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on December 1989SENATE APPROVES $1 BILLION FOR SEALIFT SHIP PROCUREMENT The U.S. Navy continues to be the major source of business for shipyards and marine equipment manufacturers in the United States. This article is an excerpt from recent IMA quarterly business reports on Navy shipbuilding and repair. N
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on December 1989Avondale Industries, Inc. has been awarded a $23-million contract to enlarge an auxiliary oiler of the AO-177 Class. The award is the result of the Navy exercising an option in the contract Avondale received on July 15, 1988 which provided for jumboizing two oilers with options for two addi
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on December 1989The Maritime Administration's proposed rule making it clear that certain vessel repairs performed in foreign shipyards may qualify for subsidy is opposed by U.S. shipbuilders. John J. Stocker, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America, said in a recent letter that the proposed rule is
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- Nine M A N B & W Holeby GenSets Ordered For Three Containerships To Be Built At Odense Shipyard page: 11
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on December 1989MAN B&W Diesel, Holeby has received an order from A.P. Moller of Denmark for nine diesel generator sets for three 4,200-TEU container vessels to be built at Odense Steel Shipyard, Denmark. The diesel generator sets of type 9L28/32 H, each with an output of 2,010 kw at 720 rpm are for HFO op
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on December 1989Clifton Special Devices division of Litton has developed and is producing an emergency rescue beacon that can help rescuers locate vessels at sea to within one mile. Litton's Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon can automatically transmit an emergency radio signal to polar-orbiting sat
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- Avondale Industries Christens N a v y ' s Newest Fleet Oiler, USNS Pecos ( T - A O - 1 9 7) page: 10
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on December 1989Christening ceremonies were recently held at the Shipyards Division of Avondale Industries, Inc., for the seventh in a series of seven fleet oilers under construction by the Louisiana builder. The USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) is 667 feet long, 97 feet wide and has a maximum draft of 36 feet. Her mi
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on December 1989The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) recently christened the ocean survey ship USNS Tanner (T-AGS-40) at ceremonies at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point, Md., shipyard. Rear Adm. Richard F. Pittenger, Oceanographer of the Navy, was the principal speaker. The Honorable M
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on December 1989The Delaval Turbine Division of IMO Industries Inc. recently announced that Bern E. Deichmann has been appointed as manager of commercial operations, Steven W. Jadney promoted to manager of quality operations, and Debra J. Vietzke promoted to manager of project management. Gary Walker, vice
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on December 1989William W. Fox has been promoted to executive vice president and general manager of Manitowoc Engineering Co., a division of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Mr. Fox succeeds Ralph E. Feiertag, who recently retired as president of Manitowoc Engineering. In his new position, Mr. Fox will oversee
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on October 1989Peterson Builders, Inc. of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has announced a realignment of management staff as part of the ongoing program to streamline shipyard operations. Jack Soderlund, formerly vice president of Contract Administra- tion, has been appointed vice president, Operations Support, and as
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on October 1989The fishing vessel Sea Wolf, originally built by Marco in 1979 as a 123-foot combination crabber has since undergone more than one major change to stay in the forefront of the changing fisheries. In 1982, the Sea Wolf underwent a trawl conversion that included winches, a trawl gantry, and ass
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on October 1989The first dinner/excursion boat of a new ultramodern design developed by Luther H. Blount was recently launched at the Warren, R.I., shipyard of Blount Marine for owners Bay Queen Cruises, Inc. Mr. Blount, president of Blount Marine, is a true innovator in the shipbuilding industry. The new
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on October 1989The Seatrade Organization is expecting another record attendance for the Seatrade Cruise Shipping '90 Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at the Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla., from March 20 to 24, 1990. The exhibition area, which has virtually doubled in size ever
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on October 1989Concurrent Systems, Arlington, Va., is releasing a new hydrostatics program for personal computers. The Naval Architectural Problem Oriented Language (NAPOL) will perform the following calculations: hydrostatic curves of form; trim lines; longitudinal strength; floodable length; limiting dra
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- Halter Delivers Fourth Of Six Navy Ocean Surveillance Ships In Contract Valued At $85 Million page: 52
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on October 1989Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Miss., has delivered the U.S. Navy ship Capable, the fourth of six identical ocean surveillance ships under construction at Halter for the Navy with a total contract value of approximately $85 million. The Capable is the 16th of 18 planned monohull T-AGOS cla
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- Carnival's Newest Superliner, Luxurious 70,000-GRT Fantasy, Nears Completion At Wartsila Yard page: 49
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on October 1989The first of three giant 70,000-grt Superliners, the Fantasy, built by the Helsinki, Finland, shipyard of Wartsila Marine Industries, for Carnival Cruise Lines, Miami, Fla., has completed her first sea trials and is expected to be delivered next month. The 855-foot, 2,600-passenger vessel i
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on October 1989Furuno is expanding their line of radars for yachts and smaller fishing and commercial vessels with the introduction of the new Models 1930 and 1940. These compact, full-featured radars offer a steady, daylight viewing picture on a 10-inch rasterscan CRT with a high resolution 640 by 480 pix
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on October 1989General Instrument Corporation's Defense Systems Group recently announced that their Government Systems Division received a $3.4-million award from a foreign nation for spares and support equipment for their ALR-606(V)2 ESM System. The fully automatic ALR- 606(V)2 ESM System performs over-
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on October 1989Effective immediately, Wilden Pump & Engineering Co., Colton, Calif., will offer electrically conductive, graphite-filled Ml polypropylene models. These models have been introduced specifically for explosive and hazardous environments, where nonconductive plastics may be unacceptable due to
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on October 1989The Kiel-Friedrichsort shipyard of Lindenau GmbH Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik recently delivered the 12,100-dwt chemical tanker Hummel to her owners Carl Buttner Shipping Company of Bremen. The 477-foot Hummel is the sister ship of two vessels delivered by Lindenau Shipyard to Carl Buttner