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SHOW PREVIEW 4th International Conference On High Speed Marine Craft September 7-9, Kristiansand, Norway The 4th International Conference on High Speed Marine Craft will focus on the challenges related to transport economy, safety, human factors and environmental aspects of fast sea transportation. To be held at the Hotel Caledonien, Kristiansand, Norway, the confer- ence program will feature sessions titled Fast Short Sea Shipping, En- vironmental Aspects (of fast sea transportation), Safe Operation of High Speed Marine Craft, and Hu- man Factors (in relation to fast sea transportation). Topics addressed during the sessions include "The Effect of Speed on Transport Economy," "The Need of High Speed Marine Craft in Cargo Transporta- tion," "Exhaust Gas Emission from Diesel Engines in High Speed Craft," "IMO's Rules and Regula- tions for Pollution and Safety Ef- fects on Operability of High Speed Craft," "Operation of High Speed Craft in Congested International Waters," "Safe Operation of High Speed Marine Craft," "Human Fac- tor in Bridge Design and Opera- tional Aspects," and "Resource Man- agement and Crew Training." For more information, contact the Nor- wegian Society of Chartered Engi- neers, P.O. Box 2312 Solli, N-0201 Oslo, Norway, tel: +47 22 94 75 02; fax: +47 22 94 75 02. Moran Christens Trinity-Built Barge Connecticut A double-hulled barge designed and built to deliver oil to Northeast Utilities (NU) generat- ing stations was christened by owner Moran Power Company of Greenwich, Conn. The 325-ft. (99.1-m) 40,000 barrel capacity barge Connecticut has been chartered to NU. "The Connecticut was built to protect the environment during delivery of oil to shallow tidewater locations and has a double hull of reinforced steel with spill rails surrounding the deck perimeter. It also is equipped with a high- level alarm system to prevent the overloading of any tank ... and onboard pollution response equipment includes 1,200 ft. (366 m) of oil containment boom and absorbent pads to aid in any potential clean-up operations," said Malcolm W. MacLeod, president and CEO of Moran Tow- ing. The Connecticut will also supply NU's three other oil-burning stations at Montville on the Thames River, Devon on Long Island Sound, and the Norwalk Harbor Station. The barge was built by Trinity Marine, Beau- mont, Texas. For more information on Trinity Circle 50 on Reader Service Card By Willard Marine Inc. The U.S.A."s Leading Builder Of Rigid Inflatable Boats We go to extraordinary lengths to build high quality RIBs you can count on for fast rescue, law enforcement, & survey, diving, tour and tough work-place applications. For more information, contact: WILLARD MARINE, IIMC. 1250 N. Grove Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 Phone: 714-666-2150 • Fax: 714-632-8136 Established 1956 ALSO WESTERN DISTRIBUTOR FOR NAUTICA RIGID INFLATABLE BOATS NOL, Tosco In Pact To Move Crude Oil Tosco Corp.'s Bayway Refining Company, whicl operates a 260,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Lin den, N.J., entered into a 12-year tanker charte: with Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd. (NOL) of Singapor< for the charter of three 100,000-dwt crude oi tankers. The tankers will be built to Bayway's specifica tions at Samsung Heavy Industries of South Ko rea. Each tanker will have six pairs of tank segregated by a centerline bulkhead and will b double sided and double bottomed. Flender Werft, Lubeck Launches M/V Santa Maddalena The containership M/V Santa Maddalena wa launched July 1,1994 at the Flender Werft, Lubec for shipowner Claus-Peter Offen, Hamburg. The ship is a newbuilding of the FW 1800-type The Santa Maddalena is 597 ft. (182 m) Ion with a breadth of 92 ft. (28 m), depth of 52.5 ft. (1 m) and draft of 38 ft. (11.5 m). The deadweigt capacity of the vessel is 30,000 dwt. The vessel is equipped with four cranes fc carrying 1,921 containers in six tiers on deck an in holds, where they are stowed in fixed 40-ft. ce guides. Propulsion is by a crosshead MAN B&W 6S6 MC, with a rating of 12,240 kW at 105 rpm. Th: propulsion package helps provide a service spee of 20 knots. The vessel is scheduled for delivery i November 1994. For more information on Flender Werft Circle 52 on Reader Service Card 92 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Solas 540 O.B. Circle 268 on Reader Service Card