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on November 1991Goudy and Stevens shipyard, East Boothbay, Maine, recently launched the oil-spill recovery ship Shearwa- The 123-foot-longby31-foot-beam vessel is being constructed to JBF Scientific Company's design. The oil collection system and related hardware have been designed and built by JBF in South
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on November 1991The Helsinki Police recently commissioned a newly designed and built 8-meter high-speed all-aluminum patrol boat that features Hamilton Jet propulsion equipment. Designed by Juha Snell Oy of Finland and built by Kellokoski, Finland, the Ville is powered by a single Hamilton model 271 waterje
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on November 1991"Working With Technology" will be the focus of a multitude of technical and educational sessions when the Association of Diving Contractors hosts its annual commercial diving and ROV symposium in Houston, Texas, January 13-15, 1992. Underwater 92 is a three-day program of workshops, presenta
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on November 1991The American Waterways Operators (AWO), the national trade association of the inland and coastal tug and barge industry, will hold its annual AWO Marine Safety Seminar December 4-5, 1991, at the Hyatt Regency at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The seminar agenda features some of the
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on November 1991The John James Audubon, formerly the Bayou Jean Lafitte, has undergone a complete interior renovation designed by Bauer Interiors, Inc., New Orleans, La. The 125-foot excursion vessel, owned and operated by The New Orleans Steamboat Company, will shuttle passengers from the Aquarium of the
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on November 1991The award of contracts to develop concept designs for strategic sealift medium-speed, roll-on/rolloff ships of two sizes, 950 feet and 700 feet, was recently announced by the U.S. Navy. Nine shipyards received contracts, each of which carries a value of about $250,000. The yards (in alphabe
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on November 1991Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wis., recently turned over the mine countermeasures ship Patriot (MCM-7) to the U.S. Navy. The event is the last significant milestone for the MCM-7 and marks the culmination of 10 years of Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) involvement in mine counte
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on November 1991Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. (FELS) has completed Galaxy 1, which it calls one of the world's most capable jackup rigs, to the satisfaction of its owner, Santa Fe Drilling Operations, Inc. In recognition of a job well done, Santa Fe is paying FELS a special bonus of about $1 million
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on November 1991AT&T has signed a $49.5 million contract with the U.S. Navy for modifications to its Enhanced Modular Signal Processor (EMSP). The modifications include the development of a water-cooled enclosure for subma- rines and a new helicopter enclosure. Other modifications include the development of
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on November 1991For years John Deere has been a leader in the agricultural machinery market. Now, that expertise is going to work on the water as Deere Power Systems Group (DPSG) introduces its first marine diesel engines. The first two in a series of marine engines are available now for purchase in North A
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on November 1991Litton's Guidance & Control Systems division, Woodland Hills, Calif., has been selected by the U.S. Navy to develop and demonstrate the operational advantages of hullmounted submarine fiberoptic sonars. Litton officials said the $5.8 million, two-year program, awarded by the U.S. Navy's Unde
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on November 1991Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton In Pascagoula, Miss., has begun construction of its first SA'AR 5 corvette for the Government of Israel. Ingalls president Jerry St. Pe, as well as Adm. Micha Ram, Chief of Naval Operations, Israeli Navy, and other Israeli naval and defense officials p
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on November 1991Tano Corporation, New Orleans, La., recently announced the acquisition of Valcon Sales and Services, Chesapeake, Va., and the opening of a regional field service and repair facility for its Tano-GR Services Division in Chesapeake. Valcon, which will be part of Tano Marine Systems, specialize
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on November 1991Four barge-carrying ships that will be used as supply depots in the Navy's afloat prepositioning force have been chartered by the Military Sealift Command. The new contracts for the lighteraboard- ship, or "lash," vessels essentially renew charters with two companies that have been furnishin
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on November 1991the spread of a mussel infestation that had wreaked havoc in the Great Lakes. The zebra mussel is spreading faster than had been anticipated. Once they have established colonies, it is virtually impossible to eliminate them, Carlos M. Fetterolf Jr., executive secretary of the Great Lakes Fi
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on November 1991The president of the American Petroleum Institute recently said that the future level of petroleum imports into the U.S. will be heavily influenced by the energy and environmental policies pursued by the U.S. Government. Addressing a session at the 13th World Petroleum Congress in Buenos Ai
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on November 1991Clifton C. Garvin Jr., retired board chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Corporation, will receive the highest award of the American Petroleum Institute, the Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement, at the API annual meeting in Houston, Texas, November 17-19. Mr. Garvin will rece
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on November 1991The New Delhi Government has given the go-ahead to the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to build nine new ships—six 45,000-dwt product tankers and three cellular container vessels—in South Korea at a total cost of $396 million. Originally, SCI wanted to build six of each type, but had to
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on November 1991In response to increased demand and low-water concerns on the Mississippi . River, barge rates have jumped to their highest levels in two years. The rates charged to shippers are expected to continue firm through the remainder of the harvest, which may push a small amount of grain to railro
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on November 1991The New Delhi Government has given the go-ahead to the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to build nine new ships—six 45,000-dwt product tankers and three cellular container vessels—in South Korea at a total cost of $396 million. Originally, SCI wanted to build six of each type, but had to