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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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- Garrow Retires From Newport News page: 42
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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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- VTS Participation Becomes Mandatory page: 86
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on September 1994The USCG has issued a final rule for establishing requirements and procedures for simplifying Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) regulations and making participation in all VTSs mandatory. This rule will establish two levels of participation: "full" and "passive" participation. The first requires
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on September 1994A technically demanding contract was signed by Blohm + Voss in March, a contract which calls for the shortening of three Sea-Land Atlantic Class Vessels (ACV), the Galveston Bay, Sea-Land Value and Raleigh Bay (see photo, page 25). Each of the ships are being shortened by three midship secti
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on September 1994Bay Fabrication, Inc. of Panama City, Fla. delivered the lengthened 146-ft. (44.5-m) Ensco Endeavor to Ensco Marine Company, Broussard, La. The Ensco Endeavor was originally built as a 116-ft. by 26-ft. by 10- ft. (35-m by 8-m by 3-m) utility vessel in 1981 by Scully Brothers and was bought
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on September 1994Colvic Craft PLC, England, delivered the first 12 vessels of an order for 44 patrol boats for the Greek Coastguard. At the June European Union (EU) Summit held in Corfu, three of the new Colvic Craft patrol craft played a key role in the security measures used by the Greek authorities to pr
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on September 1994Robert Unger has been named president of Raytheon Marine Company. In his new role, Mr. Unger has worldwide responsibility for the company's manufacturing, sales, marketing, service, and product development activities. The new president, who reports to Dr. Philip W. Cheney, group executive f
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on September 1994Global Ocean Carriers Ltd. announced two fleet expansion projects are currently being considered, and that the company is evaluating the possibility of taking advantage of the Title XI financing available. The company reports it is contemplating ordering new container feeder vessels, and is
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on September 1994A/S Thor Dahl Shipping of Sanderjord, Norway has purchased South Pacific InterLine (SPI) from Reederi AB Gotland of Visby, Sweden. Thor Dahl Shipping assigned its San Francisco-based shipping company, South Seas Steamship (SSS), full responsiblity for managing SPI's vessels, including schedu