Maritime Reporter 1988 Articles
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on August 1988—Free Color Brochure Offered Bird-Johnson Company of Walpole, Mass., recently announced the acquisition of a new series of stainless steel propeller patterns from the recently closed Columbian Bronze Corporation of Freeport, N.Y. These patterns will expand the company's standard line of workbo
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- N e w p o r t N e w s A w a r d ed Contracts Totaling $ 3 . 7 Billion To Construct T w o Carriers page: 28
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on August 1988Newport News Shipbuilding has been awarded a $2.9-billion modification to an existing contract to provide for the construction of two Nimitz Class aircraft carriers. The total target price for the construction, including the original contract award of $724 million, amounts to nearly $3.7 bil
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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 1988The Trinity Marine Group, New Orleans, La., has been awarded a contract to build a 110-foot harbor docking tug for Chevron U.S.A., Inc. The new vessel will be a twinscrew, double rudder, diesel-powered tug, with Kort backing nozzles, but with the capability of ocean towing service. The all
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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 1988Under Seas Defense '88 (USD), an international exposition and conference on underwater warfare technology, will be held in the Holiday Inn at Embarcadero, San Diego, Calif., from October 3-6. Under Seas Defense '88 is the second annual exposition and conference in this series. It will featur
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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 1988—Free Literature Available— Throughout its almost 125-year company history, Deutz MWM has powered a number of naval vessels. Additionally, KHD has also supplied engines for army and air forces. Some of the company's most recent success is built around two engine series—TBD 234 and TBD 604B.
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on August 1988Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI), Sturgeon Bay, Wis., recently christened and launched their fourth Mine Countermeasure Ship (MCM), the USS Devastator, at ceremonies at the yard. The sponsor of the 224-foot USS Devastator (MCM-6) was Mrs. Carol Dixon Ashford. Her niece, Miss Jamie Kempes assis
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- M e y e r W e r f t S h i p y a r d Delivers Luxury Liner C r o w n Odyssey For Royal Cruise Line page: 12
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on August 1988Free Literature Offered The 40,000-grt cruise ship Crown Odyssey was recently delivered by the Papenburg, West Germany, shipyard of Meyer Werft to Royal Cruise Line of Piraeus, Greece. The 616-foot cruise ship was christened earlier at ceremonies at the Papenburg yard by Irene Panagopoulos
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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 1988Gulf Craft, Inc., Patterson, La., recently delivered a 100-foot, 150- passenger party fishing vessel to Ronger Fishing Fleet, Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. The M/V Super Ranger is 100 feet long, has a beam of 25 feet, draft of 5.5 feet and a hull depth of 5.5 feet. She is powered by three Detroit Di
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on August 1988With U.S. shipyards busy building and converting a number of passenger vessels, cruise boats and ferries, the editors of MR/EN have put together a feature on 10 of the most notable shallow-draft passenger vessels delivered in the past year, which include nine newbuildings and one conversion.
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- A REPORT O N EUROPEAN SHIPBUILDING page: 16
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on August 1988Signs Of Improvement As Passenger Ship Orders Rise Despite battling what the European Community termed "aggressive, irregular and unfair international competition" from the Far East, European shipyards showed signs of improvement during late 1987 and early 1988. A large part of Europe's im
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on August 1988The Vessel Monitoring System, one component of the complete Vessel Management System marketed by Vessel Management Systems Co., is a system which can pay for itself in as little as seven months, according to Christian Brinkop, vice president of river operations for American Commercial Barge
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on August 1988Seven Other Waterway Organizations Plan Meetings To Coincide; Leaders From All Sectors Of Waterways To Attend The National Waterways Conference, Inc. (NWC), the nationwide organization of industries utilizing water transportation, of water carriers, water resource associations, port auth
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on August 1988—Brochure Available SPD Technologies has been awarded a $670,000 contract to produce a special-design battery monitoring system for Canada's Department of National Defense. In addition to the design and manufacturing effort, the contract includes necessary technical data, spare parts, and s
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on August 1988Detailed Brochure Available Advanced Control Systems (ACS) Incorporated, Houston, Texas, reports that fleet and boat operating costs can be reduced for more profitable operations with the installation of their new Boat Operating Systems (BOS). The Boat Operating System accurately senses the