Maritime Reporter 1986 Articles
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on February 1986Two hydraulic service cranes have been supplied by HIAB-FOCO of Sweden to Norway's Gullfaks oilfield project in the North Sea. The cranes, both HIAB 180 Sea Crane units, were specially designed for use on tanker loading facilities in the North Sea. Both will work on the field's two single-po
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on February 1986—Brochures Offered In other to standardize the names of the Wartsila Diesel production units and sales companies, the following changes have been made: The new official name of the Turku Diesel Works is Oy Wartsila Ab Turku Factory, and the new name of Nohab Diesel AB i Trollhattan, Swede
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- Beth-Sparrows Point Yard Installs $1.1-Million Intermediate Gate For Building/Vessel Servicing Basin page: 8
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on February 1986The Sparrows Point shipyard of Bethlehem Steel Corporation has completed the construction and installation of a $l.l-million intermediate gate for its 1,200-foot-long building and vessel servicing basin. The gate, shown in one of two fixed locations in the basin, will provide a savings to th
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on February 1986Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island, Inc., in Middletown, R.I., has launched the first of two passenger ferries for the City of New York Department of Transportation, Bureau of Ferry and General Aviation Operations. The $3.8-million Alice Austin has been designed for yearround operation in N
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on February 1986London shipbroker E.A. Gibson said that the tanker market closed 1985 "on the highest note for some time," with a surge in freight rates during the last two months of the year. As a result, some Greek ship- owners are buying secondhand tonnage at a brisk rate. Laid-up tonnage is at a three-y
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on February 1986The recent order received by M.A.N.-GHH of Oberhausen, West Germany, for a 33,000-ton floating dock to be built for Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, is a continuation of a long and and successful collaboration. The very first floating dock supplied by GHH was completed
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on February 1986Boston Fuel Transportation, Inc. and Midland Enterprises, Inc. announced recently that Boston Fuel Transportation has entered into a contract to acquire the vessels, real estate, and other assets of Boston Towboat Company, a Midland subsidiary, for an undisclosed amount of cash. The agreemen
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on February 1986Marinette Marine Corporation's contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command for fifty-two 50-foot workboats was completed one year ahead of contract schedule when the last workboat departed the Wisconsin- based shipyard in December of 1985 for delivery to the West Coast. One vessel per week h
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on February 1986Brain Watt Associates, Inc. (BWA) of Houston, Texas, in conjunction with H.O. Mohr & Associates, Inc., Coflexip & Services, Inc., and Noble, Denton & Associates, Inc. has announced the initiation of a joint industry study assessing a tanker-based floating production, storage, and offloading
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on January 15, 1986—Literature Offered The Racor Division of Parker Hannifin has introduced the Thermocoil™, a compact, selfregulating diesel fuel heater that can be installed in-line between the fuel tank and the primary filter. In the Thermocoil, fuel flows along and around a coil heating element in a sealed
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on January 15, 1986Baldt Inc., Chester, Pa., has published a new 12-page four-color facilities brochure detailing the company's recent reorganization. Entitled "Baldt Charts a New Course," this brochure highlights the responsibilities and long-term goals of Baldt's three new operating divisions. These new divi
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on January 15, 1986The Cincinnati Gear Company is offering a free full-color brochure on the large gears and fabricated parts manufactured at their Lebanon, N.J. facility, Plant III. According to the publication, the Lebanon plant will extend Cincinnati Gear's ability to efficiently produce large hardened and
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on January 15, 1986Titeflex Corporation, a Bundy Company, of Springfield, Mass., is offering a free 22-page catalog on their smooth bore Teflon™ hose, which is used for applications in the pressure ranges up to 8,000 psi. The catalog offers dimensions and pressure ratings for the following Titeflex products: 1
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on January 15, 1986—Literature Available Cummins Engine Company of Columbus, Ind., has announced uprated high-output marine propulsion ratings for its B engine models. These new 1986 ratings are primarily for recreational and approved commercial applications. The model 4B3.9-M is now rated 80 bhp at 2,800 rpm
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on January 15, 1986A new color brochure featuring the latest process recorders and data loggers is now available from Bailey Controls of Wickliffe, Ohio. Highlights of Bailey's line of modularly designed recorders include descriptions, functions, special features and options, and advantages of each recorder mo
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on January 15, 1986full-color "VIEWNAV® Master Mariner Electronic Chart Navigation System" brochure is available from Navigation Sciences, Inc. of Bethesda, Md. The four-page brochure describes and illustrates the VIEWNAV system used by operators of pilotboats, ferries, tugboats, and others who want to navigat
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on January 15, 1986Bermuda's Department of Marine and Ports Services is responsible for all maritime services in one of the world's most popular tourist ports. Its hectic work schedule comprises a long list of varied duties. Besides scheduling and providing pilot services. the department is responsible for han
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on January 15, 1986Robertshaw Controls Company of Knoxville, Tenn., is offereing free literature describing VC-230/231 actuators that feature a 30-squareinch molded Buna-N diaphragm with nylon reinforcement and deliver dependable on/off or throttling action for control valves. Actuated by pneumatic signals fr
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on January 15, 1986A new Quiet-Flex Marine Barrier data sheet that provides technical specifications for the acoustically absorptive and thermally insulting materials is available from Vibration Mountings and Controls, Inc., Bloomingdale, N.J. Other specifications include: material thickness and weights; stand
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- Offshore Triple-Effect Water Makers From Atlas-Danmark Save Thousands In Operating Expenses page: 34
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on January 15, 1986A new Reading & Bates semisubmersible oil drilling rig being constructed at Ishikawajima Harima Industries' Aichi Shipyard, will be equipped with two triple-effect Atlas Danmark water makers with a total production of 140,000 1/24 hours. According to Atlas-Danmark, the offshore triple-effec