Short 1991 Articles
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on January 1991Reliability has always been of the utmost importance in all commercial applications of reverse osmosis desalination, whether on a commercial commercial fishing vessel, offshore drilling platform or cruise ship. And there are times when the special requirements of a customer do not fit the s
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on January 1991While in the process of converting the S/T Keystone Canyon from 165,000 dwt to 125,000 dwt at the Northwest Marine Iron Works Shipyard in Portland, Ore., BP Oil of Cleveland, Ohio, has also added a complete system of closed gaging cargo monitoring equipment. The tankship is being retrofitted
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on January 1991Hatch & Kirk, Inc., Seattle, Wash., is promoting state-of-the-art engine monitoring and control panels available to diesel, dual fuel, and gaseous-fueled engine users worldwide, according to Cliff Chappie, vice president of sales. The panels are custom-designed to replace outdated monitoring
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on January 1991Southwest Marine, Inc., San Diego, Calif., has selected Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Waynesboro, Va., as a subcontractor on the $75-million, 13-week conversion of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Viking Serenade. As a subcontractor on the huge conversion project, Hopeman Brothers will complete the i
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on January 1991The leaders of the maritime industry recently honored Federal Maritime Administrator Capt. Warren G. Leback for his support of the American merchant marine and maritime education and training. Almost 600 guests gathered for the dinner-dance held at the State University of New York Maritime
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on January 1991The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will be busy in the next few months investigating a host of countries for unfair shipping practices. Under the Omnibus Trade Act of 1988 and the Shipping Act of 1984, the FMC has the authority to combat practices by foreign governments which create unfai
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on January 1991Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Coltec Industries has dramatically increased its ability to service all commercial marine Pielstick and Fairbanks Morse engines. Strategically located on both the East and West Coasts, and in New Orleans, La., Fairbanks Morse offers 24-hour response to the
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on January 1991Mackay Communications, Inc., recently announced the promotion of several key employees at its New Orleans, La., and Los Angeles, Calif., depots. Chuck Muller, former West Coast regional supervisor, has been promoted to West Coast regional manager. Mr. Muller is based out of the Los Angeles
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on January 1991After several years of testing and development, the first production units of Teamtec/Golar Marine Incinerators are being delivered with a new control system that makes the operation even simpler. The flue gas damper, diesel burners and sludge injection rate are all automatically controlled
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on January 1991A call for papers has been issued for the Ship Production Symposium to be held in San Diego, Calif., September 4-6,1991. The event is sponsored by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the Ship Production Committee, National Shipbuilding Research Program. The theme of the
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on January 1991Exxon Company, U.S.A. has completed installation of a sophisticated computer control system at the company's new Port Allen Lubricants (PAL) Plant in Port Allen, La. The new plant is scheduled to go into full operation next month. When completed it will further enhance Exxon's ability to pro