Short 1992 Articles
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on July 1992To augment its existing Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS) 1 that has been in place since 1990, the Port of Singapore Authority has signed a $12 million contract with Norcontrol AS, Norway, for the installation of a VTIS 2 and Port Traffic Management System with Norcontrol Surveillance
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on July 1992Ships on the Great Lakes are being prevented from loading to their full capacities because of low water levels caused by the drought in the mid-1980's. While lake levels have regained most of the 17 inches of depth they lost to the heat from 1986 to 1988, vessels are still being light loaded
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on July 1992Flender Werft AG in Lubeck, Germany, recently marked its 75th anniversary with the delivery of the 1,742-TEU containership Santa Victoria to Ivaran Shipping A/S of Lysaker, Norway. She is the sixth ship built in the Flender 1600 Series. The Santa Victoria will sail for P&O Containers Ltd. un
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on July 1992The American Waterways Shipyard Conference (AWSC) is assisting second-tier shipyards in their efforts to comply with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), which becomes effective July 26, 1992. The ADA will affect the hiring practices of all employers with 25 or more employees. Revising job d
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on July 1992Siemens Electric Limited recently announced the launching of its new Industrial Systems Division, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada, which will be responsible for integrated electrical systems for the marine, offshore, diesel power, pulp and paper, mining, metals, petrochemical and chemical indu
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on July 1992AT&T and Teleglobe of Canada recently announced the launching of a $75 million cable ship, the Global Mariner, which is jointly owned by the two companies through a limited parternship between their respective subsidiary companies, Teleglobe Marine, Inc., and Transoceanic Cable Ship Co. The
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on May 1992In 1977, public outcry forced the Coast Guard to withdraw its opposition to the use of unmanned enginerooms while in U.S. waters. But, in light of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the agency is once again proposing new requirements for unmanned tanker enginerooms. Tankers will not be allowed t
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on May 1992Alden Electronics, Inc. recently introduced their new Navtex AE- 900 receiver and the Alden Faxmate II Weather Chart Recorder. The AE-900 automatically receives all navigational notices, weather warnings, and search and rescue messages as required by the worldwide Global Maritime Distress A
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on May 1992A General Electric (GE) LM120 marine gas turbine has been installed aboard the propulsion system demonstrator (PSD) vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps' Advanced Amphibious Assault program. The turbine reportedly was successful in powering the vehicle during waterborne testing. Tests conducte
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on May 1992The contract to install a complete electrical system onboard the new ocean research ship being built for the Royal Norwegian Defense Research Institute has been awarded to the Siemens Marine Department, Bergen, Norway. The contract was awarded to Siemens, one of the world's leading vendors o
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on May 1992A senior official from the U.S. Trade Representative's Office told the American Institute of Marine Underwriters that it has neglected its responsibility to help fight foreign restrictions on American marine cargo insurance. David Beebe, chairman of the institute representing 90 percent of
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on May 1992MTU Friedrichshafen installed its first 12V 595 series diesel engine aboard the 476-foot ferry Deutschland in October of 1990. This model is rated at 2,100 kw at 1,500 rpm and replaced one of the ship's nine 1,840-kw, 12-cylinder MTU 956s. The engine has had over 4,000 operating hours with
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on May 1992As part of a seven-point plan to revive San Francisco's ship repair industry, an amendment has been added to the city's municipal code which would make local ship repairers exempt from payroll taxes. Because of this new amendment, the Golden Gate Ship Repair Association has received a $500,0
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on May 1992The cruise vessel Zenith was recently delivered to Celebrity Chandris Cruises by Meyer Werft of Papenburg, Germany. The ship is 682 feet long, with a beam of 95 feet and a draft of 24 feet. Powered by a "father and son" four engine plant, a cruising speed of 21.4 knots can be attained. The
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on May 1992In an attempt to tap into the Port of Baltimore's export business, the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority has recently opened its new inland port. Baltimore offers shippers some major advantages when compared to Philadelphia. The Port of Baltimore is physically closer to the key industria
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on May 1992One of the world's largest manufacturers of professional natical electronic charts, NAVIONICS, of Woods Hole, has developed a new credit card-size electronic chart module called the NAVIONICS Microchart. The Microchart uses the latest memory card technology and employs "flash memory" devices
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on May 1992The World Freight Hong Kong exhibition was the setting for a series of conferences discussing the future of the global liner shipping industry in the next decade. Shipping industry executives and their customers forecasted a major restructuring of the industry, with the struggle for economic
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on May 1992Houston-based Diamond MOdeco, one of the world's largest offshore drilling companies, plans to enter the global floating production market by forming an association with Victoria Oilfield Development Ltd., (VODL), of London. VODL was established by Seatramp Inc., of London, last year, operat
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on May 1992A new nickel-hydrogen battery technology that will double the operational life of new low earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems has been developed by Comsat Laboratories, a unit of Washington, D.C.-based Comsat Corp., and licensed to Eagle- Picher Industries, Inc. The new Common Pressure Vesse
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on May 1992Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) recently introduced an advanced bridge operation support system called Super Bridge, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically navigate ships and prevent collisions as well as strandings and groundings. The system is expected to help red