Medium 1988 Articles
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on May 1988—Free Literature Available— Sperry Marine Inc., Charlottesville, Va., is now shipping its GPS Core Module and the 501 TR/GPS Navigator to a growing number of commercial shipowners worldwide, according to Sperry project manager Bruce Angus. The GPS Core Module is a singlechannel, sequenced,
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on May 1988According to a recent announcement by John Dane III, president of Trinity Marine Group of New Orleans, Sidney J. Mizell has joined the group as vice presidentsales. In making the announcement, Mr. Dane said that Mr. Mizell will be responsible for domestic sales and marketing for the four shi
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on May 1988The 750-foot M/T Torm Margrethe was recently christened at ceremonies at Burmeister & Wain Skibsvaerft A/S in Copenhagen. The single-screw tanker is the eighth in a series of Panamax product tankers, type CPT54E. She was contracted for by K/S Margretheholm, a partnership of Danish tax inves
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on May 1988—Free Literature Available— A medium-speed diesel engine designed for heavy fuel operation and low fuel oil consumption is an ideal basis for engines with the load profile for naval operations. Such medium-speed engines should be designed for: continuous operation; dependability; excellent
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on April 1988—Literature Available— Caterpillar Engine Division recently announced the availability of a new family of marine diesels, each with 67 cubic inches (1.1 L) displacement per cylinder. The new engines are aimed at powering smaller boats than previously served by the company's product line. In
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on April 1988The new 150-passenger vessel Jean Nicolet was recently launched and delivered by Skipperliner Shipyards, Inc., LaCrosse, Wis., to owners Robert and Marlys Falkner of Bomar Cruise Lines of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The vessel, which is currently in Stuart, Fla., for the winter season, is patterned
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on April 1988A 180-foot supply vessel which once served offshore oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico was converted in 90 days by Halter Marine's Moss Point, Miss., shipyard to a crabber/ processor for use in the Bering Sea. The "new" Northern Enterprise began life in 1980 at Halter's Moss Point yard a
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on April 1988Furuno recently introduced two new products: a low-cost temperature sensor, and a low-cost net sounder. Furuno's new T-2000 digital temperature sensor is a compact, lowcost unit designed to provide accurate surface water temperature readouts for sport fishermen. The measuring range covers,
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on April 1988Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., has completed a six-patrol-boat "package" with the Navy of Ecuador. It included the production of two of the 44-foot vessels in the United States, the "kitting" and shipment of four additional boats for assembly in Ecuador, and a training program for sh
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on April 1988Woodward Governor Company's president, Mark Leum, announced that vice president Peter Gomm, former general manager of the company's Engine and Turbine Controls Division, has been appointed general manager of the company's newly formed International Operations Division. In his new position,
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- Krupp Atlas Elektronik Navaids page: 8
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on April 1988Advanced navaids from Krupp Atlas Electronik include the FCC type-approved 7600-8600 Series of 16-inch Rasterscan radars, more than 800 of which have been sold worldwide since their introduction four years ago. Also these radars hold Japanese type-approval certificates and they are character
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- System Expansion For WLO Radio page: 7
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on April 1988Mobile Marine Radio, Inc., owners and operators of coastal station WLO Radio, North America, one of the largest public coast stations in the U.S., and one of the world's largest coast stations offering fully automatic Radiotelex, has awarded to Radio-Holland USA, BV, an expansion contract of
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on April 1988MAN B&W Diesel A/S, Alpha Diesel, has introduced an "A" version of their popular medium-speed 28/32 type marine diesel engine which offers a 5 percent improvement in fuel efficiency. Through simple modifications, the new 28/ 32A engine achieved a specific fuel consumption of less than 190 g/
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on April 1988Fluid Energy Ltd. recently launched the first of a line of Scottish-built, 48-seat leisure submarines. Designed and built at the company's yard at Firth of Forth in Scotland, the 64-foot submarine will be delivered to Submarine Tours of St. Thomas, Inc., for operation in the Caribbean. Built a
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- Seaward International Supplies Large Fleet Mooring Buoys To Navy For Use In Pacific Islands page: 69
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on April 1988Seaward International, Inc. has recently supplied two large fleet mooring buoys to the U.S. Navy. These 11-foot-diameter buoys were installed in approximately 300 feet of water off the island of Tinian, by the Chesapeake Division of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and its prime contra
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on April 1988—Detailed Literature Available— The trade name Deutz MWM not only represents medium and large diesel engines for the marine market, but also compact, high-speed units covering lower power ranges. The range of Deutz MWM passenger boat propulsion engines includes extremely compact, highand me
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on March 1988Quality Shipyards, Houma, La., recently delivered the 4,200-hp pushboat SuperAmerica, the third in a series of three new vessels built for Ashland Oil, Lexington, Ky. The three pushboats replaced towboats that were all more than 40 years old. Ashland invested about $3.5 million for each boa
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on March 1988—Literature Available— Torque & Tension Equipment, Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif., recently announced a dramatic improvement and cost savings for expanding the Vi-inch, 3/s-inch, and 5/s-inch tubes for coolers, condensers, and heat exchangers on surface ships by using the MKIII HydroSwage Tube
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on March 1988Racal Marine, Inc., Cranford, N.J., has been awarded contracts from Midland Enterprises, Inc. for color radar systems for riverboats. Midland Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, is one of the country's largest river transport companies, providing service through its operating sub
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on March 1988The Society of Marine Port Engineers, New York, N.Y., Inc. will hold its Fort Schuyler Forum on Wednesday, March 16, 1988. This will be the 36th time the forum will be held at the SUNY Maritime College campus, located in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, New York City. The theme of the f