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On the Cover: Carnival Spirit recently made its way from Kvaerner Masa-Yards' New Helsinki Shipyard to the U.S. The ship, of the Panamax-Max type, boasts a number of interesting features, including smokeless diesel engines and balconies for 70 percent of all passenger rooms. See story page 44. International Salvage & Wreck Removal Dredging Emergency Lightering USCG Certified OSRO Point-To-Point Towage Demolition & Construction Certified Offshore Heavy Lift Donjon Marine Co., Inc. Phone: (908) 964-8812 Fax: (908) 964-7426 Web Site: www.donjon.com E-Mail: inquiries@donjon.com 1250 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey 07205 USA Circle 230 on Reader Service Card Marine Deck Hardware and Equipment • ANCHORS: • 50 to 60,000 Lbs - New and Used Stockless • Danforth • L. W. T. - Halls - Snug Stowing • CHAIN • 34" to 5'b" New and Used Stud Link - Cast Steel • Grades 2 and 3 - Oil Rig Quality for Moorings, Towing, Barge Handling. Ship's Replacement • WINCHES WINDLASSES CAPSTANS • Vertical or Horizontal Hand, Electric. Diesel, Hydraulic or Repowered to your specs • HATCHES WATERTIGHT DOORS MANHOLE COVERS - SCUTLES PORTHOLES • All Sizes - New or Reconditioned • PANAMA CHOCKS • DOUBLE BITTS SINGLE BITTS CAST STEEL CLEATS AND KEVELS • GIGANTIC AI1 S'zes Available, New & Used INVENTORY * FENDERS FOAM FILLED and PNEUMATIC • For Rent or Sale All Sizes. New & Used SERVING THE MARINE B OIL INDUSTRIES FOR OVER 50 YEARS WE ARE DIRECT FACTORY DISTRIBUTORS & IMPORTERS PO BOX 595 A'lLMINGTOrj CA 90748 DH: (310) 522-9698 (AX: (310) 522-1043 8 Hapag Lloyd Goes Big Germany's Hapag Lloyd will, this fall, get the first in a new series of innovative 7,500 TEU containerships. Also, Wartsila Corporation has broken with the tradi- tional 12-cylinder limit on in-line diesel design, by proposing a 14-cylinder version of its potent Sulzer RTA96C series.— by David Tinsley 12 Welcome the "Floating Volvo" The first in a series of ground-breaking, twin engine VLCC, the Stena Vision, was recently christened at Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industry. The ship reportedly will set new standards for safety and operation. 18 Hyper Corrosion Hurt Castor Clues to why an otherwise healthy ship developed a near fatal deckplate crack are now being found by ABS. 24 One Builder General Dynamics' $2.6 billion bid to buy Newport News Shipbuilding looks as though it will face little resistance. 30 Cutting Through the Waves A group of engineers from the Tsu Research Lab has developed a new bow design, which its claims will allow a 20 to 30 percent reduction in a ship's sea margin. 38 44 Fuel & Lube Report: Barging Ahead Chris Leigh-Jones, chairman of IBIA, defends the practice of barge operators in the marine fuels industry, and contents that nowhere is the expertise of barge to ship transfers demonstrated than in the U.S. A New Spirit on the Water Carnival Spirit was delivered by Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Helsinki, and the Panamax-max ship, from its "smoke- less" diesel engines to its eclectic interior style, is truly a testament to Finnish cruise ship building prowess. 14 36 48 52 62 64 65 New & Notable IZAR hits new RoPax heights CAD/CAM Report Norway Report: Nor-Shipping 2001 Preview Ship's Store Buyer's Directory Advertising Index Classifieds Circle 302 on Reader Service Card Subscriptions: One full year (12 issues) Si 8.00 in U.S.; outside of U.S. $96.00 including postage and handling. For subscription information, contact: Dale Barnett, fax: (212) 254-6271; e-mail: barnett@marinelink.com MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS ISSN-0025-3448 USPS-016-750 118 East 25th Street New York, NY 10010 (212) 477-6700 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or oth- erwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. No. 5 Vol. 63 Founder: John J. O'Malley 1905 - 1980 Charles P. O'Malley 1928 - 2000 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Mailed at Periodicals Postage Rates at Waterbury, CT 06701 and additional mailing offices. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010. Canada Post International Publications Mail Product (Canadian Distribution) Sales Agreement No. 0970700. Printed in U.S.A. Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. © 2001Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Member Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. 2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News