Estaleiros Navais De Viana Do Castelo (VIANAYARD) is the major shipbuilder in Portugal. The yard occupies an area of 400,000 square metres, employs over 1200 skilled workers. It utilizes the latest in shipbuilding technology. VIANAYARD is technically capable of designing, building, converting and repairing any kind of ship up to 30 000 tonnes deadweight, for both civil and military purposes. Since beginning activity in 1944, VIANAYARD has built over 200 vessels. For more information, visit their web site www.envc.pt or email: gcam0342@envc.pt.

Lung-Teh Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (LTS) of Taiwan are work-boat design and fabrication experts. They specialize in high speed craft. LTS's products include patrol boats, rescue boats, landing crafts, passenger ferries, pilot boat, and research vessels. The building materials they use include GFRP, steel and aluminum alloy. For more information on LTS, please visit their web site at www.lts.com.tw, or e-mail: lungteh@ms2.hinet.net.

Navtech Inc. of Canada specializes in naval architecture, marine engineering and surveying, offering complete turnkey projects covering technical, commercial and financial aspects. Navtech is a well-recognized organization for its successful innovative methods such as the use of CAD colour-coded drawings in naval architecture. For more information, please visit them at www.navtech.ca or via email at info@navtech.ca.

Autoship Systems Corporation is a world leading developer of integrated marine CAD/CAM software, load planning systems and on-board stability programs. The company has a worldwide dealer network. For further information contact Autoship Systems Corporation Suite 312 - 611 Alexander St., Vancouver BC Canada V6A 1E1. Tel: 604-254-4171, email: info@autoship.com