Maritime Reporter, December 1993

<BODY> <div> jg Sin Liu Shipyard To lild Two New Bunkering inkers For '94 Delivery Hai Sun Hup Group Ltd., Japan's itsui O.S.K. Lines and Asahi inker Co. Ltd. have reportedly freed to own and operate two new inkering tankers, tankers to be ailt at the Aug Sin Liu Shipyard te. Thevesselsaretobe3,800-dwt ach, named the Seo Empat and Seo lima, and delivered in August and lovember 1994, respectively. In a ompany release, Hai Sun Hup re- iortedly attributes the newbuildings o taking advantage of the antici- >ated growing demand in the bun- kering market, as well as meet the group's fleet renewal objectives. tVith the arrival of the newbuildings ;he company will wholly or partly awn 13 vessels. Malaysian International Shipping Corp. To Spend $314 Million On New Ships The Malaysian International Shipping Corp. (MISC) reportedly plans to spend nearly $314 million on 19 new vessels over the next few years. Reportedly 15 of the new ships will be delivered within the next two years, and the remaining four will be ordered in the next few months. Specific vessel types and yards were not divulged at press time, but it is known that most of the construction will take place over- seas, with three vessels reportedly slated to be built in Malaysian ship- yards. The 19-ship expansion will raise Malaysia's largest shipping group's capacity by 600,000 metric tons. Keppel Shipyard Wins $ 1.25 Million Contract To Repair Australian Vessel Keppel Shipyard, a unit of Keppel Corp., has won a contract to repair a 143,950-dwt floating production vessel for Australia's BHP Petro- leum Pty. Ltd. Keppel, it is re- ported, will perform major upgrad- ing jobs on the Jabiru Venture. The contract is worth approximately $1.25 million. Lauritzen Starts New Pacific Reefer Route A leading Denmark shipping group, J. Lauritzen, will reportedly start a new Pacific reefer route be- tween South America's west coast to Japan, via the U.S. west coast. The new route is being established together with the Noboa group, a major Ecuadorian fruit and indus- trial outfit. The new route will reportedly be based on transport of bananas from Ecuador, and fruit form other South American coun- tries to the U.S. and Japan. Cur- rent plans call for Lauritzen to in- troduce four large cooler-cum con- December, 1993 61 tainer vessels into the route, with Noboa supplying three similar ves- sels as well as three feeder ships, to be jointly chartered. Alabama Shipyard Signs $ 13 Million Contract Alabama Shipyard, Inc. an- nounced that it has signed a con- tract with Missouri Gaming Com- pany, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Argosy Gaming Company, for the construction of a $13-million side wheel style gaming vessel. The 75,000-sq.-ft., three-level "Argosy Riverside Casino will accommodate 1,800 passengers and crew. Completion of the Rodney E. Lay & Assoc.-designed vessel is the sum- mer of 1994. Propulsion will be three Schottel "Z" drives powered by three 865-hp (each) Detroit Die- sel engines. Alabama Shipyard is also report- edly a finalist for a Sabine Trans- portation Co. contract. Alabama Shipyard is one of two final quali- fied bidders for Sabine's new double hull forebody project for two of its vessels. The project will consist of the fabrication of a 520-foot by 90-foot forebody and the subsequent join- ing of the new forebody to the stern of the 15,000-hp S/S Sabine. A sec- ond forebody project has been pro- posed for the S/S Neches. The con- tract is expected to be awarded in the first quarter of 1994. WSl (i faBj^s • Interior Outfitting ' Fire Rated Glass; Sprinklers Emerge From LMXX Compliance Looking Your Best There are economical solutions to meeting the new I.M.O. fire protection regulations...but it takes an experienced marine outfitter like Hopeman Brothers to be cost efficient while maintaining elegance and beauty. At Hopeman Brothers, we combine seventy-five years experience in interior outfitting with the latest materials to produce a variety of cost-effective, individualized, and stylish solutions. For more information about our tailored, turn-key approaches to I.M.O. compliance, call us. HOPEMAN BROTHERS, I IMC. 435 ESSEX AVENUE, P.O. BOX 820, WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA 22980, USA TEL: (703) 949-9200 FAX: (703) 949-9259 Circle 266 on Reader Service Card </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>