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MARINE PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY ly to see the release of an 18-cylin- der version of the 3600 family, developed jointly by Caterpillar with Bazan Motores in Spain. Producing 9,650 hp at 1,050 rpm, the 3618 is the latest product of a transatlantic alliance, which involves coordinated parts supply, manufacture and engine assembly between plants in Indiana and Cartagena. The other dimension to the U.S. group's bold developmen- tal strategy involving the industry in Europe has been its takeover of prolific MaK from Krupp at Kiel. S. Korea Seven-Month Shipbuilding Orders Soar New orders received by South Korean shipbuilders surged 206 percent to 6.51 million gt for 115 vessels in the first seven months of this year, the Korea Shipbuilders' Association said. The seven-month figure compared with 2.13 million gross tons for 57 ships from a year earlier. An official from the Association said the seven-month order total was the largest since 1993 when shipbuilders won orders for 6.67 mil- lion gross tons in the same period. "Orders have been rising, but we are more concerned about low prices," said the official without elaborating. CLARIFICATION Contact information on GEC Althsom diesel engine manufac- turing units was omitted from MR IEN's July 1997 Diesel Engine Directory. The following is the latest information for con- tacting all of the company's man- ufacturing units. GEC Alsthom Diesels Inc. 10801 Kempwood Drive, Suite 1 Houston, TX 77043-4 Tel: (713) 939-0073 Fax: (713) 939-0105 Products: DE (hs) (ms); GEN GEC Alsthom Mirrlees Blackstone Bramhall Moor Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire SK7 5AH, England Tel: +44 161 483 1000 Fax: +44 161 487 1465 Products: DE (ms); GEN GEC Alsthom Paxman Diesels Paxman Works, Hythe Hill Colchester, Essex COl 2HW England Tel: +44 1206 795151 Fax: +44 1206 797869 Products: DE (hs); GEN GEC Alsthom Ruston Diesels Vulcan Works, Newton-LE- Willows Merseyside, England WA3 2EP Tel: +44 1925 225151 Fax: +44 1925 222055 Malcolm Siberry Product(s): DE(ms); GEN September, 1997 kW 60000 50 000 40000 35 000 Circle 291 on Reader Service Card WORLDWID
