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Finnish Maritime Report Germany's Meyer Werft, under contract to Royal Caribbean, will fit a pair of cylcoconverter-con- trolled Azipods rated at 19.5-MW each, the most powerful units ordered to date, to a new breed of 86,000-gt, 2,100-passenger vessel incorporating a combined gas and steam turbine (coges) power plant. Royal Caribbean's Eagle-class trio of 136,000-gt newbuilds from Kvaerner Masa will each have three 14 MW podded units, while the next generation of 82,000-gt, Carnival group vessels from the Finnish builder will each employ two 17.6-MW Azipods. Azipod has a proven track record in difficult ice navigation conditions, having been retrofitted in 1993 and 1995 to two Finnish 16,000-dwt products carriers, Uikku and Lunni, purpose- designed for Arctic and Baltic trade. As a further stage in its application to ice-prone waters, the system has been adopted in a pair "Survey underwater sites quickly and safely with the JfQ^I ." ** * The best low cost tow- able camera system on the market today, the TOV-1 is ideal for large scale search- es, visual inspections of dive ; sites, and many other appli- cations because it can cover j a large area quickly. With the TOV-1, you don't have to put your divers in the water until you have found the target" Call for a free catalog or to order our demonstration video. JW FISHERS 1953 County St E Taunton. MA 02718 USA • (POOJ822-4744 Tel 1508)822-7330 • FAX: 1508)880-8949 or 822-1931 • JWFishers@aol.com Circle 284 on Reader Service Card THE BEST PRESSURE High Pressure; Bubble-tight Solenoid Valves provide positive shutoff and fast response regardless of flow direction or pressure. Bubble tight sealing for gases or liquids from vacuum to 6,000 psi. 2-way and3-way versions. Connections in 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" line sizes. Aluminum, brass or stainless steel. Voltage options available. ISO 9001 Certified CIRCLE SEAL CONTROLS, INC Phone (909) 270-6200 • Fax (909) 270-6201 E Mail: sales@circle-seal.com • Internet: http://www.circle-seal.com Circle 231 on Reader Service Card ^AMERI-FORCE MARINE WORK FORCE SPECIALISTS Serving the Southeastern and Gulf States for Over 13 Years • WELDERS - All Types • SHIP FITTERS • ELECTRICIANS • PAINTERS • CARPENTERS • RIDING CREWS Total On-Site and Off-Site Support 1-800-522-8998 3226 Tallegrand Ave., Jacksonville, FL www.ameriforce.com 100 Circle 204 on Reader Service Card Icebreaking Supply Ships Delivered By KMY Arcticaborg is one of two icebreaking supply ship newbuildings built at Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard for Wagenborg Kazakhstan BV, a company in the Sutch shipowning group Wagenborg. Arcticaborg and her sistership Antarcticaborg were ordered in December 1997 and delivered to Wagenborg in October 1998. The vessels are designed for year- round operation in the Caspian Sea. They will begin to serve drilling platforms oper- ated by Offshore Kazakstan International Operating Company (0KI0C) for which they are on long-term charter. Circle 161 on Reader Service Card Arcticaborg Main Particulars Shipbuilder Kvaerner Masa-Yards Vessel type . .. .Icebreaking supply vessel Owner/OperatorWagenborg Kazakhstan BV / 0KI0C Classification society Bureau Veritas Contract Date December 1997 Length, o.a 213.5 ft. (65.1 m) Breadth 54 ft. (16.4 m) Draft, loaded 9.5 ft. (2.9 m) Height 14.4 ft. (4.4 m) DWT 675 tons Speed 13 knots Main engine Wartsila 6L26 Main generator van Kaick DGS Harbor genset Valmet, Stamford Emergency genset Valmet, Stamford Propulsion ABB Azipod Oy Icebreaking performance ahead2 ft. level ice (0.6 m) Icebreaking performance astern 3.3 ft. level ice (1 m) Bollard pull 32 tons Diesel oil capacity 400 tons Fire pumps, monitors . . . .Kvaerner Eureka Step up gears Kumer Fire extinguishing system .. .Hi-Fog, Marioff Main switchboards ABB Marine Machinery automation system .ABB Marine Cabling Nokia, Helkama Boiler Laatukattilat Fuel oil separator Alfa-Laval Incinerator Uson Machinery pumps Iron, IMO Cement bulk system Merewido Cement bulk compressors .. .Atlas Copco Oil mud system Bergen Rorhandel Oil mud pumps and agitators . . . .Allweiler Crane HMB Hatches Tebul WT sliding door Wine Towing winch Ten Horn Towing pin Karmoy Anchor capstans Ten Horn Anchors SEC Tugger winches Ten Horn Chain stoppers, stern roller Ten Horn Rescue boats Norsafe Boat davits Vestdavit Life rafts Viking Steel material Rautaruuki Paints Sigma Autopilot Anschiitz Radars, radio station Furuno Galley equipment Trimar AC units, fans Novenco Sewage treatment unit Hamworthy Maritime Reporter/Engineering News