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pumps facilitate support to dredges and other floating equipment.

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Gladding-Hearn Starts Construction of New I neat Vessel

Bay State Cruise Co. ordered a 149-passenger high- speed ferry from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding for service between Boston and Provincetown, Mass., due for delivery in June.

The new, all-aluminum ferry, designed by Incat

Designs is 98 ft. (29.8 m) long, 29.5 ft. (9.1 m) at the beam, and draws 6 ft. (1.8 m). It will be powered by a pair of Cummins KTA38M2 diesel engines, each deliv- ering 1,350 bhp at 1,950 rpm. The engines will turn twin Brutons five-blade nickel-aluminum-bronze pro- pellers via ZF2550 reverse-reduction gearboxes. The ferry's top speed is expected to reach 30 knots.

The new catamaran's more modern and rounded bows are Incat's latest development in hull design. The hulls' lower resistance is designed to improve sea- keeping and efficiency and the shape is more suitable to a variety of trims and displacements, said shipyard president Peter Duclos. "The Friendship IV's nearly non-stop performance in the past 10 years, from BVI to

Florida to Boston, New York City and Bar Harbor,

Maine, is respected in the industry. The new boat offers the same simplicity and economy, but with more modern equipment and construction. Structural improvements will save weight and the new hull design will increase the vessel's sea-keeping and fuel efficiency. The conservatively-rated engines provide an economical balance of passenger capacity and speed."

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Passenger Vessel Main Particulars

Owner Bay State Cruise Company

Builder Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding

Type Passenger Vessel

Passengers 149

Design Incat Designs

Length 98 ft. (29.8 m)

Breadth 29.5 ft. (9.1 m)

Draft 6 ft. (1.8 m)

Main engines 2 x Cummins KTA 38M2

Power 1,350 bhp @ 1,950 rpm (each)

Propellers Brutons

Gears ZF

Top Speed 30 knots

Despite 11% Increase,

Hempel Disappoints

Despite a new volume record in 2003 and an 11% improvement of net profits before extraordinary items,

Hempel's CEO Ditlev Engel is not fully satisfied with the result. The major fall in the dollar is the reason that the group was unable to live up to its own expectations for greater progress. Hempel is now to focus even more

May 2004 on a new balanced strategy. Hempel set a new volume record in 2003 with a total paint sales of 191 million liters. But an unexpected fall in the dollar meant that the Group's turnover fell to 536 million euro, a six per- cent reduction on the year before. However, post tax profits came to 41 million euro before extraordinary items, an 11% improvement. "Despite the fact that

Hempel had a good increase in net profits in 2003,1 am disappointed that we were so hard hit by the fall in the dollar. The dollar depreciation reduced our top line with 64 million euro and EBIT with 24 million euro.

So I am not completely satisfied with our efforts last year. The company's potential is much greater," said

Engel. He says that Hempel would have achieved top line growth of four percent if the dollar had main- tained its value against the euro in 2003. 57

Washington State Ferries

Washington State Ferries

NEW 130 - AUTO FERRIES

PROPULSION SYSTEM CONTRACT

NO. 00-6679

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Washington State Ferries, a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation (here- inafter called "WSF"), requests proposals from firms who wish to be considered for the following described project:

A procurement contract for the complete propulsion systems for four (4) new 130-auto ferries to be designed and built under a separate shipyard contract. The propulsion system for each vessel shall consist of: a propulsion control and monitoring system; data logger; propulsion diesel engines; reduction gears; hydraulic clutches; diesel engine output shafting and components; high speed shaft- ing and components; propeller shafting and components; controllable pitch propeller system, an alarm and monitoring system and related items.

The Contract shall be for four (4) identical propulsion systems (1 per vessel), per the project

Technical Specifications. The Contract shall also include spare parts and special tools. The propul- sion system procurement shall include: all design, including preparation of a Contract Bid Support

Package to support the shipyards bidding on the separate shipyard contract, and other design and engineering work; manufacturing, fabrication and delivery; commissioning, training and testing; project management; local, on-site installation support; and regulatory agency certifications for the new propulsion systems. Estimated Price Range for the Contract for all four (4) complete propulsion systems: $26,500,000 - $32,500,000.

The proposal due date/time is 1:00 pm on Monday, June 21, 2004. The Delivery Dates for all of the propulsion systems shall be as specified in the Request for Proposals (RFP). The delivery of the initial propulsion system shall be no later than December 1. 2006, subject to amendment during the

RFP process. The delivery schedule for the remaining propulsion systems shall be as specified in the RFP. The propulsion system installations will all be accomplished by a shipyard contracted by

WSF to build the new 130-auto ferries, at a facility within Washington State, per estimated sched- ules listed in the RFP.

This Contract will be partially funded by the Federal Transit Administration and/or the Federal

Highway Administration. Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE's) are encouraged to participate in the RFP process.

The formal RFP package for the project will be available upon request on or after April 28, 2004 for the non-refundable fee of $200.00. The RFP will also be posted on the following WSF web site on or after April 28th: www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/contracts. Informational copies of the RFP package will be on file at various plan centers, WSDOT Support Services/Seattle SBA and at WSF.

Legal Services and Contracts Department

Washington State Ferries 2911 2nd Avenue

Seattle, Washington 98121-1012

Phone:206.515.3606 (recording)

Fax: 206.515.3605

WSF assumes no obligation of any kind for expenses incurred by a respondent to this Notice or the RFP package.

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