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on July 1992The oceanographic research ship USNS Waters (T-AGS 45) was recently christened by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) at Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La. The principal speaker at the ceremony was MSC's commanding officer, Vice Adm. Francis R. Donovan, USN, and the ship
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on July 1992Finnyards, Ltd., of Rauma, Finland, has received a FIM (Finnish Mark) 560 million ($130 million) order from the Finnish National Board of Navigation for a second 116-meter (381-foot) long, 26-meter breadth (85.3-feet) multipurpose icebreaker to be delivered in early 1994. This ship and its s
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- Singmarine Launches One Of WorlcTs Largest Well Stimulation Vessels For The Western Company page: 55
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on July 1992The well stimulation vessel Western Renaissance was recently launched by Singmarine Dockyard and Engineering Pte, Ltd., a subsidiary of Singmarine Industries, Ltd., for The Western Company of North America, Houston, Texas. Singmarine Dockyard & Engineering, a leading builder and repairer of
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on July 1992Drewry Expects 160 Million CGRT To Be Ordered In Next 10 Years Though current freight rates give many shipowners and financiers cause for concern and orders for new ships have slowed down, the medium to long term outlook for both the shipping and shipbuilding industries is encouraging. Not
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- NOR-FISHING '92 page: 48
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on July 1992International Fishing Exhibition Scheduled For August 11-15 In Trondheim, Norway The site of several important fishing organizations and research institutions, the city of Trondheim, strategically located in the heart of Norway's fisheries, will be the venue for one of the world's largest i
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on July 1992$5 Billion Annual Market For Shipyards Navy ship repair reaches deep into U.S. industry. Forty-five U.S. commercial shipyards, eight naval shipyards and two Navyowned ship repair facilities are involved in this business sector. However, these are only the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of m
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- DIESEL POWER page: 21
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on July 1992In response to the constant demand for improved performance and increased efficiency from vessel operators, a number of marine diesel manufacturers have either upgraded their existing engines, expanded current series or developed entirely new models. Additionally, new environmental standard
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on July 1992Anticipating worldwide concern about chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) emissions and the depletion of the ozone layer, Norway's international ship supply specialist Unitor AS has prepared a "Phase-Out" concept to help shipowners switch to more environmentally friendly refrigerants such as: hydrochlor
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- U.S.-FLAG CRUISING: READY TO SAIL? page: 16
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on July 1992New Gaming Law First Step In Opening Lucrative Market To U.S. Operators * Editor's Note: The Transportation Institute is a maritime trade association based in the Washington, D. C. area which represents more than 140 U.S.-flag shipping companies engaged in the nation's foreign and domestic
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on July 1992Atlantic Marine, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., recently delivered the Empress to Des Plaines River Entertainment Corporation, Joliet, 111. The 222- by 66-foot twin deck casino vessel, with a capacity for 1,200 passengers and 100 crew, will offer gam- 14 ing cruises on the Des Plaines River. Des
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on July 1992Purchase Forms World's Largest Subsea Contracting Group For Oil & Gas Industries The third and fourth in a series of five 2,100-dwt stainless steel chemical tanker for the transport of bulk liquids along the Rhine River and its tributaries have been delivered to Stolt Stinnes. Stolt Stinnes
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on July 1992The Quebec-based Industrial Systems Division of Siemens Electric Ltd. has supplied an integrated electric propulsion system (see Figure 1) for the newest British Columbia car ferry. Already in service, the 85- vehicle, 300-passenger MTV Queen of Capilano is the first of two such ferries for
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on July 1992The $125 million SSC Radisson Diamond, promoted as the revolutionary cruise ship concept of the 21st century because of her SWATH technology, was recently formally christened in London at week-long festivities. Ceremonies for the 354- foot, twin-hull luxury ship were held at the Greenwich Bu
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on July 1992Jacksonville, Fla., naval architects and marine engineers Rodney E. Lay & Associates is completing construction detail drawings for a new 210-foot sidewheel casino vessel which will be owned and operated by Players International and Southern Illinois Riverboat Casino Cruises in Metropolis, 1
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on July 1992Rear Adm. A.E. Henn, chief of the Coast Guard's office of marine safety and environmental protection, recently told an oil industry conference that agency and international regulations will eliminate poorly maintained oil tankers and their operators from business if they do not improve their
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on July 1992With her three Lugger 6140AL diesel engines generating a top speed of 22.5 knots, the new 103-foot, 150- passenger party fishing boat Lady Frances "really moves," according to Frank and Christine Blount of Gail Frances Charters. The boat was built by Lydia Yachts, Stuart, Fla., and is powere
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on July 1992A Markey Machinery Co.,Inc., type DUSS-71 single drum hawser winch was provided to Edison Chouest Offshore, Inc., recently for service aboard a new emergency response vessel built at North American Shipbuilding and owned by L.O.O.P. Offshore, Inc. This single drum winch design has a capacit
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on July 1992L.W. Kinderman, president and CEO of Stockham Valves & Fittings, Inc., Birmingham, Ala., and Charles Gray, chairman, FICOTECH, Inc., Kingsport, Tenn., have announced the formation of ajointventure company, Stockham-Ficotech. The new company will manufacture and sell fire safety actuators, a
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on July 1992Conference told shipowners are being given "extraordinarily generous" credit terms for bunkers. The average bunker stem in today's shipping industry is around 700 tons per ship with a current value— at $85 per ton— of some $60,000. On an average fleet size of fourteen ships, a shipowner wo
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on July 1992One of the world's leading producers of industrial gas turbines, Solar Turbines Inc., San Diego, a subsidiary of Caterpillar, Inc., has introduced a marinized version of its 5 MW (6,500 hp) Centaur Taurus engine for propulsion application on fast ferry boats of 40 meters (130 feet) or more i