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on April 1992Rolla SP Propellers SA of Switzerland is offering free literature containing a wealth of data and specification tables on the propellers it manufactures. Included in the literature is the 20-page. "1992 Rolla Guide to Fast Propellers," which reports on the latest developments, expertise (des
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on April 1992Cruise ship owner confidence in Port of Portland Ship Repair Yard's (PSRY) unique abilities and convenient location have made it a major center for cruise ship destination, repair and conversion in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to taking advantage of PSRY's Dry Dock 4, the largest dryd
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on April 1992Stolt Tankers And Terminals (Holdings) S.A. recently announced that it will exercise its option to acquire all outstanding shares of Stolt-Nielsen Seaway A/S, a major North Sea marine and subsea contractor. One Stolt Tankers and Terminals (STT) common share will be exchanged for each 0.75 Se
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on April 1992L&C Associates, Inc., North Hampton, N.H., recently announced the completion of a dehumidification and sealing system aboard the USNS Pride, an auxiliary crane ship, that will be berthed in Norfolk, Va., as part of the Ready Reserve Force. A dehumidification, sealing and monitoring system wa
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on April 1992Brown Brothers, the Vickers Marine company based in Edinburgh, has developed a new stabilizer system which combines the latest developments in hydromechanics with state-of-the-art electronic control technology. Called the VM Series, the new system, which has generated extensive interest fro
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on April 1992The U.S. Coast Guard and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will co-sponsor a free seminar called, "International Oil Spill R&D Forum: Fostering International Cooperative Research," to be held in Washington, D.C., June 1-4. The workshop will focus on current and proposed R&D plan
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on April 1992The Institute of Marine Engineers, in association with the International Center for Shipping, Trade and Finance of the City University Busi- ness School, has announced that IMAS '92, the seventh International Maritime and Shipping Conference is to be held in Cyprus November 11- 13, 1992. The
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on April 1992McDermott International, Inc., a leading international energy services company, and Shelfproekstroi, the principal marine contractor in the Republic of Azerbaijan, have formed a joint venture called Macshelf Ltd. Each of the partners holds 50 percent of Macshelf, which is headquartered in Lo
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on April 1992The Singapore shipyard of Pan- United Shipping Pte Ltd., has secured its first major construction contract this year to build a 12,400- dwt clean product tanker. The contract was awarded by local tanker owner and operator, Petroships Pte Ltd. The clean product tanker, which will have a tota
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on April 1992Norway's Autronica A/S is offering a color brochure on its AutroMaster 3000 system, which simplifies monitoring and handling of complex alarm systems. Utilizing clear illustrations, the publication details typical graphic pictures of the AutroMaster 3000 system, as well as standard and optio
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on April 1992A free color brochure is being offered by ABB Marine on its Dicon diesel-start-stop control. Presented in side-by-side columns of German and English, the clear, concise text provides details on important technical and construction characteristics of the Dicon system. Additionally, a color ph
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on April 1992The 13th biennial International Oil Spill Conference on the prevention, behavior, control and cleanup of oil spills will be held March 29 to April 1,1993 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. The conference will be sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, the American Petroleum Institu
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on April 1992A big blow has been dealt to the Philippines by Washington's decision to remove the three U.S. Navy floating drydocks from the Subic Naval Base. Plans had called for conversion of the area into a commercial ship repair facility. Recently, the smallest of the floating drydocks was towed out t
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on April 1992Should the Castro government fall, industry experts say U.S.-based cruise ships that have had to sail around Cuba for the past 30 years would be among the first symbols of capitalism to return to the island. There would be no need to wait for Cuba to rebuild its antiquated hotels, communicat
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- World's Largest Fish Pump For Chile page: 60
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on April 1992Innovac Technology, Inc., an international developer and manufacturer of fish transfer systems based in British Columbia, Canada, recently shipped the world's largest fish pump to Pesquera Bio Bio, a fish meal processing company located in Talcahuano, Chile. The Transvac 6725 fish pump, whi
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on April 1992Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard of Sea Fab, Inc., is building two oil skimmers for the California cooperative Clean Coastal Waters, Inc. of Long Beach Scheduled for a July 1992 delivery, the 100-foot skimmers were designed by Grant & Grant Enterprises of Wilmington, Calif. With a beam of 28 fee
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on April 1992The board of directors of SPD Technologies Inc. recently announced the election of Larry A. Colangelo as president and chief operating officer of SPD Technologies and its subsidiaries. George M. Gordon, chairman, also announced that Mr. Colangelo was elected a director of SPD and will serve
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on April 1992Comsat Maritime Services recently announced the latest addition to the portfolio of information services available on its SeaMail electronic mail service. Called "InstantlNews," the new service allows mariners, wherever they are, to receive a variety of daily newspapers from eight different
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on April 1992In a ceremony held at the Ishikawajima do Brasil Estaleiros S.S. (Ishibras) shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Chevron Corporation recently christened its newest tanker, the William E. Crain. The 42nd in Chevron's fleet, the tanker is named for the company's vice president for exploration a
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on April 1992According to its developers, marine engineers Victor and Anatoly Mezheritsky of Vicmar Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, a new fuel-saving system could save fleet operators millions of dollars. BC Ferry Corp., operator of one of North America's largest ferry fleets, stated the syste