Long Maritime Reporter 1982Peter Articles
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- M/V Europa Completes Sea Trials; Luxury Cruise Liner Filled With Many Environmental Safeguards page: 18
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on December 1981The new flagship of the German merchant fleet, the luxury liner M / V Europa, recently completed almost three days of sea trials in the North Sea. The 35,000-grt liner is scheduled to undertake her maiden voyage on January 8, 1982. The vessel was built by Bremer Vulkan shipyard, Bremen, Wes
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on December 1981The emergency support vessel (ESV) lolair, built by Scott Lithgow Ltd. at Greenock on the Clyde for British Petroleum Ltd. and the British National Oil Corporation, is undergoing extensive sea trials before final fitting out and service in the North Sea. Of a semisubmersible construction, t
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on November 15, 1981new oil recovery vessel was recently delivered to the owners, The Lake Committee, Lake Maracaibo, La Salina, Venezuela. Designed by Centrifugal Systems, Inc. of Houston, Texas, and built by Monark Boat Company, Monticello, Ark., the Marlimpia is a catamaran type, self-propelled, 28-ton alum
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on November 15, 1981The Inland Waterways Division of Pott Industries, Inc., St. Louis, recently christened its newest towboat, the M / V Mike Schmaeng, an 1,800-hp towboat, built by Inland Marine Constructors, Inc. of Evansville, Ind. The christening ceremonies were at Evansville. The new towboat is named afte
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- ISOSO '81 page: 92
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on November 1981An International Symposium To Assist Ship Operators To Improve Operations "International Symposium on Ship Operations (ISOSO '81) is a 'Catch 22' title, deliberately. There are so many factors that go into the safe, profitable and efficient operations of a ship on the high seas that every
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- EUROPORT '81 page: 62
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on November 1981Europort '81 — the largest international maritime exhibition and conference—will be 20 years old this month. In terms of products, equipment, and technological presentations, this 20th anniversary show will be as young as tomorrow. The exhibit will be held in Rai Halls, Amsterdam, Netherlan
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on November 1981Most operators are not aware that just by operating their boilers within their design criteria, they can save 1.8 percent of their fuel costs. This fact was established by one owner over six years ago. Vessels operating under the U.S. flag today were, for the most part, designed and built i
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- 89th SNAME Annual Meeting page: 10
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on November 1981The 89th Annual Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers will convene at The New York Hilton Hotel, New York, N.Y. on November 19-21, 1981. "This is by far the Society's largest annual event," stated John J. Nachtsheim, president of the Society, "with more than 1,000
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on November 1981The number of vessels in American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classification has climbed to a record total, William N. Johnston, the chairman and president, reported at the semiannual meeting of the international ship classification society. ABS classed 388 new vessels of 3,200,000 dwt or 1,857,
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on November 1981In June, 1981, Ohio River Company's Huntington, W.Va. coal transfer terminal began operating at a throughput of five million tons per year—up from an average of 3.5 million tons per year. The 75-percent-capacity increase was gained through a 19- month renovation project that was carried out
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on October 15, 1981The two major factors influencing diesel engine design and development continue to be the soaring fuel costs and deterioration in the quality of marine fuels. While most diesel designers are working to modify existing models to achieve lower specific fuel consumption, a milestone urns achie
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on October 15, 1981The Igloo Finn, an 11,200-dwt gas and chemical carrier was delivered recently by Moss Rosenberg Verft, a.s. to Partrederiet NEMO, Oslo, Norway. It is the first in a series of three and will be operated by A / S Havtor Management, Oslo. The Igloo Finn (shown above) is a highly sophisticated
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on October 15, 1981Tidewater Inc., New Orleans, La., announced the election of Damon B. Bankston as president and chief operating officer, and Victor I. Koock and William J. Ramey as vice presidents. Mr. Bankston, former senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of Tidewater Inc., succeeds J
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on October 15, 1981The Phoenix Seadrill Rig 3 — The Mr. Ray—an all-new slottedtype submersible posted drilling barge built by McDermott Inc. shipyard, New Iberia, La., was christened recently at ceremonies held at the yard. The rig can drill below 30,000 feet in nominal 7- to 21-foot water depths. It is one o
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- Gastech '81 page: 19
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on October 1981If the production, transportation and use of LNG and LPG are related to your business in any way, you should be in Hamburg, West Germany from October 20 to 23. At that time the 8th International LNG/LPG Conference and Exhibition will be in progress. These conferences are held every two year
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- Bay Shipbuilding Delivers The 'Energy Freedom'—First Of New Fleet Planned By Universal American page: 16
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on October 1981Bay Shipbuilding Corp., a subsidiary of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., r e c e n t l y d e l i v e r ed ahead of schedule the 550-foot Energy Freedom to Universal American Shipping Corporation of Greenwich, Conn. The Energy Freedom was d e s i g n e d , engineered and built by Bay Shipbuilding
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on October 1981The first American-owned, U.S.- flag, oceangoing freezer ship designed to operate off the U.S. East Coast was christened recently during ceremonies held at the New York Port Authority's Pier 1, Brooklyn. The "Holland" (shown above) will offer a new service to the East Coast fishing industry
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on October 1981The recent delivery of the Acadian Commander (shown right) and Acadian Explorer by Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., marked the completion of a six vessel contract with Acadian Marine Service, Inc. for the world's first diesel electric SCR tug/supply vessels. The 217-foot w o r k b o a
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on October 1981The Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (ODECO) is adding a new dimension to its drilling fleet with the construction of a heavy-duty, fully winterized, s e l f - p r o p e l l e d semisubmersible with huge deckload capacities, that will be capable of operating in the ice-infested waters of
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on October 1981Two of the maritime industry's internationally respected organizations are sponsoring a two-day Extreme Loads Response Symposium to be held October 19-20 at the Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, Va. The symposium is being arranged by the interagency Ship Structure Committee and The Societ