Maritime Reporter 1991 Articles
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on March 1991TANO Marine Systems, New Orleans, La., has developed a family of Mil-Spec VME microprocessor modules for large-scale, softwarebased control systems. The new TANO/VME microprocessor family includes both a military series and a ruggedized commercial series, according to Guy Hardwick, TANO vic
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on March 1991Viking Fender Co., a leading manufacturer of marine fendering on the East Coast, recently celebrated the company's 10th anniversary and announced the development of a "Small to Medium Size" Workboat Fendering System. In order to meet the demand in the shallow-draft workboat market, the comp
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on March 1991Hardigg Industries, Inc. of South Deerfield, Mass., offers a rack-mounted model container designed to protect off-the-shelf equipment during storage, transport and operation. With this container, it is possible for off-the-shelf rackmounted equipment to be used in rugged field environments. T
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on March 1991Marine Hydraulics International, Inc. (MHI), a full service ship repair facility located in the Port of Norfolk, Va., providing repairs and conversions to both commercial and naval markets, continued its growth during 1990, reporting an increase in commercial sales of 85 percent during the yea
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on March 1991In a deal worth more than $100 million, a Norwegian partnership consisting of bulk and gas carrier specialist Havtor A/S and Oslobased shipbroker Steensland, has bought six Soviet-owned gas carriers. Previously operated by the Latvian Shipping Company under the Cyprus flag, the 12,000-cubic-
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on March 1991A joint-venture agreement between Amoco Corp and China was recently signed to develop an oil field in the South China Sea. The project is expected to cost around $500 million and produce 50,000 barrels of oil a day, a spokesman for the company said. Amoco's chairman and chief executive offi
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on March 1991Ulstein Hatloe A/S of Ulsteinvik, Norway, recently delivered the 5,129-gt combination research/passenger ship Polar Circle to Rieber Shipping Company Polar Circle. With a length of 300 feet, the Polar Circle can accommodate a total of 120 passengers and crew in 65 cabins. She has a 96-seat r
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on March 1991James N. Miller & Sons of St. Monans, Fife, Scotland, has signed an exclusive agreement with Swath Ocean International to build their range of small waterplane area twinhull (SWATH) vessels for the European market. Swath Ocean and Miller's also envision adding into their agreement the outfi
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- PBI Launches MCM-10, USS Warrior, Seventh in Series Of 11 For Navy; Lays Keel For MCM-12, USS Ardent page: 44
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on March 1991The 224-foot wooden mine countermeasure ship MCM-10 was recently launched at the yard of Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The sponsor of the ship, Penelope L. Nyquist, wife of Vice Adm. John W. Nyquist, christened the ship Warrior. Her daughter, Andrea Nyquist, assisted her as m
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on March 1991The Swedish company Saab Marine Electronics has supplied level gauging systems for 18 U.S. Navy supply tankers (T-AO Class). The project, which started back in 1981, was concluded last year. The U.S. Navy rarely accepts equipment manufactured in neutral countries. In most cases, orders are
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on March 1991The new Aegis destroyer Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), the lead vessel in what has been termed the U.S. Navy's ship of the 21st century, continued to live up to its advance billing when it recently engaged in weapons trials in the North Atlantic. Featured on this month's cover of the "Naval Technol
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on March 1991Several U.S. shipyards have recently been awarded U.S. Government, military and Navy ship repair contracts. On the East Coast, Moon Engineering, Portsmouth, Va., was recently awarded a $2,757,597 contract by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Portsmouth, Va., for work on
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on March 1991Mideast War Underlines The Vital Need To Increase Domestic Oil Production In The U.S. The war in the Mideast has once again underlined oil's pivotal role in the maintenance of a healthy world economy. We depend on oil for much more than land and air transportation. It heats our homes, drive
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on March 1991—A Review— Recent technological breakthroughs and advancements in electronics, computer-controlled systems and software, and the introduction of Inmarsat satellite communication services have led to the development of a number of new innovative marine navigation and communications products.
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on March 1991Before the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose to power in the 1970s, U.S. oil companies had a major role in both the ownership and operation of oil production facilities in the Mideast. Since then, that role has diminished greatly as the governments of the region have
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- MAJOR NAVY CONTRACTS page: 39
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on March 1991General Electric Company, Government Electronic Systems Division, Moorestown, N.J., was awarded a $110,800,000 costplus- fixed-fee contract modification for AEGIS installation and test support for five DDG-51 class destroyers. Work is expected to be completed in January 1996. The Naval Sea Sy
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on March 1991LOGISTICS: CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT March 12-14, San Diego, California The San Diego Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) will host the Fifth Annual Naval Logistics Symposium in San Diego, Calif., March 12-14, 1991. The theme of the three-day event will be
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on March 1991The budget request sent to Congress on February 4 provides a picture of changing priorities and increasing fiscal constraints in Navy spending. $16.9 Billion For Shipbuilding The Navy has asked for $8.6 billion to build 12 ships in FY 1992 and $8.3 billion for 11 ships in FY 1993. The prog
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- TOWFISH SCANS SEABED— page: 34
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on March 1991This equipment is most at home under the sea. Developed by Bathymetrics of Bath, southwest England, for Marconi Underwater Systems, it uses acoustic transducer arrays which enable the phase and amplitude of sonar signals to be measured. This technique allows the seabed topography to be measu
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on March 1991Rolla SP Propellers SA, Balerna, Switzerland, producer of a wide selection of high-performance propellers, has recently introduced a fast new sophisticated geometry intended for surface piercing applications. Now produced in three special models, REXPSC 90/91-5, -6 and -7, they are said to b