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COMSAT Laboratories Receives Army Contract A team of COMSAT Laborato- ries, Magnavox, and Marconi Se- cure Radio of the U.K., has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Com- mand (CEDOM) for the development and limited production of the Uni- versal Modem System (UMS). The COMSAT portion of the con- tract is valued at more than $7 mil- lion. As a subcontractor to the prime contractor Magnavox, COMSAT Laboratories will be responsible for the development of network and con- trol software within the Interim System Planning Computer (ISPC) portion of the UMS. The UMS is intended to be the signal processing element of super high frequency ground, airborne and shipboard terminals which commu- nicate through certain U.S., U.K., French and NATO military satel- lites. COMSAT is a publicly traded cor- poration providing international and domestic fixed and mobile commu- nications and services and conducts research on advanced communica- tions techniques. For free literature on COMSAT Laboratories, Circle 35 on Reader Service Card DLI Opens East Coast Sales Office—Receives $11 Million MSC Contract DLI Engineering Corporation of Bainbridge Island, Wash., has an- nounced the opening of its new engi- neering and sales office in Annapo- lis, Md. The opening of the new site re- flects DLI's continued expansion in the machinery condition monitoring market in the eastern U.S., and its recent $11.6 million contract enables it to provide monitoring equipment, services and software to the Mili- tary Sealift Command (MSC) in Washington, D.C. Now in its 26th year, DLI Engi- neering Corporation is a worldwide supplier of machinery condition analysis services, portable and fixed vibration monitoring systems and expert system software for commer- cial and military clients. For more information, Circle 33 on Reader Service Card World Ship Orders Up In Second Quarter The most recent quarterly statis- tics show a significant upturn in world shipbuilding activity after a drop-off in activity at the end of last year, especially in the tanker sector. According to the quarterly ship- building return published by Lloyd's Register, the total world order book increased by 1.8 million gross tons (gt) to 39.6 million gt at the end of June 1991, compared with the level three months earlier. Uncommenced orders increased by 1.2 million gt to 25.4 million gt (1,202 ships), while tonnage under construction at 14.2 million gt (1,222 ships) was 0.5 mil- lion gt higher than at the end of March 1991. New orders received during the second quarter amounted to 5.3 mil- lion gt, compared with 3.2 million gt in the first quarter of this year and 1.9 million gt in the fourth quarter of 1990. The total tanker order book in- creased by 1.5 million gt to 20.7 million gt, or 52.3 percent of the total order book. Tanker tonnage under construction totaled 6.6 mil- lion gt, while uncommenced orders totaled 14.1 million gt. NORSHIPCO Wins $8.3 Million Overhaul Of Navy Drydock Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. (NORSHIPCO) of Norfolk, Va., was recently awarded an $8.3 mil- lion contract for the regular over- haul of the medium auxiliary repair drydock USS Shippingport (ARDM- 4). The contract, N00024-85-H-8195, was awarded by the Naval Sea Sys- tems Command, Washington, D.C. For confidence above-use Cummins power below Choosing an engine for your boat means selecting the power source for your busi- ness. When you bet your livelihood on the ability of that machine to perform, you need to feel confident about the decision. So choose Cummins. After being a leader in marine diesel technology for more than 70 years, our name is associated with words like "reliable," "durable" and "de- pendable." Our worldwide network of service locations means quality service and parts are never far away. In the commercial marine market our C Series engine provides remarkable power to weight ratios. The in-line, 6 cylinder, 8.3 liter block guarantees more muscle per pound. Available at both 300hp/2500rpm Medium Continuous and 250hp/2100rpm Continuous duty ratings. Light weight. Heavy duty. Fuel efficient. Engineered to work hard. Built to last long. Economical to buy. Efficient to run. Cummins. The Confident Choice. Contact any of these Cummins Marine diesel experts for more information Cummins Americas, Inc. 16085 N. W. 52nd Avenue Hialeah, FL 33014 U.S.A. (305)621-4451 Cummins Engine Company, Inc. Box 3005 Columbus, IN 47202-3005 U.S.A. 1-800-DIESELS Cummins Diesel Australia 2 Caribbean Drive Scoresby, Victoria 3179 Australia (61-3)765-3222 Cummins Diesel Sales Corporation 8 Tanjong Penjuru Jurong Industrial Estate Singapore 2260 (65)265-0155 Cummins Engine Company Limited 46-50 Coombe Road New Maiden Surrey KT3 4 QL England (44-81)949-6171 ©1991 Cummins Engine Company, Inc. Circle 253 on Reader Service Card 24 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
