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Astander: Boom Continues In '98 by David Tinsley Astilleros de Santander (Astander) had to turn down work offers last year because of heavy patronage of its facilities. By land- ing a total of 60 repair contracts and one conversion project during 1997, the Spanish yard main- tained the record-breaking momentum of recent years, as manifested in both order intake and occupancy rates. Occupancy of its 755 x 105.6 ft. (230 x 32.2-m) and 525 x 78 ft. (160 x 23.8-m) graving docks was logged at 100 percent for four months of the year, and is reported to have never dropped below 90 percent for the rest of the time. Out of consid- eration of contractual commit- ments to the two drydocks and alongside berths, and cautious to avoid jeopardizing performance and service on the work already booked, Astander said it had to decline 13 firm job proposals over the course of 1997. 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In addition, it consolidated its posi- tion in especially demanding areas such as the German and Dutch markets, and achieved break- throughs in Denmark, the U.K. and elsewhere. Part of the Astilleros Espanoles (AESA) group, Astander has developed a particular standing in the tanker category, spanning the gamut of oil, refined products, chemical and LPG carrier types. That area of specialization was accentuated last year through a contract flow which accounted for 70 percent of the yard's work overall. A high- light of the northern Spanish firm's activities was the transfor- mation of the 2,737-gt, former Russian supply ship Neftegaz 7 into a research vessel, renamed Geo fjord, for Norwegian owners. Elements of the work included 33.5 ft. (10.2 m) lengthening, installation of a dynamic position- ing system including four new thrusters, construction of a new deckhouse, and provision of scien- tific research wherewithal. 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