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Schichau Seebeckwerft Launches Eighth BV 1600-Type Containership For Conti Reederei The Contship France, the eighth container vessel of the BV 1600- class ordered by Conti Reederei from the Vulkan Group, was recently launched by Schichau Seebeckwerft AG, of Bremerhaven, Germany, a member of the group. The 23,094-dwt containership is 535.8 feet in length, has a 90.2-foot breadth and a maximum draught of 35 feet. A BV/MAN B&W 6L60MC diesel engine, generating 10,440 kW, will drive the Contship France at a speed of 18.3 knots. The vessel's design container capacity will be 1,597 teu. After the ship's scheduled delivery in mid-February, 1993, she will be the sixth vessel in Conti Reederei's CONTSHIP FRANCE Equipment List Main engines MAN B&W Propeller Ostermann Shafting Simplex Bowthruster Jastram Thruster engines Wartsila Generators Siemens Engine controls Stein Sohn Steering controls Frydenboe Deck machinery Rrnhl Coatings Jotun, Bufa, Tenax, Sigma VHF and SSB radios Hagenuk Radar .Atlas Elektronik Loran Hagenuk Compass and Autopilot. Anschutz Pumns KSR fleet to be longterm chartered to Contship Container Lines, Ipswich, U.K. The Contship France will be operat- ing within the frame of the Contship Group for Eagle Container Lines on the Europe to Australia and Far East route. The ship is to be managed by NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH & Company, KG, Buxtehude, Germany, a subsidiary of Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG. For additional information about the yard services and facilities available from Schichau Seebeckwerft, Circle 26 on Reader Service Card The Contship Barcelona, sistership of the recently launched Contship France. We'll never decommission the fleet The Denison axial piston hydraulic pump packaged for a marine power steering application. The Navy's standard PV62 axial piston pump and motor by Hagglunds Denison. At 47 years of age, still (and always) the standard for high pressure fixed or variable shipboard appli- cations. Together with PV61 and PV63, and the brand new P24 and P30 units from our proven Gold Cup family, our piston equipment meets the rigid requirements of the Navy. Quiet, rugged, and dependable. Backed with excellent service and support. Phone us at (513) 644-4516. Made in the USA. Let us provide you with more detailed information. HAGGLUNDS DENISON The difference is inside Circle 259 on Reader Service Card Assistance with U.S. Oil Pollution Act OPA '90 The U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA '90) imposes many regulations upon tank vessels regarding design, operation, spill response, and equipment. Determining which of these complex regulations apply, their interpretation and implications is difficult enough. But when the require- ments of local jurisdictions are factored into the equation, the situation can become bewildering. ABS, through its subsidiary ABS Marine Services, Inc. (ABS MSI), has a dedicated consulting service available to owners and operators for helping them understand then- position. ABS MSI can also assist in taking necessary actions such as preparing contingency and response plans, preparing environmental audits, and organizing rapid response teams. More quality services to the Marine Industry from ABS. HOUSTON Capt. Tim Leitzell Tel: (713) 874-6419 Fax: (713) 874-9551 LONDON Robin Goatley Tel: (44-71) 377-4422 Fax: (44-71)377-4417 SINGAPORE C.L. Sam Tel: (65) 353-5713 Fax: (65) 353-3454 ABS FOUNDED 16o2 AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING & AFFILIATED COMPANIES Offices in 159 Major Ports Corporate Office: Two World Trade Center. 106th Floor, New York. NY. USA 10048 Tel: (212) 839-5000 Telex: 232099 ABNY UR Fax:(212)839-5130 'asBiBssaBassssssasgssaiassssssssaaaaasasas^^ Circle 246 on Reader Service Card 54 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
