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ZF Marine

Relocates

ZF Marine LLC have relocated its War- wick, Rhode Island Service Center. The location will continue to offer a full line of

ZF Maine aftermarket products and ser- vices, as well as warranty and technical support for the Northeast market. The address for the new location: ZF Marine

LLC, 225 Metro Center Boulevard - Unit 1, Warwick RI 02886, tel: (401) 463- 3005; fax: (401) 463-3008.

Marinette Wins $600m Contract

The U. S. Coast Guard awarded the

Response Boat-Medium production con- tract valued at approximately $600 mil- lion to Marinette Marine Corporation of

Marinette, Wis. Delivery of the first boat is expected in late 2007 and the Coast

Guard expects to eventually purchase up to 180 boats over a period of up to eight years. The Response Boat-Medium will replace the aging fleet of 41-ft. utility boats and assorted non-standard boats.

The new boats will have increased maneuverability, the ability to mount light machine guns, and be capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots (46 mph) with twin high output inboard diesel engines. A full cabin will provide crew protection from the elements and be equipped with a robust navigation system, heating and air conditioning, shock mitigating seats and a communication system capable of com- municating with other federal, state and local homeland security partners.

Navy Awards

Third LCS

The U.S. Navy awarded a $197.6 mil- lion contract option to a team lead by

Lockheed Martin for construction of the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). LCS 3 will be the second built by the Lockheed

Martin team. "This contract award is a testament to the strong resolve of both the

Navy and industry to get these highly capable ships into the water as quickly as possible," said Rear Adm. Charles Hamil- ton, the Navy's Program Executive Offi- cer for Ships. "LCS will introduce unprecedented speed, agility and flexibil- ity into the littoral battlespace. The rapid acquisition of these modular warships sets a new standard for procurement in support of the warfighter."

The Lockheed Martin team will begin construction of LCS 3 in January 2007 at

Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., and ship delivery is planned for 2009. It will later be homeported in San Diego, Calif., with the first two ships of the class.

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Maritime Sys- tems & Sensors unit, Moorestown, NJ, is the prime contractor. Teammates include

Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, ship designer Gibbs & Cox, Arlington, Va., and Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis., which is currently building LCS 1 Free- dom. Under a separate contract, General

Dynamics is currently building LCS 2

Independence, with an option to build a second ship.

LR Enhances

ClassDirect Live

Lloyd's Register has enhanced its Class-

Direct Live EXTRA service to enable subscribers to view the location of ships at any time. Operators can identify the glob- al position of individual vessels under their direct responsibility, or of their entire fleet, simply by logging in to the system.

In addition, they will be able to access other information, such as the speed and direction of ships. LR also enhanced

ClassDirect Live with access to flag state details for statutory survey certificates.

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