Keel-Laying Ceremony
For Double-Bottom Tanker
Held At IHI's Aichi Yard
The Aichi Shipyard of Ishikawaji-
ma-Harima Heavy Industries Co.,
Ltd. (IHI), Tokyo, Japan, recently
held a keel-laying ceremony for a
double-bottom tanker (145,000 dwt)
for delivery to the Greek owner On-
assis.
Last July, a contract was con-
cluded for building two ordinary
single-hull tankers, but the specifi-
cations were later changed to the
double-bottom hull design for
added safety on Onassis's proposi-
tion. The first ship is scheduled to
be completed in May 1991. The sec-
ond vessel's completion is set for MarAd Transfers Title September 1991.
The Aichi Shipyard, one of the
world's most modernly equipped, is
scheduled to continuously build
150,000-dwt-class tankers and SPB-
type LNG carriers.
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facilities and capabilities of IHI,
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To Three LNG Carriers
The Maritime Administration re-
cently transferred title to three li-
quefied natural gas carriers, the Ar-
zew, Southern and Gamma.
The new owners, Argent Marine I,
Argent Marine II, and Cabot LNG
Shipping, expect to move the ships
soon from layup in Rhode Island to
Virginia, where they will undergo
extensive refurbishment in a U.S.
Shipyard.
This sale will enable these long-
idled ships to once again operate
under the U.S. flag, with U.S. crews,
bringing energy supplies to the
United States.
Malaysian Shipping Line
And NYK Jointly Order
LNG Carrier From NKK
A new LNG carrier was recently
jointly ordered from Japan's NKK
shipyard by Nippon Yusen Kaisha
and Malaysia's Perbadanan Nasion-
al Shipping Line Berhad. The vessel
will be used to carry liquefied natu-
ral gas between the two countries.
Value of the contract is about 10
billion yen, or $77.5 million at cur-
rent exchange rates.
NKK hopes that the carrier will
be the first of several such ships as
smaller utilities in Japan begin im-
porting gas directly.
The new 427-foot vessel, which
will be double-hulled, will fly the
Malaysian flag. The Malaysia LNG
Sdn. Bhd. gas company will charter
the ship under a 20-year contract for
voyages between Malaysia and Sai-
bu Gas Co.'s system on Japan's
southern main island of Kyushu.
Saibu is Japan's first medium-sized
utility to import LNG directly.
Subtech '91 Issues
Call For Papers
The theme of Subtech '91, sched-
uled for Aberdeen, November 7-9,
1991, will be "Back to the Future."
The conference, organized by
AODC (the International Associa-
tion of Underwater Engineering
Contractors) and the Society for
Underwater Technology, will
demonstrate how current technolo-
gy using ROV and diver interven-
tion is based on that vast reservoir
of invaluable knowledge culled over
the intervening years.
A call of papers has been issued,
abstracts to be submitted to SUT,
18 Farburn Terrace, Dyce, Aber-
deen AB2 ODT, by no later than
January 31, 1991. The call for pa-
pers lists a range of topics under five
main headings: Safety; Are We Go-
ing Overboard With Inspection;
Pipelines; Subsea Field Develop-
ments; and Tomorrow's World.
Copies of the call for papers lea-
flet are available from AODC at 28/
30 Little Russell Street, London,
WC1A 2HN, telephone (071) 405
7045, fax (071) 831 2581; or from the
SUT at 18 Farburn Terrace, Dyce,
Aberdeen AB2 ODT, telephone
0224 770533, fax 0224 723192, or 76
Mark Lane, London EC3R 7JN,
telephone (071) 481 0750, fax (071)
481 4001.
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