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on March 1992Bender Inc. has 50 years of experience dealing with electrical safety and products that addressThe Management of Line-to-Ground Faults" in grounded, ungrounded and highresistance grounded power distribution systems. Process continuity in ungrounded systems can be assured by monitoring the s
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on March 1992Hagglunds Denison recently reported design improvements in the firm's World Cup line of axial piston hydraulic pumps provide increased reliability and longer life under severe operating conditions. The pumps, designated "B" mod, are used in a variety of marine applications. Three different
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on March 1992Inland Rivers Ports and Terminals, Inc., (IRPT), has selected the dates of April 29-May 1, 1992, for their annual membership meeting. The meeting will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Park Place Hotel. The conference will focus on issues the inland waterway system is currently facin
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on March 1992The Maritime Administration recently announced the award of $581,000 to the State University of New York Maritime College at Ft. Schuyler, New York, to assist the college in its procurement of a full bridge simulator. The assistance was authorized as one part of Mar Ad's program to assist t
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on March 1992Frank W. Murphy Mfr. has been producing various gages, alarms, control devices and switches for marine engines and equipment for over 50 years. Murphy gages include temperature, pressure/vacuum and fluid level gages and are made with their own shutdown devices when applicable. If the operat
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on March 1992The American Society of Civil Engineers, in conjunction with the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses recently announced that the Ports '92 Conference will be held July 20-22, 1992, at the Westin Hotel in Seattle, Washington. The theme of the conference is "America's P
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on March 1992The value of secondhand tankers increased slightly during the fourth quarter if 1991, while secondhand bulkers dropped slightly, according to recently published statistics. Both bulk carriers and tankers obtained their maximum values in the middle of November, with bulk carriers at 6 percent
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on March 1992U.S. yacht builders were heartened by President Bush's recent budget proposals, which included a request to Congress to repeal the luxury tax on yachts priced at over $100,000. The repeal, which is likely to be approved, would be retroactive to February 1. Since the tax took effect in Januar
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on March 1992MARITIME REPORTER recently conducted a limited survey among key small and medium-size U.S. shipyards engaged primarily in the construction of shallow-draft vessels. Information received as of press time is presented here to show current levels and indicates activity is on the upswing. Tank,
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on March 1992Showing a sharp increase over the 600,000-dwt average in the previous three years, China State Shipbuilding Corp. reported that it produced 800,000-dwt of ships last year. Last year, export orders were worth $528 million, the company said. The state-owned Chinese shipbuilder had forecast ear
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on March 1992In celebration of the 15th anniversary of its founding, Southwest Marine Inc. (SWM) is announcing its dedication and commitment to the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM). SWM has grown from modest beginnings in 1977 to become the largest network of ship repair yards on the West Co
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on March 1992The Coast Guard recently conducted a draft Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) of the proposal it made to implement the requirement of double hulls in OPA 90. The study found that the costs of double hulls, double bottoms, double sides, and smaller tanks would cost the operator more, causing a
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on March 1992The Institute of Marine Engineers in association with the Royal Institution of Naval Architects is organizing and sponsoring an international conference in London, May 20-21, 1992. The theme of the conference is "Offshore Safety: Protection of Life and the Environment." As the impact of the
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on March 1992The 195-Foot trawler Defender, shown here during sea trials on Puget Sound, recently underwent an intensive 12-week conversion at Seattle's MARCO Shipyard. Formerly an offshore supply vessel and RSW tender, she was brought to full trawler capability for Dutch Harbor Seafoods. MARCO removed a
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on March 1992A Committee of civilian experts, formed to assist the Coast Guard in developing regulations governing oil spill response plans for tank vessels, recently set the dates for future meetings over the next few months. Mandated by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the committee, known as the Oil Spi
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on March 1992The container vessel, Santa Victoria, was recently launched at Flender Werft, Lubeck, for Ivaran Shipping AS, Lysaker, Norway. The godmother is Alejandra S. Robinson of Agencia Maritima Robinson SACFI, Buenos Aires. The vessel is the latest in a series of four (two for Offen and two for Iva
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on March 1992MTU North America recently announced the promotion of two employees—Jeb Berg to vice president customer services and John Shock to general sales manager— as part of a company reorganization implemented to improve customer service and the overall operation of the company. Ray Carrell, MTU No
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on March 1992The new Liebherr CBW Litronic deck crane seems to be in brisk demand in the ship crane market. According to the manufacturer, low overall height, slim line design and many additional features guarantee customer satisfaction. Numerous orders have already been placed with Liebherr-Werk Nenzin
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on March 1992Marine systems manufacturer Jered Brown Brothers recently announced its plans to consolidate all of its administrative, engineering, and manufacturing operations at the company's Brunswick, Ga., manufacturing facility. J e r e d ' s 220,000-square-foot Brunswick manufacturing facility is lo
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on March 1992For over 40 years Kuhlautomat Berlin GmbH has been a leading European supplier of refrigerating plants for the shipbuilding industry. The scope of delivery covers: marine cold-storage plants for airconditioned rooms and low-temperature rooms; refrigerating units for marine air conditioning;