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on March 1992MARITIME REPORTER recently conducted a limited survey among key small and medium-size U.S. shipyards engaged primarily in the construction of shallow-draft vessels. Information received as of press time is presented here to show current levels and indicates activity is on the upswing. Tank,
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on March 1992Showing a sharp increase over the 600,000-dwt average in the previous three years, China State Shipbuilding Corp. reported that it produced 800,000-dwt of ships last year. Last year, export orders were worth $528 million, the company said. The state-owned Chinese shipbuilder had forecast ear
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on March 1992In celebration of the 15th anniversary of its founding, Southwest Marine Inc. (SWM) is announcing its dedication and commitment to the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM). SWM has grown from modest beginnings in 1977 to become the largest network of ship repair yards on the West Co
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on March 1992The Coast Guard recently conducted a draft Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) of the proposal it made to implement the requirement of double hulls in OPA 90. The study found that the costs of double hulls, double bottoms, double sides, and smaller tanks would cost the operator more, causing a
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on March 1992The Institute of Marine Engineers in association with the Royal Institution of Naval Architects is organizing and sponsoring an international conference in London, May 20-21, 1992. The theme of the conference is "Offshore Safety: Protection of Life and the Environment." As the impact of the
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on March 1992The 195-Foot trawler Defender, shown here during sea trials on Puget Sound, recently underwent an intensive 12-week conversion at Seattle's MARCO Shipyard. Formerly an offshore supply vessel and RSW tender, she was brought to full trawler capability for Dutch Harbor Seafoods. MARCO removed a
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on March 1992A Committee of civilian experts, formed to assist the Coast Guard in developing regulations governing oil spill response plans for tank vessels, recently set the dates for future meetings over the next few months. Mandated by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the committee, known as the Oil Spi
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on March 1992The container vessel, Santa Victoria, was recently launched at Flender Werft, Lubeck, for Ivaran Shipping AS, Lysaker, Norway. The godmother is Alejandra S. Robinson of Agencia Maritima Robinson SACFI, Buenos Aires. The vessel is the latest in a series of four (two for Offen and two for Iva
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on March 1992MTU North America recently announced the promotion of two employees—Jeb Berg to vice president customer services and John Shock to general sales manager— as part of a company reorganization implemented to improve customer service and the overall operation of the company. Ray Carrell, MTU No
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on March 1992The new Liebherr CBW Litronic deck crane seems to be in brisk demand in the ship crane market. According to the manufacturer, low overall height, slim line design and many additional features guarantee customer satisfaction. Numerous orders have already been placed with Liebherr-Werk Nenzin
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on March 1992Marine systems manufacturer Jered Brown Brothers recently announced its plans to consolidate all of its administrative, engineering, and manufacturing operations at the company's Brunswick, Ga., manufacturing facility. J e r e d ' s 220,000-square-foot Brunswick manufacturing facility is lo
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on March 1992For over 40 years Kuhlautomat Berlin GmbH has been a leading European supplier of refrigerating plants for the shipbuilding industry. The scope of delivery covers: marine cold-storage plants for airconditioned rooms and low-temperature rooms; refrigerating units for marine air conditioning;
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on March 1992Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced weekly containerized service to Curacao, N.A., with sailings from Jacksonville and Port Everglades/Miami. The announcement was made by Peter A. Baci, vice president, Caribbean Services. Mr. Baci stated that the service would operate on a fixed-day
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on March 1992Barracuda Technologies Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers of structural polymer alloy foam core materials used in the construction of large FRP sandwich vessels, is expanding its engineering services group to the United States. The complete engineering service will
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on March 1992Only a very few LNG carriers remain in layup and of these, two are soon to be reactivated. Specifications for the reactivation operation of the two 122,250-cubicmeter LNG carriers LNG Lagos (ex- Gastor), and LNG Port Harcourt (ex-Nestor), which have both been laid up in Loch Striven, Scotlan
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on March 1992Watercom officials recently announced the availability of a new software program designed to electronically record and maintain business information on board boats. The new product, PC-TRAP, is user friendly, can replace hand written logs and can transmit information to shore side offices. PC
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on March 1992Seaward International, Inc. recently delivered nine 2-foot-diameter by 10-foot-long netless highcapacity foam-filled marine fenders to the Virgin Islands Port Authority. The fenders were installed at the Port Authority pier at Gallows Bay on the island of St. Croix, where they are used by Re
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on March 1992The development and marketing of corrosion-preventive coatings which are not only effective in protecting equipment but are also environmentally and ecologically safe has been a goal of Esgard, Inc. since its founding. The Lafayette, La.- based company developed its marine ballast and void c
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on March 1992The 96-berth 'E' module for the semisubmersible rig Polymariner was recently delivered after a construction period of only six months. It is a four-level, 39.4-foot high block with a base area of 39.4 by 60 feet and weighing only 260 tons. Low weight is inherent in the construction method de
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on March 1992The Service Company of Louis Rogers, Inc. (SCLR), a specialist in marine repair and maintenance services located in Port Canaveral, Fla., has continued to maintain its workload with the addition of two more dockside availabilities. The first was the USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617) with a base valu