Maritime Reporter 1991 Articles
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on April 1991Thomas B. Crowley Jr. has been appointed general manager of Red & White Fleet, a business unit of Crowley Maritime Corporation, according to an announcement by Ronald M. Duckhorn, vice president, harbor and passenger services, for Crowley's Pacific Division. Red & White Fleet operates 10 pa
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on April 1991Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering (MSE), Johor, Malaysia, has published a 28-page, full-color brochure on the facilities, capabilities and services offered by its ship repair, engineering and shipbuilding divisions. The yard is located on 300 acres of land by the Straits of Johor at the sou
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on April 1991Spanish shipbuilder Hijos de J. Barreras, part of Astilleros Espanoles S.A. (AESA), recently delivered the 344-foot Albacora, what is believed to be the world's largest tuna purse seiner. To be operated by Albacora Company in the Indian Ocean from her base at Seychelles, the Albacora has a
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on April 1991Marine systems manufacturer Jered Brown Brothers has leased a vacant 44,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Ga., in order to accommodate its growing marine equipment business and to expand its capabilities in the manufacture of large structural fabrications and hydraulic ass
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on April 1991The international classification and certification society Det norske Veritas has granted Wartsila Diesel's Vasa factory ISO 9001 certification in recognition of the effectiveness of the factory's quality system. The ISO 9001 quality system covers Wartsila Diesel operations from marketing to
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on April 1991Marine Spill Response Corp. Projects 5-Year, $800 Million Program Two years ago, on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground causing America's biggest oil spill. While thousands worked to clean up the spill in Alaska, in Washington, a task force repr
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on April 1991McDermott Marine Construction, a major operating unit of McDermott International Inc., has been awarded a contract from Marathon Oil Company for the fabrication and installation of an eight-skirt pile jacket, piles and deck. Fabrication of the jacket and piles, which began in February, is s
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on April 1991Under a recently completed deal, Kerr Steamship Co. is to become the sole U.S. agent for the Brazilian ship line Companhia Maritima Nacional SA, replacing Norton Lilly International, which had served as Nacional Line's agent in the U.S. since 1983. Nacional Line recently inaugurated service
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on April 1991A fund to clean up oil spills that calls for a two-cents-per-barrel tax on crude oil transferred from barges or tankers at marine facilities in the state is being created by Louisiana officials. Estimated at $10 million annually, the fund would be administered by a coordinator within the off
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on April 1991The recent launching of the 50,000-grt Costa Classica, Costa Crociere's flagship, at Fincantieri's Marghera, Venice, shipyard was hailed by a Costa official as the return of the "golden age of great Italian cruise liners." Dr. Nicola Costa, president of the Costa Crociere Group, and Dr. Corr
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on April 1991The only U.S. Navy Surface Effect Ship, the SES-200, recently completed sea trials following her refurbishment at the Textron Marine Systems shipyard in New Orleans, La., where she was originally designed and built. "This 160-foot, advanced technology test bed is capable of speeds over 40 k
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on March 1991The British industrialist Sir David Brown has decided to proceed with his project to create his ideal high-speed luxury yacht. Sir David selected a high-speed catamaran hull form and specified water jet propulsion to give quiet and efficient operation coupled with superb maneuverability. After
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on March 1991Chris Marine U.S.A., Inc., a service oriented company, provides onsite and in-shop machining, onboard overhaul, technical direction and engine performance evaluation for large slow-speed and mediumspeed diesels as well as turbocharger repair, rebuild and service. An agreement has recently be
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on March 1991Aqua Signal AG of Bremen has developed a new computer-controlled lighting system which permits comprehensive, centralized control and dimming of the illumination on board seagoing vessels. The system makes it possible to create a tailor-made atmosphere— which is particularly important in th
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on March 1991The completion of a license agreement for technology transfer between MagneTek Defense Systems and IBM Corporation is expected to contribute to new techniques for enhancing the survivability of critical electronic systems, both military and commercial. Ed Rizzotti, senior vice president and
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on March 1991Robert E. Negron, managing general partner of Walport USA (WUSA), Elizabeth, N.J., has announced a new safety service. Short 45-second safety-awareness clips will be inserted prior to popular video movies that are in the Walport video service. The crew will then have the opportunity to see t
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on March 1991RGB Spectrum, Berkeley, Calif., a leading manufacturer of videographic products and workstations and graphic displays, has introduced the new RGB/Videolink® 1450AX auto-sync scan converter that transforms high resolution computer graphics to television format. The model 1450AX automatically
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on March 1991Micronautics, Inc., Rockport, Maine, a firm which produces industrial grade seagoing software, is offering free literature on "TIDE.l Rise & Fall," a program for IBM PCs that predicts tides over 3,600 locations around the U.S. and Canada. TIDE.l and TIDE.2, a companion product which predicts
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on March 1991Solidur Plastics Co., Delmont, Pa., supplied an Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) marine fender system for the locks at the Panama Canal to protect oceangoing ships from the damaging impacts of bumping into the lockwalls. Jorge Quijano, chief of the Locks Division, Panama Ca
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on March 1991Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Astilleros Espanoles S.A. (AESA) recently delivered what is believed to be the world's largest tuna purse seiner. Built by Hijos de J Barreras, part of AESA, and named the Albacora, the tuna purse seiner is 334 feet long and will be operated by Albacora Compa