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on December 1990Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., has begun construction of a harbor survey vessel for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. The shipyard is building the relatively compact 55-foot-long by 16- foot-beam, all-aluminum vessel for year-ro
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on December 1990Diversified Technologies (Dt) of Chesapeake and Alexandria, Va., re- cently delivered one of its patented Launch and Retrieval Systems (LARS) to Houston Ship Repair, Houston, Texas, for installation on board the steam tanker Chesapeake. Its is the second of a series of SALM-LARS, the first h
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on December 1990MarineSafety International is offering a tug-barge simulator training course at the Computer Aided Operations Research Facility (CAORF), which is located on the grounds of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. The course is aimed at increasing the margin of safety in handling
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on December 1990Five of the largest European shipbuilders recently met in Madrid to join forces and develop a new tanker design for the 21st century. The group, which included Spain's Astilleros Espanoles S.A., Germany's Bremer Vulkan and Howaldtswerke- Deutsche Werft, Italy's Fincantieri Cantieri Navali It
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on December 1990Peter P. Lombard, president of American United Marine Corporation, has been honored for his outstanding contribution to trade relations with Norway and the United States and has been awarded a special export diploma by the Export Council of Norway. The award, first given in Copenhagen in 19
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on December 1990Willi Becker Ingenieurbiiro GmbH of Germany supplied a highperformance hi-lift flap rudder for the recently reconstructed 46,300- dwt chemical tanker M/V Seabulk America. Working with consultants on the project, Willi Becker Ingenieurbiiro worked on a proposal for a high-performance flap ru
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on December 1990Responding to market demand, Wartsila Diesel has introduced a six-cylinder in-line version of their Wartsila Nohab 25 engine. Besides general marine applications, the engine's weight-power ratio of 7.0 kg/ kw makes it a contender for military and traction purposes. Also envisaged are high-pr
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on December 1990Florida-based U.S.-flag carrier Hvide Shipping, Inc., recently took delivery of the newly reconstructed 46,300-dwt U.S.-flag chemical tanker M/V Seabulk America. "The double-bottomed Seabulk America is the newest, most sophisticated chemical carrier in the U.S. coastwise trade. We are very p
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on September 1990Hardware Speciality Co. Inc., Long Island City, N.Y., distributor of fasteners and electronic hardware, recently appointed William (Bill) Berit ships division manager. Mr. Berit, who has been with the company since 1978, "will bring broad experience in purchasing, sales and sales management
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on September 1990Service Engineering Co. (SECO) has announced completion of the purchase of Continental Maritime of San Francisco and of Continental Maritime of San Diego. The acquisition of the San Diego operation fulfills the company's goal of expanding its presence on the West Coast. According to Orlindo
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on September 1990The Sea Prince, a 275,782-dwt tanker, was recently completed at Hitachi Zosen's Ariake Works. The 1,070-foot-long by 185.7-foot-wide very large crude carrier (VLCC) was christened and delivered to the owner, Seatruth Shipping Company S.A. The tanker is powered by an HZ MAN B&W 6S80MC type d
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on September 1990Aeroflex International, Plainview, N.Y., is offering a new, patented, wire rope arch isolator which reduces the complexity and cost of high performance isolation systems needed in critical industrial environments, where severe shock and vibratory forces may effect sensitive equipment such as
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on September 1990The central navigation work station has become more and more the focus of modern bridge design in seagoing ships and, in accordance with this, Anschutz & Co. GmbH of Kiel, West Germany, offers its "Nauto Control" line of products to fulfill the demand of navigators for fast, comprehensive in
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on September 1990BoatLIFE of New York and Southampton, England, recently re- ceived a major contract from MASA-Yards OY of Helsinki, Finland, to supply deck compounds. Under the contract, BoatLIFE will supply its non-curing bedding compound and two-part polysulfide seaming compound to bed teak onto the meta
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on September 1990DESTROYER, CRUISER & FRIGATE TECHNOLOGY September 27-29, Biloxi, Mississippi The American Society of Naval Engineering (ASNE) in cooperation with the Surface Navy Association (SNA) and the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., will sponsor a symposium entitled "Destroyer, Cruiser
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on September 1990The Marghera yard of Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani recently delivered the 135,000- dwt bulk carrier Ignazio to shipowner Fermar Company, Ferruzzi Group. The ship will be utilized to transport coal for the Italian thermoelectric power plants of stateowned ENEL Company under a 10-year con
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on September 1990Twin-Path® slings from Slingmax ® Rigging Products, Aston, Pa., were utilized to raise a 240-ton tug after it sank in the Port of Green Bay, Wis. The marine construction and salvage company that was called to raise the tug consulted with Wisconsin Lifting Specialists Inc., a Slingmax dealer
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on September 1990SEACO/Elliot manufactures and sells a full product line of inflatable life rafts and personnel rescue platforms and related products for oceangoing vessels, offshore platforms, commercial fishing vessels, corporate and commercial aircraft and various military applications. In its 30 years, E
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on September 1990CG-66, the 14th Aegis guided missile cruiser to be built by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Miss., was recently christened Hue City. The vessel became the first U.S. Navy warship named in commemoration of the efforts of U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors involved in th
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on September 1990Willard Marine Inc., a leading manufacturer of rigid inflatable boats based in Anaheim, Calif., recently announced that testing for SOLAS approval of its new 18-foot RIB will start at the beginning of next year. The 18-foot RIB will have the capacity to carry 10 people and is the newest in