PT PAL gains $1.3b contracts<\/p>\n
SURABAYA (JP): The state-owned shipbuilding company, PT PAL,
\nhas received US$1.3 billion worth of orders for 30 ships of
\nvarious sizes for delivery until 1999, a senior executive said
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
PAL's senior executive president, Suleman Wiriadidjaja, made
\nthe remark at the launching of an 18,500 DWT bulk carrier ordered
\nby Britain's Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd., at Ujung Surabaya<\/p>\n
\"Of the 30 ships, four, each with a 45,000 DWT capacity, were
\nordered by Germany, five container ships by state-owned Djakarta
\nLloyd, two tankers each of 17.500 DWT by Pertamina, four Caraka
\ngeneral freighters by the state-owned Pelindo port management
\ncompany and nine fast patrol boats by the customs office,\"
\nSuleman said.<\/p>\n
Suleman said the whole building process of the ship was done
\nby Indonesian technicians, except for the basic design work,
\nwhich was undertaken by a British company, Lake Hayes Investment
\nLtd.<\/p>\n
The chairman of Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd., Geoffrey
\nWalker, told The Jakarta Post that his company had ordered two
\nships from PAL because of the good quality and design, reasonable
\nprice, fast delivery and reliable technology provided by the
\nshipyard. (\/15\/06)<\/p>",
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