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Aker To Construct Car-

Passenger Ferry

Aker Finnyards and the Greek G A

Ferries have signed a letter of intent for the building of a new car-passenger ferry for short international routes and

Greek domestic traffic. The letter also includes an option for another vessel.

The new vessel, which will be deliv- ered in spring 2001 will boast a length of 492 ft. (150 m) and a beam of 82 ft. (25 m). Propulsion by four diesel engines totaling 50,000 kW will provide a speed of 29 knots.

G A Ferries, operator of 10 vessels, intends to go public in Athens this year.

North Florida Shipyards

Awarded MarAd Contract

American Overseas Marine Corpora- tion (AMSEA), on behalf of MarAd, has granted North Florida Shipyards (Jack- sonville), a contract to modify deck spaces of M/V Cape Wrath.

With work encompassing the removal of six movable decks, and one fixed deck, three new fixed decks will be fab- ricated by the yard's affiliate — North

Florida Shipbuilding — and installed in the cargo spaces. Additional modifica- tions will be performed on fire stations, vent systems, lighting and hydraulic systems to serve the new deck areas.

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Rolls-Royce Wins $ 1 Million Contract

Syncrolift Inc., a Rolls-Royce compa- ny, has won a contract worth more than $1 million to supply Ocean Marine

LLC, a subsidiary of Marine Hydraulics

Intl. (MHI), with a Syncrolift® at its new facility, currently being built in

Portsmouth, Va.

MHI's premiere Syncrolift will lift luxury yachts measuring up to 235 ft. (71.6 m), and weighing up to 1,230 tons for repair and dry storage. With a 210 x 40 ft. platform, the shiplift will be paired with a 100-ton Travel Lift, utiliz- ing eight specially refurbished 240-ton hoists. Scheduled for an April 2000 commission, the project also includes a marina with 130 wet slips and 320 dry boat storage slots.

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NASSCO Lands First Phase Of

Ship Conversion

National Steel and Shipbuilding Com- I pany (NASSCO), a General Dynamics

Company, received $2 million for the first phase of an estimated $25 million contract to convert a U.S. Navy Strate- gic Sealift Program vessel to meet the readiness capabilities of the U.S. Marine

Corps. Included in Phase I will be the development of design changes, materi-

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The conversion encompasses added living quarters for 50 additional person- nel, changing of the stern ramp to an in- water ramp and upgrading of the heli- copter landing deck to an all-weather flight deck.

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Tarbit Selects Schilling Monovec

Rudder

The Dordecht-based De Biebosch yard in the Netherlands has ordered a

Schilling Monovec rudder from Ham- worthy KSE for a 4,500-dwt tanker cur- rently under construction for Swedish

Tarbit Shipping. Enhanced maneuver- ability provided by the one-piece

Schilling design offers the potential to upgrade operational flexibility aspects — particularly at slow speeds.

In addition, Hyundai Heavy Industries of Korea has ordered a single screw

Schilling Monovec rudder from Ham- worthy for a 7,800 cu. m LPG Carrier it is constructing for Norwegian owner

Navion.

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