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Meyer Werft Delivers Binaiya To Indonesia On April 30, 1994, Meyer Werft shipyard of Papenburg, Germany delivered another 6,000 grt passen- ger ship to the Indonesian Ministry of Communications/Directorate General of Sea Communication, Jakarta. Before delivery, the newbuilding — with a length of 327 ft. (99.8 m) and a breadth of 59 ft. (18 m) — was namedBinaiya (after a mountain on the island of Seram, province of Maluku) by the Indone- sian Minister for Social Affairs, Dr. Endang Kusuma Inten Soeweno. This newbuilding has a capacity for 970 passengers and is already the 14th passenger ship for Indone- sia. Delivery of ship No. 15 will also take place during this year, and in 1995 the yard will deliver another /essel of this type to Indonesia. Meyer Werft will then have built a ;otal of 22 ships (16 passenger ves- sels, five cargo/passenger ships and >ne gas tanker) for Indonesia. Two main engines with an out- Dut of 1,600 kW each provide 3inaiya with a service speed of 15 mots. The Binaiya will be em- jloyed on the inter-island route of 3arepare - Surabaya - Batulicin - Balikpapan - Sangkurilang - Tolitoli Kwandang - Bitung. According to tfeyer Werft, 16 passenger ships rom Germany are the basis for a ailor-made infrastructure of the ndonesian inter-island shipping raffic. For more information on »Ieyer Werft, Circle 83 on Reader Service Card VPL and TMM To Offer Joint rans-Pacific Service American President Lines (APL) nd Transportacion Maritima lexicana (TMM) said that as of lay they now offer a joint weekly, xed-day, all-water container ser- ice between Asia and ports on the 'acific coast of Mexico. It will re- ortedly be the first service of its ind linking the two markets. While APL offers an intermodal ption that combines trans-Pacific cean carriage to the U.S. West oast with rail or truck connec- ons into Mexico, the new, direct jrvice will eliminate the need for ouble customs entries. Also in May, TMM — under its lexican Line operation — will im- rove its regular container service 3tween Asia and the U.S., through s alliance with APL. By using ots on APL's trans-Pacific vessels, le TMM service will extend to June, 1994 Oakland and Seattle, in addition to Southern California, which is pres- ently served by TMM, and as far south as Singapore and Port Klang, in Asia. Also the TMM service will be upgraded to a fixed-day, weekly schedule from its 8.5-day rotation. The alliance — and resulting ser- vice improvements — have been made possible through a slot charter agreement that will allow APL and TMM to utilize space aboard each other's trans-Pacific containerships. The first sailing of the joint Mexico service was scheduled to arrive at Manzanillo, Mexico on June 7 from Asia. Under the new service for Mexico, cargo originating in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong or Taiwan will ride on one of seven containerships bound directly for the modern Mexican ports of Manzanillo and Lazaro Cardenas. The vessels will utilize APL terminal facilities in Kobe and Kaohsiung. Cargo originating at outlying Asian ports will be relayed to TMM vessels at Taiwan or Japan via APL containerships. Both carriers will offer "store- door" (doorstep) service to and from key interior points in Mexico, in- cluding Mexico City, Guadalajara, Leon, Aquascalientes, Cuernavaca, Puebla,QueretaroandToluca. They will market their services separately and coordinate their own custom- ers' cargo moves. Circle 231 on Reader Service Card STOP FIGHTING CONTROLS HYDROHELM "/oi a taucA" MARINE SYSTEMS, INC. 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