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- Subic Naval Base Losing Its Drydocks page: 31
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on April 1992A big blow has been dealt to the Philippines by Washington's decision to remove the three U.S. Navy floating drydocks from the Subic Naval Base. Plans had called for conversion of the area into a commercial ship repair facility. Recently, the smallest of the floating drydocks was towed out t
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on April 1992Should the Castro government fall, industry experts say U.S.-based cruise ships that have had to sail around Cuba for the past 30 years would be among the first symbols of capitalism to return to the island. There would be no need to wait for Cuba to rebuild its antiquated hotels, communicat
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- World's Largest Fish Pump For Chile page: 60
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on April 1992Innovac Technology, Inc., an international developer and manufacturer of fish transfer systems based in British Columbia, Canada, recently shipped the world's largest fish pump to Pesquera Bio Bio, a fish meal processing company located in Talcahuano, Chile. The Transvac 6725 fish pump, whi
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on April 1992Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard of Sea Fab, Inc., is building two oil skimmers for the California cooperative Clean Coastal Waters, Inc. of Long Beach Scheduled for a July 1992 delivery, the 100-foot skimmers were designed by Grant & Grant Enterprises of Wilmington, Calif. With a beam of 28 fee
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on April 1992The board of directors of SPD Technologies Inc. recently announced the election of Larry A. Colangelo as president and chief operating officer of SPD Technologies and its subsidiaries. George M. Gordon, chairman, also announced that Mr. Colangelo was elected a director of SPD and will serve
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on April 1992Comsat Maritime Services recently announced the latest addition to the portfolio of information services available on its SeaMail electronic mail service. Called "InstantlNews," the new service allows mariners, wherever they are, to receive a variety of daily newspapers from eight different
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on April 1992In a ceremony held at the Ishikawajima do Brasil Estaleiros S.S. (Ishibras) shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Chevron Corporation recently christened its newest tanker, the William E. Crain. The 42nd in Chevron's fleet, the tanker is named for the company's vice president for exploration a
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on April 1992According to its developers, marine engineers Victor and Anatoly Mezheritsky of Vicmar Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, a new fuel-saving system could save fleet operators millions of dollars. BC Ferry Corp., operator of one of North America's largest ferry fleets, stated the syste
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on April 1992A recently published report forecasts that the world cruise ship industry could more than double by the year 2000 to more than 10 million passengers per year. The report, "The World Cruise Ship Industry in the 1990s," published by Economist Intelligence Unit, foresees the Caribbean remaining
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- Erie Basin Bargeport Opens page: 36
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on April 1992New York Harbor has a new facility dedicated to berthing and servicing tugboats, barges and other commercial craft. The Erie Basin Marine Terminal was recently sold by the Port Authority of NY/NJ to Erie Basin Marine Associates, a joint venture of two tug and barge companies affiliated with
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on April 1992The Gibbons Bill that would ban ships built or repaired with foreign subsidies from U.S. ports unless they paid subsidy refunds, was a major topic of discussion at the South Atlantic and Caribbean Ports Association spring meeting in Port Everglades. While the bill is intended to allow U.S. shi
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on April 1992Constructing side stringers into the wing tanks of double-hulled vessels will allow for easier maintenance and inspections, said the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) recently. Despite the increased cost, ABS urged that this added modification be adopted to simplify survey methods that are
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on April 1992Charles DiBona, head of the American Petroleum Institute, warned that by continuing to discourage domestic production, the United States faced an oil price shock by the end of this decade. In spite of the world's current oil glut, he stated that "We're headed for disaster." Before delivering
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on April 1992All 16 of the new MSRC oil spill recovery vessels will feature Nelson Bilge Boy oil/water separators and crankcase emission absorbers in their engine rooms. Supplied by the Nelson Division of Nelson Industries, Inc., Stoughton, Wis., the Bilge Boy will be used for processing engine room/ ma
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on April 1992Zidell Marine Corporation, Port- land, Ore., recently launched Barge 27, the second of two chip barges chartered by Tidewater Barge Lines, The barge measures 270 feet in length, 42 feet wide and has a depth of 16-1/2 feet. Both vessels will be used primarily on the Columbia River System. The
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on April 1992Mark Lamb was appointed to the oil spill oversight counsel at the recent Texas Waterway Operators Association (TWOA) meeting. Mr. Lamb is currently the president of TWOA as well as vice president of Barge Transport Company Inc.. His term with TWOA will expire soon, and at that time a new pr
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on April 1992Wallace Coast Machinery Company of Bell wood (Chicago) recently shipped a 155-mm by 9-mm capacity CNC pipe bender to Fincantieri Navali Italiana in Livorno. Wallace Coast has been a primary supplier of shipyard and shipboard benders to the U.S. Navy for 50 years'. The machine incorporates se
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on April 1992Trans-Tec Services Pte. Ltd. of Singapore recently announced that William D. Aldenderfer joined the company as managing director. He will replace Kevin Bryant. Mr. Aldenderfer comes to TTS from PRI, Hawaii, and before that, Thome Ship Management, Singapore. Earlier Mr. Aldenderfer had a succ
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on April 1992T-Torque Drive System, Inc. recently announced that its drive system is now available to all boat builders and high-speed enthusiasts. This system was originally developed for the Tempest 44-foot high-speed diesel-powered craft and later modified to accommodate any size vessel. It can be use
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on April 1992The Water Technologies Division of Aqua-Chem, Milwaukee, Wis., is offering a free brochure on the freshwater equipment manufactured by the company. Aqua-Chem has over 30 years of naval experience and its rugged, reliable systems have long been chosen by the U.S. Navy for use on submarines,