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on April 1992Successful multilateral trade negotiations could have a positive effect on U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes shipping operations, a two-day joint conference of the Cleveland-based Lake Carriers and the Canadian Shipowners Association was informed by Donald Belch, director of government relations
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on April 1992Tidewater Inc. recently elected Cliff F. Laborde as senior vice president and co-general counsel of the global oil service company. Mr. Laborde's duties include the corporation's litigation, claims, insurance and contracts departments. He also oversees the safety department. With the additi
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on April 1992NKK Corp. and Hitachi Zosen Corp. recently entered into an agreement to build Technigaz-based LNG carriers under license from Societe Nouvelle Technigaz of France. The agreement, aimed at further improving Technigaz LNG carrier technology, will enhance the two companies' services in the face
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on April 1992The direct action requirement of Alaska state law, which makes petroleum transportation carriers and their insurers liable for any spills, has been a major problem for operators since the early 1980s. Now, however, a bill has been introduced in the Alaska legislature which would permit an ex
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on April 1992The Danish firm of Lanng & Stelman, a member of the Sabroe Group, has announced the recent introduction of an automatic remote control and monitoring system for cargo holds, containers, machinery and cold storage areas aboard ship. The system is presently being installed in 21 new state of t
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on April 1992C. Thomas Faulders III was recently named Comsat Corp. vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Faulders will succeed Robert J. Perry, who will remain a Comsat Corp. vice president and senior advisor. As Comsat Corp. chief financial officer, Mr. Faulders will be responsible for the ac
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on April 1992SPD Technologies recently announced that it will offer three seminars on electrical power circuit breakers designed to increase the understanding of circuit breakers and provide valuable application information. SPD Technologies and its predecessor companies have been engaged in the supply
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on April 1992The U.S. Coast Guard has issued the first final rule under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the omnibus antipollution legislation that resulted from the 1989 Valdez oil spill. The final rule changes existing regulations to allow oil-spill cleanup vessels with no more than 50 percent foreign ow
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on April 1992Rolla SP Propellers SA of Switzerland is offering free literature containing a wealth of data and specification tables on the propellers it manufactures. Included in the literature is the 20-page. "1992 Rolla Guide to Fast Propellers," which reports on the latest developments, expertise (des
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on April 1992Cruise ship owner confidence in Port of Portland Ship Repair Yard's (PSRY) unique abilities and convenient location have made it a major center for cruise ship destination, repair and conversion in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to taking advantage of PSRY's Dry Dock 4, the largest dryd
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on April 1992Stolt Tankers And Terminals (Holdings) S.A. recently announced that it will exercise its option to acquire all outstanding shares of Stolt-Nielsen Seaway A/S, a major North Sea marine and subsea contractor. One Stolt Tankers and Terminals (STT) common share will be exchanged for each 0.75 Se
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on April 1992L&C Associates, Inc., North Hampton, N.H., recently announced the completion of a dehumidification and sealing system aboard the USNS Pride, an auxiliary crane ship, that will be berthed in Norfolk, Va., as part of the Ready Reserve Force. A dehumidification, sealing and monitoring system wa
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on April 1992Brown Brothers, the Vickers Marine company based in Edinburgh, has developed a new stabilizer system which combines the latest developments in hydromechanics with state-of-the-art electronic control technology. Called the VM Series, the new system, which has generated extensive interest fro
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on April 1992The U.S. Coast Guard and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will co-sponsor a free seminar called, "International Oil Spill R&D Forum: Fostering International Cooperative Research," to be held in Washington, D.C., June 1-4. The workshop will focus on current and proposed R&D plan
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on April 1992The Institute of Marine Engineers, in association with the International Center for Shipping, Trade and Finance of the City University Busi- ness School, has announced that IMAS '92, the seventh International Maritime and Shipping Conference is to be held in Cyprus November 11- 13, 1992. The
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on April 1992McDermott International, Inc., a leading international energy services company, and Shelfproekstroi, the principal marine contractor in the Republic of Azerbaijan, have formed a joint venture called Macshelf Ltd. Each of the partners holds 50 percent of Macshelf, which is headquartered in Lo
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on April 1992The Singapore shipyard of Pan- United Shipping Pte Ltd., has secured its first major construction contract this year to build a 12,400- dwt clean product tanker. The contract was awarded by local tanker owner and operator, Petroships Pte Ltd. The clean product tanker, which will have a tota
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on April 1992Norway's Autronica A/S is offering a color brochure on its AutroMaster 3000 system, which simplifies monitoring and handling of complex alarm systems. Utilizing clear illustrations, the publication details typical graphic pictures of the AutroMaster 3000 system, as well as standard and optio
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on April 1992A free color brochure is being offered by ABB Marine on its Dicon diesel-start-stop control. Presented in side-by-side columns of German and English, the clear, concise text provides details on important technical and construction characteristics of the Dicon system. Additionally, a color ph
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on April 1992The 13th biennial International Oil Spill Conference on the prevention, behavior, control and cleanup of oil spills will be held March 29 to April 1,1993 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. The conference will be sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, the American Petroleum Institu