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Contracts

Abu Dhabi Awards

Construction Contract

Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding (ADSB), has granted a major construction contract worth $12.2 million to a joint venture of

Arabtec and Overseas AST Co. The con- tract is the first of two major construc- tion contracts planned in ADSB's ongo- ing facility expansion. This past August, the company signed a separate contract with Synchrolift for a new shiplift sys- tem, which is currently being manufac- tured.

This contract with Arabtec and Over- seas AST includes the construction of shiplift piers, dry berths, a new quay wall, two large assembly halls and the basic site infrastructure. The shiplift, dry berths and assembly halls will all be connected by a modern, land-level ship transfer system, which will significantly increase ADSB's vessel lifting and launching capability from its current 500 tons to 2,000 tons.

Metropolitan Stevedore

Lands Cruise Contract

Metropolitan Stevedore has been awarded the stevedoring services con- tract for Commodore Cruise Line's new day cruises sailing between San Diego and Rosarito Beach. Mexico.

S/S Enchanted Sun will call at San

Diego's passenger terminal, operating nine calls per week with one daily round-trip voyage Sunday through

Thursday.

Metropolitan Stevedore Co. also runs the Los Angeles Cruise Ship Terminal and the San Francisco Cruise Terminal-

Pier 35, providing both terminal and stevedore services.

Norshipco Granted $9 Million-

Plus Contract

The U.S. Navy awarded the work package on its USS Whidbey Island to

Norshipco, a member of the U.S.

Marine Repair shipyard family. The contract, which calls for topside phased maintenance, fixed-price availability, states for work to commence on May 24 for a September 1 completion.

The work package includes topside repairs, electrical and mechanical repairs, and ship alterations. Specific mechanical repairs entail main propul- sion diesel engines, and ship alterations include the RAM Mk31 Mod and Ship's

Self Defense System installations.

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NASSCO Lands $22 Million

Conversion Contract

National Steel and Shipbuilding Com- pany (NASSCO), was awarded a con- tract valued up to $22 million to finish off the second phase of a program to convert a U.S. Navy Strategic Sealift

Program vessel to comply with the enhanced readiness capabilities of the

U.S. Marine Corps' Maritime Preposi- tioning Force. Preceding by this was the project first phase, which called for the development, design, material specifica- tions and planning for Phase II — the actual conversion work — which will commence immediately.

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Vericor Power Systems is scheduled to supply Aker Finnyards Oy, Rauma, Fin- land, with two TF40 marine aeroderiva- tive gas turbines. The equipment will be utilized to power the Finnish Navy's new prototype T2000 Air Cushion Vehi-

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