Short 1989 Articles
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on June 1989FBM Marine, formerly known as Fairey Marinteknik, recently introduced the Oregrund, a 134-1/2-foot catamaran, the first of a new generation of fast catamarans, fast ferry craft and crewboats. The craft is a single-deck catamaran designed to carry 360 passengers in spacious, quiet and comforta
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- SeaArk Marine Appoints Two New Managers page: 109
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on June 1989SeaArk Marine, Inc. of Monticello, Ark., has announced two new members of the company's management staff, according to Robert Trammel, president of SeaArk. James F. Mullen will assume the position of engineering manager. He formerly worked as an engineer for Grumman Corporation, Aircraft Sy
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on June 1989VL Logistics, Inc. of Ocean Springs, Miss., recently opened its new corporate office with a ribboncutting ceremony performed by Ocean Springs' Mayor, the Honorable Chester McPherson and VL president Margaret Vallor. VL Logistics offers logistic support services from proposal preparation thr
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on June 1989L&C Associates, North Hampton, N.H., an industry leader in the design and installation of dehumidification, sealing and monitoring systems for the marine market, recently announced the completion of the installation of an innovative dehumidification, sealing, and monitoring system for the Amer
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on June 1989Puerto Rico Marine Management Inc. (PRMMI), agent for Navieras de Puerto Rico, recently announced the appointmment of Chris Hayes as port manager in Baltimore. Mr. Hayes, who began his career in the maritime industry in 1963 with U.S. Lines and then with Sea- Land, originally joined PRMMI in
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on June 1989—Free Literature Available— Furuno recently introduced what the company says is one of the finest small dome antenna radars ever introduced on the U.S. market, the Model 1830. This new radar, replacing the well-known M1800, has such performance features as full 3-kw output, a large, bright
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on June 1989B a t h Iron Works recently launched the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG-63) for the U.S. Navy at ceremonies in Bath, Maine. Senator Strom Thurmond, RS. C., was the principal speaker at the ceremony. Lucy Mustin, wife of Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin, U.S. Navy (Ret.), was the sponsor
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on June 1989Morgan Crane Company, Inc., the exclusive HIAB seacrane distributor for the U.S., has moved to a new facility in Santa Ana, Calif. The new address is 1300 Normandy Place, Santa, Ana, Calif. 92705. Morgan's new facilities will allow for greater production capabilities to keep up with increase
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on June 1989Fetterolf Corporation, Skippack, Pa., long an expert in specialty valves, has the capacity to assemble standard and custom valves into piping systems. The valves can be permanently installed into flanged or weld-end piping sections, allowing the customer to custom-design the assembly to meet
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on June 1989Mackay Communications, Inc. of Raleigh, N.C., has been awarded a subcontract to supply the exterior, interior communication as well as the navigational equipment for AGOR-23. In addition, Mackay has contracted to perform the complete turn-key installation of the Navy's newest oceanographic r
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on June 1989American Marine Corporation of New Orleans, La., recently completed the enlargement and modernization of a self-unloading bulk cement carrier for Lehigh Portland Cement Company of Allentown, Pa. The refurbishment included cutting the vessel in half while on drydock, translating the two sect
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on June 1989Marine & Offshore of Helsinki, Finland, is offering a free 12-page color brochure on ABB variable speed AC drives for marine propulsion and dynamically positioned vessels. The brochure discusses the SAMI Megastar variable speed AC thruster drives with fixed-pitch propellers which are said t
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on June 1989The M/S Athena, a new Baltic cruiser ordered by Rederi AB Slite of Sweden, has been delivered by Wartsila Marine's Turku Shipyard. The vessel recently departed from Turku on her maiden voyage, which will include stops in Mariehamn and her home port of Slite before arrival in Stockholm. The
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on June 1989Great Lakes Energy Systems, Columbus, Ohio, is now the exclusive international supplier for Detroit Diesel 6-110 engine parts and components. Great Lakes has purchased all of the 6-110 parts, and the rights to manufacture new parts, from the U! Detroit Diesel Corporation, according to Bruce
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on June 1989The Department of the Navy has christened the auxiliary crane ship USNS Equality State (T-ACS 8) at Tampa Shipyards, Tampa, Fla. Senator Malcolm Wallop, RWyo., was the principal speaker at the ceremony. Mrs. Malcolm Wallop, wife of the principal speaker, was the sponsor of the ship. Equali
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on June 1989The U.S. Navy recently commissioned the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea at ceremonies in Portland, Maine, at Bath Iron Works shipyard. Senator William S. Cohen, RMaine, was the principal speaker at the ceremony. Renee Lyons, wife of Admiral James A. Lyons, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), w
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on June 1989Astilleros Canarios, S.A. (ASTICAN), a full service ship repair yard and the largest marine repair center in the Canary Islands and on the west African coast, is offering an 18- page color brochure on its facilities and capabilities. The publication lists facts concerning the yard's total ar
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on June 1989Allied-Signal Inc. of Petersburg, Va., is offering free literature on Spectra high-performance ropes, described by the manufacturer as one of the strongest, lightest-weight fibers ever made. Pound for pound it is said to be 10 times stronger than steel and is being used as a replacement for
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on June 1989The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has announced plans for its 1989 Annual Meeting and has issued a Call for Papers to be presented at the conference. The NMEA Annual Meeting will be held October 12-17, 1989, at the Olympic Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle, Wash. The agenda call
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- Furuno's New Improved Loran Provides Even Higher Position-Fixing Accuracies And Display Stability page: 68
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on May 1989Furuno's well-known LC-90 loran receiver has been significantly improved and is now available as the LC-MARK-II. Soft and receiver changes provide even higher position- fixing accuracies and display stability, especially in fringe reception areas; physical changes include an improved keyboar