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Four Yards Get T-ADC(X) $1.5 Million Packages

The next step in one of the most sought after Navy procurement projects has been taken, with four U.S shipyards receiving a $1.5 million study contract for the first phase of the U.S. Navy's

Auxiliary Dry Cargo Carrier T-ADC(X)

MacGregor Wins $6 Million

Equipment Order

MacGregor was granted a contract from Aker Finnyards worth more than $6 million for RoRo equipment and an outfit of six elevators to serve Irish Fer- ries' RoPax newbuilding.

Measuring 682 ft. (208 m) with a beam of 102 ft. (31 m), the 50,000-gt

RoPax also features more than four km. of car/truck lanes. Scheduled for a Janu- ary 2001 delivery, the vessel will be the largest ever built by Aker.

MacGregor's Passenger Ship Division is supplying six elevators - one scenic, three other passenger elevators and two service units.

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Horizon To Build Dinner

Cruise Vessel

Horizon Shipbuilding has signed a contract for the construction of a 135 x 32 ft. (41.1 x 9.7 m) dinner cruise vessel for an unnamed client. Scheduled for a

March 2000 delivery, construction of the vessel commenced at Horizon's Bayou

LaBatre, Ala. facility. Designed by A.K.

Suda Naval Architects and Marine Engi- neers, the vessel will be certified to U.S.

Coast Guard Subchapter K regulations for vessels under 100-gt. Twin Caterpil- lar 3408 diesel marine turbocharged engines will power the vessel.

AMCV Awards Columbia

Queen Contract

American Classic Voyages (AMCV), granted a $6.4 million contract for con- struction completion and outfitting on

Columbia Queen to Nichols Brothers

Boat Builders of Whidbey Island, Wash.

The 161-passenger U.S.-flag river- boat, which will be readied by Nichols for service on the Columbia River sys- tem, will be operated under The Delta

Queen Steamboat brand. Offering Pacif- ic Northwest cruises beginning April 2000, Columbia Queen will travel the

Columbia, Snake and Willamette rivers.

Program. The four yards are NASSCO,

Halter, Litton and Avondale.

The T-ADC(X) program, which is a new class of Dry Cargo Carrier auxil- iaries for the U.S. Navy's Combat

Logistics Force, is intended to replace the Navy's aging Combat Stores Ships and Ammunition Ships that have exhausted their service runs.

NASSCO is one of the four competing shipyards to be granted a contract for

Phase I of the program. During this phase, each shipyard team will conduct trade-off studies and analyses to design an improved cargo handling system, which will require fewer people to oper- ate and maintain over the life of the sys- tem.

The contract for Phase II, the Detailed

Design and Construction of up to 12 ships will be awarded during 2000.

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