Maritime Reporter 1991 Articles
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on November 1991The U.S. Justice Department has eased its opposition to a bill in Congress that would ban gaming on foreign-flag cruises to nowhere and, for the first time, permit casinos on U.S.-flag cruise ships. Introduced by Representative Gene Taylor of Mississippi, the bill would annul the U.S. Gambli
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- MSC Charters Four Barge-Carrying Vessels page: 143
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on November 1991Four barge-carrying ships that will be used as supply depots in the Navy's afloat prepositioning force have been chartered by the Military Sealift Command. The new contracts for the lighteraboard- ship, or "lash," vessels essentially renew charters with two companies that have been furnishin
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on November 1991the spread of a mussel infestation that had wreaked havoc in the Great Lakes. The zebra mussel is spreading faster than had been anticipated. Once they have established colonies, it is virtually impossible to eliminate them, Carlos M. Fetterolf Jr., executive secretary of the Great Lakes Fi
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on November 1991Aker a.s. and Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc., recently announced their agreement to form Aker Gulf Marine, a Texas partnership. Aker Gulf Marine will offer fabrication and construction services to the offshore oil and gas industry. Aker will own 51 percent and Kiewit 49 percent of the new company.
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on November 1991The president of the American Petroleum Institute recently said that the future level of petroleum imports into the U.S. will be heavily influenced by the energy and environmental policies pursued by the U.S. Government. Addressing a session at the 13th World Petroleum Congress in Buenos Ai
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on November 1991Clifton C. Garvin Jr., retired board chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Corporation, will receive the highest award of the American Petroleum Institute, the Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement, at the API annual meeting in Houston, Texas, November 17-19. Mr. Garvin will rece
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on November 1991A vice president of the Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) recently told the 13th World Petroleum Congress that his organization plans to be fully operational within the next 18 months. At a session devoted to environment and health matters, G. Stephen Duca described the mission and s
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on November 1991The New Delhi Government has given the go-ahead to the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to build nine new ships—six 45,000-dwt product tankers and three cellular container vessels—in South Korea at a total cost of $396 million. Originally, SCI wanted to build six of each type, but had to
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on November 1991Regulations mandated by Congress in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to minimize the impact of oil spills include the requirements that all domestic and foreign tanker-type vessels operating in U.S. waters have onboard oil-spill-removal equipment as well as an oil-spill-response plan. In an adv
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on November 1991In response to increased demand and low-water concerns on the Mississippi . River, barge rates have jumped to their highest levels in two years. The rates charged to shippers are expected to continue firm through the remainder of the harvest, which may push a small amount of grain to railro
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on November 1991The New Delhi Government has given the go-ahead to the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to build nine new ships—six 45,000-dwt product tankers and three cellular container vessels—in South Korea at a total cost of $396 million. Originally, SCI wanted to build six of each type, but had to
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on November 1991According to a container plan recently released, container volume at the Port of Seattle is rising rapidly enough that the port will have to invest an average of $30 million a year in new and expanded terminals. The new container plan forecasts that Seattle's volume will rise from just over
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on November 1991The unveiling of the first monument honoring American merchant seamen who perished in all wars as well as in peacetime was held on October 9,1991, at a waterfront ceremony in lower Manhattan. More than 1,000 people came to the dedication for the American Merchant Mariners' Memorial, a steel
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on November 1991The grain industry is the core of the port business in the Lower Mississippi River area, generating $1.7 billion of spending in the area and over 7,300 jobs according to a study recently conducted by the Port of South Louisiana. Louisiana's Lower Mississippi River ports handle more tons of c
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on November 1991An unusual new stator screen has been developed to significantly increase the efficiency and power in bow thrusters. Harnessing the power from the water moved by the thruster's twin props is an advancement in bow thruster technology, now exclusive to the Twin Prop system manufactured by Ship
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on November 1991World steel output fell by 2 percent in 1990 and is expected to contract again in 1991 as the steel industries of Europe and the USA are hit by recession and economic restructuring. However, production is buoyant in Japan and other major Asian steel centers such as South Korea and Taiwan, th
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on November 1991Tanker owners, operators and brokers can obtain swift access to the latest port cost figures by reference to a new guide from the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO). "Disbursements for Tankers" provides essential information for use in voyage calculations bef
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on November 1991For the Navy to accommodate future carrier aircraft designs and combat increasingly potent threats to the carrier battle group, it must do one thing: build bigger aircraft carriers. Specifically, a "stretched" version of the current Nimitz class carrier that would be between 125 feet to 400
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on November 1991IMAS-91 in Sydney, Australia, November 11-13, 1991. The Institute of Marine Engineers will hold its Sixth International Maritime and Shipping Conference at the University of New South Wales. The theme of the conference will be high-speed marine transportation. Some 30 papers will be presente
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on May 1991Regarded as one of the world's largest passenger ship shows, Cruise + Ferry has been scheduled for May 29 to 31, 1991 in London's Olympia 2 Conference and Exhibition Center. The biennial event, with its large international exhibition, is a premier meeting place for all those engaged in passe