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Bethlehem Steel Sells Two Ore Carriers To Oglebay Norton Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, Pa., recently announced it has completed the sale of two of its Great Lakes ore vessels, the Lew- is Wilson Foy and the Sparrows Point, to Oglebay Norton Company, a Cleveland, Ohio-based raw mate- rials and Great Lakes marine trans- portation company. The Foy, built in 1978, is a 1,000- foot-long, self-unloading vessel, which can carry more than 61,000 tons of iron ore pellets. The Spar- rows Point, built in 1952, is 698 feet long with an iron ore pellet capacity of almost 22,000 tons. With the sale of the Foy and the Sparrows Point, Bethlehem Steel's Great Lakes fleet consists of two 1,000-foot vessels, the Stewart J. Cort and the Burns Habor, which are used to transport iron ore pellet from Minnesota to Bethlehem's Burns Harbor, Ind., plant on Lake Michigan. Bethlehem said the sale of the two vessels is in keeping with its overall strategy of selling assets not required to support its core steel business. Bethlehem will recognize a gain in the fourth quarter of 1990 as a result of the sale. Tidewater To Supply 41 Tugs, Barges Under Two Multiyear Contracts Tidewater Inc., New Orleans, La., recently announced that its marine service division, Tidewater Marine Service, Inc., has signed two mul- tiyear contracts that will place 41 pieces of inland towing equipment in service in West Africa. The first contract signed with No- ble Bawden Drilling (West Africa), Ltd., calls for Tidewater to provide 31 tugs and barges to service four marsh drilling rigs. The second con- tract, with Sedco Forex Internation- al Inc., provides 10 tugs and barges to service one marsh rig. All five rigs are contracted to Shell Oil of Nige- ria under long-term arrangements. According to Tidewater chair- man, president and chief executive John P. Laborde, the two con- tracts involve a total of 15 tugs and 26 barges. "The equipment will come from a group of recently ac- quired tugs and barges and from Tidewater's Gulf of Mexico-based inland towing operations, Tidewater Marine Towing," said Mr. La- borde. "But," he added, "Tidewat- er fully intends to remain active in inland towing operations on the Gulf Coast." Rauma Yards Launches Luxury Cruise Ship The Rauma shipyard of Finnish builder Rauma Yards Oy recently launched a luxury expedition cruise ship for the German company Dis- coverer Reederei GmbH. February, 1991 At the ceremony, the vessel was christened M/S Society Adventurer by Ms. Ursel Klein, wife of the president of Discoverer Reederei. The vessel is due for completion this summer, following which she will begin expeditions of two to four weeks duration. Her destinations will include the Arctic and Antarc- tic, the Northwest and Northeast Passages, Indonesia, the Indian Ocean and the rivers and jungles of South America. Marketing and sales, principally to American customers, will be han- dled by the owner's sister company, Society Expeditions in Seattle. The ship has a length of 403 feet, breadth of 59 feet and draft of about 15 feet. She will accommodate 188 passengers in suites. Other orders currently held by Rauma Yards include a sister ship to the Society Adventurer, as well as orders by Finnish owners fpr a 350- berth SSC cruiser for Diamond Cruise Ltd. and a 1,400-berth cruise liner for Oy Sally Line Ab. For free literature detailing the shipbuilding capabilities of Rauma Yards, Circle 56 on Reader Service Card CRUISE+FERRY9 OLYMPIA 2 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION CENTRE LONDON 29-30-31 MAY 1991 Event Programme Day 1 May 29 Cruise + Ferry Exhibition Opens 09.00h Conference