Short 1992 Articles
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on March 1992New Sulzer Diesel Ltd. has established a new subsidiary company in the Netherlands under the name of New Sulzer Diesel Nederland BV. The managing director is Henk Potappel who has worked for a number of years for the Dutch licensee of New Sulzer Diesel Ltd. All personnel who were previously
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on March 1992The Maritime Administration has approved an application by the U.S. Veterans of World War II of San Pedro, Calif., and the National Liberty Ship Memorial, Inc., of San Francisco, Calif, for permission to sell the cargo vessel Newcastle Victory for scrapping. TIME The agency also approved an
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on March 1992Many international marine insurers, faced with mounting losses, have decided on closer inspections of risky commercial ships and on depriving some of them of hull insurance. Coming in the wake of the worst year for casualties for bulk and combination carriers, this strategy is part of a plan
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on March 1992United Ropeworks (U.S.A.), Inc., Montgomeryville, Pa., is offering a free color four-page brochure on its Phillystran Polyester ropes. United Ropeworks (U.S.A.), Inc., offers ropes manufactured from large filament, high performance Trevira polyester fiber. As described by the company's broc
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on March 1992McDermott Marine Construction has received a contract from Exxon Company for the transportation and installation of topsides for the Harmony and Heritage platforms off the coast of California. Each platform will be fitted with two support frames, 10 modules, and a flare boom. The topsides w
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on March 1992Houston barge company Kirby Corp. recently announced that it signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Sabine Towing & Transportation Co. from Sequa Corp., New York-based parent of Sabine, for $37.25 million. Kirby plans to pay for the purchase with a combination of cash on hand and new
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on March 1992Bisso Marine Company, Inc., New Orleans, La., recently completed a four-year contract with Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard, Lockport, La., and also successfully completed the task of lifting the USS Aquila PHM-4 to a high cradle position on the bank at the Jacksonville Shipyard in Florid
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on March 1992A call for papers has been issued by the Northern New England Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) for technical papers concerning the "DDG-51 Class: A Surface Combatant for the 21st Century; from Design to Construction, the Evolutionary Process." The papers selected by
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on March 1992Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd (FELS) has successfully launched the second of two giant jackup rigs it is building for A.P. Moller of Denmark. The rig was recently eased out of the 400,000-dwt Admiral Dock at FELS Pioneer Yard. It was a delicate operation requiring precision maneuveri
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on March 1992Lifestream Watersystems Inc., a Huntington, Calif., manufacturer of water purification equipment and accessories, specializing in reverse osmosis seawater and brackish water units for marine applications, recently introduced a new product designed to make cleaning and preservation of membran
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on March 1992The international requirements for double hulls on new and existing tankers were expected to be finalized by the International Maritime Organization at its spring meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 32, held earlier this month in London. Furthermore, IMO double hull
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on March 1992Lt. General McCausland, USAF director of Defense Logistic Agency, Washington, D.C., recently presented Peck & Hale with the Desert Storm appreciation plaque for their outstanding effort and support during Desert Storm. Joining t h e presentation were Colonel James F. Cashman, USAF, commander,
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on March 1992Bender Inc. has 50 years of experience dealing with electrical safety and products that addressThe Management of Line-to-Ground Faults" in grounded, ungrounded and highresistance grounded power distribution systems. Process continuity in ungrounded systems can be assured by monitoring the s
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on March 1992Hagglunds Denison recently reported design improvements in the firm's World Cup line of axial piston hydraulic pumps provide increased reliability and longer life under severe operating conditions. The pumps, designated "B" mod, are used in a variety of marine applications. Three different
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on March 1992Inland Rivers Ports and Terminals, Inc., (IRPT), has selected the dates of April 29-May 1, 1992, for their annual membership meeting. The meeting will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Park Place Hotel. The conference will focus on issues the inland waterway system is currently facin
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on March 1992The Maritime Administration recently announced the award of $581,000 to the State University of New York Maritime College at Ft. Schuyler, New York, to assist the college in its procurement of a full bridge simulator. The assistance was authorized as one part of Mar Ad's program to assist t
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on March 1992Frank W. Murphy Mfr. has been producing various gages, alarms, control devices and switches for marine engines and equipment for over 50 years. Murphy gages include temperature, pressure/vacuum and fluid level gages and are made with their own shutdown devices when applicable. If the operat
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on March 1992The American Society of Civil Engineers, in conjunction with the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses recently announced that the Ports '92 Conference will be held July 20-22, 1992, at the Westin Hotel in Seattle, Washington. The theme of the conference is "America's P
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on March 1992The value of secondhand tankers increased slightly during the fourth quarter if 1991, while secondhand bulkers dropped slightly, according to recently published statistics. Both bulk carriers and tankers obtained their maximum values in the middle of November, with bulk carriers at 6 percent
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on March 1992U.S. yacht builders were heartened by President Bush's recent budget proposals, which included a request to Congress to repeal the luxury tax on yachts priced at over $100,000. The repeal, which is likely to be approved, would be retroactive to February 1. Since the tax took effect in Januar