Maritime Reporter 1991 Articles
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on February 1991According to a new Japanese survey, the world shipbuilding industry is capable of producing only 40 VLCCs a year because of capacity restrictions, workforce ability, technological standards and price competition. Thirty-seven shipbuilding berths around the world capable of producing in theor
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on February 1991Moroccan shipowner Limadet (Lignes Maritimes du Detroit) has ordered a car/passenger ferry from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Espanoles, S.A. (AESA) for service between Morocco and Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar. The ferry, which will be built by H.J. Barreras, the Vigo-based yard of
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on February 1991AT&T High Seas Radiotelephone Service is a two-way operator-handled service that provides voice communications between ships on the high seas (or aircraft) and land telephones or other mobile singlesideband radio stations. The communications link between ship and shore is via high-frequency
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on February 1991FEBRUARY 12-13, 1991, OTTAWA, CANADA Arrangements are being finalized for the Canadian Maritime Industries Association's 43rd Annual Technical Conference, which will be held at the Ottawa Congress Center and the Westin Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, February 11 and Tuesday, February 12
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on February 1991G.A.O. Assesses Nation's Energy Security And The Negative Effect On Maritime Industry The Export Administration Act of 1979 places restrictions on the export of Alaskan North Slope crude that effectively ban its export. The act states that "no domestically produced crude oil transported thro
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on February 1991Following the transfer of the majority of shares in the company to a group of shareholders, Sulzer Diesel Ltd. will now be known as New Sulzer Diesel Ltd. The group of shareholders is comprised of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA of Trieste, Bremer Vulkan AG of Bremen, Germany, and
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on February 1991John Avila, president of Spec- Tec General, Inc., recently announced that the AMOS maintenance software system will be used for all ships in the Esso International Shipping fleet. The contract was awarded to SpecTec General's Benelux (economic union comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and L
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on February 1991The 1991 legislative agenda of the Shipbuilders Council of America will emphasize the following, in addition to supporting a strong Navy shipbuilding and repair budget in FY 1992: C E O • Passage of a trade bill to discipline international shipbuilding subsidy practices—The SCA will urge t
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on February 1991Brazilian infrastructure minister Ozires Silva recently signed decrees freeing Brazilian ship operating companies from regulations that previously limited their activities in international and cabotage, or coastal, transport, in port services and in offshore oil platform support services. Th
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on February 1991As 1990 drew to a close, the Portland Ship Repair Yard (PSRY) counted still another year of solid performance as one of the West Coast's leading commercial shipyards. PSRY is now handling approximately 50 percent of all commercial ship repair on the coast as well as projects for the Navy and
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on February 1991Benmar Marine Electronics, Santa Ana, Calif., which has supplied the pleasure boat market with reliable fuel management systems over the last five years, is now offering a commercial grade system. Benmar's FMS-300 fuel management system was recently interfaced with several satellite transmit
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on February 1991A few years ago, the Danish manufacturer of control systems, A/S Deif, introduced its Delomatic automatic control system for ships auxiliary engines capable of controlling up to four diesel alternators, a turbo alternator and a shaft alternator. The system automatically shares the load betwe
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on February 1991The USS Chosin (CG 65), the 13th Aegis guided missile cruiser to be built for the U.S. Navy by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton, recently joined the U.S. Pacific Fleet after being commissioned at the shipyard last month. The Navy and Ingalls invited the general public to attend the ce
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on January 1991The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) will conduct a port facilities engineering seminar January 28-30,1991, in Los Angeles, Calif. The theme of this program is "Dynamics in Design for an Industry on the Move," A wide range of major facilities engineering issues critical to por
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on January 1991About 20,000 or more light sources are needed for equipping a modern passenger ship. Even a freighter has between 500 and several thousand lighting points. Therefore, the responsibility of equipping a modern commercial vessel is no small task. One of the most successful marine lighting tech
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on January 1991Atlantic Marine, Inc., Mobile, Ala., recently purchased a floating drydock for use at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard, with a capability to lift ships up to 225,000 deadweight tons. The drydock is being prepared for tow and it is expected to enter the Port of Mobile in mid-winter. It is anticipa
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on January 1991Aqua-Chem, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., recently announced plans to move to a new office facility in Trammell Crow's Park Place on the northwest side of the city. The glass and brick structure, now under construction, will house Aqua-Chem's corporate staff and two of its divisions, Cleaver-Brooks
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on January 1991The "International Conference on Underwater Welding" will be presented by the American Welding Society, March 20-21, 1991, in New Orleans, La. State-of-the-art presentations about the underwater industry will cover welding equipment and processes, mechanical and internal weld properties, ma
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on January 1991The Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) is now using Spectra® fibers for reinforced composites in the fairing—or hydrodynamic hull— and in the internal mounting structure of its unmanned submarines, which are technically called Advanced Underwater Search System Vehicles (AUSS). Spectra fibers
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on January 1991Houston-based EES Corporation has developed a new addition to their extensive line of marine sewage treatment systems, specifically to meet the needs of the commercial shipbuilding industry. The Omnipure® Model 7ME is a safe, ready-to-install sewage treatment system utilizing a unique patent