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Cathelco Group Acquires Ailsa-Perth Shipbuilders U.K-based Ailsa-Perth yard has been bought by the Cathelco Group, a British marine engi- neering company. "We have been seeking opportunities to diversify our business in the marine field over the last few years and we have had an interest in the yard for some con- siderable time. Ailsa-Perth will fit well into our long term strategy and we are committed to adding new shipbuilding orders to the well established sectors of the business," said Justin Salisbury, managing director of the Cathelco Group. A ferry for the Orkeny Islands Council, the first new ship to leave the yard for 10 years, will be launched in the spring, re- establishing a tradition of shipbuilding which began at the Troon site in 1843. For more information on Cathelco Circle 145 on Reader Service Card larossi Reports Strong Year For ABS In a report presented at the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Annual Meeting, Chairman Frank F. larossi said, "The vessels classed, contracts received for classing new vessels and year-end-new-vessel orderbook all surpassed the levels registered in 1994 by sizable mar- gins." He also reported that ABS consolidated revenue reached $229 million in 1995, versus $197 million in 1994. Mr. larossi commented on the success of SafeHull 96 and SafeNet tech- nology. Addressing the human element, he said: "Another major area in which ABS has been striving individually and cooperatively is the complex one of the human factor in marine safety. During the year, ABS held numerous seminars on ISM and ISO, while assisting more than 100 owners to implement management systems. In 1996 we plan to add a linkage to the revised STCW code to help the industry bet- ter understand these new requirements." Princess Orders Another Cruise Ship Princess Cruises has ordered another sister- ship to Sun Princess, which debuted in December 1995. The new ship — to be built by Fincantieri — will be named Sea Princess, and is scheduled to enter service in early i999. Together with its sisterships Sun Princess, Dawn Princess and Grand Princess, this order brings the number of Grand Class ships which Princess will introduce by 1999 to four. The contract price for 77,000-ton, 1,950-passenger Sea Princess is $295 million. NASSCO Holds Naming Ceremony Stephanie Shughart, widow of Sergeant First Class Randall D. Shughart, recently christened the USNS Shughart at NASSCO. Also attending the cermony were: Assistant Secretary of the Navy John W. Douglass; General Dennis J. Reimer, Army chief of staff; Herbert and Lois Shughart; U.S. Senator J. Robert Kerrey; and Richard H. Vortmann, NASSCO president. Hatch And Kirk Buys Fuel Product Line Hatch and Kirk, Inc. has purchased the majority of the fuel injection manufacturing and remanufacturing assets of Korody Colyer from CR Services of Chicago. Hatch & Kirk will relocate the Korody Colyer facilities within the Los Angeles, Calif., area. MarAd Makes Final Push To Sign Up Companies For SMM '96 With the U.S. selected as the prestigious partner country for the SMM '96 exhibition, the Maritime Administration is trying to gather as many companies as possible to exhibit in Hall 1, the partner country pavilion. The U.S. Pavilion at SMM already has the support of MarAd, the American Shipbuilding Association, the American Waterways Shipyard Conference, the Foreign Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, the Shipbuilders Council of America, the American Machinery Association and Maritech. Aside from these organizations, MarAd reports that the following companies have already signed on to exhibit in the pavilion: Alabama Shipyard Automated Marine Propulsion Avondale Industries Bardex Corp. Claremont Corp. Dry Air Technology GE Marine & Industrial Engines Gulfco International Newport News Shipbuilding Marinette Marine Corp. Hopeman Brothers Houston Ship Repair In-Place Machining International Marine Software Maritime Services Corp. Marine Accommodations Inc. Omnithruster Permastoprust Scale Reproductions Todd Pacific Shipyards Trinity Marine Group Victaulic Corp. For more information on joining the U.S. Pavilion at SMM '96, contact Shawn Ireland, Maritime Administration, at tel: (202) 366-5787; fax: 1202) 366-5522. P.O. BOX 994 15080 Ferrol La Coruna - Spain Tel. (3481) 34 3211 Fax (3481) 34 3252 ASTANDER P.O. BOX 10 39080 El Astillero Cantabria - Spain Tel. (3442) 54 0050 Fax (3442) 54 0026 A i CADIZ P.O. BOX 39 11080 Cadiz Spain Tel. (3456) 27 3350 Fax (3456) 27 8362 ASTILLEROS ESPANOLES May, 1996 Circle 208 on Reader Service Card 17
