Hitachi Zosen Selects
Argo Marine As U.S. Agent
For Engine Parts Sales
Hitachi Zosen Corporation, a
large worldwide supplier of marine
manufacturing and engineering
products, recently selected Argo
Marine, a division of Argo Interna-
tional Corporation, to be one of its
agents for marine diesel engine re-
placement parts sales in the U.S.
Argo will promote Hitachi Zosen's
replacements parts sales, especially
for diesel engine parts manufac-
tured by the Japanese firm under
licensing agreements with Sulzer,
MAN B&W, and others.
"We are delighted to cooperate
with Hitachi Zosen in the United
States," said Thomas J. Calic-
chio, vice president of Argo Marine.
"Hitachi Zosen is an excellent com-
pany with products that sell into
more than 60 countries. Argo Ma-
rine is a natural choice since we
maintain 20 strategically located,
fully stocked warehouses through-
out the United States."
Argo also represents the General
Electric Company, Siemens Corpo-
ration, and several other manufac-
turers of marine and related equip-
ment.
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services of Argo Marine,
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Major Growth Predicted
For World Cruise Market
At the recent Holidays at Sea
Convention in London, an optimis-
tic forecast was made that by the
end of the century the world cruise
market will have jumped from the
present 3.7 million to 10 million pas-
sengers.
Jim Godsman, president of the
industry's trade association in the
U.S., Cruise Lines International As-
sociation, told the conference that
in terms of money the industry had
a $50 billion business opportunity
over the next five years.
The number of first-time cruisers
was an encouraging sign. A study in
1986 showed that they accounted
for 38 percent of all business. Two
years later, this had grown to 44 per-
cent, and this year the figure was 50
percent, according to Mr. Gods-
man.
Three Quays Sign
Agreement For
Ultramar Newbuildings
U.K.-based Three Quays Marine
Services has recently signed an
agreement with Ultramar for tech-
nical support and inspection during
construction of three 148,500-dwt
December, 1990
(Suezmax) tankers.
Three Quays has been involved
with Ultramar's newbuilding proj-
ect since inception, providing assist-
ance during the design study, prepa-
ration of bidding specifications, as-
sessing responses from shipyards
and eventual contract negotiations
leading to signing of the three con-
tracts with Samsung Shipbuilding
and Heavy Industries in August of
this year.
The vessel design includes a dou-
ble hull and double bottom in the
cargo area, ice strengthening and a
shallow draft. The first two vessels
are due for delivery in the second
half of 1992, with the third one dur-
ing the following spring.
The sister ships will have an over-
all length of about 899 feet and
breadth of 156.8 feet. Main propul-
sion will be by one MAN B&W type
6S70MC slow-speed diesel with a
maximum continuous rating of
20,940 bhp. Service speed is 14.3
knots.
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