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EARbook • E'COMMERCE i A i iii it ii i • jL » Site Name/Address www.marinelink.com

Purpose

Marine Industry News, Analy- sis and Resources

Status

A product of the Maritime

Group — publishers of Mar- itime Reporter & Engineering

News, MarineNews and Mar- itime Week, Marineiink.com was one of the marine industry's first informational websites when introduced in 1996. The site has quickly evolved to include cur- rent and archived marine industry information, news, analysis and directories. Marinelink features a continuous news stream throughout the business day, and featured full archived versions of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, MarineNews and Mar- itime Week. Marlnelink's keyword searchable database makes information recovery an easy, time-efficient operation. Other key features include: Classified Ads and Job Postings; Comprehen- sive shipyard, shipping company and equipment supplier direc- tories and "Yellow" pages; and special "Interactive Editions" which allow individuals to quickly and efficiently gather information on key industry companies.

Circle 80 on Reader Service Card terminals, does not require expensive hardware and software invest- ments, as eTERM takes advantage of the power of the Internet. "Whether terminal operator, carrier, shipper or forwarder, the many features of this product can assist your business," said Steven

Bushey, ASI president. The pricing is transaction-based.

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Site Name/Address e4marine

Purpose

Free means to procure goods and services for shipboard use

Status e4marine is touted as the marine industry's first truly open and free web/EDI business-to-business solution. The site combines the strengths of Unitor, Visma and Umoe, this new service will ensure shipowners, managers and operators with a means to procure goods and services for use onboard. The core application within e4marine provides a solution for the marine procurement cycle, from initial enquiry from the vessel to final payment of the invoice. Income will derive from fees based on the members' sav- ings; telecom traffic commissions; on-site promotion; site sales commissions and Web hosting. Examination of a typical marine pur- chasing transaction reveals up to 25 distinct steps with an average cost per order trans- action estimated at $150.

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Site Name/Address

Equilinx.com

Purpose

A gateway for searching, selecting, and buy- ing ship repair and replacement parts, equip- ment, and services.

Status

The gateway combines databases of cata- logs with a search engine that allows buyers to locate parts for ship repairs and mainte- nance. Sapient, a leading e-services consul- tancy, is providing the digital business strate- gy, creative design, and implementation to power this new gateway. Commerce One, a leader in global e-commerce solutions for business and Vitria Technology, a leading provider of eBusiness infrastructure software, are providing the technological foun- dation of the initia- tive. "Equilinx is essentially Web- enabling and streamlining the maritime procure- ment process for buyers and suppli-

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What you can't see could be bad for your business. And for ours. There may be new submarine cables in the area where you are working. AT&T would like you to have free cable charts showing where they are located. And take the mystery out of avoiding them.

Please consider my AT&T chart request.

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Type of Business • 12200 Cape May to Cape Hatteras • 12300 Approaches to New York • 12318 Little Egg Inlet to Hereford Inlet • 12323 Sea Girt to Little Egg Inlet • 12353 Shinnecock Light to Fire Island Light n 13205 Block Island Sound and Approaches • 13218 Martha's Vineyard to Block Island

C 18007 San Francisco to Cape Flattery • 18020 San Diego to Cape Mendocino • 18480 Approaches to Straits of Juan de Fuca • 18580 Cape Blanco to Yaquina Head • 18620 Point Arena to Trinidad Head

C 18640 San Francisco to Point Arena • 18700 Point Conception to Point Sur

D 26320 Florida and the Bahama Islands • 11460 Cape Canaveral to Key West

Mail coupon to: AT&T Submarine Cable Protection 340 Mt. Kemble Ave., Room S200 Morristown, NJ 07960, USA

Or call us toll-free: 1-800-235-CHARTS

Chart requests subject to availability and are considered on a case-by-case basis. AT&T

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CENTA CORPORATION 815 Blackhawk Drive, WestmontJL 60559

Phone: (630) 734-9600 / Fax: (630) 734-9669

E-mail: [email protected]

Leaders in integrated, torsionally- compatible shaft/coupling systems that are silent and ultra-light. •j Y JJJJJ 'J 7j\J"J DJJ

Centa couplings, shafting and centrifugal clutches for industrial applications... • Marine propulsion and ship service auxiliaries • Construction and mining machinery • Agricultural and logging machinery • Electric power generation • Off-road and rail transportation equipment • Fixed and mobile compressors and pumps • Machinery for manufacturing, processing and waste disposal ... or anywhere an electric motor or diesel engine is at work

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