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on February 1991Global Maritime Services, Inc. (GMSI), Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a ship repair, machine shop, welding and fabrication facility, has completed the fabrication and assembly of the first Swirling Flow Research Combustor for Florida Atlantic University. This stainless steel combustor will determine
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on February 1991In a recent study titled "Ship Costs: Their Structure and Significance," by Drewry Shipping Consultants of London, Drewry argues that cost-cutting for shipowners has gone as far as it can go. As a result, "the outlook is for an end to cheaply acquired and cheaply run ships, as both the marke
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on February 1991According to a new Japanese survey, the world shipbuilding industry is capable of producing only 40 VLCCs a year because of capacity restrictions, workforce ability, technological standards and price competition. Thirty-seven shipbuilding berths around the world capable of producing in theor
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on February 1991Moroccan shipowner Limadet (Lignes Maritimes du Detroit) has ordered a car/passenger ferry from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Espanoles, S.A. (AESA) for service between Morocco and Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar. The ferry, which will be built by H.J. Barreras, the Vigo-based yard of
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on February 1991John Avila, president of Spec- Tec General, Inc., recently announced that the AMOS maintenance software system will be used for all ships in the Esso International Shipping fleet. The contract was awarded to SpecTec General's Benelux (economic union comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and L
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on February 1991The 1991 legislative agenda of the Shipbuilders Council of America will emphasize the following, in addition to supporting a strong Navy shipbuilding and repair budget in FY 1992: C E O • Passage of a trade bill to discipline international shipbuilding subsidy practices—The SCA will urge t
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on February 1991Benmar Marine Electronics, Santa Ana, Calif., which has supplied the pleasure boat market with reliable fuel management systems over the last five years, is now offering a commercial grade system. Benmar's FMS-300 fuel management system was recently interfaced with several satellite transmit
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on February 1991A few years ago, the Danish manufacturer of control systems, A/S Deif, introduced its Delomatic automatic control system for ships auxiliary engines capable of controlling up to four diesel alternators, a turbo alternator and a shaft alternator. The system automatically shares the load betwe
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on January 1991The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) will conduct a port facilities engineering seminar January 28-30,1991, in Los Angeles, Calif. The theme of this program is "Dynamics in Design for an Industry on the Move," A wide range of major facilities engineering issues critical to por
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on January 1991Atlantic Marine, Inc., Mobile, Ala., recently purchased a floating drydock for use at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard, with a capability to lift ships up to 225,000 deadweight tons. The drydock is being prepared for tow and it is expected to enter the Port of Mobile in mid-winter. It is anticipa
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on January 1991Aqua-Chem, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., recently announced plans to move to a new office facility in Trammell Crow's Park Place on the northwest side of the city. The glass and brick structure, now under construction, will house Aqua-Chem's corporate staff and two of its divisions, Cleaver-Brooks
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on January 1991The "International Conference on Underwater Welding" will be presented by the American Welding Society, March 20-21, 1991, in New Orleans, La. State-of-the-art presentations about the underwater industry will cover welding equipment and processes, mechanical and internal weld properties, ma
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on January 1991The Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) is now using Spectra® fibers for reinforced composites in the fairing—or hydrodynamic hull— and in the internal mounting structure of its unmanned submarines, which are technically called Advanced Underwater Search System Vehicles (AUSS). Spectra fibers
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on January 1991Houston-based EES Corporation has developed a new addition to their extensive line of marine sewage treatment systems, specifically to meet the needs of the commercial shipbuilding industry. The Omnipure® Model 7ME is a safe, ready-to-install sewage treatment system utilizing a unique patent
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on January 1991IDB Aero*Nautical Communications, Inc. (IDB-A), a supplier of mobile communications services via Inmarsat satellite to the maritime industry, has signed a contract with Cruisephone, Ltd., a leading supplier of cellular telecommunications to the cruise industry, for the exclusive provision of
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on January 1991In a move that both diversifies and broadens its offerings in the maritime arena, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has purchased the assets and contracts of Barker Boys Creek Towing of West Nyack, N.Y., it was recently announced. "The business unit will be a division of Great Lakes Dredge & Doc
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on January 1991Keppel Shipyard of Singapore has been awarded a $S14 million contract (about $8.13 million) contract to convert the M/V Audax, a 32,452-dwt bulk carrier into a selfdischarging bulk carrier. The conversion will involve replacement of existing cranes with advanced bulk-lift, self-discharging
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on January 1991Chemikalien Seetransport (CST) of Hamburg, Germany, and Hanseatic Shipping Co. Ltd. of Limassol, Cyprus, have entered into a joint venture to establish the LNG/ LPG carrier S/S Annabella as a training ship for the training of LNG/LPG seagoing personnel. The joint venture stems from the fact
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on January 1991The Tenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar is scheduled to be held on January 10, 1991, at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans Street, New Orleans, La. The seminar will focus on "The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Its Impact Upon Underwriters and Marine Operators in the Gulf of Mexico and on the
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on January 1991The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA), during their annual awards banquet at the Tradewinds Hotel in St. Petersburg, Fla., again honored Furuno products for outstanding performance and reliability. At this year's ceremonies, industry sales and technical personnel chose eight Fur