Maritime Reporter, April, 1991

<BODY> <div> Rauma Constructing $125 Million Cruise Ship Rauma Yard's Mantyluoto Works in Pori, Finland, recently held a cer- emony marking the start of con- struction of a $125 million twin- hulled cruise ship, the SSC Radis- son Diamond, to be managed and marketed by Radisson Hotel Corp. The ship's owner, Diamond Cruise Ltd., is owned by Radisson and several Japanese, Finnish and American companies. The 354-passenger Radisson Dia- mond is said by its owners to be the world's first cruise ship to have two keels laid. A plate carrying a quar- ter-carat diamond will be affixed to each keel of the twin-hulled vessel. For free literature on the facilities and capabilities of Rauma Yards, Circle 40 on Reader Service Card Literature Available On COMSAT's SatCom Services COMSAT Corporation, Washing- ton, D.C., is offering free literature on its satellite communication serv- ices for the offshore drilling plat- form and maritime industry. Among the services enumerated by COMSAT in its literature are: • Smart Card Phone Service— Uses prepaid cards to activate a direct-dial telephone for crew and transit personnel; • SeaPhone® Service—Relieves vessel management of billing and administrative responsibility by limiting satellite telephone service to collect or credit card calls; • SeaMail® Service—A satellite- based electronic mail service for mariners. Subscribers can create and edit messages, send telex, Group III facsimile, spreadsheets, computer-generated data files, cus- tomized forms and reports on ship operations. COMSAT Mobile Communica- tion provides maritime, internation- al land mobile and aeronautical sat- ellite communications to customers around the world through its Inmar- sat coast earth stations, located in Southbury, Conn., and Santa Paula, Calif. 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At the forefront of this dedication is an innovative approach to the improvement of equipment design, manufacturing methods, and repair procedures for rotating machinery. The Quabbin Division has com- mitted its capabilities in supplying steam turbine parts to a particular focus on innovative solutions de- signed to improve steam path effi- ciency. Combined with its conven- tional product line, Quabbin's ac- cent on efficiency through the "Quabbin Energy Package" has ce- mented its pledge to product and service excellence. IMO supplies analytical and op- tical instruments, electronic and mechanical controls, engineered power products and their support services to industrial and defense customers worldwide. For further information and free literature from IMO, Circle 22 on Reader Service Card (g DERBYSHIRE (g ^'MACHINE & TOOL CO. 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