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Millennium Bug Website Demonstrated At IMO A new site on the World Wide Web aimed at encouraging the shipping industry to tackle its Year 2000 problem has been demon- strated at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The Ship2000 Web site, a joint project between Lloyd's Register (LR) and the U.K. P&I Club and supported by the TT Club, International Chamber of Shipping and BIMCO, has been designed to help increase the marine community's awareness that shipboard computer systems may malfunction because their integral clocks cannot cope with the onset of the year 2000. Visitors to the Web site can access a data- base of manufacturers of equip- ment based on the list of equip- ment type approved by LR and, using the contact details or e-mail hyperlinks, seek advice appropri- ately. For additional, in-depth infor- mation on the project, please see MR/EN'S July 1998 Information technology section. Circle 59 on Reader Service Card Dataworks Offers New Tanker Fixtures Program Dataworks (U.K.) Ltd. has launched a new Tanker Fixtures program. Tanker Fixtures enables owners, brokers and charterers to keep track of fixtures made under time or voyage charters. It allows the user to store permanent vessel information, and only alters data which is relevant to each individ- ual fixture. This facility is unique to Dataworks. "The strength of the prelimi- nary orders shows once again that Dataworks is meeting the mar- ket's needs. We are confident that Tanker Fixtures will be as popular as Message Manager," said Lawrence Royston, marketing director of Dataworks. The system, which is aimed pri- marily at shipbroking companies, can be incorporated into a compa- ny's existing Dataworks ship- broking system, or it can work in the Message Manager information handling system. Special features of the system include its ability to work in any currency desired, and the use of shortcut keys to cut typing time. It automatically cross-references against previous fixtures, saving the time-consuming searches pre- viously needed. Circle 60 on Reader Service Card Greece's Pateras Seeks Funds To Build Ships In a continuing trend of utiliz- ing high-yield bond issues to finance fleet start-ups and expan- sions, a dry bulk and container shipping company owned by the long-standing Greek shipowning Pateras family is seeking to make a $126 million junk bond issue to finance debt and purchase six new ships. Pacific & Atlantic Holdings Inc., which operates a fleet of Handysize bulk carriers, multi- purpose and container feeder ves- sels, wants to use the proceeds to refinance $84 million of existing debt and use $34 million to acquire up to six additional ships. MTIS Emerges As GMDSS Force Marine Technical and Industrial Services Limited V Promotes concurrent design and engineering \/ Lowers production costs Increases product quality Supports IPPD approach Intergraph offers the leading-edge system for ship design, construction, and life cycle support. Our technology leverages desktop software and hard- ware to immerse ship designers, planners, and other members of the team in a collaborative design world with a fully associative 3D ship model and Integrated Data Environment (IDE) - all at very affordable prices. Plus, you get the business benefits of dealing with the world leader in CAD/CAM/CAE technology. Award-winning support, maintenance, and training programs. The Power of PRODUCTIVITY Integrated ship design and production solutions INTERGRAPH FEDERAL SYSTEMS Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright 1998 Intergraph Corporation, Huntsvjlle, AL 35894-MKI1. MC980373 Circle 185 on Reader Service Card Call Intergraph's Marine Products Division today for more information. 1-800-345-4856 1-256-730-7762 Fax 1-256-730-6708 www.intergraph.com Images courtesy Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, and Newport News Shipbuilding, Norfolk. 112 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News