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On the Cover: Carnival Spirit recently made its way from Kvaerner Masa-Yards' New Helsinki Shipyard to the U.S. The ship, of the Panamax-Max type, boasts a number of interesting features, including smokeless diesel engines and balconies for 70 percent of all passenger rooms. See story page 44.

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Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industry. The ship reportedly will set new standards for safety and operation. 18 Hyper Corrosion Hurt Castor

Clues to why an otherwise healthy ship developed a near fatal deckplate crack are now being found by ABS. 24 One Builder

General Dynamics' $2.6 billion bid to buy Newport

News Shipbuilding looks as though it will face little resistance. 30 Cutting Through the Waves

A group of engineers from the Tsu Research Lab has developed a new bow design, which its claims will allow a 20 to 30 percent reduction in a ship's sea margin. 38 44

Fuel & Lube Report: Barging Ahead

Chris Leigh-Jones, chairman of IBIA, defends the practice of barge operators in the marine fuels industry, and contents that nowhere is the expertise of barge to ship transfers demonstrated than in the U.S.

A New Spirit on the Water

Carnival Spirit was delivered by Kvaerner Masa-Yards,

Helsinki, and the Panamax-max ship, from its "smoke- less" diesel engines to its eclectic interior style, is truly a testament to Finnish cruise ship building prowess. 14 36 48 52 62 64 65

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