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on July 1990ABB Turbo Systems Ltd. of Baden, Switzerland, has published an eight-page, full-color brochure on the VTR..4E range of turbochargers manufactured by the company. BBC turbochargers type VTR have been manufactured since 1944, during which time they have been continually adapted to suit the req
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on July 1990Coffin® Turbo Pump, Inc. is offering new literature on Series 100 and Series 200 Mechanical Seals for turbo pumps. In this technical bulletin, both systems are described in depth as to specific applications for each type seal. In the literature, both seal types are described as being designe
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on July 1990Sigma Coatings BV has announced plans to build a new paint factory and technological center in Amsterdam. The factory will be situated on a 32.5-acre site in the industrial harbor area on the west side of the city. Sigma has an option to expand onto another 30 acres. Over 129,000 square fee
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on July 1990The new Flying Cat high-speed catamaran from Kvaerner Fjellstrand of Norway represents one of the most advanced vessels of its kind in the world. A first unit built to this design, the Kommandoren, was recently delivered to west Norwegian ferry operator Fylkesbaatane, and is now in operation
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on July 1990Blount Marine Corporation, Warren, R.I., recently announced the delivery of the M/V Spirit of Boston to Holiday Cruise II, Inc., a subsidiary of Cruise International headquartered in Norfolk, Va. The 192-foot-long by 35-footwide dinner/excursion boat carries a crew of 75 who are responsible
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on July 1990Atlantic Marine, Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., has signed a $12.6-million contract with Steamboat Development Corporation of Davenport, Iowa, to build three 102-foot sternwheel casino dinner vessels. Delivery will begin in the first quarter of 1991. Designed by John W. Gilbert & Associates, I
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on July 1990Astilleros Unidos de Mazatlan, S.A. de C.V. (AUMAZ) in Mazatlan, Mexico, recently delivered the tug Pemex LI (51) to the Mexican oil company Pemex. The vessel is the first of four harbor tugs powered with propulsion and gensets supplied by Deutz MWM. Main propulsion for the tug is provided
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on July 1990Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. was recently awarded a $3- million contract for overhaul, repair and conversion work. The work will be performed on the NN-1, an offshore jack-up drilling rig which is 50 percent owned and operated by Noble Drilling Corporation, of Houston, Texas in par
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on July 1990Global Marine Group, Inc. has changed its name to GMG Systems, Inc. The new GMG Systems, Inc. name reflects the expansion of the company's product lines and services of both marine and commercial activities. The company has recently extended its marine efforts to ©1989, Jeffboat the design,
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on July 1990Continuing its focus on service excellence, Viking Life Saving Equipment, Inc., recently sponsored a servicing school for technicians and trainees from throughout North and South America. During the seminar, students reviewed proper service techniques for Viking life rafts. This included rec
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on July 1990Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wis., recently launched its third mine countermeasure ship, the USS Patriot (MCM-7). The Mine Countermeasure Ship is a new design, designated the "Avenger" class. The ships are 224 feet in length, have a beam of 37 feet, a draft of approximately 11 fe
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on July 1990Tano Marine Systems, Inc., New Orleans, La., has been named the Single System Vendor (SSV) responsible for integration of the complete propulsion system for a new oceanographic survey ship. The contract was awarded by Avondale Industries, Inc., Shipyards Division. Under the contract, Tano re
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on July 1990Seaward International, Inc. has recently received its largest order ever for the supply of foam-filled marine fenders to the U.S. Navy. The order was placed by Firth Construction Company of Baton Rouge, •La., who was awarded the prime construction contract from the Naval Facilities Engineeri
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on July 1990Since its recent product line expansion and move to new facilities, Morgan Crane Company, Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., has received several government and commercial orders. Among the orders received by Morgan Crane, which now offers articulating cranes from 1- to 75-ton capacities, are installa
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on July 1990Leevac Shipyards, Inc., based in Jennings, La., was recently awarded a contract by a U.S. Gulf Coast firm to build a 200-foot offshore supply boat. This will be one of the first contracts for the construction of an offshore supply boat in the United States in about five years. The vessel, wi
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on July 1990The Maritime Administration has announced the recent award of a $4.2-million contract to Halter Marine, Inc, Gulfport, Miss., a member of the Trinity Marine Group. Under the terms of the contract, Halter will convert the Marsea Fourteen, an offshore supply vessel owned by the Environmental P
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on July 1990Singapore shipbuilder Singmarine Industries Limited, through its ship repair and shipbuilding division, Singmarine Dockyard & Engineering Pte. Ltd., has been awarded its first Italian newbuilding contract, worth $16.2 million. The order calls for the construction of a sophisticated 9,300-dwt
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on July 1990McDermott Marine Construction, a major operating unit of McDermott International Inc., has been awarded a contract by Exxon Company U.S.A. valued at approximately $27 million. The contract calls for the fabrication and installation of an I8-slot drilling/production platform for offshore Loui
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on May 1990Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Waynesboro, Va., was recently awarded a contract by Goudy and Stevens of East Boothbay, Maine, to supply complete accommodation joiner packages for what are reportedly the two largest oil skimming vessels being built in the U.S. The two 123-foot-long by 31-foot-wide ves
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on May 1990E-A-R Specialty Composites Corporation offers two Type II vibration damping tiles approved to military specification MIL-P-23653C (SHIPS). Both the Class 1, C-2203 tile and the Class 2, C-2204 tile have qualified for the Department of the Navy Qualified Products List QPL- 23653. Both dampin