Maritime Reporter 1989 Articles
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on May 1989A new rush-hour commuter service utilizing a high-speed hover ferry was recently inaugurated between Glen Cove Marina, Glen Cove, Long Island, and Pier 11 at the foot of Wall Street in Manhattan The new Monday-to-Friday rushhour service utilizes a 62-passenger SES (Surface-Effect Ship) built
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on May 1989Sixth Vessel Of Popular Design Sold By Yard Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., recently signed a contract with Put-In-Bay Transportation Co. of Ohio, for the construction of a high-speed passenger ferry based on Australian designer Philip Her- cus's
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on May 1989One of the largest excursion/dinner boat builders in the U.S., Morgan City, La.-based Service Marine Industries, Inc., recently launched an elegant 500-passenger dinner cruise boat for Holiday Cruises, Inc., a subsidiary of Cruise International, headquartered in Norfolk, Va. The 175-foot-lon
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on May 1989—Literature Available— Machinery selection for a cruise ship is a demanding task. Compared with other ship types, there are many unique requirements for cruise ship machineries. Passenger demand must be given the highest priority when selecting machinery concepts. The machinery should not
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- Nichols Bros/ Deutz MWM-Powered Ocean Catamaran Goes Into Service Between Nantucket And Boston page: 20
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on May 1989Bay State Cruises of Boston, Mass., recently put the Nantucket Spray, an "ocean catamaran" built by Nichols Bros. Boat Builders of Whidbey Island, Wash., in service between Nantucket and Boston. Nichols Bros, delivered the $4.5-million, 121.5-foot vessel to Bay State via the Panama Canal. J
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on May 1989T h e first o f three giant 70,000-grt S u p e r l i n e r s , the Fantasy, under c o n s t r u c t i o n at the Turku, Finland, shipyard of Wartsila Marine Industries, for Carnival Cruise Lines, Miami, Fla., has been launched and is nearing completion. T h e 8 5 5 - f o o t , 2,600-passenger
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- Construction Of First Of Two 70,000-GRT Cruise Ships Under Way At Fincantieri-Monfalcone Yard page: 17
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on May 1989The construction of two 70,000- grt cruise ships ordered by Astramar of Genoa, which will be among the largest in the world upon completion, is well under way at the Monfalcone yard of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani. The first of these two diesel-electrically powered ships is to be del
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on May 1989The Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners recently approved and offered a proposal to World City Corporation for the Florida port to homeport the luxury cruise ship Phoenix World City. The proposal also provides for the leasing of port property to the World City Corporation for dev
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on May 1989MAN B&W Increases Market Share In Two-Stroke Engine Sector Diesel engine manufacturers MAN B&W Diesel AG, Augsburg, West Germany, a subsidiary of MAN Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, and Sulzer Brothers, Ltd., Winterthur, Switzerland, have agreed that Sulzer business activities in the diesel s
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on April 1989Stanley G. Flagg & Co. of Stowe, Penn., is offering a free catalog of its complete line of fittings and flanges for the marine industry. Flagg-Flow fittings have been a part of the Flagg product line for over 50 years. During that time, the company's engineers have developed a complete line
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on April 1989Richard R. Hopkins, president of JJH Inc., recently announced the appointment of Capt. John Dachos, USN (ret.),to the management staff of the Cherry Hill, N.J., office. Prior to joining JJH Inc., Capt. Dachos was the commanding officer of the Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station, the Navy
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on April 1989A free 50-page pamphlet entitled "How To Buy Surplus Personal Property from the United States Department of Defense" is being offered free by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service. The pamphlet assists individuals, or businesses desiring to buy surplus personal property of the Depa
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on April 1989I n t e r c o n t i n e n t a l E n g i n e e r i n g - M a n u f a c t u r i n g C o r p o r a t i o n (INT E R C O N ) of Kansas City, M o . , has been awarded additional o p t i o n s for the manufacture of pedestal type, t w i n - c a r g o cranes for the U.S. Navy's Auxiliary Crane Ship (
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on April 1989StartMaster of Marion, Ohio, is offering free literature describing their air starting systems which, according to the manufacturer, provide dependable starting for heavy trucks, buses, mining machinery, oil and gas drilling equipment, marine engines, compressor packages, generator sets, and
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on April 1989Hvide Shipping, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., recently announced that it has requested bids for the construction of a 41,000-dwt U.S.-fiag chemical tanker, the M/V Seabuik America, from 14 major U.S. shipyards. The construction would involve the rebuilding of the wrecked tanker M/V Fuji, utili
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on April 1989Furuno's new FAX-214 is not only one of the most advanced weatherfax receivers now on the market, but it is also capable of being a fully functional NAVTEX system with the addition of an optional built-in receiver/processor. As a fax receiver, the FAX-214 produces high-quality and very high
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on April 1989Bender Inc., Paoli, Pa., a worldwide manufacturer of electrical safety monitoring devices, offers a complete and comprehensive line of insulation monitoring and ground fault location equipment. Insulation monitors are specifically designed for either the continuous active monitoring of ungro
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on April 1989May 4-5, Washington, D.C. ASNE Day, the annual event consisting of a technical program and exhibition of the American Society of Engineers (ASNE), will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C., on May 4-5. The theme of the event is "Naval Engineering into the Next Century." Th
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on April 1989— F r e e Brochures A v a i l a b l e— Detroit Diesel Corporation recently introduced three new generation high-speed engines for the passenger boat, pleasure craft and marine market—the 16V-149TI, 6- 71TI and 3000 Series. The 16V-149TI is a 16-cylinder, 149-cubic-inch-per-cylinder engine
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on April 1989The Meyer Werft of Papenburg, West Germany, a leader in the conversion of cargo vessels and tankers into livestock carriers, recently received an order from the Dutch shipowner Vroon B.V., Breskens, to convert the car carrier Mediterranean Highway into a sheep/cattle carrier to be named Corm