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OSG And P&O To Sell Jointly Owned LPG Fleet To Norwegian Owners The Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) of New York, and The Pe- ninsular and Oriental Steam Navi- gation Company (P&O) of London announced that they have reached agreement in principle to sell their jointly owned liquefied petroleum gas and chemical gas ocean trans- portation business to Kvaerner In- dustrier A/S of Oslo, in association with other Norwegian interests. The consideration for the total business, comprising nine LPG carriers and chartered-in tonnage, is approxi- mately $80 million. The transaction is subject to the execution of defini- tive agreements. Navy Awards $9.2-Million Contract To Systems Management Systems Management American Corporation, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $9,243,539 firm-fixed- price letter contract for 27 AN/ UYK-62(V) Submarine Production Units (SNAP II) for shipboard use. Work will be performed in Norfolk, and is expected to be completed September 30, 1987. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00039-86-C-0592). Free Color Brochure On Fincantieri CNI's Diesel Engines Division The Diesel Engines Division of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., a member of the IRI Group, and one of Europe's major ship- building and diversified organiza- tions, is offering a free full-color brochure on their production facili- ties at Trieste, Italy. The Trieste factory of the Divi- sion, which covers an area of 530,000 square meters, builds G.M.T. design engines (high-, medium- and low- speed), up to the highest power ranges to meet the needs of most industrial and marine markets worldwide. More than 20 color photographs fill the Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani brochure, showing the facili- ties, products and technology of the Diesel Engine Division. One color photograph is a picturesque aerial view of the Trieste facility. The Diesel Engines Division per- forms research, development and design to large-scale production, marketing and after-sales service for gas and oil engines for the marine, industrial and rail traction indus- tries. As part of its after-sales ser- vice to its customers, the Division offers not only the usual guarantees but also long-term maintenance contracts covering labor and spares. For a free copy of this informative brochure on the Diesel Engines Di- vision of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, Circle 27 on Reader Service Card November, 1986 T.A.S.T. To Represent Dan-Vaerft A/S In U.S. And Canadian Markets Dan-Vaerft A/S, which consists of the shipyards Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Frederikshavn Vaerft A/S, and Hel- singoer Reparations Vaerft, S/S, has made an agreement with T.A.S.T. Corporation of New York for T.A.S.T. to be their representative in the American and Canadian mar- kets, effective this fall. 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