Maritime Reporter, June 1993

<BODY> <div> the two largest ships completed dur- ing 1992 were the sister ships Golar Stirling and Golar Glasgow, both delivered by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery. Gross tonnage completed rose in the People's Republic of China to a total of 360,735 gt, while the total for the Republic of China (Taiwan) totalled 698,932 gt. In Germany, the tonnage com- pleted in 1992 totaled 903,555, with twenty one container ships com- prising 56.4 percent of that total. The largest of these were the 47,230- dwt Zim Isrel and Zim Hong Kong from HDW. In all, 35 general cargo ships were delivered, including the 22,986-gt passenger/RoRo cargo ferry Euro- pean Highway from Schichau- Seebeckwerft. Finally, in Denmark, completions rose by a total of 155,870 gt to a total of 599,878 gt. Two tankers were completed dur- ing 1992, the largest delivered by Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, the 289,900-dwt Eleo Maersk. Ore and bulk carriers accounted for 34.3 per- cent of the Danish total. By vessel type, oil tankers ac- counted for 49.8 percent of all ton- nage completed in 1992, compared with 42.1 percent in 1991 and 32 percent in 1990. Bulk carrier ton- nage dropped by more than 320,000 gt and accounted for 18.1 percent of all tonnage, compared with 23 per- cent in 1991. The output of general cargo ships rose in 1992, and represented 9.1 percent of the total tonnage com- pleted. The two leading builders in this category were Japan and Ger- many. The completion of container ships totaled2,172,863gt,or263,173 more than in 1991. Finally, Liquified Gas and Chemi- cal Carriers accounted for 125 ships and 882,656 gt's in 1992. ROLL/ thirty years of being fastest R0LLA SP PROPELLERS SA VIA SILVA 5 • P.O. BOX 251 - 6828 BALERNA SWITZERLAND TEL 091/439361 - FAX 091/430653 ROLLA SP PROPELLERS USA INC. 4030 MUSTANG ROAD, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32934 USA TEL. 407/242-7552 - FAX 407/242-7771 Circle 284 on Reader Service Card 26 DOD Awards Contracts To Raytheon Worth Approximately $75 Million Raytheon Company was awarded two separate contracts from the Department of Defense totaling $74.8 million. Raytheon's Sudbury, Mass.-based equipment division received a $69 million contract from the Strategic Systems Program Office for engi- neering support of Trident subma- rine launched ballistic missiles. The equipment division's Marlborough, Mass. office won a contract modification worth $5.8 million for studies leading to changes in the AN/USC-38(V) electronics system from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. Martin Marietta Wins $9.5 Million VLS Contract General Electric Receives Two DOD Contracts Worth $27.4 Million PROFESSIONAL SCALE MODELS Serving The Marine Industry World-Wide Specializing in detailed reproductions of actual vessels or prototypes. AutoCAD used in creation of laser cut parts. For Further Information, Call or Write SCALE REPRODUCTIONS 16346 County Road 13 • Fairhope, Alabama 36532 (205) 928-3829 • FAX (205) 928-1859 Hydraulically Powered Outboard Propulsion Units, Efficient, Reliable and Easily Maintained With Unbeatable Performance. TMmaster of Texas P.O. Box 840189 • Houston, Texas 77284-0189 Phone:713-937-6295 • FAX 713-937-7962 Circle 286 on Reader Service Card Martin Marietta Technical Ser- vices, Inc., of Baltimore, Md., has won a $9.5 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide support to MK 41 vertical launching systems, used aboard the fleet's Ticonderoga (CG 47) Class cruisers and Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Class destroyers to launch Stan- dard, Tomahawk and anti-subma- rine missiles. Circle 298 on Reader Service Card General Electric Company has been awarded two Pentagon con- tracts worth a combined $27.4 mil- lion. GE's government electronic sys- tems division, of Moorestown, N.J., received a $21.5 million Naval Sea Systems Command contract modifi- cation to give the Aegis phased-ar- ray radar and weapons control sys- tem, fitted to the Navy's Ticonderoga (CG 47) and Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Classes, a cooperative engage- ment capability. The company's defense systems department, in Pittsfield, Mass., also won a $5.9 million contract from the Strategic Systems Programs Office for a Navigation Interface Sub- system SPALT to the C-4 fire con- trol system for the fleet ballistic missile program. Maritime Reporter/Engineering News 35 HP Thru 1000 HP • Cost Effective • Infinite Maneuverability • Easy Installation • Portable Self-Contained System </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>