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and building la series of six seismic vessels for V Western Atlas of Houston betwW 1991 and 1995. The Nonyegian-developed Ramform concept^nvolving a rad- ical hull shape resulting from an exceptionally wide beam, has received a considerable boost as the basis for tyo state-of-the-art seismic vessel /ewbuildings. The $180-million /order, awarded by marine seismic contractor Petroleum [ Geo-Services to Langsten Slip & Baatbyggeri, fol- lowed the introduction in 1995 of Ramform Exp\rer and Ramform Challenger. Ramform Explorer marked a fundamental departure in seismic ship design, allowing multiple streamers to »e simultaneously deployed from(the vessel's broad, aft working platform. It is under- stood that /he latest tonnage will be more dowerful and offer even more streamer winches than the 16 incorporated in Ramform Challenger. Vjmoe Sterkoder at Kristiansund has recently sealed a contract for a third vessel of an advanced new /type conceived for the Baltic pap«r export trade. The completion fly the yard of the 7,620-dwt, flnst-of-class Transgard in June lyra signaled a major new stage in/the development of the Finnish-owned forestry products carrie/ fleet. The stern-ramped Transgard has been designed for carrying sto-ro freight underdeck, with a break-in of cassettes on the after part of the tweendeck, and with capacity for 321 TEU con- tainers oh. the weatherdeck. Mariehamn-oased Bror Husell Chartering took delivery of the lead vessel, whfle the Turku firm Engship is scheduled to receive the second-of-clkss this month, and the third /in September of 1998. An additional three new- buildings, employing a similar design concept but with an increased Jfength and deadweight of 8,800 Irons, are due to be deliv- ered ift 1997/98 to United Shipping of Mariehamn by Fosen Mek Vferksteder. All six ships were ordered on the strength of long- term charter agreements with the Finnish forestry goods exporter TransfennicfeL The design provides a response to\hanges in the com- position of thfet Finnish export trade to continental Europe, notably the increasing volumes of copier or sheetefl paper conveyed on rolltnuJp^Tor cassettes, while realizing new targets in trans- New Waste System Design Minimizes Space Requirements Norsk Hydro Waste Treatment reportedly installed its first waste treatment system on a cruise ship in 1981 on the S/S Norimy- Its operating experi- M tpt&ily new tecl a % crtHSe promises to mini- el nic phies tems onboar new design mize space requirements, and the system consists of: a waste incinerator system; a food waste treatment system; and a recy- cling and storage system. For full technical specifications on the new system Circle 19 on Reader Service Card jnth World Dredging Congre* and Exhibition (WODCON XV) "Drectog Into The 21sLgTentury" June 28 - 998 Las vfeaas, J^vada, USA Hpsffedsby WEDA at tt Fajpfcflous Mirage Rfctel & Casino I or Fax WEDA Executive Offices FdSMore Information . Tel: 503 285 5521 - - Fax 36cNsO 1445, ICE VALVE & FITTING a division ol V.V.S., Inc. Servicing the Gulf Coast for nil your piping needs - standan and tubing. Houston, TX • Phone: (713) 641-6733 Fax: (713) 641-3107 Mobile, AL • Phone: (334) 438-5130 Fax: (334) 438-5140 Circle 261 on Reader Service Card Show Whi You Kn/^' Register for Spring 1997 A.D^SL TechCert Exams by IVtyeh 10, 1997 ASSOCIATION OF DIBfeEL SPECIALISTS 9140 Ward/arkway, Kan^s City, MO 64114 (816) 444-35 LINE-BORING Main Bearing Pockets All Makes & All Sizes In-Port or Voyage Repairs. Anywhere in the World • OPTICAL MEASUREMENT & ALIGNMENT • METALSTITCH® REPAIR FOR CAST IRON CRANKPIN & MAIN JOURNALS "IN- GRINDING, MACHINING, POLISHING PLACE" m Y0UR mM- IN-PLACE MACHINING COMPANY USA International FAX 800-833-3575 414-562-2000 414-265-1000 ^ 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE... Joy or night, 365 days o year. Circle 294 on Reader Service Card Our regional airport opened in 1957. Since then, we have stood by the Sperre promise to all our compressor customers: "Any part to any place within 48 hours . From spare parts to complete air start compressors. Watercoofed as well as aircooled compressors. And we still serve air start compressors which went out of production in the fifties - within the same 48 hours promise, and at ordinary prices! Our well equipped warehouses in Singapore and Rotterdam play an important pari in fulfilling the Sperre motto. IA SPERRE SPERRE ASIA PTE LTD INDUSTRI AS SPERRE ROTTERDAM BV 63 Hillvlew Avenue »09+13 Lam Soon Industrial Building Singapore 669569 Tel. 763 6300 Fax 763 1811 N-6057 Elllngsey, Noiway P.O.Box 390, Tel. + 47 70 15 60 11 2980 AJ Ridderkerk, The Netheilands Fax + 47 70 15 64 61 Tel 01 804 63299 Fax 01 804 63264 Leading the world in compressor design U.S. Representative: OCEAN POWER & EQUIPMENT CO., INC. PHONE: (908) 665-0550 • FAX: (908) 665-9730 Circle 253 on Reader Service Card :ebruary, 1997 55
