Maritime Magazines Archive
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on March 1989Joe Gilbert, Peter Goldstern, and Gary Marlar are just three members of an exclusive 400-member group, the Penguin Club, who have survived life-threatening storms and accidents at sea with the use of Imperial Immersion Suits. Mr. Gilbert survived more than 20 hours of exposure after Hurrican
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on March 1989The Jurong shipyard of Singapore Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd. (SSE) recently launched the first domestically built vessel of a new missile corvette (MCV) class for the Republic of Singapore Navy. Christened the RSS Valour, the 203-foot vessel will be powered by four MTU diesel engines to
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on March 1989The American Bureau of Shipping has established a Corporate Quality Assurance Group to better address its internal QA concerns. The work of this group is separate from the established, external QA programs of ABS in which surveyors assess the quality of the production operations of builders,
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on March 1989—Literature Available KVH Industries, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets microprocessor- based electronic heading sensors and compass systems for marine, military, communications and industrial applications. Two recent KVH products are the Azimuth 314 digital compass and the Azimuth
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on March 1989The Danish firm of Dampa A/S r e c e n t l y appointed Hopeman Brothers, Inc. as sole distributor within the U.S. marine business area. Hopeman Brothers, Inc. is located at 435 Essex Avenue, Waynesboro, Va. 22980, phone (703) 949- 9200. David Rathburn will be responsible for the Dampa produ
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on March 1989Eldec Corporation, based in Lynnwood, Wash., and Dunlop Limited of England have completed formation of Dunlop-Eldec Electronics, Ltd., a new joint venture company that will operate out of Coventry, England. The company will design and manufacture electronic equipment and systems for commerc
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on March 1989The cabotage laws of the United S t a t e s . . . e s s e n t i a l l y the Jones Act...are rooted in national security considerations. Even though they inescapably have economic consequences, those consequences follow the primary purpose of the Jones Act, which is to form a part of the U.S.
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on March 1989During last year's drought crisis, the AWO won high praise from the Secretary of Transportation for its efforts to help the barge and towing industry. "I want to officially commend the American Waterways Operators for an outstanding job in helping to alleviate the transportation impact of t
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on March 1989Yard, Contractors Report $140 Million In Business A dozen years ago, the Port of Portland (Oregon) and its tri-county citizens gambled that an $84-million shipyard expansion program— including giant Drydock 4, which was specifically designed to serve the VLCCs in the Alaskan trade— would k
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on March 1989Southwest Marine, Inc., San Diego Division, recently drydocked the Navy vessels USS Thach and USS McCluskey together for extensive repair work. The dual docking occurred in accordance with tight Navy schedules in order that the two vessels could rejoin the fleet as quickly as possible. Sout
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on March 1989The U.S. Navy christened its newest crane ship, the SS Diamond State (T-ACS-7) at ceremonies at Tampa Shipyards, Tampa, Fla. The ship, named for the state of Delaware, will be operated by the Navy's Military Sealift Command. With a draft of 33 feet 3 inches and deadweight at her loadline of
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on March 1989In order to strengthen the company for its future needs and provide an organization responsive to the demands of the industry, W. James Amoss, chairman and chief executive officer of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., recently announced the reorganization of the finance division, the election
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on March 1989Commuter Boat To Operate Between Kennedy Airport And Manhattan The Avondale Boat Division, New Orleans, La., of Avondale Industries, Inc., has received an order for a high-speed 400-passenger Surface- Effect-Ship (SES) catamaran that will be operated by Tri-State Marine Transport, Inc., in
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on March 1989Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corp., which launched its second high-speed ferry designed by Australian Philip Hercus for service in the Great Lakes just over a year ago, recently announced the sale of its sixth International Catamaran (INCAT) to Put-In-Bay Transportation Co., locat
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on March 1989The acoustical laboratory of Soundcoat Company, Inc., Deer Park, N.Y., has improved upon their proprietary vibration control material DYAD where it can now provide high damping from -15 F for DYAD 601 to 250 F for DYAD 609. DYAD is used for constrained layer damping where a layer of viscoela
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on March 1989—New Free Brochures Available— Twin Disc, Inc., Racine, Wis., has expanded their popular MG-516 Marine Transmission Series with the addition of the model MG-5161, and has added a deep case version to their high performance MG-5111 Marine Transmission Series. Both new high capacity, compact r
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on March 1989Palmer Internationl, Inc., Worcester, Pa., has developed two elastomeric compounds, DuraTough DP and DuraTough DL, for the repair of marine components damaged by cavitation. These compliant compounds are designed to inhibit the deterioration of metal substrates caused by cavitation and low
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on March 1989Quick-connects with a heavyduty body sleeve design are now available from Swagelok Quick- Connect Co., Solon, Ohio. The design allows users to install instrument- quality Swagelok Quick-Connects in rugged industrial systems. The sleeve protects the Quick- Connect body when the unit is uncoup
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on March 1989The Seatrade Group will hold Maritime London 89, a week of business activities focusing international attention on London's involvement in world shipping, will be held at the Barbican Center in the City of London from April 17-21, 1989. Seatrade also announced that it will sponsor three maj
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on March 1989Marine Interiors, Inc. of Langley, Wash., is offering free literature describing the products and services offered by the company, as well as the benefits of using their product line. In addition to discussing different types of seating, the literature describes tables of various sizes and