Maritime Reporter 1988 Articles
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on October 1988To remain competitive in the world of shipping, vessel operators must keep their port time for loading and unloading operations to a minimum. Fast, reliable, and efficient cargo-handling gear, deck machinery, and cargo access equipment— all invaluable tools—can provide a competitive edge by
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on October 1988The Columbian Rope Company, Guntown, Miss., is offering a number of free brochures, bulletins and literature on their new Columbian Eureka® Karat®, Columbian Yankee ® Blend Karat® and Columbian Yankee® 101 Blend Karat® thermoplastic ropes as well as its other series of cordage and ropes for
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on October 1988The General Ship Repair Corporation, Baltimore, Md., recently was awarded a $921,320 contract by the State of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources to construct an 80-foot-long steel buoy tender/icebreaker. The new vessel, which is scheduled for delivery in December 1988, is custom-desi
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- Workboat Division Of MonArk Boat Changes Name To SeaArk Marine— Key Personnel Changes Announced page: 6
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on October 1988Zach McClendon Jr., founder and chairman of MonArk Boat Company in Monticello, Ark., recently announced that the Workboat Division of MonArk has changed its name to SeaArk Marine, Inc. MonArk Boat Company sold its Recreational Boat Division to the Brunswick Corporation, which also acquired
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on October 1988—Literature Available Campbell Shipyard, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded contracts to construct three more 1,500-toncapacity "Super Pacific" Class tuna purse seiners in addition to two already on order. The 257- by 45- by 26-foot vessels have been ordered by a foreign fishing company whi
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on October 1988Unitor Ships Service AS of Norway is offering a free 14-page color brochure on their full range of products and services for the operational, maintenance and safety systems on vessels and offshore units. With the extensive use of color photos and text, the brochure provides a history of Unit
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on October 1988The merits of MAN B&W Holeby's L28/32 auxiliary engine series— one of the world's most popular heavy fuel-burning genset drives—have been enhanced by some recent significant design modifications. The fuel economy has been substantially improved, and the reliability and durability of the new
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on October 1988ICI Multi-Pak, Houston, Texas, is offering free literature on its latest state-of-the-art marine trash compactors for handling on-board waste. New Marpol/Annex V regulations, which become effective January 1, 1989, are generating considerable interest in the three sizes of Multi-Pak compact
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on October 1988The handsome 160-foot crabber/ longliner that recently left the MARCO-Seattle Shipyard bore little resemblance to the fire-ravaged 130-foot crabber that had been towed in four months earlier. After her conversion, which included the addition of 30 feet to her hull, as well as a new multileve
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- GASTECH 88 page: 40
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on October 198813th International LNG/LPG Conference & Exhibition Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 18-21 The 13th International LNG & LPG Conference and Exhibition, Gastech 88, will be held in the Putra World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 18-21, 1988. It will be the first Gastech mee
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on October 1988Free Literature Available Increasing containerization in shipping has necessitated the development of a number of advanced ship-mounted loading systems to shorten berthing times in port and to make cargo-handling more costeffective. One of the developers of new and innovative cargo-handlin
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on October 1988Avondale, Bethlehem-Sparrows Point & NASSCO To Bid The domestic merchant marine shipbuilding industry recently received a boost when shipowner Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco, Calif., requested bids from three United States shipyards for construction of a combination lift-on, lift
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on October 1988Spain's Astilleros Espanoles SA was recently awarded a five-vessel construction contract by Cuban shipping companies and a two-ship contract by a Swedish firm. Under the Cuban contract, Empresa Navegacion Mambisa, the largest shipping line in Cuba, has ordered three 314-1/2-foot-long refrige
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on October 1988*Editor's Note: Mr. Hayman is the publisher of Seatrade Week, which is published weekly by Seatrade North America Inc. The 500 registered delegates at Seatrade's Cruise Shipping Conference and Exhibition, held in Miami in February of this year, were asked to give their opinions on how they
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on October 1988An unusual crewboat for ferrying oil field workers across the Mackenzie River in Canada's Northwest Territories is nearing completion at Matsumoto Shipyard, Ltd., on the Dollarton waterfront of North Vancouver, British Columbia, for Esso Resources Canada Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta. The 39-foo
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on October 1988A flurry of contract awards during the first half of 1988 has caused Bardex Corporation of Goleta, Calif., to view near-term recovery prospects for the offshore industry with optimism. Recent contract activity contributing to the company's renewed growth includes designing and manufacturing
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on October 1988James E. Slaughter Jr. has joined Butterworth Tank Cleaning Machines, Inc., Houston, Texas, as sales manager with responsibility for sales in North, Central and South America. In keeping with the current marketing program in place at Butterworth, Mr. Slaughter plans to move forward with the
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on October 1988—Free Literature Offered G. Marine Diesel Corporation, Brooklyn, N.Y., recently signed a long-term lease with the Brooklyn Naval Yard Development Corporation to operate graving docks No. 5 and No. 6 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard facility. According to G. Marine, the two graving docks are the
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on October 1988American President Lines, Oakland, Calif., recently took delivery of the second and third of its new C-10 Class containerships from two West German shipyards for use in its Pacific Basin service. The ships, the President Kennedy and the President Polk, have an overall length of 902 feet, bea
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- FISH EXPO '88 page: 22
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on October 1988Boston, Massachusetts, October 12-15 One of the world's largest fishing expositions featuring the latest fishing gear and equipment, marine electronics, engines and boats, Fish Expo '88, will be held at the Bayside Exposition Center in Boston, Mass., October 12-15, 1988. Sponsored by Natio