Syncrolift Brings Super Yacht Business to Spain's Marina Barcelona '92

    MIAMI, May 8 Syncrolift Inc., a Rolls-Royce company, has
increased the capacity of Spain's Marina Barcelona '92 to handle large
pleasure yachts with the installation and commissioning of a new Syncrolift(R)
and transfer system.
    Joaquim Tosas, President of the Port of Barcelona said:  "The
Syncrolift(R) not only increases the port's capacity but ensures the creation
of new jobs and will capture high quality tourism, which represents high added
value for the city."
    The installation of 12 244-tonne refurbished hoists now provides the dock
with 1600 tonne nominal lifting capacity.  The selection of like-new hoists
provided a 15 per cent reduction in overall costs and reduced installation
time by approximately four months.
    More than 20 Super Yachts have already been docked, following the shiplift
and transfer system's entry into service in late September 2000.
    "The addition of a Syncrolift(R) to the 30,000 square meters quay and
10,000 square meters of workshop space, makes this impressive shipyard unique
in the Mediterranean" said Francesc Betorz, Syncrolift design engineer.
"Approximately 60 recreational yachts will be docked this year.  Utilizing the
ATLAS (Advanced Technology Loading Articulated Shiplifts) application, the
port has already docked its first largest yacht with a 1100 tonne displacement
and 65m in length."

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    Syncrolift, Inc. is the world leader in shiplift systems with
221 installations (out of a total of 251 shiplifts worldwide) in 66 countries.
The company, located in Miami, Florida, was incorporated in the State of
Florida in 1959.  It became part of Rolls-Royce plc in 1989.

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The company has established leading positions in civil aerospace, defence,
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the broadest product ranges of aero engines in the world, with 55,000 engines
in service in over 150 countries.  Customers include more than 500 airlines,
2,400 corporate and utility operators and 160 armed forces, using both fixed
and rotary wing aircraft.
    Rolls-Royce is the global leader in marine power systems with a broad
product range and full systems integration capability.  Over 2,000 marine
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investing in new products and capabilities for energy markets, which include
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