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PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT WITH AN OMNIPURE® MARINE SANITATION DEVICE. CRUISE INDUSTRY PROBLEM: limited space; obsolete existing systems; shipyard availability; untrained operators. SOLUTION: OMNIPURE :M\-- OFFSHORE INDUSTRY PROBLEM: limited space & weight; strict compliance with regulations; equipment exposed to the elements. SOLUTION: OMNIPURE MERCHANT SHIRRING PROBLEM: limited capital euuip- ment funds; small crews; extended maintenance periods. SOLUTION: OMNIPURE NAVAL VESSELS PROBLEM: adverse operating conditions; NATO compatibility; exacting design criteria. SOLUTION: OMNIPURE With 12 standard models to accommo- date crews from 6 to 500+, ELTECH has an OMNIPURE unit just right for you. Or we can custom design one for larger applications and specifications. Contact us or your nearest ELTECH International representative for more information or a free product brochure. OMNIPURE is a USCG certified Type II Marine Sanitation devicc. It is also certified by the IMO and many other regulatory organizations. OMNIPURE is a registered trademark of ELTECH Systems Corporation. O^O E1TECH ^ ELTECH International Corporation A subsidiary of ELTECH Systems Corporation 12850 Boumewood Drive Sugar Land, Texas 77478 Tlx: 795459 Tel: (713)240-6770 Fax: (713)240-6762 Geneva Branch: 18, Chemin des Aulx 1228 Plan-les-Ouates / Geneva. Switzerland Tel: 41(22)794 3384 Fax: 41(22)794 4170 Circle 214 on Reader Service Card ON THE COVER The "Wels" is a 23,400-dwt, double-hull tanker built by Kiel, Germany-based Lindenau. Turn to page 14to read about 1992's Outstanding Oceangoing Ships. The inset picture is of the Westamarin Foilcat 2900, an MTU - powered fast ferry (see story, page 38). INSIDE: Outstanding Oceangoing Ships of 1992 12 Naval Technology and Ship- building: Sealift Update 25 Fast Ferry Orders Are Flying In Europe 38 USSC Aims To Rejuvinate U.S. Shipbuilding 47 World Shipbuilding Update U.S. Boatbuilding Report 49 53 INMARSAT Passes The Test 56 Carrier Corp. Buys Seacold Factory For $ 19 Million Carrier Corporation recently bought the Seacold container re- frigeration machinery factory from Sea Containers of Singapore. The purchase price was $19 million. Carrier Corporation indicated that it has been looking to expand the manufacturing base of its sub- sidiary Carrier Transicold in South- east Asia for quite awhile. Carrier Corporation is a sub- sidiary of United Technologies Cor- poration, which produces a broad range of high technology products and support services. MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News Editorial and Executive Offices 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 (212) 477-6700 • ITT Telex: 424768 MARINTI Telefax: (212) 254-6271 Publishers: Editorial Director: Editor: Managing Editor: News Editor: Technical Editor: Editorial Consultant: Production Manager: Asst. Production Manager: Circulation Manager: Regional Sales Manager: Regional Sales Manager: Regional Sales Manager: CHARLES P. 0'MALLEY JOHN E. 0'MALLEY JOHN C. 0'MALLEY CHARLES P. 0'MALLEY JOHN SNYDER GREG TRAUTHWEIN MELANIE A. QUICK M. JAMES SINGLETON III JAMES R. McCAUL CHRISTINE T. MISKIEWICZ HELEN CANAVAN DALE L. BARNETT DANIEL A. ARNOLD LUCIA ANNUNZIATA JOANNE GAMBERT Advertising Circulation and Sales Offices 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 Telephone (212)477-6700 u. s. Gulf States Scandinavia United Kingdom Italy Germany Switzerland Korea REPRESENTATIVES MR. JAMES N. McCLINTOCK Wheelhouse One Building 634 Village Lane North, Suite 205 Mandeville, LA 70448 Telephone: (504) 626-7990 Telefax: (504) 624-5163 MR. STEPHAN R. G. ORN AB Stephan R.G. Orn Box 184, S-27100 Ystad, Sweden Telephone: 46 411-18400 Telefax: 46 411 10531 MR.MICHAEL J. DAMSELL Euromedia Ltd. P.O. Box 122 Hayward's Heath West Sussex RH16 1YF, ENGLAND Telephone:0444 417360 Telefax:0444 417360 MR. VITTORIO F. NEGRONE Ediconsult Internazionale Piazza Fontane Marose, 3-16123 Genova, Italy Telephone: (010) 583520 Telefax: (010) 566578 Telex: 211197 EDINTI MR.THEO ANTHONY AM Lerchenberg 22 D-2112 Jestenburg bei Hamburg, Germany Telephone: 4183-5541 Fax: 4183-5543 MR.C.H. PARK Far East Marketing Inc. Rm. 508, Chungmu Building 10, 2-ka, Pil-dong, Chung ku. Seoul, Korea Telephone: (02) 265 - 5043 Fax: (02) 277 - 5148 MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS No. 12 ISSN-0025-3448 Volume 54 118 EAST 25th STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10010 (212) 477-6700 ESTABLISHED 1939 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Mailed at Second Class Postage Rates at Waterbury, CT 06701 and additional mail- ing offices. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010. Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of edi- torial material. Member VBPA Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
