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on September 1994The MarAd and Maritime Subsidy Board have agreed to a request from Margate Shipping Co. to extend the subsidizable life of the 38,000-dwt tanker Cherry Valley until February 28, 1997. Without action, the subsidizable life would have expired July 9. The vessel was built by National Steel and Sh
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on September 1994The shipyard Union Naval de Levante launched the Mar Almudena at its factory in Valencia, Spain. This ship is an advanced-technology asphalt carrier, built on order by WW Marpetrol to be operated by CEPSA, one of Spain's privatelyowned oil companies.The Mar Almudena utilizes a highly refined s
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on September 1994The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now requiring owners of 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBS) to register them with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), effective September 13. This amend
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on September 1994Markisches Werk Halver GmbH (MWH), viewing SMM as one of the most important shipping shows in the world, has traditionally geared its exhibit around displays of its wellknown product line encompassing engine components. This year however, according to Wolfgang Boddecker, MWH will display no
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on September 1994HYDROCOMP, INC. and Hamburgische Schiffbau- Versuchsanstalt (HSVA) recently announced a cooperative relationship, with the shared principal goal to create the industry's most comprehensive source for performance prediction solutions through the mutual representation of products and services
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on September 1994The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, became fully operative on July 28, 12 years after it entered into force. The Tonnage Convention was adopted at a conference held under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Its purpose is to introdu
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on September 1994Nautronix, Inc. was awarded a contract to supply a dynamic positioning system for the second 225-ft. (69-m) Sea Going Buoy Tender (WLB) for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The vessel will be built by Marinette Marine Corp. of Marinette, Wis. The contract provides the USCG with an ASK 4000 syst
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on September 1994The U.S. Navy's newest Aegis guided missile destroyer was christened Stethem at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries. The new ship, DDG 63, is named in honor of Petty Officer Robert Dean Stethem, USN, (1961- 1985). The ship's sponsor was Petty Officer Stethem's mother, Patricia L
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on September 1994Compliance Systems Inc. (CSI) says it has been helping the marine industry comply with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requirements since 1988. Its approach to regulatory compliance is designed to reduce delays, increase safety and document good faith efforts in regards to ship safety and environme
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- DGPS Given Go-Ahead In Northwest page: 87
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on September 1994The USCG prepared a programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for implementing a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) in the Northwest region of the U.S. The USCG published a notice to announce the availability of the EA and FONSI, and t
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on September 1994Another yard touted for its advanced approaches to design and construction, HDW of Kiel has vigorously implemented changes in its yard to make it more competitive and cost-effective. Its "Shipyard 2000" plan is projected to raise productivity 40 to 50 percent. HDW has invested in the modern
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on September 1994Hyde Products, which has been a supplier of ships machinery for over 125 years, now offers a full line of spill response equipment and custom- engineered systems. Hyde is prepared to offer its customers complete systems and turnkey engineering services for any product from a single skimmer o
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on September 1994On June 24,1994 the USCG published a notice to inform the public that the alternative voluntary advisory group for Cook Inlet, Alaska has been recertified (59 FR 32745). This certification was effective June 1,1994 and terminates May 31,1995. Certification allows the advisory group to monito
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on September 1994Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) of Seattle, Wash., offers finite element analysis to help its clients with the challenge of maintaining their escort tugs' deck equipment and ability to handle higher loads. EBDG provided finite element analysis for Arco, analyzing parts of the bow mooring arr
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on September 1994Reportedly the nation's first highspeed whale-watch vessel was delivered to Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company, Bar Harbor, Me., by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Mass., licensee for Australia- based International Catamaran Designs (Incat). The new 92-ft. (28-m), 149-passenger catamaran,
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on September 1994Jack A. Garrow, vice president of public relations at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), announced his retirement from the shipyard, effective Aug. 31. He joined the yard in 1986 after 31 years in the Navy. In accepting Mr. Garrow's retirement, Pat Phillips, president and CEO of NNS, said, "H
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on September 1994John J. Kelly, president of Textron Marine & Land Systems, a division of Textron Inc., has been named the recipient of the Robert M. Thompson Award for Outstanding Civilian Leadership, presented annually by the Navy League of the United States. He was honored at the Navy League Convention.
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on September 1994U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Administrator Stanford E. Parris announced that the maximum vessel length to transit the St. Lawrence Seaway and its 15 locks has been increased from 730 (222.5 m) to 740 ft.(225.5m)—the first vessel length increase in the waterway's 35-year
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- Alfa Laval Tapped For New Ships page: 106
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on September 1994Alfa Laval Taiwan won an order for centrifugal fuel and lube oil cleaning systems and freshwater generators for four 3,500- TEU containerships under construction at CSBC, Kaohsiung, for Yangming Marine Transport Corp., Taiwan. Equipped with a B&W 10L80MC BHR main engine, each vessel will be f
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on September 1994The first of a new class of combination vessels, the Marco 108-ft. (33-m) Special Oil Recovery Tug (SORT 33) was launched at Lien Ho Shipyards in Taiwan. Designed by Marco for China Petroleum Corp., the vessel reportedly combines the characteristics of a tractor tug with an open ocean oil r
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