Maritime Reporter 1991 Articles
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on November 1991Fourteen foreign governments and the European Community have protested legislation that tightens domestic shipping law restrictions on dredging in American waters. Protesters say the measure, inserted into the fiscal year 1992 Maritime Administration spending bill by Representative W.J. Tauz
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on November 1991Many of Paxman Diesels most successful marine propulsion applications have been in high-speed patrol craft, two of which are outlined below. The most recent Paxman patrol boat success is the prestigious contract to supply propulsion engines to the U.S. Navy for its new Patrol Coastal (PC) p
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on November 1991Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc., was recently honored by McDermott Shipyards, Inc., by being selected as one of their top 10 suppliers for the year 1990. JMMS was selected out of nearly 3,800 vendors for their performance on contracts to furnish and install the complete interior accommoda
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on November 1991Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc., of Seattle, Wash., recently delivered the fourth of nine 32-foot Fast Response Vessels to Foss Environmental Services, a division of the Foss Maritime Company of Seattle. These oil-spill response boats will be stationed in strategic areas around the state of
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on November 1991The Hood Military Vessel Group (HMVG) has been awarded a $2.5 million procurement contract to build fiberglass target practice vessels for the U.S. Navy. It is the second Navy contract awarded to the firm in two months. The base contract is for the production of five 56-foot target drones.
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- Eleventh In Series Of 16 Fleet Oilers Under Construction At Avondale Christened USNS Guadalupe page: 71
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on November 1991The USNS Guadalupe (T-AO- 200), the 11th in a series of 16 fleet oilers under construction at the Shipyards Division of Avondale Industries, was recently christened during ceremonies held at the yard in New Orleans, La. The Guadalupe and her sister ships in the T-AO Class are 667 feet long
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on November 1991Wartsila Diesel of Finland will deliver 16 Vasa 32 engines for Norwegian offshore vessels under construction in Singapore. Wartsila Vasa 32 main engines will be installed in the four tug supply vessels ordered by the Norwegian Viking Supply Ships A.S. at the Argos Engineering Pte. Ltd. shipy
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on November 1991C h a n t i e r Naval Matane of Mantane, Quebec, Canada, recently delivered a 78-passenger day tourist vessel, the Felix-LeClerc, to the Agences Touristiques de Gaspe Group, Gaspe, Quebec. Designed by Paul-Andre White Ing., Lac Beauport, Quebec, the vessel has a length of 58 feet, breadth o
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on November 1991Three separate investigations into the future of emergency response services at sea are now under way. The International Salvage Union (ISU), representing 38 marine salvors in 26 countries, is participating in each study. The primary aim, in all cases, is to ensure that adequate emergency re
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on November 1991Miami-based Commodore Cruise Lines recently awarded a contract to Bailey Refrigeration Co., Inc. of Avenel, N.J., to design, build and deliver a 375-ton air conditioning chiller pack for their S/S Enchanted Seas. Replacing an obsolete centrifugal system, the new system consists of an innova
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on November 1991In its efforts to provide complete, competitive electronic systems and services to the multifaceted marine industry, the Radio Holland Group (RHG)-Houston is now providing leasing, sales and service of survey equipment and sales. RHG was recently appointed exclusive U.S. commercial marine e
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on November 1991Two international maritime treaties that address oil pollution preparation and response and ship salvage operations are being pushed by the Bush Administration. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Richard J. Smith, a
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on November 1991Bird-Johnson Company, Walpole, Mass., has named Peter Lapp general manager for its Gulf Coast Operations. He will be responsible for Bird-Johnson's propeller foundry facility located in Pascagoula, Miss., and propeller repair facilities located in Mobile, Ala. James B. Travis Jr. has been n
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on November 1991Rules and regulations aimed at diminishing marine pollution through dumping of plastics and garbage are being increasingly enforced by various agencies such as the U.S. Coast Guard. The MARPOL Annex V regulation, which has been in effect for almost three years, prohibits the dumping of any
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on November 1991The National Defense Reserve Fleet is divided into two components. • One component—the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF)—includes 96 ships that are routinely maintained so that they could be activated in 5,10, or 20 days. The Maritime Administration budgets about $225 million for RRF ships. • The o
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on November 1991Proposals to time-charter a passenger cruise ship to leave Miami on a secret mission are being solicited by the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC). Reportedly, the mission centers around anti-terrorist hijack training for 150 military and civilian personnel. The MSC, which would reveal few
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on November 1991Newpart Resources, Inc. recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Newpark Environmental Services, Inc., has added 16 additional U.S. Coast Guard certified barges to its fleet, increasing to 31 the number of vessels used exclusively for the movement of nonhazardous oil field waste.
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on November 1991Trinity Industries, Inc., has strengthened its ship repair and conversion capabilities in Beaumont, Texas, with the acquisition of a 579- foot, 15,000-ton lifting capacity floating drydock. "With this large, heavy lift drydock, we can accommodate about 90 percent of the ships and boats work
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on November 1991A recent report by a Japanese shipowner states that world tanker supply and demand will come nearer to balance in 1994 than at any other time in the previous decade. The study, "Review and Outlook of the World Shipping Market," conducted by Mitsui OSK Lines, says the gap between supply and d
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- The International WORK BOAT SHOW page: 58
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on November 1991Sponsored by WorkBoat and National Fisherman December 5-7, 1991, New Orleans, Louisiana More than 10,000 workboat and commercial marine professionals are expected to gather at the Louisiana Superdome inNew Orleans, December 5-7,1991 for the 13th annual International Workboat Show, one of t