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Ocean Orders Five More Ships

Following on Ocean's announcement of an order for three 20,000-dwt cargoliners to be built at Scott Lithgow's yard on the Clyde, Ocean Transport & Trading Limited, India Buildings, Liverpool L2 ORB, England, recently announced further details of its retonnaging program for the liner trades.

Carrington Slipways Building Cement Carrier

Rapid progress is being made with the 4,000-ton bulk cement carrier being built by Carrington Slipways at its shipyard on Old Punt Road, Tomago, New South Wales, Australia, 2322, for Bulkships Container Limited. Special cement-handling equipment,

NASSCO Delivers 90,000-DWT Chestnut Hill- Lays Keel For Fourth San Clemente-Class Tanker

The Chestnut Hill, 90,000-dwt San Clemente-class tanker, was delivered recently to Chestnut Shipping Company of Philadelphia, Pa. Accepting delivery on behalf of Chestnut Shipping was S.F. Spencer, manager of new construction. Samuel D. Timmons,

TEP 3000 Turbocharger Injector Pump Extends Turbocharger Life — Literature Available

Lack of lubrication, both at start-up and shut-down, is the major cause of turbocharger failure. Oil starvation to the turbocharger bearings at start-up is due to the lag time associated with the oil pump reaching rated pressure and output and the turbocharger's immediate need for lubrication.

Jurong Converts Bulk Carrier To Great Lakes Ore Carrier

In November 1976, Jurong Shipyard Limited of the Republic of Singapore signed a major conversion contract, valued at $4.5 million, with Nipigon Transport Ltd. of Canada for jumboizing a bulk carrier, the M/V Lake Nipigon, from 22,000 dwt to 25,000 dwt for Great Lakes and St.

Daewoo Shipbuilding To Build, Refit LNGs For Exmar

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. has won a $270 million order to build a liquefied natural gas carrier and refit three other LNG carriers for Exmar N.V. of Belgium for delivery by 2005. The vessels are capable of carrying 4.83-million cu.

Singapore Marine Conference Set For February 1979

The Institute of Marine Engineers, in conjunction with the Singapore Branch, is organizing a major conference on "Equipment for Specialized Vessels," at the Hyatt Hotel, Singapore, February 6-9, 1979, in conjunction with Asia Marine 79, the international