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Chelton Avionics Acquires ACR

Chelton Avionics, Inc. has bought designer and manufacturer of search and rescue equipment, ACR Electron- ics, located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Located in Prescott, Ariz., Chelton

Avionics is a subsidiary of U.K.-based

Chelton, Ltd., which joins five compa- nies in becoming part of the Chelton

Avionics Group.

ACR's product range or radio beacons consists of the EPIRB (Emergency

Position Indicating Radio Beacon) and the ELT (Emergency Locator Transmit- ter), which, when activated, transmit an emergency signal via satellite link to the search and rescue authorities.

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Ro-Clean Desmi has introduced a new disc skimmer for the recovery of float- ing oils - Ro-Disc, a high efficiency skimmer for inland waters and industri- al process applications such as separa- tors and tanks. Ro-Disc has a single bank of rotating oleophilic (oil attract- ing) discs driven by a hydraulic motor.

Oil is recovered from the water's sur- face as it sticks to the disc surface.

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Hornblower Marine Services To

Offer New Services

Hornblower Marine Services will be responsible for the complete start-up and operating infrastructure, in addition to the daily operations of Bahamas Fast

Ferry Service Limited. This new ferry service will provide high-speed trans- portation between Nassau, Harbor

Island, Eleuthera and other destinations.

The 114 ft. (35 m) Solent Class, high- speed catamaran, designed by FBM

Marine and built by Pequot River Ship- works, will be used to transport visitors, as well as Bahamian residents (177 total) at speeds of 35-40 knots.

Hornblower has entered into yet another venture, this time with Virginia- based MetroMarine Holdings for a pas- senger ferry service between downtown

Hampton and downtown Norfolk.

Known as HarborLink, the service will be fully operated and privately financed by Hornblower, with additional funding provided by CMAQ federal funds.

In order to commence the service in time for the high season, MetroMarine attained the M/V Flyer, a 90 ft. (27.4 m)

Wesport monohull through a bareboat charter agreement for operation on the ferry route.

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Autoship Systems Provides

Timely Delivery

Autoship Systems Corporation has completed the delivery of the prelimi- nary version of WL Load Planning Sys- tem (WL LPS) to Wallenius Wilhelmsen

Line of Stockholm, Sweden.

Autoships' contract with the Line focuses on the development of an LPS for 28 RoRo vessels and includes an easy-to-use "drag-and-drop method" of stowing containers and RoRo cargo into the ships, as well as a type approved hydrostatic engine.

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BIMCO Offers One-Day Course

BIMCO will hold its one-day Towards

Better Decisions course on September 30 in New York, focusing on tanker voy- age charter parties. Entitled Seminar and Workshops on Laytime and Demur- rage Under Tanker Voyage Charter Par- ties, the course will feature industry experts who are ready to guide partici- pants in their search for upgraded knowledge of these parties. Topics include specific details of common problems in tanker chartering and oper- ations - as well as their solutions.

For more information contact BIMCO: 161

Bagsvaerdvej, 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark, tel: 45 4444 4500; fax: 45 4444 4450, e-mail mail- box® bimco.dk, web: www.bimco.dk

Ro-Clean Offers New Skimmer

ASTILLEROS ESPANOLES

Now and into the future

ASTANDER, Santander

Tel. +34 942 20 91 00

Fax +34 942 20 91 01

ASTANO. Ferrol

Tel. +34 981 33 84 43

Fax +34 981 33 85 28

Astilleros de CADIZ

Tel. +34 956 29 92 16

Fax +34 956 29 92 44

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