Long 1992 Articles

• • To Meet New Regulations, Metritape Introduces Deck Master Gaging System page: 74
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on March 1992

  Metritape, Inc. of Littleton, Mass., has produced tank gages for ocean tankers for more t h a n 25 years. The firm's products were important in the movement toward closed tank gaging impelled by Inert Gas Systems (IGS) and Crude Oil Washing (COW). In May 1990, Metritape was approached by a ba

• • NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS page: 64
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on March 1992

  1992 REVIEW The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), one of the most significant advances in marine communications history, will be phased in from now until February 1999. GMDSS will offer improved and reliable distress alerting and better facilities for distress location;

• • GMDSS Historic Change In Maritime Safety Communications page: 61
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on March 1992

  One of the biggest changes in maritime safety communications since the invention of radio began to unfold last month. Fueled by dramatic advances in mobile satellite and radio communications technologies and automatic distress alerting techniques, a new set of regulations for safety at sea

• • GPS Plots The Future Of Navigation & Communications page: 57
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on March 1992

  The face of maritime navigation and communications will change forever in 1993, when the last of 24 satellites is deployed in the Global Positioning System, making the system fully operational. The Global Positioning System, or GPS, aU.S. military navigation system, will provide allweather,

• • Coast Guard Improves Inspection Program To Detect Unsafe Tankers page: 53
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on March 1992

  More Oil Is Shipped In U.S. Waters Than Any Other Commodity; Petroleum And Petroleum Products Account For 40 Percent Of The Cargo Shipped Through U.S. Waters C o a s t Guard inspections have not always been reliable in detecting unsafe tankers. For tankers registered in the United States, suc

• • ASNE 6th Annual Naval Logistics Symposium page: 43
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on March 1992

  The Mechanicsburg Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) will host the Sixth Annual Naval Logistics Symposium in Harrisburg, Pa., March 17-19, 1992. During the three-day event, dozens of presenters will address ship maintenance, process improvements, CALS initiatives, and

• • Tanker Supply, Demand Profitability To 1996 page: 10
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on March 1992

  "Tanker Supply, Demand and Profitability to 1996" analyzes recent chartering trends, from 1985 to 1991, and examines the operating profitability of various tankers during the period. Forecast spot and time-charter freight rates are presented, from 1992 to 1996, on both a break-even and proje

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