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on March 1992Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced weekly containerized service to Curacao, N.A., with sailings from Jacksonville and Port Everglades/Miami. The announcement was made by Peter A. Baci, vice president, Caribbean Services. Mr. Baci stated that the service would operate on a fixed-day
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on March 1992Barracuda Technologies Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers of structural polymer alloy foam core materials used in the construction of large FRP sandwich vessels, is expanding its engineering services group to the United States. The complete engineering service will
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on March 1992Only a very few LNG carriers remain in layup and of these, two are soon to be reactivated. Specifications for the reactivation operation of the two 122,250-cubicmeter LNG carriers LNG Lagos (ex- Gastor), and LNG Port Harcourt (ex-Nestor), which have both been laid up in Loch Striven, Scotlan
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on March 1992Watercom officials recently announced the availability of a new software program designed to electronically record and maintain business information on board boats. The new product, PC-TRAP, is user friendly, can replace hand written logs and can transmit information to shore side offices. PC
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on March 1992Seaward International, Inc. recently delivered nine 2-foot-diameter by 10-foot-long netless highcapacity foam-filled marine fenders to the Virgin Islands Port Authority. The fenders were installed at the Port Authority pier at Gallows Bay on the island of St. Croix, where they are used by Re
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on March 1992The development and marketing of corrosion-preventive coatings which are not only effective in protecting equipment but are also environmentally and ecologically safe has been a goal of Esgard, Inc. since its founding. The Lafayette, La.- based company developed its marine ballast and void c
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on March 1992The 96-berth 'E' module for the semisubmersible rig Polymariner was recently delivered after a construction period of only six months. It is a four-level, 39.4-foot high block with a base area of 39.4 by 60 feet and weighing only 260 tons. Low weight is inherent in the construction method de
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on March 1992The Service Company of Louis Rogers, Inc. (SCLR), a specialist in marine repair and maintenance services located in Port Canaveral, Fla., has continued to maintain its workload with the addition of two more dockside availabilities. The first was the USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617) with a base valu
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on March 1992The Dutch heavy-lift specialist Wijsmuller Transport B.V. has signed an exclusive agreement with the Russian Baltic Shipping Company in St. Petersburg for the worldwide commercial management of two heavy-lift vessels, the Stakhanovets Kotov and Stakhanovets Ermolenko. Wijsmuller Transport no
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on March 1992Recent tanker model tests at the David Taylor Research Center in Maryland seem to favor the doublehull design, according to a U. S. Coast Guard official. The tests also cast doubt on earlier assumptions about the performance of the mid-deck tanker design. According to Joseph Angelo, Chief,
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on March 1992Bills legalizing gambling on U.S. passenger vessels and giving ocean freight consolidators more flexibility in fulfilling bonding requirements were recently sent by the House to the President's desk. It also approved and sent to the Senate a bill directing the Maritime Administration to scra
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on November 1991Fredeman Shipyard Inc. has appointed John W. Sansing general manager. The yard, which employs about 120 people, is located 17 miles north of Cameron, La., at the confluence of the Calcasieu River and the Intracoastal Canal. Mr. Sansing's shipyard experience includes six years with Ingalls S
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on November 1991A new fuel economy control system called Seapacer is being offered by KaMeWa AB of Sweden. The Seapacer optimizes fuel economy for a ship by controlling: (1) the propulsion setting—continuously adjusting pitch and engine rpm for maximum propulsion efficiency; and (2) ship speed and fuel cons
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on November 1991Smith Berger Marine, Inc., Seattle, Wash., has developed a line of chain stoppers designed for mooring loads up to the breaking strength of the chain. Designed to ABS, Lloyd's, or DNV standards, the new stoppers are intended for use on FPS and FPSO vessels. One of the features of this design
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on November 1991The Indiana Port Commission recently announced that Hall-Buck Marine, Inc., Burnside, La., has been selected to provide exclusive cargo dock handling services, transit shed storage and transfer services, and other miscellaneous services connected with the operation of the transit shed and ad
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on November 1991Markey Machinery Company, Seattle, Washington, recently announced completion of the delivery of two type WEWG-45 electric gypsy winches to the Crowley Maritime Corporation in Seattle for the MW Point Milne and MA7 Point Thompson. These two machines were custom- designed to provide decades of
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on November 1991Governor William Weld of Massachusetts is preparing a proposal to build a 600- to 800-bed prison ship to ease the chronic overcrowding that plagues state and county jails. The vessel would be docked in an industrial area along the Boston waterfront or the Mystic River, with easy access to l
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on November 1991Deutz MWM recently introduced their new engine model TBD 234V 16Y, increasing the power to 1,400 hp (1,030 kw) at 2,300 rpm from 1,224 hp. The engine resembles the yacht concept of the known V12Y to allow for high-power density in compact engine rooms. The major change in this engine is th
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on November 1991Corn Island Shipyard, Lamar, Ind., has announced that their marine ways were recently completed and they now offer new construction as well as major repairs. The yard is not limited to just building new barges, but new marine equipment, such as drydocks, dredge hulls and other specialty equi
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on November 1991McDermott International, Inc., New Orleans, La., recently confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Amoco Eurasia Petroleum Company to participate in the evaluation and development of the Azeri oil field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, and that its Hudson Engineering Corpo