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44 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News filled in terms of propeller-induced hull pressure and blade harmonics. Detailed investigations of tip vortex strength and behaviour was undertaken using both calculations and cavitation tank testing.

Aker Finnyards has invested signifi- cantly in air blowing system research, and this has been used to improve the noise characteristics of vessels when sailing in shallow waters and running with asymmetric shaft loads. The tech- nique entails air injection along the hull surface above the propellers, to reduce noise excitation on the hull. The system, known as MABS, can also be employed in other circumstances prone to noise creation, as when maneuvering with large rudder angles. It is understood that the system has proved effective, reduc- ing noise when the ship has been sailing at high speed in waters ranging from 30- m to 10-m depth. *"Highest Comfort Class" Design for

M/S Color Fantasy, by Raimo

Hamalainen and Bernd Peter Lonnberg of Aker Finnyards, and Per Aren and

Goran Pettersson of Rolls-Royce

Hydrodynamic Centre, Sweden, pre- sented at Lloyds' List Events' Ship Noise & Vibration Conference 2005, London.

Aker Yards to Build

Second for Color Line

Aker Yards and Color Line have signed a contract to build a sister vessel to MS Color Fantasy, the world's largest cruise ship with car deck, that was deliv- ered in December 2004. The agreement includes a buyer's option to purchase a third vessel. The new vessel will be named MS Color Magic, and will traffic the route Oslo - Kiel as from the fourth quarter 2007. The contract value is EUR 325 million.

The Color Magic will be Color Lines second cruise ship with a car deck, and will have a wide variety of entertain- ment and conference areas. The number of cabins will be higher than on Color

Fantasy. The vessel will be 223.7 m long and 35 m wide.

MS Color Magic will be built partly at the yard in Turku, and partly at the yard in Rauma. Delivery will take place in

Rauma in the fourth quarter of 2007.

EBDG Adds to Team

Roy Neyman has joined Elliott Bay

Design Group (EBDG) as Project

Manager. David Wright has joined

EBDG also as Marine Designer, current- ly supporting the design of a series of landing craft vessels that will soon begin construction at Kvichak Marine

Industries.

Hoe, Yick Appointed

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) appointed Hoe Eng

Hock as the Executive Director of

Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd. The com- pany has also appointed Yick Ping

Wong, 55, as the Executive Director (Caspian) to oversee the growth and development of Keppel O&M's busi- ness.

NASSCO Makes Three

Appointments

NASSCO announced a number of sen- ior management appointments. Steve

Stroebel has been promoted to Vice

President of Material, a new position.

Bob Hillstrom has been promoted to

Vice President of Production, filling a vacant position. Steven Davison has been promoted to Vice President,

Operations Support, a new position.

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