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on September 1990TANO Marine Systems, Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide the propulsion control system and central alarm and monitoring system for the U.S. Coast Guard's prototype Heritage Class Patrol Boat (WPB). TANO was awarded the contract by MTU North America, which is providing the engines fo
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on September 1990NavSea / MMA-Sponsored HM&E Conference Set For Arlington, November 27-28 Vice Adm. Peter Hekman, Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NavSea), and James P. Fromfield, president of the Marine Machinery Association (MMA), recently announced their joint sponsorship of the first conferen
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on September 1990The logical alternative to ladders, ship's ladders and spirals, Lapeyre Alternating Tread stairs offer the optimum combination of safety, comfort and space savings. Product features and applications are ex- plained in a new free brochure from Lapeyre Stair Inc. of New Orleans, La. The disti
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on September 1990World City Corporation's contract with Avondale Industries is the basis of a "Build America" campaign aimed at maximizing use of American technology, products, and services from all 50 states in the building and outfitting of Phoenix World City and in her operation under the American flag.
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on September 1990Finnish shipbuilder Masa-Yards Inc. has received an order from Brittany Ferries to build a new car/passenger ferry for cross-Channel service. The 27,000-gt ship, which has capacity for over 2,100 passengers, will be constructed at Masa's Turku facility. Design plans call for the ferry to have
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on September 1990The Bilbao shipyard of independent Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Reundios del Nervion (ARN) recently delivered the first of eight new generation Arctic class multipurpose cargo ships for the Soviet Union. Called the Igor Ilinskiy, the 7,365- ton vessel will be utilized for the transport of
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on September 1990The Washington Aluminum Company, Inc. has been awarded over $1.5 million in contracts by Avondale Industries, Inc. for aluminum fabrications on fleet oilers under construction by the Louisiana builder. The two separate contracts cover the fabrication of eight shipsets of portable stanchions
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on September 1990Designed for hostile marine environments, Standard Refigeration of Melrose Park, 111., is offering marine service condensers in shell and tube and compact tube-in-tube modular counterflow configurations. The shell and tube series is available in 1 to 125 hp models. There are more than 35 cat
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on September 1990The West German firm of Schottel has held a number of presentations in Italy, France and England, at which the company demonstrated to numerous shipping experts the advantages offered by the Schottel Pump-Jet under practical conditions. The outstanding maneuverability and excellent performance
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on September 1990Microbial growth in fuel flourishes in the warmer months of the year, which can cause a variety of equipment problems, such as injector deposits; fuel filter plugging; ignition trouble; smoke; and leaking storage tanks due to microbial byproducts causing rust and corrosion. It can be identif
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on September 1990Peter E. Rumsey, formerly vice president of sales for Ingram Barge Company in Nashville, Tenn., recently joined Nashville-based Pen Coal Corporation as vice president of Pen Transportation Company. Mr. Rumsey has 23 years' experience in the field of transportation, having been previously emp
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on September 1990Bennex A.S., Norway, has appointed Robertson Marine Systems, Inc. (RMS) U.S. and Canadian agents for Jason firefighting equipment and oil pollution control. Jason brand of high quality firefighting equipment is applicable to marine and industrial applications. All Jason hardware is designed
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on September 1990Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) recently held a ceremony at its Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works to christen and launch the expedition cruise ship Frontier Spirit. The vessel is scheduled to be delivered to Frontier Cruises, Limited, in October of this year. The 6,700-ton Frontier Spirit ha
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on September 1990L&C Associates, North Hampton, N.H., recently announced the completion of a dehumidification, sealing and alarm system aboard the S.S. Beaver State. At the direction of MarAd, the T-ACS-10 vessel is being dehumidified to protect it from moisture-induced corrosion. Most notable to the install
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on September 1990Broco, Incorporated, Rialto, Calif., is offering a new four-page fullcolor brochure describing the "Broco Underwater" line of underwater cutting and welding equipment. The new literature fully describes and illustrates the features and benefits of the BR-22 Ultrathermic Cutting Torch and Bro
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on September 1990Inorganic Coatings, Inc., Malvern, Pa., has published a 20-page, full-color brochure that focuses on IC 531, water-based high-ratio zinc silicate technology that was developed by NASA. The brochure first traces the history and performance of waterbased zinc silicates from the 1940s to their
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on September 1990Mid-Coast Marine, Coos Bay, Ore., recently delivered a 72-foot combination crabber, called Northern Mariner, built for Tom and Denise Branshaw of Cordova, Alaska. The coastal crabber is 72-feet 6- six inches long with a 23-foot 3-inch beam and a 11-foot molded depth. Capacities include 10,0
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on September 1990Maintaining flexible hose assembly integrity in a corrosive marine environment has been a challenge facing shipbuilders. Working with naval designers, Aeroquip is helping solve this problem with a new line of stainless steel fittings. Created specifically for use with flexible hose lines ins
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on September 1990Davenport/Mammoet, Rosharon, Texas, recently utilized an interlocking, load-dispersing mat system from Uni-Mat International, Inc., Houston, Texas, for transport of a heavy pressure vessel. For the transport operation, a section of the deck of a 182- by 54- foot barge was decked using Uni-
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on September 1990Rockwell (Rocky) Smith has joined Crowley Maritime Corporation's Pacific Division in the newly created position of manager of oil transportation, according to a recent announcement by Vincent Godfrey, Crowley director of oil industry services, Seattle, Wash. Mr. Smith is responsible for mark