Short 1992 Articles
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on May 1992About 400 people consisting of boat workers, Senators and Congressmen rallied on the center steps of the U.S. Capitol Building to urge Congress and the White House for the immediate repeal of the luxury tax, which has severely hurt the U.S. boatbuilding industry. The boat excise tax, intende
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on May 1992Naval officials have told Congress that the U.S. Navy expects to award its first contracts to private shipyards from its proposed $3 billion National Defense Sealift Fund early in 1993. They added that the timing will depend on how quickly Congress and the B u s h Administration can resolve
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on May 1992Michael Wager, president and chief executive officer of Robert H. Wager Company, Inc., announced the opening of a southern regional office in Mobile. Mr. Wager also said that the new director of sales and marketing for the southern regional office will be Nathan Coarsey. The company's corpo
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on May 1992A letter of intent to construct a series of U.S.-flag SWATH cruise ships was recently signed by McDermott Marine Construction of Morgan City, La., and Swathtech America of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and now it has been reported that a contract may be signed to build four vessels. The vessels woul
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on May 1992A new jackup concept, capable of drilling and production operations in more than 100 meters (about 328 feet) of water, is being developed by the rig designer Marathon LeTourneau of Texas, with Christiann Kongsli and Normann Riksen, the Norwegian rig experts. Talks are under way with potenti
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on May 1992International Marine Carriers (IMC) has appointed David M. Walton as senior vice president of quality assurance, and John O'Conner the manager of environmental and safety control. IMC is a leading international marine transportation management and operations organization based in Mineola, N
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on May 1992The testing of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) has become an important consideration for electrical equipment and environmental managers because of strict Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. MagneTek, of Louisville, Ohio, offers an extensive PCB testing program, from the field
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on May 1992Former Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) executive director Robert G. Mende has been presented with the Vice Admiral (Jerry) Land Medal for "Outstanding Accomplishments in the Marine Field." The award was presented by C. (Larry) French. In addition, to further honor M
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on May 1992The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has fired the first round in the potentially long and bitter battle over oil spill damage assessment between the U.S. government and the oil transport industry. NOAA has recently published its attempt to formulate a logical set of r
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on May 1992The testing of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) has become an important consideration for electrical equipment and environmental managers because of strict Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. MagneTek, of Louisville, Ohio, offers an extensive PCB testing program, from the field
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on April 1992In spite of the political and economic difficulties that the collapse of the Soviet Union has generated, shipping has remained relatively unaffected. Sources are indicating that shipping prices have remained constant and that business has actually increased with the former Soviet republics. J
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on April 1992Dockside gambling was approved by Harrison County, Miss., voters in a measure that will allow ships offering games of chance to anchor at wharves in the ports of Gulfport and Biloxi. In a record turnout, voters approved the issue by casting ballots that were more than 57 percent in favor of
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on April 1992Successful multilateral trade negotiations could have a positive effect on U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes shipping operations, a two-day joint conference of the Cleveland-based Lake Carriers and the Canadian Shipowners Association was informed by Donald Belch, director of government relations
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on April 1992Tidewater Inc. recently elected Cliff F. Laborde as senior vice president and co-general counsel of the global oil service company. Mr. Laborde's duties include the corporation's litigation, claims, insurance and contracts departments. He also oversees the safety department. With the additi
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on April 1992NKK Corp. and Hitachi Zosen Corp. recently entered into an agreement to build Technigaz-based LNG carriers under license from Societe Nouvelle Technigaz of France. The agreement, aimed at further improving Technigaz LNG carrier technology, will enhance the two companies' services in the face
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on April 1992The direct action requirement of Alaska state law, which makes petroleum transportation carriers and their insurers liable for any spills, has been a major problem for operators since the early 1980s. Now, however, a bill has been introduced in the Alaska legislature which would permit an ex
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on April 1992The Danish firm of Lanng & Stelman, a member of the Sabroe Group, has announced the recent introduction of an automatic remote control and monitoring system for cargo holds, containers, machinery and cold storage areas aboard ship. The system is presently being installed in 21 new state of t
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on April 1992C. Thomas Faulders III was recently named Comsat Corp. vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Faulders will succeed Robert J. Perry, who will remain a Comsat Corp. vice president and senior advisor. As Comsat Corp. chief financial officer, Mr. Faulders will be responsible for the ac
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on April 1992SPD Technologies recently announced that it will offer three seminars on electrical power circuit breakers designed to increase the understanding of circuit breakers and provide valuable application information. SPD Technologies and its predecessor companies have been engaged in the supply
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on April 1992The U.S. Coast Guard has issued the first final rule under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the omnibus antipollution legislation that resulted from the 1989 Valdez oil spill. The final rule changes existing regulations to allow oil-spill cleanup vessels with no more than 50 percent foreign ow