Registration 09.00-12.OOh Cruise + Ferry Conference Opens 14.OOh Session 1: Markets and Marketing Session 2: Destination Development Welcome Reception for all Delegates and Exhibitors Day 2 May 30 Cruise + Ferry Exhibition open 09.00-18.OOh Session 3: Shipboard Revenue Session 4: Interior Design Lunch for Registered Delegates Session 5: Operational Efficiency Session 6: Fast Ferries Official Evening Reception for Delegates and Spouses Day 3 May 31 Cruise + Ferry Exhibition open 09.00-17.OOh Session 7: Passenger Terminals and Handling Session 8: Ship Design and Regulations Conference Sessions end: 12.30h Lunch for Registered Delegates Please note that the conference sessions may be expanded and their order amended. Advance Registration The conference advance resistration fee of £348.00 (inclusive of £38.00 VAT) per person applies to registrations received up to 1 February 1991. After that date the full fee is £382.00 (inclusive of £42.00 VAT). Conference fee includes conference papers, participants lists, exhibition catalogue, lunches, coffee breaks and invitations to the Welcome Reception and the Official Evening Reception. Name Position Company Address _ Tel: Fax: Exhibitors (As at 12th December 1990) Colmer & Co (Fabrications) Ltd Rockment A/S Oceanclean Ltd Desso Aero & Marine Carpets Firth Carpets Ltd Chantiers de I'Atlantique C-Tech Systems Jade Werft McNeece TrioVing AS Safeware Ltd BPS Brand -u. Personenschutz Tankard Carpets Ltd Dampa A/S Casino Coin Vulkan Kupplungs-und Getriebau Portland Design Associates Oliver Design Solaglas Blohm +Voss Ruston Diesels Ltd Deerberg-Systeme Maine Engineering Ltd Marinteknik Verkstads AB Societa' Esercizio Cantieri (SEC) FBM Marine Ltd Neue Flensburger Skopos Fabrics Ltd NQEA Australia Pty Ltd Primo Furniture Resopal GmbH Merlin Gerin Architects Group Practice Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd Gayjord Industries (Europe) Ltd Mar'low Ropes Bolidt Kunststoftoepassing BV Flakt Marine Stal Refrigeration EMS International Jos L Meyer GmbH & Co Kvasrner Fjellstrand Cirrus KMV-Westamarin Batservice Industrier Ulstein Norsk Hydro Hydro Alumunium Wartsila Diesel Carlton Building Sen/ices Ste Brissoneau et Lotz Marine Bidnell Phillips Associates NKK Siemens-Nixdorf Alba International A/S Edco Ekenes Industrier Folio Industier Teleste Marine Communication Kamewa Stena Data Studio Acht USON Marketing Maritime Progress Limited MTU Hugh MacKay Pic SWATH Ocean Ltd HMS Castrol Overseas Ltd Port of London Authority Bremer Vulkan AG Kelvin Ross Engineering Ltd Royal Schelde Port of Canaveral Deep Sea Seals Ltd Schichau Seebeckwerft Regency Marine APS-Material Services Oy Brian Shaw Management Brodosplit Shipbuilding Industries Port of Tilbury Aldo-Manta Ltd Brax Shipping AB TNT Shipping Aqua Signal AG Advanced Multi-Hull Designs RFD Ltd Comsat World Systems CLC Marine Services Lloyd Werft Metro Marine Ross Services Polyrey Marine Trading Varialine Metallprofile und Systeme Svensk Sjofarts Tidning Trimline Ltd Port of Genoa MacGregor Navire Centrex Gudbrandsdalens Uldvarefabrik Frydenb0-Mj0iner Heien-Larsen Lyngso-Valmet Marine Sea Services International Selantic Industrier Scanrope Tenfjord Moland Automation The Waugh Company Shoreside Consultants/Tiber Viking Dwinger Marineconsult Hernis Electronics DMT Marinetechnik Flenderwerft Dansk Wilton Odegaard & Danneskoild- Samsoe Cherryforetagen Neue Flensburger Electrolux Marine Marks Pelle Vavare To register for the conference send fee with above form to: Cruise + Ferry Secretariat, 2 Station Road, Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 1QP, England Tel: (0923) 776363 Fax: (0923) 777206 Telex: 924312 Circle 216 on Reader Service Card 73
