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- Our Third Century page: 34
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on July 1990Admiral J.W. Kime, Commandant, United States Coast Guard Editor's Note: Mm. John William Kime was recently named the 19th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. He was nominated to the position while serving as Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif. Duri
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on July 1990Although formed under the Treasury Department from the Lifesaving Service and Revenue Cutter Service in 1915, the roots of the U.S. Coast Guard can be traced to August 4, 1790. It all began with a request by the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to Congress for the authorization
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- MARINE LUBRICANTS page: 28
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on July 1990The trend toward upgrading output and efficiency of marine diesel engines, as well as improving their ability to burn heavy residual fuels with high sulfur content, has placed increasing demands on the petroleum industry to improve their products. The oil producers have responded by offering
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on July 1990U.S. shipbuilder Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La., has signed an agreement with the World City Corporation, Oslo, Norway, to prepare and submit a firm offer and delivery schedule for the construction of what would be the world's largest cruise ship. The 250,000-gt, 5,600-passenger
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- RORO90 page: 44
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on May 1990The 1 Oth International Conference and Exhibition on Through Transport using Roll-on/Roll-off Methods STAZIONE MARITTIMA TRIESTE 15-17 MAY 1990 First held in 1976, the 1990 edition of R0R0, the biennial international conference and exhibition focusing on through transport using Roll-On/Roll
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on May 1990—Free Literature Available— Offering new tank coating technology that greatly extends the operational flexibility of ship owners and operators—thereby enabling maximum flexibility of cargo carriage— International Paint is moving toward consolidating itself as a market leader in marine tank c
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on May 1990Reportedly the world's largest train ferry, the Railship III was recently commissioned for the Railship Group. Built by Schichau Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven, the ferry increases the Railship Group's transportation capacity on the Baltic Sea route between West Germany and Finland by 50 perce
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on May 1990DOD Requests $100.3 Billion To Fund Navy Programs In FY91 The Department of Defense (DOD) has requested slightly more than $100 billion to fund Navy programs in FY 1991. The funding level is virtually the same as the amount approved for this year. Shipbuilding & Conversion The shipbuildin
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- EUROPEAN SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR page: 12
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on May 1990Spurred by a number of key factors— the replacement of older vessels in the world fleet, the cruise ship boom, impending double-hull and double-bottom legislation, and prospects of increased trade after 1992—the world shipbuilding orderbook reached a five-year high at the end of 1989. With
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on May 1990Warren, Rhode Island-based shipbuilder Blount Marine Corporation recently launched and christened the latest addition to the growing Cruise International fleet, the dinner/excursion boat M/V Spirit of Boston. The Spirit was the first boat launched from Blount Marine's new shipway. Being con
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on May 1990Free Color Literature Available Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems, Inc. (DRS), Oakland, N.J., is a prime defense contractor designing and manufacturing advanced systems for signal processing, videoimage display, data recording, storage and playback, and training for undersea warfare, command, c
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- OUTSTANDING OCEANGOING SHIPS OF 1989 page: 20
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on December 1989It was an excellent year for innovative design in world shipbuilding, and this is reflected by the ships selected as MARITIME REPORTER'S "Outstanding Oceangoing Ships of 1989." Members of this select group feature superior designs, sophisticated equipment and unique machinery, while offering
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on December 1989In all probability, the changes taking place in Europe will have a profound impact on the way ocean carriers do business in the years ahead. Of course, no one can predict exactly what the European economy will look like in 1992. While many people expect the European Community to achieve ful
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on December 1989The U.S. one-day market is one of the fastest growing segments of the North American cruise industry; the Baltic luxury ferry market is one of the most well-developed cruise markets in Europe. Why do Scandinavians purchase 27 times more short cruises per person than North Americans? How prof
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- A SHIPBUILDER'S PERSPECTIVE page: 16
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on December 1989"Is the small passenger vessel industry still a growth market?" This is an interesting question and it could be posed by prospective boat owners and their lenders, commercial developers, municipalities, tour and charter brokers, and certainly, by shipbuilders. As one of the leading builders
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on December 1989If foreign shipbuilding subsidies are eliminated or substantially reduced, U.S. shipyards have the potential to compete successfully with Northern European yards for construction of U.S.-owned commercial tonnage by the mid-1990s. This was the conclusion of a paper delivered at a meeting of t
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on December 1989Editor's note: This article pertains to commercial shipbuilding. Details of the U.S. Navy shipbuilding program, which includes the construction of 90 vessels and three major conversions over the next five years, are highlighted in Mr. McCaul's article, "Status Report on Navy Shipbuilding and
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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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- 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