsea sup- port/ROV vessel, Polar Prince, was

Cenal Launches Second Of

Twin-Hulls delivered last July to Rieber Shipping

A/S as managing owners for the owning company Polar Holding ASA.

Constructed by Flekkefjord Slipp &

Maskinfabrikk; Flekkefjord, Norway, who has an additional order by Rieber for a sistership to be delivered later this year, the price for each vessel is $44 million.

Chartered by Sonsub Internatinonal,

Polar Prince exemplifies the latest tech- nology in the market for specialized subsea support vessels. In addition to

Sonsub installations onboard, the ves- sel's size, design and capabilities allow it to operate under severe North Sea conditions and worldwide deepwater tasks.

Main Particulars

Flag Norwegian

Classification DNV

Length, o.a 309 ft. (94.1 m)

Beam (molded) 72 ft. (22 m)

Depth (molded) 31ft. (9.6 m)

Draft 23 ft. (7.1 m)

Gross tonnage 7,000

Main engines 2x 4,320 kW @ 600 rpm

Total power 9,800 kW

Main propulsion 8,640 35 Circle 241 on Reader Service Card

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