Short 1992 Articles
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on July 1992In an effort to effect regulatory change, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued three notices of proposed rulemaking to amend certain FMC regulations. Docket No. 92-26 proposes an amendment to regulations that exempt certain marine terminal barge operators form Shipping Act tariff
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on July 1992Singapore's marine industry saw a record 38 percent growth in 1991, with local shipbuilding, ship repair, offshore rig construction and related marine businesses earning $1.9 billion. The demand for harsh environment rigs and increased offshore repair and maintenance contracts from China ga
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on July 1992The opening of the Main/Donau Canal on September 25, 1992 will mark the completion of the longawaited Rhine-Main-Danube connection, a continuous and permanent modern inland waterway route that will allow barges and riverseagoing vessels to make the 4,500- kilometer (2,755-mile) direct passag
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on July 1992HMS Marine Hardware, Inc., of Valley Stream, N.Y., recently introduced its Halon Containment curtains for shipboard use. After halon is released during an emergency, the gas must be contained within the area of the fire in order for it to be properly extinguished and to avoid its coming into
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on July 1992Washington, D.C.-based COMSAT Mobile Communications recently announced the introduction of its new C-Linksm Dial-In Service which provides an easy way for people aboard ship to be linked with contacts on shore. By using local telephone access to Sprint's X.25 packet data network the service
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on July 1992The Shipyard Division of The Great Lakes Towing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, recently completed the drydocking and overhaul of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tug Forney. The work was completed on schedule and included tank and underwater hull inspection/preservation, using the yard's 250-ton
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on July 1992J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Wash., recently received a contract to build a 3,000- hp, twin-screw, Z-drive tug from Portland, Ore.-based Shaver Transportation Company. The new tug is a variation on the successful Z-30, two-man tug design from the naval architecture firm o
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on July 1992The Edson Corporation, New Bedford, Mass., has recently announced the publication of the 1992 Diaphragm Pump Catalog from its Industrial Products Division. The free 28-page, 5-color catalog details Edson's full line of manual, electric, air, gasoline and hydraulic powered diaphragm pumps wit
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on July 1992A final rule concerning regulated transactions involving documented vessels and other maritime interests has been published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd). The MarAd rule, Docket No. R- 125, makes final regulations implementing statutory changes that beca
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on July 1992Navy' eighth ship of the Whidbey Island (LSD-41) Class, was recently commissioned at Avondale Industries, Inc., Shipyards Division, Avondale, La. The principle commissioning address was delivered by Rear Adm. John B. LaPlante, Vice Director for Logistics on the Joint Staff. Other speakers a
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on July 1992Two desktop computer navigation and shiphandling simulators were recently delivered to the Headquarters, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va., by Engineering Computer Optecnomics, Inc. (ECO), Annapolis, Md. The Captains I desktop simulators will enhance the training of U.S. Navy personnnel in
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on July 1992The Ashtech Ranger™ GPS receiver and its provided software is a complete point-positioning system for GIS location and route mapping over a wide range. Offered by Ashtech, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high precision GPS receiver systems headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., the Ashtech Ran
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on July 1992PPM Cranes, Inc., of Conway, S.C., has introduced the first U.S.- made container reach stacker, a 44- ton capacity unit for five-high stacking of 8-foot 6-inches high cube containers. Called the P&H Superstacker, the machine will be produced in Conway where the company manufactures a broad l
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on July 1992The oceanographic research ship USNS Waters (T-AGS 45) was recently christened by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) at Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La. The principal speaker at the ceremony was MSC's commanding officer, Vice Adm. Francis R. Donovan, USN, and the ship
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on July 1992Anticipating worldwide concern about chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) emissions and the depletion of the ozone layer, Norway's international ship supply specialist Unitor AS has prepared a "Phase-Out" concept to help shipowners switch to more environmentally friendly refrigerants such as: hydrochlor
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on July 1992Rear Adm. A.E. Henn, chief of the Coast Guard's office of marine safety and environmental protection, recently told an oil industry conference that agency and international regulations will eliminate poorly maintained oil tankers and their operators from business if they do not improve their
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on July 1992With her three Lugger 6140AL diesel engines generating a top speed of 22.5 knots, the new 103-foot, 150- passenger party fishing boat Lady Frances "really moves," according to Frank and Christine Blount of Gail Frances Charters. The boat was built by Lydia Yachts, Stuart, Fla., and is powere
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on July 1992L.W. Kinderman, president and CEO of Stockham Valves & Fittings, Inc., Birmingham, Ala., and Charles Gray, chairman, FICOTECH, Inc., Kingsport, Tenn., have announced the formation of ajointventure company, Stockham-Ficotech. The new company will manufacture and sell fire safety actuators, a
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on July 1992One of the world's leading producers of industrial gas turbines, Solar Turbines Inc., San Diego, a subsidiary of Caterpillar, Inc., has introduced a marinized version of its 5 MW (6,500 hp) Centaur Taurus engine for propulsion application on fast ferry boats of 40 meters (130 feet) or more i
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on July 1992The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit comments from the public regarding whether military rates should be exempted or made fully subject to the filing requirements of section 8, and possibly section 10, of the 1984 Shippi