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on February 1988—Free Literature Offered— Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani of Italy has been contracted to undertake a $74.44-million modernization and refit program of a fleet of ferries operated by Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA of Naples. The project, which represents about 1 million hours of direct or
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on February 1988J.Y. Clarke, president of the Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association (CSSRA), recently announced that CSSRA will now be known as the Canadian Maritime Industries Association (CMIA). Eligibility requirements to join have been expanded to include ocean industries, both scientific
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on January 1988Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset, Mass., recently launched the twin-screw shipdocking tug Sally for delivery to Wilmington Tug and Launch, Inc. of Wilmington, Del. The tug is powered by two G.M. Detroit Diesel Allison 12V-149TI engines rated 900 shp at 2,400. She has an overall length o
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on January 1988The Legend AEAD-200LE engine- driven welding generator has a number of improvements and refinements at no added cost. A new name mirrors its legendary performance for over 40 years. A product of Miller Electric Mfg. Co., the unit has Miller's alternator design generator same as the giants t
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on January 1988—Free Literature Offered— Offshore oil and gas operations in deeper waters at greater distances from shore have led to the production of the world's largest crewboat. It is the 155-foot, all-aluminum giant, the Blair McCall, powered by five Cummins KTA-19M-680 HP diesels, whose combined 3,40
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on January 1988Krupp Mak Maschinenbau GmbH of Kiel, West Germany, has published a 28-page brochure that describes the Dicare engine diagnosis PC software system development by diesel experts of Krupp Mak. Dicare can only be used for Krupp MaK diesel engines. The publication explains that the Dicare system
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on January 1988The rebirth of the passenger/cargo ship S.S. Monterey, idled since 1978, as a modern 660-passenger luxury cruise liner is in full swing at Wartsila Marine Industries' Helsinki yard. The Helsinki yard is performing all the outfitting and interior work on the U.S. flagship, which includes the
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on January 1988—Literature Available The Sea-Tex CP-078 color video track plotter eliminates handling and filing of paper charts. And its crisp color presentations make single color plotters obsolete. The CP-078 provides easy to read, seven color presentations on an 11- inch diagonal screen. Built-in mem
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on January 1988Trinity Industries, Inc., of New Orleans, La., recently announced the acquisition of Moss Point Marine, Inc., a Mississippi Gulf Coast shipbuilder. The acquisition gives Trinity the largest production capacity of its type of commercial vessels in the United States. That judgement is the asse
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on January 1988Furuno U.S.A., Inc. of South San Francisco, Calif., recently introduced a new compact VHF radiotelephone as well as a new LP-1000 Loran/plotter. Furuno's new compact VHF radiotelephone, FM-2510, is an advanced all-channel, fully synthesized VHF/FM radiotelephone featuring 25W output and pac
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on January 1988—Free Literature Offered— SPD Technologies, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., has announced the development of a new advanced computerized all-cell battery monitoring system designed for use on diesel and nuclear-powered submarines and other battery power applications. Designated the BMS-
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on January 1988The construction of three modern, highly efficient, low-cost marine railway drydocks designed by Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, starting with the 4,000-ton railway at Jacksonville, Fla., followed by a 3,000-ton at Pago Pago, American Samoa, then another of 4,000-ton-capacity at Punta Arenas, Chi
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on January 1988Japanese Yards May Build 250,000-GRT Liner The $800-million project to build the world's largest and most luxurious cruise liner, the Phoenix, appears to be nearing reality. The project, which is being undertaken by the World City Corporation A/S, which was founded by Norwegian shipowner K
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on January 1988—Free Literature Offered— S.P. Radio A/S has just introduced a new VHF radiotelephone for the marine industry called the Sailor RT2048. The VHF Sailor RT2048 is a simplex/ semi-duplex station for shipto- ship/ship-to-shore communication. It is equipped with all 55 international maritime VHF
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on January 1988ZF of North America recently announced the introduction of the model IRM-350 Reverse/Reduction Marine Transmission which complements the already extensive line of deep ratio, cast iron ZF transmissions for continuous duty applications. The MPM Division of the ZF Group manufactures and produc
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on January 1988—Literature Available Megasystems of Boca Raton, Fla., is offering free literature on a new product, the Direct Optical Tuning //PC (DOT // PC), to provide marine operators with A simple, straightforward means of tuning diesel engines and maintaining engine status documentation toward dual