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on April 1992The New Orleans-based harbor tug and long distance towing firm, E.N. Bisso and Son, Inc., has taken delivery of the 110-foot tug Capt. Bud Bisso from the Boat Division of Avondale Industries, Inc. The new vessel is equipped for both shiphandling and ocean towing. The 4,400-hp tug is certifie
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on April 1992The U.S. Coast Guard recently entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Det norske Veritas (DnV) to perform tonnage a d m e a s u r e m e n t on the Coast Guard's behalf. With the enactment of this agreement, owners of all U.S.-flag vessels now have an option on which they may approach fo
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on April 1992Marlow Ropes Ltd, one of the leadingU. K. manufacturers ofhigh-technology fiber ropes, is offering a free, full-color, 36-page literature package on the ropes marketed by the company. Marlow currently supplies their products worldwide to the marine and offshore industries, specializing in m
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on April 1992The Canadian Department of Defense recently installed an SPD computerized, all-cell battery monitoring system aboard one of the Canadian Navy's diesel-powered submarines. 36 The system, which was placed onboard the HMCS Onandaga, recently completed final testing after being retrofitted at t
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on April 1992The 10th annual Subsea Intervention Conference & Exposition, featuring ROV '92, has been scheduled to be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., June 10-12, 1992. Sponsored by the ROV Committee and the San Diego Section of the Marine Technology Society, Intervention/ R
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on April 1992Engineering Computer Optecnomics, Inc. (ECO), Annapolis, Md., recently delivered an eight ship integrated shiphandling and navigation simulation system to the U.S. Naval Academy. The Captains III system will enable the Academy to train students in shiphandling, radar and visual piloting, and
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on April 1992Following a recent meeting between Donald J. Atwood, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and American shipyard representatives in which the future of U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair in the wake of planned defense spending reductions was discussed, Shipbuilders Council of America president John S
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on April 1992The plans for the next generation of Carnival's cruise ships are being overseen by Ted Arison, retired chairman and head of the company's newbuilding program since founding Carnival 20 years ago. In the search for new designs for the 21st century, Mr. Arison is considering a wide-beamed vess
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on April 1992Unitor A.S., of Kolbotn, Norway, has entered into an agreement with the Hanseatic Marine Training School in Cyprus to train Unitor marine refrigeration service technicians onboard Hanseatic's combined training ship/gas carrier Annabella. The company also operates its own training centers in
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on April 1992Under an agreement with Statoil, Jotun Protective Coatings A/S, Norway, is supplying protective coatings and technical services for all three Gullfaks and Veslefrikk offshore platforms. The value of the two-year contract is over $ 1,553,000 (10 million Norwegian kroner) and this agreement ma
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on April 1992Stemming from the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, tanker operators are transferring rising liability insurance premiums and the costs of covering Coast Guard spill response plans to their charterers. As a result of U.S. legislation, the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
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on April 1992The American Waterways Operators (AWO) recently submitted comments on the Coast Guard's proposal to impose user fees for vessel inspection as mandated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. AWO's comments were developed with considerable member input and focused primarily on the
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on April 1992Midland Manufacturing Corp. of Skokie, 111., has developed a portable liquid level overfill alarm system for tank barges, equipped with a barge inlet connector, per API Recommended Practice 1125. The Model B-599 is intrinsically safe and self-contained, providing high level and overfill alar
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on April 1992Treuhandanstalt, the agency charged with privatizing the assets formerly held by the East German Government, recently said it will tion plug the B-598 into i Barge Inlet Connectoi Handycheck™univer: tem tester provides v overfill level or open circuit; green LED for closed circuil overfill
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on April 1992At its recent annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Chemical Carriers Association (CCA) elected its leadership for the new term. The CCA is the international association of operators of chemical tankers in U.S. trade, with full members being companies that own or operate chemical t
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on April 1992Miller Electric Mfg. Co. of Appleton, Wisconsin, has produced a new 10-page brochure describing its XMT series inverters for multiprocess welding now with Auto-Link, a unique Miller feature that adjusts primary power linkage automatically. The inverters allow operators to power up and weld u
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on April 1992The Deerberg company is actually two companies which are Deerberg Systems and Deerberg Trading. These two companies each provide services to the cruise industry, although in totally different areas. Deerberg Systems deals with technical analysis, design, and supply of complete or par^ al con
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on April 1992Trinity Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Gretna Machine & Iron Works, Inc., Harvey, La., was recently awarded contracts from Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Hicksville, N.Y., to build two, 467-foot, ocean-going barges with double hulls to meet the OPA 90 requirements. Each barge will be ca
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on April 1992Reflecting a growing international interest in commercial maritime safety and management, the USCG is planning to establish its first team of marine pollution prevention and response, port safety and port security experts for training foreign maritime agencies. The Marine Safety Training and A
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on April 1992Bisso Marine Company, Inc. of New Orleans, La. recently introduced a new tug into its fleet of vessels. The 110-foot tug Darlene Bisso was formerly the Coast Guard icebreaker Mohican. The entire hull of the vessel was gutted, and the house totally reconstructed from the main deckline up wit