Medium 1988 Articles
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on July 1988General Ship Corporation of Boston, Mass., which specializes in shipbuilding, diesel and steam engines, conversions, overhauls, renovations, and repairs in both the private and commercial shipping industries, was contracted by the U.S. Government to perform modifications that would update an
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on July 1988Under Seas Defense '88 (USD), an international exposition and conference on underwater warfare technology, will be held in the Holiday Inn at Embarcadero, San Diego, Calif., from October 3-6. Under Seas Defense '88 is the second annual exposition and conference in this series. It will featur
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on July 1988The House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee recently added language to the FY 1989 defense appropriations bill which would order the Navy to open the competition to build a fourth Aegis guided missile destroyer to all qualified U.S. shipyards. This, however, is based on whether or not the
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on July 1988Marine Management Systems (MMS), a leader in providing computerized management information systems for the shipping industry, is offering a free set of brochures describing these systems, as well as various services offered by the company. "MMS—An Overview," one of the brochures included in
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on July 1988The 1988 Ship Production Symposium, sponsored by the Ship Production Committee of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and hosted by its Pacific Northwest Section, will take place August 24-26, 1988 at the Edgewater Inn in Seattle, Wash. The theme of this year's techn
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on July 1988Danish shipbuilders Burmeister & Wain recently christened the ninth in a series of Panamax 59,999- dwt product tankers, built by the yard since 1985. The M/T Fredholm, which was christened by Jacqueline Weil, was contracted by K/S Frederiksholm, a Danish partnership. Like her sister ship, t
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on July 1988The Soundcoat Company of Deer Park, N.Y., is offering a free eightpage bulletin on constrained layertype vibration damping materials, called Soundfoil, which the company's materials laboratory has developed for control of noise and vibration. Soundfoil is described in the bulletin as a highl
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on July 1988Vessel Christened 'Seaward' In New York Ceremony The Turku yard of Finnish shipbuilder Wartsila Marine Industries Inc. recently delivered its biggest passenger vessel to date to Norwegian shipowner Kloster Cruise Ltd. The 1,800-passenger vessel is the first new generation cruise ship built a
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on June 1988A new line of Class DBOY-2 cage throttling balanced control valves, featuring a cast iron actuator and new packing and gasket materials, is available from Leslie Controls, Inc., Tampa, Fla. The DBOY-2 valve line is designed especially for use in steam, water, gas and vapor service where hig
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on June 1988—Free Literature A v a i l a b l e— The new Navi Series of Electromagnetic Speedlogs from Raytheon offers economy and performance in a rugged, commercial-quality design. Available in two speed ranges, the Navi Series is made for use aboard fishing vessels and workboats. A large analog speed
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on June 1988The Workboat Division of MonArk Boat Company in Monticello, Ark., recently delivered a new 28-foot aluminum patrol boat to the Marine Police of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control near Little Creek, Del. This new boat is based on the 28-foot "Protector" hull design wh
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on June 1988—Literature Available SKF Component Systems has announced the availability of a new mechanical friction joint, the SKF SH-Bushing. Also announced by the company was the organization of a new unit to market the Nilos Ring, a metallic seal for bearings. The SH-Bushing makes it easier to join
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on June 1988SOLAS Regulation II-1/29.20 requires that all tankers 40,000 gross tons and over fit an independent means of quickly regaining control of the rudder should a single failure occur in the steering gear piping system. The deadline for the steering system upgrades is September 1, 1988. Hyde Pro
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on June 1988Moss Point Marine, Inc., has delivered the CW3 Harold C. Clinger (LSV-2), the second of four 273-foot logistic support vessels being built by the Escatawpa, Miss., shipyard for the U.S. Army in a $40.7-million contract. The ship is the second of a new class landing craft with roll-on/rolloff
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on June 1988Larry A. Colangelo was recently elected senior vice president and chief financial officer at SPD Technologies. In his new position, Mr. Colangelo's responsibilities are expanded to include external business acquisitions, internal product development projects, inventory management, productiv
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on June 1988Trimble Navigation of Sunnyvale, Calif., recently introduced a new product, the NavGraphic loran track plotter, as well as a new digital version of their 10X loran. The NavGraphic loran plotter enables a navigator to see at a single glance where he is relative to significant waypoints, hazar
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on June 1988American Information Management Inc. (AIM) of Bay St. Louis, Miss., has developed a computerized information management system for the commercial marine industry (ships, offshore service vessels and river boats). The system, called The Genesis System®, includes proprietary software programs
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on June 1988—Free Literature O f f e r e d— Munson Manufacturing, Inc., in Edmonds, Wash., recently launched a new welded aluminum vessel cus- torn built for Holland America Line Westours. The 58-foot 6-inch Yukon Queen is fully certified by the U.S. Coast Guard and complies with SOLAS. Triple Lugger L
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on June 1988—Free Literature O f f e r e d— SPD Technologies recently announced the signing of a letter of intent for the acquisition of the Navy Switchgear Division of Brown Boveri Power Equipment Inc., based in Montgomeryville, Pa. Final terms of the transaction were expected to be completed May 27.
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on June 1988Following competitive procurement, the Navy's Military Sealift Command has awarded six firmfixed price contracts for the transportation of Department of Defense cargo. —$55,093,944 to Central Gulf Lines, Incorporated of New Orleans, La., for the charter of two U.S.-flag dry cargo ships, MV