Maritime Reporter, January 1991

<BODY> <div> Hopeman Bros. To Supply Joiner Systems For Viking Serenade Project Southwest Marine, Inc., San Die- go, Calif., has selected Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Waynesboro, Va., as a subcontractor on the $75-million, 13-week conversion of Royal Carib- bean Cruise Line's Viking Seren- ade. As a subcontractor on the huge conversion project, Hopeman Brothers will complete the installa- tion of the joiner systems in the public spaces aboard the cruise ship. Using both traditional U.S. sup- pliers and European sources, Hope- man Brothers will provide installa- tion of quality materials. In addi- tion, experienced Hopeman Broth- ers crews will ensure that the instal- lation is performed rapidly. The Viking Serenade is scheduled to enter Southwest Marine's San Diego facility on January 27, 1991, where she will undergo major struc- tural modifications, with the addi- tion of 296 staterooms and altera- tion of her public spaces to accom- modate the increased passenger ca- pacity. When she leaves the yard on April 29, the Viking Serenade will have a passenger capacity of about 1,500. The pretigious project was won against international competition and is the largest conversion ever undertaken in the U.S. For free literature detailing the joiner package available from Hope- man Brothers, Circle 55 on Reader Service Card Shipbuilding Orders In South Korea Show Sharp Increase Officials of the Korea Shipbuild- ers' Association recently reported that foreign orders placed at South Korean shipyards totaled 4.89 mil- lion gross tons from January to No- vember 1990, compared with 2.28 million tons a year earlier. South Korean yards have enough orders to keep them busy until the end of 1992, an official said. Japan Includes Two More AEGIS Destroyers In Five-Year Defense Plan Japan has included two more AE- GIS destroyers in its draft five-year defense plan, according to the Washington Times. Congress approved the sale of AEGIS air defense electronics to the Japanese two years ago but defeated an attempt to amend the sale to include a U.S.-built hull, a require- ment opposed by the Reagan Ad- ministration. The Defense Depart- ment had explained that concern for the condition of the Japanese ship- building industry was one reason why the entire system (electronics plus the hull) had not been offered for the foreign military sale during the original negotiations. Hatch & Kirk Offers Engine Control Panel Hatch & Kirk, Inc., Seattle, Wash., is promoting state-of-the-art engine monitoring and control pan- els available to diesel, dual fuel, and gaseous-fueled engine users world- wide, according to Cliff Chappie, vice president of sales. The panels are custom-designed to replace outdated monitoring and control instruments which have be- come expensive to maintain. The panel, housed in a weatherproof stainless steel enclosure, measures 72 inches high by 30 inches wide by 10.5 inches deep and weighs 210 pounds. Power supply can be from AC or DC source. Monitoring instruments available in the panel include digital tachom- eter with hourmeter and overspeed trigger; digital 20-channel annun- ciator; digital pressure switches and gages for fuel, engine oil, airbox, start air, and crankcase; and digital temperature scanner. Instrument readout is available in both. For more information and free lit- erature on engine control panels from Hatch & Kirk, Circle 45 on Reader Service Card 15 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>