mercial ferries operating in North
America.
According to George Duclos,
president of Gladding-Hearn, the
ferry should be completed shortly.
Put-In-Bay expects to begin operat-
ing the Jet Express in June. The
380-passenger catamaran will run
seasonal ferry service daily from
Port Clinton, Ohio to Lake Erie's
Put-In-Bay Island. Mr. Duclos ex-
pects the M/V Jet Express to be
able to make the 12-mile trip in
about 20 minutes.
For the comfort of the passengers,
80 rubber shock absorbers will be
mounted between the hulls and the
two passenger cabins to dampen en-
gine noise and vibration. On-board
accommodations will include uphol-
stered seats, heating and bike
racks.
At present, one Gladding-Hearn-
built INCAT vessel is in operation
on the Great Lakes. The 82-foot,
365-passenger Mackinac Express
was delivered by the Massachusetts
yard to Arnold Transit Company in
1987.
One hundred and ten Interna-
tional Catamarans are operating in
15 countries and on San Francisco
Bay, Alaska's Yukon River and Bos-
ton Harbor. One of Gladding-
Hearn's newest INCATs began ferry
service last summer between Boston
and the island community of Mar-
tha's Vineyard.
For free literature detailing the
shipbuilding services of Gladding-
Hearn,
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McDermott Reopening
New Iberia Facility To
Serve Offshore Industry
McDermott Marine Construction
is reopening its New Iberia, La.,
yard to serve the offshore industry.
The operations of the facility is
being managed by W.E.
Earles. McDermott Marine Con-
struction is a major operating unit
of McDermott International, Inc., a
leading worldwide energy services
company. The company and its sub-
sidiaries provide engineering and
construction services for industrial
and utility facilities onshore, and to
the oil and gas industry offshore.
They also manufacture steam-gen-
erating equipment, defense prod-
ucts, tubular products, and process
control systems.
For free literature on the facilities
and capabilities of McDermott,
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Artist's conception of the newbuilding for Silja Line. The vessel's machinery consists of four
Wartsila Vasa 9R46 main engines and four Wartsila Vasa 6R32 auxiliary engines.
Selecting Machinery For
High-Powered Cruise Ships
—Literature Available—
Machinery selection for a cruise
ship is a demanding task. Compared
with other ship types, there are
many unique requirements for
cruise ship machineries. Passenger
demand must be given the highest
priority when selecting machinery
concepts.
The machinery should not be ob-
vious from the passengers' point of
view. Three of the most important
passenger requirements are: no vi-
bration, no noise and no smoke.
From the interior designer's point
of view the machinery should be
small and compact. The shipowner
is responsible for the rest: to ensure
that the ship keeps the itinerary
economically and safely. He not
only has to comply with the wishes
of his customers, but also must
make sure that the machinery pro-
vides highest reliability, high flexi-
bility, low operating costs and low
investment costs.
At first glance all these require-
ments might seem difficult to com-
ply with. Fortunately, experience
has shown that all of them can be
met. The latest trends in cruise
shipping clearly indicate that one of
the most rational alternatives in a
cruise liner is a medium-speed pow-
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offers a wide range of marine equipment and services. Ship design, diesel engines,
propulsion systems among other types of ships equipment is our trade. All from one
single supplier. Subsidiaries in 9 countries and representatives world-wide enable you
to reach one of Ulstein's 2100 employees wherever you are in the world.
Good business relationship takes a long time to develop. Which is why we safeguard
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