Long 1984 Articles
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- FISH EXPO '84 page: 18
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on October 1984October 17-20—Boston, Massachusetts Fish Expo '84, projected to have more than 450 companies exhibiting their equipment and products and some 10,000 commerical fishing industry buyers attending, will be held October 17-20 in Boston's Hynes Veterans Auditorium. Now in its 18th year, Fish Ex
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on October 1984Arlington, Va. October 15-16 The International Ship Structure Symposium '84 (SSS 84) will be held October 15-16 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Va. Sponsored jointly by the interagency Ship Structure Committee and The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, this is t
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on September 15, 1984Halifax, Nova Scotia—October 16-18 The Fourth Annual Canadian Offshore Resources Exposition and Conference (CORE) will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 16- 18, 1984 at Ocean Terminals 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, and 34, and in the Immigration Annex building, all facilities of the Port of H
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on September 15, 1984National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, Calif., announced it has received a contract for approximately $250 million from Exxon Shipping Company for construction of two 209,000-deadweight-ton Alaska- Class Tankers. The NASSCO-designed tankers will be the largest ships
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on September 15, 1984RDI's Satcom I Maritime Satellite Communications System has been awarded complete type approval following extensive testing by INMARSAT of London, the International Maritime Satellite Communications Organization. This type approval designation allows RDI to install its system on ships, fish
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on September 15, 1984Wotan, a 600-ton lift crane mounted on a 300-foot-long barge (shown above) went into service on Puget Sound in mid-June. The floating crane, largest in use in the Pacific Northwest and one of the largest on the West Coast, was christened in June at the headquarters of Manson Construction & E
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on September 15, 1984Technical Symposium-October 3-4, Norfolk, Va. A technical symposium, Naval Ship Maintenance & Modernization/ Affordability, sponsored by the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and the American Society of Naval Engineers, Tidewater Section, will be held at the OMNI International Hotel
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- MARINE SALVAGE page: 16
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on September 15, 1984Third International Symposium—October 1-3, New York The Third International Symposium on Marine Salvage will meet October 1-3 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Co-sponsored by the Marine Technology Society and the Maritime Association of the Port of New York, the meetings are
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on September 15, 1984—Results Available Independent laboratory tests of Amergize™ deposit modifier/combustion improver have proven a significant reduction in specific fuel consumption, carbon deposits, exhaust smoke levels, and metallic deposits in a test engine operated on a residual oil blend containing high
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on September 1984New York — September 27-28 The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, in conjunction with the SNAME T & R Ship Production Committee, will present its Third International Symposium, "Maritime Innovation— Practical Approaches '84," at the Wald
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on September 1984There is a growing interest throughout the industry lately in a new navigation system, the VIEWNAV™ System which can increase the number of days a vessel is able to operate each year. It also facilitates safe navigation in crowded harbors and waterways, even in conditions of marginal visibil
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- WEST GERMAN SHIPBUILDING page: 38
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on September 1984The Situation Improves Greatly For German Shipbuilders As the Federal Republic of Germany's fiscal year drew to a close on September 30 last year, the country's shipbuilding industry was facing some of the most serious problems in its long and distinguished history. Since then, however, g
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on September 1984Hamburg, West Germany September 25-29 At the 11th International Ship, Machinery, and Marine Technology Trade Fair (SMM '84) to be held at the Hamburg Exhibition Center in West Germany September 25-29, more than 500 exhibitors from 24 countries will be filling some 45,000 square meters (4
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on September 1984In a move to strengthen its entire parts and service organization and to coordinate all field service activities for Fairbanks Morse Opposed Piston and Colt-Pielstick engines, the Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Colt Industries is undertaking a major restructuring designed to improve all
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- U.S. NAVY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM page: 44
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on August 15, 1984Fourth Update — Changes As Of July 1984 Excerpted from a report published by International Maritime Associates, Inc. This is the fourth in a series of reports detailing the latest changes in the United States Navy shipbuilding program. The first report appeared in the November 15, 1983 issu
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- OUTSTANDING WARSHIP DESIGNS page: 38
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on August 15, 1984With the most technologically advanced combatant ships in the world, some of the U.S. Navy's most recent ship designs are worth noting. These include the guidedmissile destroyer, guided-missile cruiser, and high-speed attack submarine. Arleigh Burke Class For years the U.S. Navy has been l
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on August 15, 1984A tour of any offshore drilling rig or production platform illustrates how many U.S. companies, representing different industries from all parts of the country, participate in offshore energy exploration and production. From the bridge to the engine room, you see one manufacturer's nameplate
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- NAVY WORK IN PRIVATE U.S. YARDS page: 20
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on August 15, 1984With the virtual disappearance of the market for oceangoing merchant ships, most of the major private yards in the U.S. are heavily dependent upon Navy shipbuilding, conversion, and repair for the majority of their work, some as much as 100 percent. The contracts placed by the Navy during th
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on August 1984The U.S. Navy has budgeted over $6 billion for ship repair and alteration in 1985. Between 30—40 percent of this budget will flow through commercial shipyards. This is an obviously interesting market. It offers many business opportunities to shipyards and equipment manufacturers. It is also
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on August 1984MarineSafety International (MSI), located in the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, is offering a total of 14 marine training courses during 1984. The courses are summarized as follows: "Shiphandling and Maneuvering in Restricted Waters," for masters, pilots, chief m