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Can we give you a Hand? With Ultra Heavy Duty Hand Winches with Automatic Braking that holds loads and prevents recoil. Six different series - A Hand Winch for every application. WG Series Heavy Duty Hand Winch • Six sizes 550 lbs. Lift t o 11,000 lbs. Lift. • Large Drum to rope ratio for longer rope life. • Two speed feature on larger models. CW Series Compact Hand Winch • Three sizes 150 lbs. lift to 550 lbs. lift. • Rugged aluminum construction - lightweight. • Enclosed gears. • Removable crank - under load. WSG Series Sealed Gear Hand Winch • Three sizes available - 550lbs. to l,650lbs. lift. • Completely sealed gears - permanently lubricated. • Large drum to rope ratio. On The Cover JeamarWinches Your First Choice for Winching Solutions 1051 Clinton Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14206 TEL: (716) 854-3211 FAX: (716) 854-4141 Send for our Master Catalogue for a full description of all our models. Circle 275 on Reader Service Card Pictured on this month's cover is Z-Two, the second of two 95-ft. (29-m), 4,400-hp multi-role troctor tugs under construction at Halter Marine. Built for Tugz International of Cleveland, Z-Two is slated for service in coastal and ocean operations, as well as on the Great Lakes. Designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants, the boat is powered by Caterpillar diesel engines driving Ulstein Z-Drives. Please refer to this month's Workboat coverage, beginning on page 52, for more on this new vessel type, as well as information on related developments from around the world. 30 EUROPEAN UPDATE Ulstein delivers another of its UT 700 series offshore support vessels ... Two new plat- form supply vessels built in Scotland for Stirling Shipping enter service with Shell U.K. Exploration & Production. — by Carol Fulford & Andy Smith 52 WORKBOAT ANNUAL The mood before the International Workboat Show is buoyant as Gulf of Mexico busi- ness and prospects remain hot. Catch up on some of the latest vessels to hit the waters here and abroad. 110 OIL SPILL TECHNOLOGY The latest recovery effort in Portland, Maine, restores faith in the maritime industry. Striving to perfect technologies and create effective spill networks, the industry proves it can and will take responsibility for cleanup. — by Bridget Murphy, associate editor ALSO IN THIS EDITION 8 NEW DESIGN: 'Tanker of the Future" debuts at SMM '96. 22 Legislative Update 37 Contracts Awarded 41 PROPULSION UPDATE: MTU/DDC introduce two new engines. 50 Recent Ship Sales 78 NAV/COM REVIEW: Overview of the latest advancements in navigation/communications equipment. 91 Peeple A Company News 98 NEW TONNAGE: Avondale christens first double hull tanker for AHL. 113 FERLISHIP's New Contracts Received 124 Orderbook Statistics 126 PROPULSION UPDATES: For the first time since announcing intentions to merge, Wartsila and New Sulzer hold joint meeting to ™ »-*-.<•-,,- discuss new engine updates. 133 Calendar of Events 14 CRUISE INDUSTRY ROUND-UP — by Bridget Murphy, associate editor Subscriptions: One full year (12 issues) SI 8.00 in U.S.; outside of U.S. $96.00 including postage and handling. For subscription information, contact: Dale Barnett, fax: (212) 254-6271. AND ENGINEERING NEWS ISSN-0025-3448 USPS-016-750 No. 11 Vol. 58 118 East 25th Street New York, NY 10010 (212) 477-6700 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. Founder: John J. O'Malley 1905 - 1980 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Mailed at Periodicals 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. Canada Post International Publications Mail Product (Canadian Distribution) Sales Agreement No. 0970700. Printed in U.S.A. Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. © 1996 Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Member INTERNATIONAL (? Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
