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on November 1991Fredeman Shipyard Inc. has appointed John W. Sansing general manager. The yard, which employs about 120 people, is located 17 miles north of Cameron, La., at the confluence of the Calcasieu River and the Intracoastal Canal. Mr. Sansing's shipyard experience includes six years with Ingalls S
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on November 1991A new fuel economy control system called Seapacer is being offered by KaMeWa AB of Sweden. The Seapacer optimizes fuel economy for a ship by controlling: (1) the propulsion setting—continuously adjusting pitch and engine rpm for maximum propulsion efficiency; and (2) ship speed and fuel cons
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on November 1991Smith Berger Marine, Inc., Seattle, Wash., has developed a line of chain stoppers designed for mooring loads up to the breaking strength of the chain. Designed to ABS, Lloyd's, or DNV standards, the new stoppers are intended for use on FPS and FPSO vessels. One of the features of this design
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on November 1991The Indiana Port Commission recently announced that Hall-Buck Marine, Inc., Burnside, La., has been selected to provide exclusive cargo dock handling services, transit shed storage and transfer services, and other miscellaneous services connected with the operation of the transit shed and ad
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on November 1991Markey Machinery Company, Seattle, Washington, recently announced completion of the delivery of two type WEWG-45 electric gypsy winches to the Crowley Maritime Corporation in Seattle for the MW Point Milne and MA7 Point Thompson. These two machines were custom- designed to provide decades of
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on November 1991Governor William Weld of Massachusetts is preparing a proposal to build a 600- to 800-bed prison ship to ease the chronic overcrowding that plagues state and county jails. The vessel would be docked in an industrial area along the Boston waterfront or the Mystic River, with easy access to l
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on November 1991Deutz MWM recently introduced their new engine model TBD 234V 16Y, increasing the power to 1,400 hp (1,030 kw) at 2,300 rpm from 1,224 hp. The engine resembles the yacht concept of the known V12Y to allow for high-power density in compact engine rooms. The major change in this engine is th
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on November 1991Corn Island Shipyard, Lamar, Ind., has announced that their marine ways were recently completed and they now offer new construction as well as major repairs. The yard is not limited to just building new barges, but new marine equipment, such as drydocks, dredge hulls and other specialty equi
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on November 1991McDermott International, Inc., New Orleans, La., recently confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Amoco Eurasia Petroleum Company to participate in the evaluation and development of the Azeri oil field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, and that its Hudson Engineering Corpo
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on November 1991Thomas R. Hensley, president and majority stockholder of Service Marine Industries (SMI), Amelia, La., recently announced the following changes in ownership and organizational structure. SMI was recently purchased by Jim Miller of Oak Brook, 111. Mr. Miller will serve as chairman of the boa
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on November 1991The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) reported at a recent conference that the use of double-hulled vessels may prevent from 3,000 to 5,000 tons of oil spillage from collisions and groundings per year over the next 25 years. The statement was made by Adm. Arthur E. Henn, Chief, Office of M
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on November 1991Thomas B. Crowley, chairman and CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation (CMC), recently announced the formal withdrawal of the company's application to the U.S. Maritime Administration for $450 million in ship financing mortgage guarantees. This action follows the Administration's failure to app
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on November 1991Scale Reproductions, Fairhope, Ala., recently installed an Auto CAD system for designing. The computer, which will be used in production of scale models, will be able to use the computer files of the shipyards and designers. Blue prints can also be traced with a large digitizing table. The m
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on November 1991The president of Alexander Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La., Arthur Seven, recently announced his firm's affiliation with Welin Lambie Limited of West Midlands, England. Alexander Industries and Welin Lambie have participated in joint ventures in the past. This is, however, the first time
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on November 1991The LaQue Center for Corrosion Technology, Inc., located in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., will present a two-day training course on the "Fundamentals of Corrosion and Its Control" on December 3-4, 1991 at the Blockade Runner Hotel in Wrightsville Beach. Instruction will be provided on the basic
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on November 1991Raytheon's R70 Series radars are ideal for commercial fishing, workboats and yachts. Displays are presented in 16 levels of video on 12- inch CRT screens. Maximum ranges are 48 and 72 miles, depending on the model. Raytheon offers a selection of X-Band or S-Band, 4-kw or 10-kw transceivers,
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on November 1991Shipowners, trying to save money by reducing crew numbers, are hoping the crewless cargo ship will be the wave of the future, while scientists are dreaming of the ultimate cost-saving—a ship fully controlled by computer. Within a few years, flotillas of unmanned cargo ships escorted by one
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on November 1991The City of New York Department of Transportation has contracted marine contractors Weeks Marine Inc. to construct a ferry maintenance facility at Staten Island. MacGregor-Navire (USA) has been awarded the contract for detail design and supply of three transfer bridges, enabling service vehi
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on November 1991Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Maryland yard, Bethship-Sparrows Point, has signed a letter of intent with Morrison Knudsen to build the tunnel sections for the new thirdtunnel to be installed under Boston Harbor. The job will require 35 million pounds of steel. The subcontract, valued at over
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on November 1991Bills to combat foreign shipbuilding subsidies and to impose access fees on users of the Federal Maritime Commission's computerized shipping rate-filing system were approved recently by the House's tax-writing committee. Action on the foreign shipbuilding subsidy bill is intended to send a