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Sea-Land To Repower Huge Containerships With MAN B&W Gensets Sea-Land Service, Inc., Edison, N.J., has signed a multimillion-dol- lar contract with MAN B&W Diesel A/S, Holeby Diesel, Denmark, for repowering the generating sets on board its twelve 4,140-TEU Atlantic Class containerships, formerly U.S. Lines' Econships. Under the contract, Holeby Die- sel will manufacture and install three diesel engines, model 6L28/32, ecr output 1,075 kw at 720 rpm, per vessel, or a total of 36 engines. The engines are to be coupled together with existing alternators, each of 1,000 kw. The contract between Sea-Land Service Inc. and Holeby Diesel is noteworthy because the installation of the gensets will be completed during the vessels' normal liner service on the U.S. East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico prior to their trans-Atlantic voyage to Europe. Both the shipowner and engine manufacturer believe that this com- prehensive repowering program is a remarkable feat and a milestone in the history of the merchant marine industry, since the project will be MARINE EQUIPMENT CATALOG IS NOW AVAILABLE... In Shipyards, Vessel Operating Companies, Marine Design Firms and Naval Procurement Offices of all N.A.T.O. Navies worldwide... wherever marine and naval equipment and products are needed, the Marine Equipment Catalog is there. A Complete ILLUSTRATED Purchasing Guide for Vessel Owners, Shipbuilders, Naval Architects and Purchasing Agents and Naval Procurement Offices. EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS FOR EVERY MARINE & NAVAL USE FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY Please send copies of the NEW Annual 1991 Marine Equipment Catalog at only $32 per copy. [ Enclosed is my remittance for $32. Bill me. J Bill my company. Name I war *tJS*xnt Company _ Address City State. Zip Country Signature _ SPECIAL HALF PRICE OFFER ONLY $32.00 (Limited Quantity) IN CIRCULATION WORLDWIDE MARINE EQUIPMENT CATALOG MARITIME REPORTER/ENGINEERING NEWS, 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 Telephone: (212) 477-6700 - Fax:(212)254-6271 performed without disturbing the vessels' normal service. Holeby Diesel's present order book stands at approximately 600 engines totaling 800,000 bhp, 400 of which are being manufactured by Holeby Diesel's licensees in South Korea, China, Brazil, Spain and Yugoslavia. For free literature detailing the engine line of MAN B&W Diesel, Holeby Diesel, Circle 70 on Reader Service Card SNAME Names Kiss New President The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) recently elected Ronald K. Kiss president of the society for a two- year term beginning January 1, 1991. Mr. Kiss is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ships, Office of the Assistant of the Navy, Ship- building. Mr. Kiss will succeed Ar- thur J. Haskell, who has been the society president since 1988. Mr. Kiss has made varied and substantial contributions to the ma- rine field, primarily in the area of ship design and construction. Alfa-Laval Separation Dedicates Headquarters In Warminster, Pa. Alfa-Laval Separation, Inc. re- cently held "Inauguration" cere- monies to dedicate the company's $20-million expansion and renova- tion of its Mearns Road facilities in Warminster, Pa.. The ceremonies, which included a keynote address by Bucks County, Pa., Congressman Peter Kostmayer, officially de- signated Warminster as the compa- ny's North America headquarters. Alfa-Laval has also undertaken a massive overhaul of the manufac- turing operations within the War- minster plant. Erdle Perforating Offers Perforated Metals For Marine Applications Charlotte, N.C.-based Erdle Per- forating of Carolina, Inc., a metal perforating and fabricating compa- ny established in 1870, offers design and manufacturing assistance with specialized, shipboard habitability applications for perforated metals. Erdle routinely perforates to MIL. SPEC. S - 12875 B: 040 alumi- num for ventilation systems, as well as perforating vinyl-clad aluminum for bulkheads and ceilings to help reduce noise. Erdle Perforating serves its cus- tomers' needs from three conven- ient locations: Charlotte, N.C., Ro- chester, N.Y., and Fort Erie, Ontar- io, Canada. For more information and a free capabilities brochure, Circle 49 on Reader Service Card 12 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
