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on March 1989—Color Brochure, Technical Paper Offered— NautiCan Enterprises, Ltd., North Vancouver, B.C., Canada, claims to have made a significant breakthrough in nozzle design more than 50 years after the development of the original Kort nozzle in Germany. The outline of the Kort nozzle has become fa
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on March 1989AWO has long been a responsible leader in the environmental effort to achieve clean air and clean water in the United States. One might first be surprised by that statement, but thinking about it for a moment, those who know AWO well will emerge with the image of an industry and its associat
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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 February 1989—Literature Offered— Volvo Penta recently introduced the new TAMD162, a* 16-liter marine diesel, which marks an upgrading of the company's marine engine range and its entry into the market segment for workboats with engines of 400-600 hp. The robust new engine has been developed primarily f
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on February 1989—Literature Available— Furuno U.S.A., Inc., South San Francisco, Calif., recently introduced a new low-cost searchlight sonar to their line of professional fish finding equipment, and added the FCV-551 eight-color video sounder to its sounder family. In addi- tion, the company was appointed
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on February 1989The Northern Vancouver yard of Versatile Pacific Shipyards, Inc. (VPSI) has delivered the Type 1200 Arctic Class 4 icebreaker Henry Larsen to the Canadian Coast Guard. She is now in operation providing large vessel escort service in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the winter months and in th
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on February 1989Navy Programs Could Bring C$16 Billion In Work To Shipbuilding & Allied Industries Over Next 15 Years Based on a speech by J.W. Serge Poirier, Director-Procurement & Supply Maritime, Canadian Department of National Defense (DND), at the Canadian Maritime Industries Association (CMIA) and
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on February 1989The following special section highlights the latest U.S. Navy contract awards for shipbuilding, ship repair and maintenance, shipboard communications, weapons, etc. October 3 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, was awarded a $27.3-million modification to a contract for repair services for USS Samu
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on February 1989NAVY PROJECTS SPENDING $11 BILLION PER YEAR Editor's Note: This article only forecasts business opportunities in the shipbuilding sector. For a projection of business opportunities in the ship repair and maintenance sector over the next 10 years, see Mr. McCaul's article, "U.S. Ship Mainte
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- Marine coatings & corrosion control page: 16
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on February 1989Last year, the U.S. Senate passed the "Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1988" which controls the application of tributyltin (TBT) antifoulings in the U.S. In response to this new legislation, several major marine coatings suppliers have introduced new TBTfree antifoulings. Addition
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on February 1989Free Literature Available Fire aboard ship is a major emergency, no matter how small the fire. On a very small ship the crew can usually escape overboard should the fire get out of control. On a large ship, however, the situation is far more serious and difficult. Passengers and crew may f
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on February 1989Montreal, Canada, February 20-21 The Canadian Maritime Industries Association's (CMIA) 41st Annual Technical Conference will be held at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel on February 20-21, 1989. "As a result of the resounding success of the Canadian Shipbuilding & Offshore Exhibition, we ha
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on January 1989Rope, one of the oldest tools known to man, is also one of the most versatile tools available to man, but only in the hands of a professional user. In the hands of a novice, rope becomes a single purpose item, misused more often than used effectively. The objective of this article is to addr
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on January 1989—Free Literature O f f e r e d— With worldwide attention on cleaning up the marine industry environment because of the new Annex V-MARPOL 73/78 regulations, Pollution Packer marine trash compactors from TFC Corporation offer a cost effective solution that is both clean and safe to handle a
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- Innovative Propulsion System From Krupp MaK Offers Smooth, Economic Service For Passenger Ships page: 44
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on January 1989—Technical Paper A v a i l a b l e— Editor's Note: This article is based on a technical paper, "Reliable Economic Propulsion Systems With High Passenger Comfort," co-authored by R. Hafner, R. Gruhn and E. Gunther Kroos of Krupp MaK. The paper details the development of a flexible multi-engi
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on January 1989Louisiana Yard Designs, Engineers & Constructs Variety Of Sophisticated Excursion Boats Based in Morgan City, Louisiana, Service Marine Industries, Inc., is a complete yard that offers vessel owners a wide range of custom design, engineering, construction and interior decorating services to
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on January 1989—Literature A v a i l a b l e— Alfa-Laval, Inc. of Ft. Lee, N.J., recently announced the introduction of a new Nirex ice machine for trawlers and fishing vessels, and a new Nirex freshwater distiller designed to meet the needs of small vessels. Designated the FWI Series, the Nirex ice mac
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on January 1989San Diego, California, January 7-11 The 17th annual convention of the National Association of Passenger Vessel Owners (NAPVO) will be held in San Diego, Calif., at the Catamaran Hotel from January 7-11, 1989. More than 200 NAPVO members, owners and operators of the nation's finest passenge