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on December 1985The U.S. Coast Guard has completed the installation in New York Harbor of the Inogon Leading Mark, a single station, short-range optical guidance system that directs vessels safely and accurately through narrow channels. The system, which had previously undergone testing by the Coast Guard's R
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on December 1985—Catalogs Available Two of the world's leading marine manufacturers— Perko, Inc. and United Kingdom-based Lucas Marine Products—have combined efforts to offer in the U.S. the 200 Series International Navigation Lights. The series, certified for sail or power-driven vessels up to 20 meters (65
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on December 1985MarineSafety International, New York, N.Y. is conducting tests for Transport Canada and the Northumberland Ferry Company for a proposed 100-meter-long ferry boat to operate between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. The new ferry will be powered by a Voith Schneider propulsion system, th
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on December 1985—Literature Available W.B. Lampert, general product manager, Heat Exchange Products Division, Vapor Corporation, recently announced the introduction of Vapor Sphere Matrix® Technology that is said to improve performance of liquid-to-liquid, shell-and-tube heat exchangers. The Sphere Matrix he
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on December 1985Richard E. Bowe, chairman of the board and president of Ellicott Machine Corporation, and Charles D. Little, president of Ellicott Machine Corporation International, have announced the following three promotions and one hiring at Ellicott's Dredge Division. Peter A. Bowe to vice president and
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on December 1985Harnischfeger Corporation of Milwaukee has announced that it has been awarded a contract to build the world's largest dipper/ clamshell dredge for Great Lakes International Corporation of Oak Brook, 111. The dredge will consist of a P&H 5700 electric excavator mounted on a self-propelled 220
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on December 1985China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), the national shipping company of the People's Republic of China, and Dr. John J. McMullen, owner of Norton, Lilly & Co., Inc., announced the formation of COSCO North America, Inc. COSCO North America, which is jointly owned by COSCO and Dr. McMullen, is
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on December 1985—Free Literature Available Furuno USA, Inc., South San Francisco, Calif., has introduced a new ARPA series and a new compact doppler speed log, DS-70. The DS-70 doppler speed log displays vessel speed and distance run to accuracies of ± 1 percent. The system uses paired-beam transducers to
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on December 1985—Literature Available NAV-COM Incorporated, Deer Park, N.Y., has been named an official value-added reseller for the line of portable computers manufactured by GRiD systems Corporation. The GRiD computers have been integrated into NAV-COM's BUSISHIP marine management information system, usi
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on December 1985Valmet's Helsinki Shipyard recently launched its first passenger vessel, the Birka Princess being constructed for Birka Line Ab of Mariehamn, Finland. The ship's sponsor was Mrs. Runa Lundberg, wife of Birka managing director Gunnar Lundberg. After delivery in the spring of 1986, the Princes
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on December 1985Karl Senner Inc., Kenner, La., the North American distributor of Reintjes marine gears, is offering a free color brochure on Reintjes marine gearboxes. The colorful publication offers a bevy of information on the West German-based Reintjes marine gearboxes, from reverse reduction gearboxes
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on December 1985—Literature Available Cognizant of the efficiencies achieved through modern propeller designs, Getty Fleet (Texaco) ordered a Lips speed-adapted propeller to meet the revised operational specifications of the M/T Getty Fleet. The new four-blade propeller has a maximum diameter of 7,400 mill
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on November 1985—Literature Available According to Clemco Industries, Burlingame, Calif., the Clemlite™ system of abrasive blast hoses, couplings and nozzles can heighten productivity by lightening operators' loads by as much as 62 percent, while offering improved safety and economy. Combining ultra-light
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on November 1985—Literature Available Uniden Company, Indianapolis, Ind., now has three new electronic aids available. The MC35 marine power hailer, the MC400 chart recorder and the MC300 digital depth indicator. The Uniden MC35 marine power hailer is a powerful, 40-watt hailer with a four-station intercom,
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on November 1985The first in a series of five fleet oilers under construction for the U.S. Navy by Avondale Shipyards, a division of Avondale Industries, Inc., was christened USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) in recent ceremonies at the yard near New Orleans. Named for the late Henry J. Kaiser, founder of Kai
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on November 1985Raytheon Marine Company has introduced a new commercial chartrecording echo sounder with performance features meeting and exceeding IMO depth indicator requirements for ships traveling in international waters. The Raytheon RD-500 Echo Sounder records and prints depth in six ranges from zero
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on November 1985—Literature Available Sperry Corporation's Aerospace & Marine Group's new Satellite Communicator has been granted unrestricted type approval by INMARSAT, following extensive qualification testing as a Standard A, Class I Ship Earth Station. The Sperry Satellite Communicator meets the SATCOM
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on November 1985Nineteen maritime executives from six countries were elected Members of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) at the semiannual meeting of the ship classification society held at ABS headquarters in New York City on September 23, 1985. The new Members are: Klaus Ahlers, chairman, Howaldtswer
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on November 1985—Free Literature Available The Ingersoll-Rand Company, Charlotte, N.C., recently announced the introduction of the X-FLO steam turbo compressor. Peter Baldwin, vice president and division general manager, Single Stage Product Division, said the steam model is "identical in its revolutionary
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on November 1985Navigation Sciences' VIEWNAV® Electronic Chart Offshore Platform Monitoring System is being used increasingly to alert oil-rig platform operators of potential collision danger and to help warn ships of potential collision and anchoring damage to pipelines. The VIEWNAV system is being installed