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14 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News depth and can accommodate 112. According to India's national oil com- pany, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), it aims to double E&P reserves to six billion tons by 2020, out of which four billion tons are from deep waters. Korean Navy Launches New Submarine Hyundai Heavy Industries launched a new, $350m submarine, the 214 class Sohn Won-il. The Shon Won-il accom- modates a crew of 40, and the Navy plans to acquire nine submarines by around 2020. Cianbro to Convert Sulfur Tankers to Offshore Supply Ships Cianbro won a contract from Hornbeck Offshore Services of Covington, La., to convert two 370-ft. sulfur tankers into multipurpose supply vessels for the offshore oil industry. Cianbro was scheduled to receive the first ship last month, with work on both vessels expected to continue through next year. News C-MAP Norway AS 4379 Egersund. Tel. +47 51 46 47 00 Fax +47 51 46 47 01 www.c-map.no Paperless Navigation with ENC’s from C-MAP C-MAP has the largest portfolio of official Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) available to end users from a single supplier. Vessels that are fitted with type approved ECDIS systems can navigate paper- less with ENCs supplied by C-MAP and backed up by a unique upda- ting service that includes Real Time Updating via email or Internet. For waters where ENCs are not av- ailable, C-MAP has worldwide chart coverage designed to be the best possible aid to navigation and these are also backed up with the Real Time Updating service. Official ENCs and C-MAP vector charts are distributed in a format that enables seamless coverage, which optimises chart display in the navigation system and simplifies chart installation and updating. Combine with C-MAP vector charts for global coverage Circle 210 on Reader Service Card EBDG Provides Support for Landing Craft Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has added two more landing craft vessel projects to its portfolio. The naval architecture and marine engineering firm delivered production support detail drawings for Kvichak Marine Industries' design of 10 MPF utility boats for the U.S. Navy. The 40-ft. high-speed landing craft are replacing the Navy's existing LCM-8 craft as part of its Improved Navy Lighterage System in support of the pre-positioned Marine Amphibious assault missions. Because of the large number of identical boats being constructed, EBDG tailored its work package to support an assembly line production approach. EBDG delivered 3D isometric assembly drawings of all machinery and system components, pipes, and fittings to the builder in lieu of the more typical two-dimensional drawings; offering Kvichak a more realistic perspective of the parts involved and their assembly. Two vessels have already been built, with two more currently under production. All 10 craft are expected to be delivered by the end of 2006, with an option for more vessels in 2008. Circle 6 on Reader Service Card MR JULY2006 #2 (9-16).qxd 7/5/2006 11:33 AM Page 14
