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GREAT SHIPS OF 1998 Shipbuilder Lindenou Shipyard Vessel name Mariella Amoretti Vessel type Chemical Tanker Owner/ operator Marichem Europe The Northern Germany mar- itime market has built a formida- ble reputation in its centuries of housing some of the more innova- tive maritime organizations. Lindenau GmbH carries on the tradition of quality products by consistently producing ever more sophisticated oil and chemical tankers, the latest dubbed Mariella Amoretti and delivered in May. Built for Marichem Europe S.r.l., the 15,750-dwt Mariella Amoretti is a double hull oil and chemical tanker IMO type 2/3. The ship was designed and built under the supervision of RINA Web Site: www. marinesafety. com Newest of MSI's simulator centers. Featuring two 360-degree full mission bridges and two 45-degree vertical docking wings. Accurate tug-to-ship, ship-to-tug interactive forces for all types of tug drives. Ideal training for tug captains and docking pilots. MarineSafety international * New York, NY (718) 565-4180 Newport, Rl (800)341-1353 Norfolk, VA (757) 423-2320 San Diego, CA (619) 231-3333 Rotterdam, Neth. +31 10 486 66 54 Circle 266 on Reader Service Card SiOllSSKCOAT NOISE & VIBRATION CONTROL PRODUCTS For the Marine Industry CONSTRAINED LAYER DAMPING TREATMENT For Thick Metal Plates Reduces Structure-Borne Noise on: Bulkheads, Decks, Hulls, Reduction Gears. Living Quarters, etc. ABSORPTION: Soundfoam FE Fire resistant, lightweight VIBRATION DAMPING: Soundfoil MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES: Soundfoam HT w/facing and PB Barrier Bulkhead (baseplate) Top Plate / /• nYfln Inner 1 aupr L 1 0 <& J Nelson Studs Call SOUNDCOAT: Global Supplier for OEM Marine Noise & Vibration Control Products Headquarters: One Burt Drive, Deer Park, NY 11729. Phone: 516-242-2200 Ext. 153; Fax: 516-242-2246 West Coast Sales & Manufacturing: 16901 Armstrong Ave., Irvine, CA 92606. Phone: 949-955-9202; Fax: 949-222-0834 Web site: www.soundcoat.com Email: sales@soundcoat.com with the following class notation: RINA *100 A 1.1, Nav IL, MN Cst (OIL/CHEM), ESP IAQ1, IAI, IAP, SC, PMS, P, NAU (OMBO), APS, IWS, TMS, MAN, HQ, IV, EP2. Designed jointly between the shipowner and shipbuilder, the ship was designed to set new stan- dards for the ecological and eco- nomical transport of oil and chem- icals on the Seven Seas. In order to achieve and maintain this lofty goal, the ship, among other fea- tures, is highly automated, featur- ing an Integrated Automation System which consists of three main parts: alarm, monitoring, power management and control on eng. auxiliary system; cargo and ballast handling control system; and control system for main engine, telegraph, etc. The 433 x 78.7 ft. (132 x 24 m) ship features seven work stations; two work stations located on the bridge, three in the cargo control room and two in the engine control room. All stations communicate via a LAN, using TCP/IP and Ethernet standards. Monitoring and operation is available at all work stations pro- vided that the operator is given the access code. Therefore, operation is also available at the substations in case of an emergency situation. A special feature of the vessel is that the valve control system acts on 207 valves via mimic pictures Circle 288 on Reader Service Card 1