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- Skaarup Announces Personnel Changes page: 71
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on February 1991Ole Skaarup, chairman of Skaarup Shipping Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., has announced that William O. Gray has been appointed president of Skaarup Oil Corporation and that Capt. Lawrence Tzou has assumed full responsibility for ship operations and management for Skaarup Shipping Corporat
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- Shipbuilders Council Of America Seminar On Ship Marketing, Finance To Be Held February 12-13 page: 70
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on February 1991As a follow-on to last year's marketing conference on international shipbuilding and repair, the Shipbuilders Council of America is planning an expanded 1-1/2 day seminar to be held on February 12-13, 1991, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. The seminar will be divided into three hal
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on February 1991In a brief ceremony recently, Avondale Industries' Shipyards Division began construction of the first LSD-41 Class, Cargo Variant Ship (LSD-49) to be named USS Harpers Ferry. Scheduled for delivery in November 1993, the USS Harpers Ferry is the first of a five-ship contract awarded by the U
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on February 1991Chris-Marine, a world leader in diesel engine maintenance equipment, has published a full-color brochure on diesel engine maintenance tools for large-bore, medium-speed and auxiliary diesel engines. Solving the emerging problems of diesel engine maintenance has been the main drive at Chris-M
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on February 1991Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH of Germany has designed a new submarine capable of extended underwater endurance using a closedcycle diesel engine. The 98.4-foot-long by 18.7-footbeam mini-sub, dubbed the TR-300, would displace 300 tons submerged and carry a crew of eight sailors.The dimensions g
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on February 1991Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. of Mobile, Ala., has received an order from Nolty J. Teriot, Inc. of Golden Meadow, La., for two 175-foot class self-elevating workboats designed for maintenance of offshore production platforms. The order calls for the first vessel to be completed by m
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on February 1991Global Maritime Services, Inc. (GMSI), Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a ship repair, machine shop, welding and fabrication facility, has completed the fabrication and assembly of the first Swirling Flow Research Combustor for Florida Atlantic University. This stainless steel combustor will determine
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on February 1991In a recent study titled "Ship Costs: Their Structure and Significance," by Drewry Shipping Consultants of London, Drewry argues that cost-cutting for shipowners has gone as far as it can go. As a result, "the outlook is for an end to cheaply acquired and cheaply run ships, as both the marke
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on February 1991According to a new Japanese survey, the world shipbuilding industry is capable of producing only 40 VLCCs a year because of capacity restrictions, workforce ability, technological standards and price competition. Thirty-seven shipbuilding berths around the world capable of producing in theor
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on February 1991Moroccan shipowner Limadet (Lignes Maritimes du Detroit) has ordered a car/passenger ferry from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Espanoles, S.A. (AESA) for service between Morocco and Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar. The ferry, which will be built by H.J. Barreras, the Vigo-based yard of
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on February 1991John Avila, president of Spec- Tec General, Inc., recently announced that the AMOS maintenance software system will be used for all ships in the Esso International Shipping fleet. The contract was awarded to SpecTec General's Benelux (economic union comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and L
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on February 1991The 1991 legislative agenda of the Shipbuilders Council of America will emphasize the following, in addition to supporting a strong Navy shipbuilding and repair budget in FY 1992: C E O • Passage of a trade bill to discipline international shipbuilding subsidy practices—The SCA will urge t
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on February 1991Benmar Marine Electronics, Santa Ana, Calif., which has supplied the pleasure boat market with reliable fuel management systems over the last five years, is now offering a commercial grade system. Benmar's FMS-300 fuel management system was recently interfaced with several satellite transmit
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on February 1991A few years ago, the Danish manufacturer of control systems, A/S Deif, introduced its Delomatic automatic control system for ships auxiliary engines capable of controlling up to four diesel alternators, a turbo alternator and a shaft alternator. The system automatically shares the load betwe
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on January 1991The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) will conduct a port facilities engineering seminar January 28-30,1991, in Los Angeles, Calif. The theme of this program is "Dynamics in Design for an Industry on the Move," A wide range of major facilities engineering issues critical to por
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on January 1991Atlantic Marine, Inc., Mobile, Ala., recently purchased a floating drydock for use at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard, with a capability to lift ships up to 225,000 deadweight tons. The drydock is being prepared for tow and it is expected to enter the Port of Mobile in mid-winter. It is anticipa
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on January 1991Aqua-Chem, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., recently announced plans to move to a new office facility in Trammell Crow's Park Place on the northwest side of the city. The glass and brick structure, now under construction, will house Aqua-Chem's corporate staff and two of its divisions, Cleaver-Brooks
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on January 1991The "International Conference on Underwater Welding" will be presented by the American Welding Society, March 20-21, 1991, in New Orleans, La. State-of-the-art presentations about the underwater industry will cover welding equipment and processes, mechanical and internal weld properties, ma
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on January 1991The Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) is now using Spectra® fibers for reinforced composites in the fairing—or hydrodynamic hull— and in the internal mounting structure of its unmanned submarines, which are technically called Advanced Underwater Search System Vehicles (AUSS). Spectra fibers
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on January 1991Houston-based EES Corporation has developed a new addition to their extensive line of marine sewage treatment systems, specifically to meet the needs of the commercial shipbuilding industry. The Omnipure® Model 7ME is a safe, ready-to-install sewage treatment system utilizing a unique patent