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- World's Largest Clamshell/Dipper Dredge To Be Delivered This Year To Great Lakes International page: 7
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on September 1986The dredge Chicago, said to be world's largest and most power- ful combination clamshell/dipper dredge, is scheduled for completion and assignment by the end of this year, according to Great Lakes In- ternational, Inc., the vessel's owner William L. Colnon, president of GLI, announced tha
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on September 1986Hamburg, West Germany September 23-27 Despite the current business climate prevalent in the shipping, shipbuilding and offshore sectors, the Ship, Machinery & Marine Technology International Trade Fair (SMM) has strengthened its leading position again this year. To take place in Hamburg, W
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on September 1986—Literature Available— The revolutionary development of the medium-speed diesel engine with improved total economy, has created an opportunity for the reengining of many vessels. The main aspects of improved economy offered by medium-speed diesel engines are: capacity to burn heavy fuels of
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on September 1986ANSCHUETZ Circle 6 1 on Reader Service Card Anschuetz & Co. GmbH of Kiel- Wik, West Germany, designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of navigation products, including gyrocompasses, autopilots, and steering controls that have been installed on more than 9,000 ships ranging from 500,00
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on August 1986Valmet's Helsinki Shipyarc., as the culmation of a two-year research program, recently tested a new type of ducted propeller with the tug Matari off the coast of Savonlinna. The new type duct is said to be a new generation propulsion solution for Arctic vessels operating in ice. As already k
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on August 1986For more than three centuries, America's seaports have been centers of population, trade, and vibrant economic activity. Within the past three years, the U.S. seaport industry has emerged from the throes of recession, and today, in many respects, is as healthy and optimistic as it has ever b
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on August 1986Nor-Fishing '86, the 11th International Fishery Fair to be held in Trondheim, Norway, August 11-16, has been fully booked, with the Nidaro Exhibition Hall filled to its maximum capacity, despite a space increase of 30 percent over 1984. Thus, this year's Nor-Fishing exhibition will be the bi
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on August 1986Several hundred people gathered at the Sturgeon Bay, Wise., shipyard of Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI) recently for the commissioning ceremonies of the USS Salvor (ARS-52), one of the most versatile support ships in the U.S. fleet. She is the third of four vessels of this class contracted to
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on August 1986High-torque, low-speed hydraulic motors are being used on many paddlewheel vessels all over the world. This form of propulsion transmission and its benefits would appear to be attractive in other applications also. Hydrostatic drives are by no means new for propulsion transmission on paddle
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on August 1986South Korea is the latest nation to land an order for the building of the ship type known as the pure car/ truck carrier (PC/TC). Daewoo Shipbuilding, one of Korea's newest and most versatile yards, has entered the growing car carrier building market with an order for construction of two 5,2
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on August 1986With their line of MC engines well-established in the marine industry, M.A.N.-B&W Diesel A/S is now focusing on the continuing expansion of their engine program and its application possibilities, including the use of turbo compound systems, which have kept pace with the increased specializat
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on August 1986August 26-29—Stavanger, Norway The 7th Offshore Northern Seas (ONS '86) Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Stavanger, August 26-29, continues to benefit from Norway's expansive offshore policies and the associated demand for advanced technology and services to meet challenging condit
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on August 1986August 27 To 29, 1986 Design and production concepts to reduce shipbuilding schedules and costs is the theme for the 1986 Ship Production Symposium to be held at the Williamsburg Lodge, August 27-29, 1986, in Williamsburg, Va. The symposium is under the auspices of the National Shipbuildin
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on August 1986Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc. on Whidbey Island (Freeland), Wash., recently delivered the luxury cruise vessel Executive Explorer, a catamaran designed to carry 49 passengers, to Glacier Bay Yacht Tours, Inc. of Seattle. The 104-foot, four-deck vessel has a beam of 36 feet 9 inches an
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on July 15, 1986— F r e e Literature Available Research and experience indicates . . . initially through Navy submarine fire control training and later through shiphandling training . . . that using sophisticated computergenerated models during classroom review of training conducted during computer-based si
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on July 15, 1986The International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) has developed specifications for a new lower-cost, very small satcom system that will, for the first time, bring the benefits of satellite communications within the reach of all sizes and types of vessels. The Standard-C concept re
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- Coast M a r i n e Celebrates 4 0 - Y e a r A n n i v e r s a r y W i th Successful Ladder Drop Test page: 30
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on July 15, 1986To celebrate his 40 years in the industry, Robert M. Salvarezza, president of Coast Marine & Industrial Supply Inc., based in San Francisco, announced recently that his company has successfully completed what is believed to be the longest drop-test of a synthetic pilot ladder ever attempted
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- DIESEL POWER REVIEW page: 18
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on July 15, 1986Whether or not the current decline in oil prices is a temporary condition, most manufacturers of marine diesel engines are still concentrating on further improvements in specific fuel consumption, as well as on the ability to burn heavier grades of fuel. Regardless of availability, quality o
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- MAJOR NAVY CONTRACTS page: 11
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on July 15, 1986A p r i l 1 G e n e r a l D y n a m i c s C o r p o r a t i o n , C o n v a ir D i v i s i o n , San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $ 9 , 9 9 8 , 4 5 0 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for design efforts to support the Tomahawk cruise missile. Work will be performed in San Diego, and is expecte
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on July 15, 1986Each quarter IMA prepares an update on developments in the Navy ship maintenance and modernization market. This article is an excerpt from the most recent update prepared exclusively for publication only in Maritime Reporter. FY 1987 Budget Request The President's budget requests $6.4 billi