Maritime Reporter, February 1996

<BODY> <div> Avondale Awarded $206.4 Million Navy Contract Avondale announced the award- ing of a $206.4 million contract for construction of an additional Strategic Sealift ship for the U.S. Navy. After consideration of cer- tain additional components and cost escalation, the contract is expected to total more than $235 million. This represents the fourth ship contract which Avondale has been awarded in the Sealift pro- gram, a multi-ship initiative intended to support the nation's ability to deploy military materials and equipment quickly throughout the world. Aker Omega Tension Raft Jacket Project Underway In November 1995, Aker Omega Inc. (AOI) held the fifth and final meeting of Phase 1 of the Tension Raft Jacket (TRJ) Joint Industry Project (JIP). In addition to Aker companies, seven oil companies were represented at the meeting; namely: Amoco Production, Co.; BHP Petroleum Americas Inc.; BP Exploration Inc.; Exxon Production Research Co.; Norsk Hydro A.S.; Shell Development Co.; and Texaco Inc. Phil Abbott, AOI's manager of the project, stated: "Phase 1 has been greatly successful and offers as evidence the fact that all oil company participants have requested AOI to propose an exten- sion to Phase 1 to do additional work on the TRJ concept in 1996." Aker Omega will propose a "Phase 1A" extension which will include a detailed investigation of the "pressure compensated raft" alternative suggested during Phase 1. As part of this Phase A1 work, AOI will subcontract Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) of the pressure compen- sated raft concept to an interna- tionally accepted certification agency. Pinpoint Launches New Product Line PinPoint Systems International introduced its new line of products at the New York National Boat Show. The new line reportedly includes both hardware and soft- ware enhancements to its electron- ic charting systems. The PinPoint Nautical Navi- gation Basic System, an electronic charting and navigation system which uses the new NOAA elec- tronic nautical charts in conjunc- tion with Loran C or Global Positioning System (GPS) position- ing input, plots and updates the ship's position each second, provid- ing real time visual presentation of the situation. Originally a hard- ware/software system, PinPoint Nautical Navigation software is now available separately for instal- lation. For more information from Pinpoint Circle 178 on Reader Service Card Atlantic Marine Launches Trump Princess The Trump Princess, a 290- x 76- ft. (88- x 23-m) luxury gaming yacht, was set afloat in late December by Atlantic Marine. The vessel features more than 37,000 sq. ft. of gaming space, which will include approximately 1,620 slot machines and 73 table games, for a total of more than 2,200 gaming positions. The vessel is designed to carry 2,700 passengers and crew. The Trump Princess is on target for delivery in April. Chile Selects Racal To Enhance Safety Chile's general directorate of the Maritime Territories and Merchant Marine selected Racal's HF and VHF communications equipment to enhance maritime safety along its 2,500-mile coast- line. The turnkey contract is worth approximately $5 million. 0 Autodesk. o you were surprised to get the entire design package so fast! That's because you haven't visited our offices recently. Our Autoship systems have speeded up our work - and they let us use all of our knowledge, experience and creativity to develop the design that best meets the needs. How do we do it now? Once we've optimized the ship numerically, we design the hull form in Autoship. It's a full NURBS-based 3-D modeling program and it's automatically faired. Throughout, we can check hydrostatics and resistance on-line with Autopower. That saves us a lot of time, and we use it to look for extra speed. Next, we define all the tanks and compartments in Autohydro. Calculating volumes and balancing the ship is easy and quick, so we can spend more time to optimize the layout. We define the structural members in Autobuild; the program automatically checks for interference and generates a bill of materials and a complete list of weights. That eliminates manual drafting, saves the yard manhours, and reduces the usual worry about weight. To save even more, we can export directly to NC cutting machines, radically reducing lofting and nesting costs. Yes, all these programs come from the same place - Autoship Systems, the world's largest developer of Windows™-based marine software. With Autoship, the entire design process, from concept to cut plates, is a smooth, seamless flow. Autoship helps us produce better designs, faster, with lower construction costs...benefits you appreciate, and our competitive edge! Gain the competitive edge! Contact Autoship today for your free demo disk and catalog Hydrostatics Power & Resistance Construction autoship Systems Corporation HEAD OFFICE 403 - 611 Alexander St. Vancouver BC Canada V6A 1E1 Tel 604. 254 4171 Fax 604. 254 5171 Net bpedret@autoship.com USA - JAPAN NORWAY • GERMANY UK • FRANCE • AUSTRALASIA POLAND • CROATIA • RUSSIA Circle 211 on Reader Service Card February, 1996 17 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>