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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Aasgard B Delay Not Seen Postponing Final Delivery Kvaerner expects to deliver the B platform for the Aasgard oil and gas development on time in August 2000 despite work on the semisub- mersible gas and condensate unit falling three months behind sched- ule. "We are two to three months behind in the engineering phase but we will regain that time at the Rosenberg yard," Tore Bergersen, managing director at Kvaerner Oil & Gas said. Kvaerner has subcontracted construction of the hull of the huge Aasgard B platform to Daewoo Heavy Industries in South Korea. It will have a daily export capacity of 38 million cu.-m. of rich gas, 95,000 bpd of condensate and 40,900 bpd of oil. The hull is due to be shipped to the Rosenberg yard in Stavanger, Norway where Kvaerner will unite it with the top- sides. Delivery of the platform is scheduled for August 16, 2000 with production starting the following October. Smit Makes Purchases In Gabon, Argentina Smit Internationale agreed to purchase Damen Marine Services Gabon from Damen Shipyards, and has also acquired a majority stake in Argentine tug operation La Plata Remolques. No financial details were disclosed. Damen Marine Services Gabon has opera- tions in Gabon and neighboring countries and its fleet comprises over 30 modern vessels. The firm offers tugging services and trans- portation through inland and coastal waterways. Smit said it will integrate the company into its Port & Coastal unit. Leif Hoegh To Sell Part Of Hoegh Lines Leif Hoegh & Co. signed an agreement of intent with German shipping firm Egon Oldendorff (OHG) to sell part of its Hoegh Lines division. Leif Hoegh said that the deal covered the sale of the Liner Service of Heogh Lines and four multipurpose vessels. Oldendorff will buy the four "D- class" 42,000 ton multipurpose ships, Hoegh Dene, Hoegh Drake, Hoegh Dyke and Hoegh Duke, with delivery scheduled for January 1, 1999. The ships will be chartered back to Hoegh Lines for two years and will continue to trade in its parcel liner service between the U.S. Gulf, U.S. East Coast, Red Sea, Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. The company said the service would be renamed Hoegh Oldendorff Indotrans. Oldendorff will be represented on the board of Hoegh Lines. Vosper Wins Thames River Boat Contract Vosper Thornycroft Holdings Pic won a contract to build four Thames river boats. Vosper said the twin-screw crafts have been ordered by City Cruises Pic and will provide a direct link between central London and the Millenium Dome down river at Greenwich. The first two boats will be com- pleted by the summer of next year, and the two remaining vessels will be completed later in the year. Bite Through RUST, SCALE S PAINT • CRANKPIN AND MAIN JOURNAL REFURBISHING While crankshaft is in engine • ALL TYPES OF ON-BOARD MACHINING Cylinder boring, engine top decks, horizontal joints, couplings, journals • LINE BORING OF MAIN BEARING POCKETS Laser and Optical Alignment • METALSTITCH® Repair of cracked or broken cast iron engine blocks IN-PLACE MACHINING COMPANY USA: International: FAX: 800-833-3575 414-562-2000 414-265-1000 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE ...day or night, 365 days a year. Circle 266 on Reader Service Card r CRANKSHAFT 1 GRINDING Circle 214 on Reader Service Card There is an AURAND tool that's light for EVERY job! I Aurand's patented cutting teeth bite right through tough accumulations on ANY hard I surface. On decks, walls, or ship hulls, in tanks, pipelines or boilers, results like I sandblasting are yours. Aurand's unique Centrifi-Clean® action quickly peels off build-up. [ Adjustable depth settings protect the underlying surface and prevent overloading, stalling | ] and excessive cutter wear. • LIGHTWEIGHT • ADJUSTABLE DEPTH SETTINGS • EASY TO USE • SAVES HOURS OF WORK /Z&A jAiRAbD 1210 ELLIS STREET • CINCINNATI, OHIO 45223-1843 PHONE: (513) 541-7200 FAX: (513) 541-3065 MADE IN i TOLL FREE: 1-800-860-2872 USA Proven Engineering and Dependability stand behind the world's finest shipboard windows, windshield wipers and doors by... ES Marine—Formerly Singer Kearfott Sliding Window Hinged and Fixed Ports Hatch Window Wiper and Fixed Window WINDOWS: heated, fixed, double sash, sliding and crank-operated. PORTLIGHTS: hinged and stationary in aluminum or bronze. WINDOW WIPERS: heavy-duty. DOORS: watertight, individually dogged or quick-acting. HATCHES: quick-acting or dogged. SCUTTLES: quick-acting or dogged. CLEAR VIEW SCREENS. Clear View Screen Write for catalog: GEC-MARCONI ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION ES Marine Division 550 South Fulton Avenue, Mount Vernon, N.Y. 10550 Telephone: 914-664-6033 FAX: 914-667-2311 Water Tight Door October, 1998 Circle 254 on Reader Service Card