Short 1990 Articles
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on December 1990MarineSafety International is offering a tug-barge simulator training course at the Computer Aided Operations Research Facility (CAORF), which is located on the grounds of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. The course is aimed at increasing the margin of safety in handling
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on December 1990Five of the largest European shipbuilders recently met in Madrid to join forces and develop a new tanker design for the 21st century. The group, which included Spain's Astilleros Espanoles S.A., Germany's Bremer Vulkan and Howaldtswerke- Deutsche Werft, Italy's Fincantieri Cantieri Navali It
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on December 1990Willi Becker Ingenieurbiiro GmbH of Germany supplied a highperformance hi-lift flap rudder for the recently reconstructed 46,300- dwt chemical tanker M/V Seabulk America. Working with consultants on the project, Willi Becker Ingenieurbiiro worked on a proposal for a high-performance flap ru
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on December 1990Responding to market demand, Wartsila Diesel has introduced a six-cylinder in-line version of their Wartsila Nohab 25 engine. Besides general marine applications, the engine's weight-power ratio of 7.0 kg/ kw makes it a contender for military and traction purposes. Also envisaged are high-pr
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on September 1990Hardware Speciality Co. Inc., Long Island City, N.Y., distributor of fasteners and electronic hardware, recently appointed William (Bill) Berit ships division manager. Mr. Berit, who has been with the company since 1978, "will bring broad experience in purchasing, sales and sales management
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on September 1990Service Engineering Co. (SECO) has announced completion of the purchase of Continental Maritime of San Francisco and of Continental Maritime of San Diego. The acquisition of the San Diego operation fulfills the company's goal of expanding its presence on the West Coast. According to Orlindo
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on September 1990The Sea Prince, a 275,782-dwt tanker, was recently completed at Hitachi Zosen's Ariake Works. The 1,070-foot-long by 185.7-foot-wide very large crude carrier (VLCC) was christened and delivered to the owner, Seatruth Shipping Company S.A. The tanker is powered by an HZ MAN B&W 6S80MC type d
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on September 1990Aeroflex International, Plainview, N.Y., is offering a new, patented, wire rope arch isolator which reduces the complexity and cost of high performance isolation systems needed in critical industrial environments, where severe shock and vibratory forces may effect sensitive equipment such as
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on September 1990BoatLIFE of New York and Southampton, England, recently re- ceived a major contract from MASA-Yards OY of Helsinki, Finland, to supply deck compounds. Under the contract, BoatLIFE will supply its non-curing bedding compound and two-part polysulfide seaming compound to bed teak onto the meta
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on September 1990The Marghera yard of Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani recently delivered the 135,000- dwt bulk carrier Ignazio to shipowner Fermar Company, Ferruzzi Group. The ship will be utilized to transport coal for the Italian thermoelectric power plants of stateowned ENEL Company under a 10-year con
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on September 1990Twin-Path® slings from Slingmax ® Rigging Products, Aston, Pa., were utilized to raise a 240-ton tug after it sank in the Port of Green Bay, Wis. The marine construction and salvage company that was called to raise the tug consulted with Wisconsin Lifting Specialists Inc., a Slingmax dealer
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on September 1990Willard Marine Inc., a leading manufacturer of rigid inflatable boats based in Anaheim, Calif., recently announced that testing for SOLAS approval of its new 18-foot RIB will start at the beginning of next year. The 18-foot RIB will have the capacity to carry 10 people and is the newest in
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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