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on November 1991According to a container plan recently released, container volume at the Port of Seattle is rising rapidly enough that the port will have to invest an average of $30 million a year in new and expanded terminals. The new container plan forecasts that Seattle's volume will rise from just over
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on November 1991The grain industry is the core of the port business in the Lower Mississippi River area, generating $1.7 billion of spending in the area and over 7,300 jobs according to a study recently conducted by the Port of South Louisiana. Louisiana's Lower Mississippi River ports handle more tons of c
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on November 1991An unusual new stator screen has been developed to significantly increase the efficiency and power in bow thrusters. Harnessing the power from the water moved by the thruster's twin props is an advancement in bow thruster technology, now exclusive to the Twin Prop system manufactured by Ship
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on November 1991Tanker owners, operators and brokers can obtain swift access to the latest port cost figures by reference to a new guide from the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO). "Disbursements for Tankers" provides essential information for use in voyage calculations bef
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on May 1991Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Mobile, Ala., recently purchased a 545-foot-long steel floating drydock formerly operated at Todd Shipyards Corporation's Galveston, Texas, facility. The drydock, which recently arrived in Mobile, has been named the Pete B in memory of a Bender superin
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on May 1991Robertson-Shipmate, Happauge, N.Y., has introduced a computerized GPS marine navigation system which it believes offers superior accuracy and dependability at an affordable price. Called the RS5500, the system, which operates on signals received from navigation satellites, will allow all bo
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on May 1991The Omnipure marine sewage treatment plant now comes in a takeapart version that can be fitted into spaces previously inaccessible to any marine sewage treatment plant. Maximum space required is 1.5 meters by 0.6 meters by 1.8 meters, with access suitable for personnel to pass through. EES C
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on May 1991A new forward scatter turbidimeter has been announced by McNab, Inc., Mount Vernon, N.Y. The Model "S", manufactured by McNab, measures clarity in food and beverage processes and other sterile applications. These include centrifuge brewery and distillery products. Materials of construction a
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on May 1991As part of a strategy to take responsibility for shipping half the crude and product exports from Venezuela, the shipping arm of Venezeulan oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) is planning to build up to 22 new vessels spanning diverse ship types over the next five years. According to
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on May 1991The MGNV-232E is the latest addition to Twin Disc's highly competitive, MGN Series of marine transmissions for use in high performance applications. This transmission is well suited for large pleasure craft, crewboats and patrol boats requiring compact propulsion systems with low weightto-
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on May 1991Kvaerner Eureka of Seattle, Wash., Marine Equipment Division, is offering a 20-page, full-color brochure titled "Marine Equipment Review," featuring products marketed by the company. The following chapter headings taken from the contents list give a quick account of what the brochure contai
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on May 1991Ecomarine USA recently awarded two Louisiana shipyards contracts to build the first of two series of multimission environmental vessels, model ECO-8OO and the model ECO-110. The vessels will monitor and control water pollution and clean up oil slicks and other chemi- cal spills. Ecomarine,
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on May 1991A subsidy program worth around $823.4 million is being prepared by the Bonn government for the shipyards of eastern Germany. Designed to cover existing orders, mainly from the Soviet Union, and fresh work, the program will extend over a period of up to four years. Existing orders from wester
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on May 1991Pursuant to Elliott Manufacturing Company's expansion in the remote valve operator business, the company is releasing its new "Remote Valve Operators" catalog for engineers, designers, and manufacturers involved in the design, specification and purchasing of ship parts and systems. The catalog
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on May 1991The Navy will be constructing two general purpose ocean science research ships, the AGOR 24 and AGOR 25. The eligible offeror must be a member of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) or meet the requirements and agree to apply for full membership if selected. Off
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on May 1991A target startup date of June 1 has been announced along with plans for a high-speed passenger catamaran service between Vancouver and British Columbia's capital, Victoria, on Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island Ferry Corporation (VIFC), a newly formed company, says it hopes to attract 10 pe
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on May 1991Anthony Del Gavio has announced the relocation of the corporate headquarters of Del Gavio Marine Hydraulics Inc. to 619 Industrial Road, Carlstadt, N.J. The new 12,000-square-foot facility will house the corporate offices as well as a full-service hydraulic and pneumatic repair center, a co
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on May 1991With an eye to changed legislative requirements governing ships trading to the United States, shipbuilder Burmeister & Wain Skibsvaerft of Copenhagen has developed a new design of combination carrier, the BCT85, that complies with the new American standards relating to oil-carrying vessels
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on May 1991Norwegian industrial group Kvaerner's subsidiary Kvaerner Eureka recently signed contracts with shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries worth about $6.6 million for help in construction of LNG carriers. Kvaerner Eureka will assist Hyundai in the fabrication of aluminum cargo tanks for South Kor
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on May 1991Two classes of ferry boats and two fully equipped terminals have been simulated by the Computer Aided Operations Research Facility (CAORF) operated by MarineSafety International (MSI) at Kings Point, N.Y. These detailed computer models of vessel response and terminal characteristics can be u