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Aker Engineering. The meeting resulted in the selection of five dif- ferent cases to be studied, four for a relatively mild fatigue environment typical of the Gulf of Mexico, and one for a harsh fatigue environ- ment typical of the Norwegian Sea and the Atlantic Ocean west of the Sheltered Islands. A medium deck weight will be studied for both 3,000- ft. and 5,000-ft. (914-m and 1,524- m) water depths in the mild envi- ronment, as well as 3,000 ft. in the harsh environment. A heavy deck weight will be studied for both 3,000- ft. and 5,000-ft. water depths in the mild environment. For more information Circle 53 on Reader Service Card SAIC Wins NOAA Hydrographic Contract Science Applications Interna- tional Corp. (SAIC) has won a con- tract to support hydrographic sur- veys by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service. The one-year contract is valued at more than $1 million, with a potential value of more than $2 million. SAIC and its two major subcontractors, Reson, Inc. and Ocean Surveys, will obtain sounding data in western Long Island Sound, Vineyard Sound and, optionally, Nantucket Sound, using multibeam and side-scan so- nar equipment. Giannotti And AK-WA Merge Giannotti Marine Services, Na- val Architects and Marine Engineers, and AK-WA Shipyard announced a merger. Dr. Julio Giannotti pur- chased the controlling interest pre- viously owned byO.F. (Fred) Olson. The new entity will be the Giannoti Corp., with headquarters in the Port of Tacoma, Wash. Operating divisions will be: AK- WA Shipyard Div., with a yard in Tacoma; the Engineering Div., with offices in Everett, Wash., and Ventura, Calif.; and the Field Ser- vices Div., with facilities in Tacoma and San Diego. The Giannotti Corp. will continue to offer a broad range of shipyard, engineering and operating services to the predecessor companies' long- time commercial and government marine customers. The executive management will be: Julio Giannotti, president and CEO; Frank Johnson, executive vice president and COO; Terry Jenkins, vice president, finance and administration ;Thomas Dyer, vice president, new programs; Phillip Grasser, vice president, engineer- ing division; and Douglas Johnson, vice president, AK-WA shipyard division. For more information on Giannotti Corp. Circle 50 on Reader Service Card FYI: BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY RETRACTABLE AZIMUTHING BOW THRUSTERS AQUAMASTER COMBI TUGS: Existing single-screw tugboats facing obsolescence can have their useful life extended. Fitting a retractable azimuthing bow thruster improves maneuverability, provides redundant takehome power, and can be used to augment the bollard pull of the tug. AQUAMASTER PSV: The retractable azimuthing bow thruster can be a cost- effective means of providing dynamic station keeping capability for platform supply vessels. This configuration provides excellent fuel economy when the vessel is in the standby mode, as well as providing redundant propulsion. For more information please call AQUAMASTER-RAUMA, INC. 504-883-8340 Circle 204 on Reader Service Card I DIRECT DRIVE I HIGH STARTING LINE PULLS I ROPE CAN COME OFF AT ANY ANGLE I EIGHT SIZES AVAILABLE CAN BE ELECTRICALLY-HYDRAULICALLY OR AIR POWERED JEAMAR WINCHES INC. 1051 Clinton St., Buffalo, N.Y. 14206 TEL (716) 854-3211 FAX (716) 854-4141 Newbuildings — Conversions Bulk Carriers Tankers RoRo Vessels Ferries Tugs We have the Experience in Design and Engineering Production Preparing Surveying In our work we use a system of which we have more than 25 years' experience THE STEERBEAR AND TRIBON SYSTEM SteeLCadAB I ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES I Member of the HR-Group Stora Varvsgatan 11E S-211 19 MALMO Sweden Tel: +46 40 348462 Fax: +46 40 348420 m Circle 235 on Reader Service Card Circle 276 on Reader Service Card NEW ORDERS Construnaves Member Ya Bolster Orderbooks Spain's Construnaves me shipyards have reported im newbuilding contracts of late. Astilleros de Huelva signed a ( tract to build a pair of RoRo ($20 million per) for Eston Ro. Shipping of Estonia, with an opti for two additional ships. The ya also building four 5,600-dwt mul purpose containerships ft Lithuanian Multipurpose Ship Finally, the yard will soon deliver pair of advanced-design ferries Spanish owner Isnasa. At the end of last year, CI Freire, located in Galicia, won contract to built a pair of 5,500- refrigerated cargo carriers for tt Spanish owner Maritima del Norte. Member yard Astilleros Armon won an international contract for three 2 x 2,000-bhp tugs for Union de Remorquage et Sauvetage of Bel- gium. There is also the possibility of three additional tugs. Armon, along with Construnaves members Gondan and Zamacona, share an order for seven tugs for the Boluda Group, one of the more active tug and salvage companies in Spain. The contract is pending financing arrangements. For more information Circle 51 on Reader Service Card Ship Meyer Werft Books Cruise Orders The Republic of Indonesia ordered two more passenger ships from Meyer Werft shipyard. These ships are replicas of the 14,000-gt Dobonsolo-type vessels, which mea- sure 481 ft. (146.5 m) long and have a capacity for nearly 2,000 passen- gers. After delivery of the newbuildings by the fall of 1997, the shipyard will have built a total of 24 ships for Indonesia. Presently, the sixteenth passen- ger ship (6,000-grt/l,000 passengers) is nearing completion, with delivery scheduled for next month. For more information on Meyer Werft Circle 49 on Reader Service Card Kvaerner Govan Contracted To Build Vessel A contract was signed between Glasgow-based shipowner Harrisons (Clyde) Ltd. and ship- builder Kvaerner Govan Ltd. to build a platform supply vessel, a vessel to be operated by Stirling Shipping Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harrisons. The vessel is intended to be based in Aberdeen and operated in the U.K. sector of the North Sea. It is scheduled for delivery in June 1996. The contract is the third this year by an affiliate of Harrisons for vessel construction with Clyde- based shipbuilders. For more information on Kvaerner Govan Circle 99 on Reader Service Card 40 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
