Maritime Magazines Archive
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- LQMoffitt Merges With BFGoodrich page: 28
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989With the recent merger of Lucian Q. Moffitt, Inc., with the BFGoodrich Company, LQMoffitt operations have become part of the Dynamic Polymer Products business unit of the BFGoodrich Aerospace Division. While BFGoodrich assumes the ongoing business relationships of former LQMoffitt, the prev
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989Liebherr-Werk Nenzing, Austria, recently received a large ships gantry crane order from Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi. The order, for three plus one multipurpose container- handling, jib-type gantry cranes of Liebherr's well-known type MPS with lifting capacities of 45 tons, underlines this
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989—Literature Available Seaco/Elliot manufactures and sells a full product line of superior quality inflatable life rafts and related products for oceangoing vessels, offshore platforms, commercial fishing vessels, corporate and commercial aircraft and various military applications. In its
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989Mayor Edward I. Koch recently announced that the City of New York will contract with Avondale Industries, Inc. of New Orleans, La., for the construction, delivery and mooring of an 800-bed floating correction facility by June 1990. The cost for the floating jail net of the site is $125,639,2
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989Mackay Communications and C. Plath recently announced the signing of a sales and service agreement covering the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Through the agreement, Mackay hopes to improve services to commercial shipping and other markets. C. Plath is a major manufacturer of navigation equipment in
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989Everpure, Inc., of Westmont, 111., is offering free literature on the onboard potable water disinfection systems marketed by the company. Everpure Bromination Systems, which represent the state-of-the-art in onboard potable water disinfection, are in use worldwide on offshore production plat
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989A new rush-hour commuter service utilizing a high-speed hover ferry was recently inaugurated between Glen Cove Marina, Glen Cove, Long Island, and Pier 11 at the foot of Wall Street in Manhattan The new Monday-to-Friday rushhour service utilizes a 62-passenger SES (Surface-Effect Ship) built
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989Sixth Vessel Of Popular Design Sold By Yard Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., recently signed a contract with Put-In-Bay Transportation Co. of Ohio, for the construction of a high-speed passenger ferry based on Australian designer Philip Her- cus's
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989One of the largest excursion/dinner boat builders in the U.S., Morgan City, La.-based Service Marine Industries, Inc., recently launched an elegant 500-passenger dinner cruise boat for Holiday Cruises, Inc., a subsidiary of Cruise International, headquartered in Norfolk, Va. The 175-foot-lon
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989—Literature Available— Machinery selection for a cruise ship is a demanding task. Compared with other ship types, there are many unique requirements for cruise ship machineries. Passenger demand must be given the highest priority when selecting machinery concepts. The machinery should not
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- Nichols Bros/ Deutz MWM-Powered Ocean Catamaran Goes Into Service Between Nantucket And Boston page: 20
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989Bay State Cruises of Boston, Mass., recently put the Nantucket Spray, an "ocean catamaran" built by Nichols Bros. Boat Builders of Whidbey Island, Wash., in service between Nantucket and Boston. Nichols Bros, delivered the $4.5-million, 121.5-foot vessel to Bay State via the Panama Canal. J
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989T h e first o f three giant 70,000-grt S u p e r l i n e r s , the Fantasy, under c o n s t r u c t i o n at the Turku, Finland, shipyard of Wartsila Marine Industries, for Carnival Cruise Lines, Miami, Fla., has been launched and is nearing completion. T h e 8 5 5 - f o o t , 2,600-passenger
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- Construction Of First Of Two 70,000-GRT Cruise Ships Under Way At Fincantieri-Monfalcone Yard page: 17
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989The construction of two 70,000- grt cruise ships ordered by Astramar of Genoa, which will be among the largest in the world upon completion, is well under way at the Monfalcone yard of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani. The first of these two diesel-electrically powered ships is to be del
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on May 1989The Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners recently approved and offered a proposal to World City Corporation for the Florida port to homeport the luxury cruise ship Phoenix World City. The proposal also provides for the leasing of port property to the World City Corporation for dev
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Maritime Reporter
on May 1989MAN B&W Increases Market Share In Two-Stroke Engine Sector Diesel engine manufacturers MAN B&W Diesel AG, Augsburg, West Germany, a subsidiary of MAN Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, and Sulzer Brothers, Ltd., Winterthur, Switzerland, have agreed that Sulzer business activities in the diesel s
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Maritime Reporter
on April 1989Stanley G. Flagg & Co. of Stowe, Penn., is offering a free catalog of its complete line of fittings and flanges for the marine industry. Flagg-Flow fittings have been a part of the Flagg product line for over 50 years. During that time, the company's engineers have developed a complete line
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Maritime Reporter
on April 1989Richard R. Hopkins, president of JJH Inc., recently announced the appointment of Capt. John Dachos, USN (ret.),to the management staff of the Cherry Hill, N.J., office. Prior to joining JJH Inc., Capt. Dachos was the commanding officer of the Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station, the Navy
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on April 1989A free 50-page pamphlet entitled "How To Buy Surplus Personal Property from the United States Department of Defense" is being offered free by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service. The pamphlet assists individuals, or businesses desiring to buy surplus personal property of the Depa
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on April 1989I n t e r c o n t i n e n t a l E n g i n e e r i n g - M a n u f a c t u r i n g C o r p o r a t i o n (INT E R C O N ) of Kansas City, M o . , has been awarded additional o p t i o n s for the manufacture of pedestal type, t w i n - c a r g o cranes for the U.S. Navy's Auxiliary Crane Ship (
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Maritime Reporter
on April 1989StartMaster of Marion, Ohio, is offering free literature describing their air starting systems which, according to the manufacturer, provide dependable starting for heavy trucks, buses, mining machinery, oil and gas drilling equipment, marine engines, compressor packages, generator sets, and