Maritime Reporter 1989 Articles
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on February 1989Unitor Ships Service AS recently reported that its major stockholder, Hafslund of Norway (a major power, paper and medical holding company), has successfully completed the sale of its 44.5 percent share in Unitor to a number of individual Norwegian and U.K. investors and funds. Unitor expre
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on February 1989Federal, state, and local government officials recently gathered at the new North Carolina Department of Transportation Marine Maintenance Facility in the coastal community of Manns Harbor to commemorate the shipyard's official opening. The $13.6-million complex replaces an old facility tha
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on January 1989Marinette Marine Corporation recently delivered the last of 20 Yard Patrol (YP) training boats to the Naval Sea Systems Command. Thirteen of the YPs were delivered to the Annapolis Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and seven were delivered to the Naval Education and Training Center in Newport,
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on January 1989The Arctic Storm, originally a U.S. Navy tanker built in 1943 in Tacoma, Wash., has been converted into what is now the largest U.S. factory trawler. The 5,000-gross-ton vessel, 328 feet long with a 48-foot beam, was converted by Wright-Schuchart Harbor Company of Seattle in combination with
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on January 1989Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., Power Systems Division was recently appointed an authorized distributor by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation. The division will sell and service the EMD Diesel Engine Power Products exclusively in a 17-state U.S. East Coast area and all o
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on January 1989Mark Partin, chief executive officer of Quality Shipbuilders, Inc., Moss Point, Miss., recently announced the following changes within the shipbuilding firm. Jack Edwards is now president and coowner of the firm which has changed its name to Homeport Marine Services, Inc. Mr. Edwards joined Q
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on January 1989Marine and Offshore Inspection Services, Inc., a new inspection service, has been established to fill the void created when responsibility for inspection of fixed offshore structures was shifted from the U.S. Coast Guard to rig/platform owners and operators. Peter J. Hill, president of the New
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on January 1989—Literature Available A new firm, MCR Engineering Company, based in East Walpole, Mass., founded in July 1988 by Stuart Robinson and Tom Mack, now provides service and parts support for CP propellers, thrusters and control systems. Herb Reinert and Bob Bergquist have since joined the compan
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on January 1989Universe Tankships (Del.), New York, N.Y., a division of National Bulk Carriers, has installed a microcomputer "NTC Ship Manager" software system furnished by Nautical Technology Corp., also of New York City. The multiship office system provides a fully integrated, self-contained materials
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on January 1989—Free Literature Available Hopeman Brothers of Waynesboro, Va., recently announced that it was named the exclusive U.S. representative and distributor for joiner products manufactured by IMAC of Helsingborg, Sweden. IMAC, is one of the world's leading suppliers of joiner bulkhead panels, do
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on January 1989Rope, one of the oldest tools known to man, is also one of the most versatile tools available to man, but only in the hands of a professional user. In the hands of a novice, rope becomes a single purpose item, misused more often than used effectively. The objective of this article is to addr
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on January 1989—Free Literature A v a i l a b l e— Atlas 8630 VTC, a new modular 16-inch Rasterscan radar with integral keyboard facilities specifically designed for vessel traffic control applications, was recently introduced by Krupp Atlas Elektronik. Suitable for either stand-alone operation or installa
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on January 1989Because low water levels frequently cause major problems for vessels navigating on inland waterways, the West German firm of Schottel developed a new propulsion concept, the Schottel Pump- Jet, which provides propulsion power even in shallow waters. After extensive tests had been conducted
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on January 1989—Literature Available A new line of corrosion-resistant, compact pneumatic actuators for Jamesbury quarterturn valves is now available from Jamesbury Corp. According to the manufacturer, type SP actuators revolutionize actuator performance by combining superior corrosion resistance, fewer m
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on January 1989—Free Literature O f f e r e d— With worldwide attention on cleaning up the marine industry environment because of the new Annex V-MARPOL 73/78 regulations, Pollution Packer marine trash compactors from TFC Corporation offer a cost effective solution that is both clean and safe to handle a
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on January 1989The 2,000-ton-capacity Crandall railway drydock built in 1942 in Pictou Harbor at Pictou, Nova Scotia, for the Canadian Naval Service has now been enlarged to 3,000-tonscapacity at Pictou Industries Limited. This is the third enlargement of the railway drydock, all of which were designed by
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on January 1989The Norwegian-built high-speed catamarans Sea Cat and Jetcat have now been delivered by Fjellstrand a.s. to the recently established shipping company AW Line in the Finnish Aaland Islands. The Sea Cat is serving the route between the Aaland capital of Mariehamn and Nortaelje in Sweden, a di
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on January 1989Comsat Maritime Services recently announced its intention to provide a new, low-cost satellite data and messaging service, known as Standard-C, through its two coast earth stations and the International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat). The company said it will equip its Santa Pau
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on January 1989BP America recently announced that its subsidiary, Sohio Oil Company, has agreed to acquire a West Coast refinery and marketing assets from Mobil Oil. The action marks the company's first move to the West Coast as a refiner and marketer. As part of the transaction, Sohio Oil is purchasing Mo
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on January 1989One of the world's most modern and sophisticated cableships, the $49-million Sir Eric Sharp, was recently launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend Yard, only 14 months after the order was placed by Cable and Wireless (Marine) Ltd. (CWM). Designed on computer, with the construction aligned by lase