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on June 1989American Marine Corporation of New Orleans, La., recently completed the enlargement and modernization of a self-unloading bulk cement carrier for Lehigh Portland Cement Company of Allentown, Pa. The refurbishment included cutting the vessel in half while on drydock, translating the two sect
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on June 1989Marine & Offshore of Helsinki, Finland, is offering a free 12-page color brochure on ABB variable speed AC drives for marine propulsion and dynamically positioned vessels. The brochure discusses the SAMI Megastar variable speed AC thruster drives with fixed-pitch propellers which are said t
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on June 1989The M/S Athena, a new Baltic cruiser ordered by Rederi AB Slite of Sweden, has been delivered by Wartsila Marine's Turku Shipyard. The vessel recently departed from Turku on her maiden voyage, which will include stops in Mariehamn and her home port of Slite before arrival in Stockholm. The
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on June 1989Great Lakes Energy Systems, Columbus, Ohio, is now the exclusive international supplier for Detroit Diesel 6-110 engine parts and components. Great Lakes has purchased all of the 6-110 parts, and the rights to manufacture new parts, from the U! Detroit Diesel Corporation, according to Bruce
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on June 1989The Department of the Navy has christened the auxiliary crane ship USNS Equality State (T-ACS 8) at Tampa Shipyards, Tampa, Fla. Senator Malcolm Wallop, RWyo., was the principal speaker at the ceremony. Mrs. Malcolm Wallop, wife of the principal speaker, was the sponsor of the ship. Equali
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on June 1989The U.S. Navy recently commissioned the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea at ceremonies in Portland, Maine, at Bath Iron Works shipyard. Senator William S. Cohen, RMaine, was the principal speaker at the ceremony. Renee Lyons, wife of Admiral James A. Lyons, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), w
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on June 1989Astilleros Canarios, S.A. (ASTICAN), a full service ship repair yard and the largest marine repair center in the Canary Islands and on the west African coast, is offering an 18- page color brochure on its facilities and capabilities. The publication lists facts concerning the yard's total ar
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on June 1989Allied-Signal Inc. of Petersburg, Va., is offering free literature on Spectra high-performance ropes, described by the manufacturer as one of the strongest, lightest-weight fibers ever made. Pound for pound it is said to be 10 times stronger than steel and is being used as a replacement for
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on June 1989The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has announced plans for its 1989 Annual Meeting and has issued a Call for Papers to be presented at the conference. The NMEA Annual Meeting will be held October 12-17, 1989, at the Olympic Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle, Wash. The agenda call
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on May 1989Furuno's well-known LC-90 loran receiver has been significantly improved and is now available as the LC-MARK-II. Soft and receiver changes provide even higher position- fixing accuracies and display stability, especially in fringe reception areas; physical changes include an improved keyboar
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on May 1989—Color Literature Available Thomson-Gordon Ltd. of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, manufacturers of Thordon Elastomeric Bearings, recently announced the appointment of Hampton Sales Inc. as its new distributor in the Middle Atlantic States. The Thordon material is used worldwide for rudder b
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on May 1989Precision Control Inc., Walled Lake, Mich., is offering a free brochure which details its new watersaving model MVT 100 Foot-Operated Vacuum Flush Toilet. According to the company literature, the Precision Control footoperated vacuum flush toilet uses air to drive the wastes through pipes t
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on May 1989Major price reductions of up to $1,000 per unit are being offered for the new line of Galva-Steel portable waste compactors/recyclers introduced by TFC Corporation of Minneapolis, Minn. The lower cost Galva-Steel line of Pollution Packers is an alternative to the more expensive stainless ste
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on May 1989Conrad Industries, Inc. of Morgan City, La., recently delivered twin deck barges, the Mobro 128 and Mobro 129, to their owner, Moody Bros, of Jacksonville, Fla. The twin deck barges, each measuring 120 feet long by 45-foot beam, are both equipped with two 22-inch-diameter spud wells. These
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on May 1989Stanley L. Clark, president of Raytheon Marine Company, headquartered in Hudson, N.H., recently announced that Carsten Peters, formerly marketing manager in the U.S., has been appointed managing director of Raytheon Marine Sales & Service Company, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr. Peters wi
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on May 1989BoatLIFE of New York and Southampton, England, recently concluded a major contract with Finnish shipbuilder Wartsila Marine Industries for the supply of deck caulking compound for the 70,000-grt cruise ship Fantasy. BoatLIFE, specialists in marine sealants, supplied Life Calk® twopart deck
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on May 1989Coast Engineering & Manufacturing Company (CE&MCO), formerly PACECO, Inc., recently received an order for three 50-longton- capacity PACECO Portainers from Maersk Container Service Co., Inc. The post-Panamax cranes will be designed and manufactured at the company's 100-acre facility in Gulf
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on May 1989Comsat Maritime Services recently announced the publication of its new brochure, "Cruise Calling" (SM). This valuable reference guide provides instructions on placing ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship satellite calls and includes a directory of telephone numbers for cruise ships worldwide. Co
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on May 1989Caterpillar Inc., a multinational company headquartered in Peoria, 111., recently announced it has adopted two new trademarks. These marks will identify the corporation and its products and services by the two words associated with the company throughout the world—Caterpillar and Cat. The n
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on May 1989Bethlehem Steel Corporation recently confirmed that it has signed a letter of intent with Trinity Industries, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, for the sale of its 74-acre Beaumont facility. David H. Klinges, president of Bethlehem's marine construction division, said that Bethlehem is pleased that a m