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on April 1986The Military Sealift Command has reported that bids to carry U.S. military cargo for the next six months have increased on the North Atlantic route while declining on shipments to the Far East. Coming in with the low of $17.54 per measurement ton on containerized military cargo to Europe, Unit
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on April 1986— L i t e r a t u r e O f f e r ed Lima Electric Company announced the availability of a new line of single phase alternators for marine and industrial service. Designed in the compact 282 frame, the new design provides superior single phase electrical performance in a rugged mechanical struct
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on April 1986Ameritech Corporation of North Kingston, R.I., has designed a 45-foot harbor service vessel intended primarily for firefighting, rescue, and salvage. With a beam of 14 feet and displacement of 29,000 pounds, the craft may also serve other purposes. Called Cyclops I by designers H.R. Frazier an
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on April 1986A major spokesman for the nation's barge and towing industry said that recent government action to drastically reduce the federal deficit greatly increases the need to establish a government- industry "Users Board," consisting of representatives from the various users and beneficiaries of the
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on April 1986The ninth annual edition of "Offshore Service Vessels—A Guide to the American Fleet" has just been published by Fleet Data Service. This comprehensive directory to the American fleets and vessels serving the offshore petroleum industry includes 100 fleets operating 1,061 vessels measuring 15
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on March 1986Sunmar Shipping, Inc. has awarded a contract to Marco-Seattle for the conversion of the M/V Sunmar Sea from a general cargo vessel to a modern refrigerated vessel to be used in the trade between Alaska and the U.S. West Coast. According to Sunmar president Hans W. Mauritzen, the changeover
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on March 1986Schaffran Propeller Lehne & Co. of West Germany is offering free literature on the line of propellers and shaft liners produced by the company. The material points out that Schaffran serves the shipbuilding marketing with the following range of products and services: (1) A single source and so
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on March 1986—Literature Available The Paul Lindenau shipyard in Kiel, West Germany, recently installed a modern highcapacity firefighting system aboard the offshore supply vessel Kaubturm, owned by VIG Offshore of Bremen, in the record time of only 12 days. The boat left the shipyard two days earlier tha
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on March 1986The U.S. Navy has selected a team composed of The Garrett Corporation's AiResearch Manufacturing Company, Allison Gas Turbine Engine Division of General Motors, and Rolls Royce for the conceptual design of an intercooled and regenerated advanced technology gas turbine engine for propelling the
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on March 1986Literature Offered The first of a new series of Marinefax weather chart recorders is currently being introduced by Alden Electronics, Inc., Westboro, Mass. Designated the Marinefax TR 1, the new recorder features a high-quality thermal printer for crisp, white dry paper recordings and a mi
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on March 1986After many months of development work, MarineSafety International conducted its first training course for tugboat skippers recently in its ship simulator facility at La Guardia Airport in New York City. Mobil Oil captains Craig Kinney, Doug Ruhl, and John Flynn participated in the rigorous t
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on March 1986Kockums AB of Malmo, Sweden, has been awarded a contract by the Swedish Navy to install its airindependent propulsion system, based on the Stirling principle, in an existing conventional submarine. The combat efficiency will increase with an increase in submerged endurance, allowing the subm
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on March 1986The Coastal Corporation, Houston, Texas, recently completed the purchase of five Texaco marketing terminals and Texaco's interest in a refined products pipeline, significantly expanding the geographic coverage of its Belcher Oil marketing subsidiaries. Coastal's Belcher Oil subsidiaries are
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on March 1986Infrasonik AB of Finspong, Sweden, a subsidiary of ASEA STAL, has received an order from a major U.S. container shipping line, for 11 sets of Infrafone soot-removal equipment for installation in the exhaust gas economizers of the U.S. diesel vessels. The order was received through ASEA STAL
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on March 1986Japan Radio Company, Ltd. (JRC) recently introduced two new products—the JLR-4000 Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigator and the GSC-80 On-Board Data Aut o m a t i c Recording System (ODARS). The GPS NAVSTAR system with timing and ranging is a completely new system that will eventually u
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on March 1986Teleflex Inc.'s Remote Actuation Systems Group has simplified remote valve actuation with the development of the Remote Mechanical Valve Actuator (RMVA). The system was designed to eliminate the corrosion, misalignment, and binding problems so often associated with reach rod and flexible sha
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on March 1986The Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation recently launched the guided-missile frigate Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60) in ceremonies at the San Pedro shipyard. The vessel is named for Sgt. Rodney Maxwell Davis, USMC, who was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor for exceptional
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on March 1986Grow Group, Inc. has announced the merger of its Devoe Prufcoat Division and Napko Corporation, effective February 1, 1986. The merged entity is Devoe Napko Protective Coatings, a Division of Grow Group. Napko was acquired by Grow Group, Inc. from The O'Brien Corporation on May 3, 1985. Com
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on March 1986A $31-million maritime office/ restaurant/retail complex on Dodge Island, Miami, Fla., named "A Seamark at the Port," signals a resurgence of Miami's waterfront development and further expansion of the cruise industry. Development by Miami Seaport Partners, Ltd., a joint venture of Warsham B
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on March 1986Thirteen merchant ships were selected for purchase on 17 January 1986 for the Ready Reserve Force of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. The Maritime Administration is processing four contracts totaling $206.7 million with American Automar, Barber Steamship Lines, Lykes Bros, and U.S. Lines