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on September 1988Five years after they were ordered, delivery by Korea Shipbuilding & Engineering Corp. (KSEC) of six advanced combination carriers worth $171 million has begun to two Norwegian owners. KSEC said four of the 37,000-dwt products/ore/ bulk/oil carriers were built for Klavness Co. and two for Ha
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on September 1988—Literature Available Simrad/Anritsu's new radars, according to the manufacturer, offer superior short range performance, and exceptional resolution and definition. They include the following selection. The RA720UA (0.25 - 60 NM, 5 kw) and RA721UA (0.25 - 96 NM, 10 kw), which Simrad descr
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on September 1988The Canadian Coast Guard recently took delivery of the Can$97- million (about $80-million) icebreaker Henry Larsen, the largest of 12 icebreakers built so far by Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc. of North Vancouver. The Henry Larsen has dimensions of about 327.5 feet overall length and 64.6
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on September 1988The Genoa shipyard of Officine Mariotti recently received a 150 billion lire (about $118.8 million) contract for the conversion of a container vessel into a luxury cruise ship. The contract, awarded by Italian cruise operator Costa Cruises, calls for the conversion of the 15,932-grt Italia i
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on September 1988Eckold AG of Trimmis, Switzerland, is offering free literature on"press-joining," an advanced method of connecting metal sheets, profile sections and components. These can be of either the same or different materials and up to a maximum combined thickness of 5 mm (0.200 inches). Press-joini
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on September 1988Tidewater Inc.'s marine division, Tidewater Marine Service, has completed an agreement to purchase three utility vessels from Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard, Inc. of Lockport, La., and two of its affiliated companies. The three 800-horsepower, 105- foot utility vessels built in 1980 were
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on September 1988The U.K.'s Yarrow Shipbuilders recently won an order to build three more Type-23 frigates for the Royal Navy. The order for a fourth ship will be held over until next year when another batch of new vessels will be announced. Each ship is about 10 million pounds ($17 million) cheaper than th
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on September 1988Munson Manufacturing Inc. of Edmonds, Wash., recently delivered a new 36-foot patrol/ rescue boat, designated the CX50, to the Sheriff's Department of Chautauqua County in western New York. The 17,000-pound boat—light for its size—is equipped with Cummins's latest model 6BTAS.9-M diesels and
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on September 1988Alden Electronics, Inc., Westborough, Mass., recently announced the introduction of the Alden Faxmate ™ Weather Chart Recorder. The Faxmate is one of the lowestcost recorders of its type on the market. According to Armand Bouchard, Faxmate product manager, "Alden is introducing the Faxmate
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on September 1988With contracts totaling more than $2.5 million, Nola Centurion Fabricators, a division of Nola Fleet Management, Inc., recently announced the opening of its Braithwaite, La., fabrication facility. From their 30-acre site at Mile 80.7 on the Mississippi River, Nola Centurion offers services r
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on September 1988The Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) was recently christened at ceremonies at the Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard of the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries. Principal speaker for the ceremony was the Hon. Trent Lott, U.S. Representative from Pascagoula,
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on September 1988The mine-damaged U.S. Navy frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG- 58) was recently loaded onto the heavylift vessel Mighty Servant 2 at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for transport back to the U.S. for repairs. According to Dutch company Wijsmuller Transport, who operates the Mighty Servant 2, th
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on September 1988An expanded line of Jamesbury® vane actuators is now available for economical service for a wide range of automatic on-off valve applications. Addition of the V400 doubleacting model and V100 SR springreturn unit extends the vane's torque output capacity to 500 ft./ lbs. and 95 ft./lbs., res
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on August 1988Stauff Corporation recently announced the availability of their new high-flow, high-pressure, 1/4- turn shut-off valve. The company's new range of direct mount SAE flange valves were developed especially for rigorous applications that require high performance ball valves. Features of Stauff
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on August 1988A newly named docking tugboat, described by its owners as the most powerful such craft in the port of New Orleans, has been commissioned by E.N. Bisso and Son, Inc., tug operators and marine contractors. The M/V J.A. Bisso II, formerly the Evelyn Edwards, has gone into service after minor re
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on August 1988Wallenius Lines, Stockholm, Sweden, recently announced that the 52,000-grt pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) Faust will transfer from the Swedish flag to the U.S. flag later this year. Faust is one of the largest and most modern vessels in the Wallenius fleet. She can carry 6,380 cars or 3,200
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on August 1988GEMS Express Service now offers convenient level switches to fit a 3/4-inch bung fitting on 55-gallon drums. Three versions are available for normal six to eight weeks' delivery. The high- and low-level model features two floats in a single unit for monitoring both high and low levels. Separ
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on August 1988Indal Technologies of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, recently announced that it has received a $10- million contract from Saint John Shipbuilding Limited of Saint John, N.B., to supply Recovery Assist, Securing and Traversing (RAST) systems and support services for the second batch of six new
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on August 1988Castrol Marine of England, specialists in marine lubrication, has published a new four-page color brochure on the Castrol MXD 400 range of oils that the company markets. The brochure presents a brief history of the development of the Castrol 400 range of oils, which followed an exhaustive p
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on August 1988A special close-in navigation and maneuvering course was recently conducted for 15 officers and men of the soon-to-be commissioned USS Tennessee, the first Trident II submarine. The submarine team training is a new course conducted by MarineSafety International at its Newport, R.I., simulato