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u ID MOBILE THE COMPLETE WORLDWIDE INMARSAT SERVICE PROVIDER Calling Card Programs Information Delivery ' Specialized Billing Voice Transmission • Data Transmission 56/64 kpbs • Operator Services MOBILE JOHN MARRA Bethesda. MI) 301-214-8700 FAX: 301-214-8701 DAVID JOHNSON Houston, TX 713-480-9555 FAX: 713-388-5380 MARGIE HERMAN Mill Vallev, a 415-388-3780 FAX: 415-388-5380 PHOEBE EVANS Bethesda, MD 301-214-8724 F.AX: 301-214-8701 ROBERT HOKIN Rcdhill. Surrey UK 44(0) 1737 779 778 FAX: 44 (0) 1737 769 546 Circle 288 on Reader Service Card ON THE COVER The communications net satellite service providers have spun around the planet also serves i net, allowing ships to communicate from — and be contacted in — nearly any place on promoting safety and offering an unprecedented convenience at sea. A special Satellite nications Service section starts on p. 38 (cover photo, and photo on p. 38, courtesy of St 28 CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY ANNUAL: Legislative matters on the national and international level in regards to subsi- dies, safety, and equipment top the agenda for cruise ship owners. 48 DIESEL POWER ANNUAL: Diesel engine manufacturers are con- tinually pressed to comply to ever-tight- ening environmental regulations, while increasing performance and maintain- ing price. In the Diesel Annual, compa- nies report on recent progress. 56 CAD/CAM SYSTEMS & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY: CAD/CAM ship models empower shipbuilders to anticipate hurdles and streamline production, and allow shipyards a flexibility in design and production never before realized. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: 22 EUROPEAN UPDATE: Scottish yard RRD performs a technically deman< ship lengthening — by Carol Fulford & Andy Smith, contributing editors 46 FERLISHIP's World Shipbuilding Contracts 69 Matson Takes Environmental Initiative: The com pa i waste reduction program stays a step ahead of MARPOL regulations. — by Bridget A. Murphy, assistant editor 77 Fast Action Reader Service Card 82 Classifieds MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS 118 East 25th Street New York, NY 10010 (212) 477-6700 ISSN-0025-3448 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or oth- erwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. No. 7 Volume 57 Founder: John J. O'Malley 1905-1980 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published monthly by Mari- time Activity Reports, Inc. Mailed at Second Class Postage Rates at Waterbury, CT 06701 and additional mailing 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 editorial material. © 1995 Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Member WBPi • INTERNATI0 Business Publication: Audit of Circulation, In 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering New;
