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on May 1992Schichau Seebeckwerft AG recently launched the first of two reefer ships it is currently building for Great White Fleet (United Brands/ Chiquita) at its yard in Bremerhaven. The ships are the first of this type being built at the yard of which four have already been built and delivered by Br
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on May 1992As part of an effort by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to rejuvenate Boston Harbor, the Quincy shipyard, renamed the Fore River Staging Area, will be the site of a $6.1-billion redevelopment project. In 1987 the MWRA purchased the 180-acre Fore River shipyard from Genera
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on May 1992The 205-acre Riverplex International Inc. terminal in Louisiana is to be turned into an intermodal cargo-handling facility by the Port of South Louisiana, which recently paid $12.1 million to purchase it. The terminal will be renamed Globalplex. The terminal has handled dry bulk cargoes for
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on May 1992Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. recently delivered the passenger/ auto ferry Captain Henry Lee to Maine State Ferry Service. The vessel was designed by Rodney E. Lay Associates of Jacksonville, Fla., and partially funded by a grant from the Federal Transit Administration and State of Mai
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on May 1992The initial phase of the Coast Guard's first attempt at developing legislation with the assistance of direct public input is completed. In an attempt to formulate a fair and reasonable set of regulations pertaining to the Oil Spill Act of 1990, the Coast Guard formed a 28 member committee to
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on May 1992A conference on oil spill regulations and response and a related trade show will be featured during The Oil Spill Prevention And Response Expo (OSPRE), in Seattle, Washington, from September 30 - October 2,1992. Designed for vessel and facility operators facing new state, federal and provinc
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on May 1992The Port of Portland continued its healthy container increase in February with a 25.3 percent increase over the same month a year ago. Portland's gateway handled 17,110 TEUs in February this year compared to 14,139 TEUs in February 1991. Portland experienced an 8 percent increase in contai
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on May 1992The Society of Marine Port Engineers, New York, N.Y., Inc., and the State University of New York Maritime College recently co-sponsored the 40th Annual Fort Schuyler Forum. Held on the SUNY Maritime College campus in the Bronx, the forum focused on marine refrigeration and diesel engine perf
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on May 1992About 400 people consisting of boat workers, Senators and Congressmen rallied on the center steps of the U.S. Capitol Building to urge Congress and the White House for the immediate repeal of the luxury tax, which has severely hurt the U.S. boatbuilding industry. The boat excise tax, intende
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on May 1992Naval officials have told Congress that the U.S. Navy expects to award its first contracts to private shipyards from its proposed $3 billion National Defense Sealift Fund early in 1993. They added that the timing will depend on how quickly Congress and the B u s h Administration can resolve
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on May 1992Michael Wager, president and chief executive officer of Robert H. Wager Company, Inc., announced the opening of a southern regional office in Mobile. Mr. Wager also said that the new director of sales and marketing for the southern regional office will be Nathan Coarsey. The company's corpo
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on May 1992A letter of intent to construct a series of U.S.-flag SWATH cruise ships was recently signed by McDermott Marine Construction of Morgan City, La., and Swathtech America of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and now it has been reported that a contract may be signed to build four vessels. The vessels woul
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on May 1992A new jackup concept, capable of drilling and production operations in more than 100 meters (about 328 feet) of water, is being developed by the rig designer Marathon LeTourneau of Texas, with Christiann Kongsli and Normann Riksen, the Norwegian rig experts. Talks are under way with potenti
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on May 1992International Marine Carriers (IMC) has appointed David M. Walton as senior vice president of quality assurance, and John O'Conner the manager of environmental and safety control. IMC is a leading international marine transportation management and operations organization based in Mineola, N
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on May 1992The testing of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) has become an important consideration for electrical equipment and environmental managers because of strict Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. MagneTek, of Louisville, Ohio, offers an extensive PCB testing program, from the field
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on May 1992Former Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) executive director Robert G. Mende has been presented with the Vice Admiral (Jerry) Land Medal for "Outstanding Accomplishments in the Marine Field." The award was presented by C. (Larry) French. In addition, to further honor M
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on May 1992The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has fired the first round in the potentially long and bitter battle over oil spill damage assessment between the U.S. government and the oil transport industry. NOAA has recently published its attempt to formulate a logical set of r
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on May 1992The testing of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) has become an important consideration for electrical equipment and environmental managers because of strict Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. MagneTek, of Louisville, Ohio, offers an extensive PCB testing program, from the field
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on April 1992In spite of the political and economic difficulties that the collapse of the Soviet Union has generated, shipping has remained relatively unaffected. Sources are indicating that shipping prices have remained constant and that business has actually increased with the former Soviet republics. J
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on April 1992Dockside gambling was approved by Harrison County, Miss., voters in a measure that will allow ships offering games of chance to anchor at wharves in the ports of Gulfport and Biloxi. In a record turnout, voters approved the issue by casting ballots that were more than 57 percent in favor of