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on April 1992Dockside gambling was approved by Harrison County, Miss., voters in a measure that will allow ships offering games of chance to anchor at wharves in the ports of Gulfport and Biloxi. In a record turnout, voters approved the issue by casting ballots that were more than 57 percent in favor of
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on April 1992Harris RF Communications Group recently introduced a new multiband VHF/UHF radio transceiver designed to meet the multimission, multiwaveform requirements of modern international defense forces. The new AN/PRC-117D(E) was introduced by Harris specifically for export markets and provides mul
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on April 1992Successful multilateral trade negotiations could have a positive effect on U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes shipping operations, a two-day joint conference of the Cleveland-based Lake Carriers and the Canadian Shipowners Association was informed by Donald Belch, director of government relations
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on April 1992Marine Management Systems (MMS), Inc., Stamford, Conn., recently received a contract to implement additional MMS ship management systems on-board five vessels operated by Oglebay Norton Company. The new shipboard condition monitoring and planned maintenance systems will be integrated with M
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on April 1992Tidewater Inc. recently elected Cliff F. Laborde as senior vice president and co-general counsel of the global oil service company. Mr. Laborde's duties include the corporation's litigation, claims, insurance and contracts departments. He also oversees the safety department. With the additi
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on April 1992NKK Corp. and Hitachi Zosen Corp. recently entered into an agreement to build Technigaz-based LNG carriers under license from Societe Nouvelle Technigaz of France. The agreement, aimed at further improving Technigaz LNG carrier technology, will enhance the two companies' services in the face
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on April 1992The direct action requirement of Alaska state law, which makes petroleum transportation carriers and their insurers liable for any spills, has been a major problem for operators since the early 1980s. Now, however, a bill has been introduced in the Alaska legislature which would permit an ex
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on April 1992The Danish firm of Lanng & Stelman, a member of the Sabroe Group, has announced the recent introduction of an automatic remote control and monitoring system for cargo holds, containers, machinery and cold storage areas aboard ship. The system is presently being installed in 21 new state of t
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on April 1992C. Thomas Faulders III was recently named Comsat Corp. vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Faulders will succeed Robert J. Perry, who will remain a Comsat Corp. vice president and senior advisor. As Comsat Corp. chief financial officer, Mr. Faulders will be responsible for the ac
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on April 1992Magnavox recently received orders from the U.S. Coast Guard for differential GPS (DGPS) equipment which will be used to provide enhanced navigational accuracy for ships and boats in U.S. coastal waters and harbors. The Magnavox system uses the signals from marine radiobeacons to broadcast d
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on April 1992SPD Technologies recently announced that it will offer three seminars on electrical power circuit breakers designed to increase the understanding of circuit breakers and provide valuable application information. SPD Technologies and its predecessor companies have been engaged in the supply
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on April 1992The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC)/Northeast Region recently held a reception at the Whitehall Club's Hudson River Suite in New York City. Invitations were extended to the U.S. Coast Guard, local oil company representatives, pollution response companies, environmental groups as wel
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on April 1992The Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, chaired by Congressman Billy Tauzin of Louisiana, recently held a hearing on the Coast Guard's proposed regulations concerning vessel inspection and merchant mariners licensing and document fees
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on April 1992The U.S. Coast Guard has issued the first final rule under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the omnibus antipollution legislation that resulted from the 1989 Valdez oil spill. The final rule changes existing regulations to allow oil-spill cleanup vessels with no more than 50 percent foreign ow
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on April 1992The German corporation of Renk Tacke, a subsidiary of MAN B&W, has won an order from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to build the largest marine planetary gear unit the company has yet produced. The unit is intended for a VLCC tanker which will be equipped with two contra-rotating propelle
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on April 1992Rolla SP Propellers SA of Switzerland is offering free literature containing a wealth of data and specification tables on the propellers it manufactures. Included in the literature is the 20-page. "1992 Rolla Guide to Fast Propellers," which reports on the latest developments, expertise (des
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on April 1992WesTech Gear Corporation, Lynwood, Calif., recently announced its exclusive U.S. licensing agreement with Cosworth Deep Sea Systems, Ltd. (CDSS) to sell, manufacture, install and service Closed Cycle Systems for use with diesel engines. CDSS has developed a Closed Cycle System which is able
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on April 1992Cruise ship owner confidence in Port of Portland Ship Repair Yard's (PSRY) unique abilities and convenient location have made it a major center for cruise ship destination, repair and conversion in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to taking advantage of PSRY's Dry Dock 4, the largest dryd
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on April 1992The American Bureau of Shipping, the nation's ship classification society, recently signed an agreement with World City Corporation under which, among other tasks, it will assist and advise World City in the process of bringing existing and developing U.S. technology, skills, and resources t
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on April 1992Arkhon Corporation's marine division specializes in program management and contract claims and has extensive experience with marine projects, both large and small. It has helped manage shipbuilding, overhaul and repair programs and has been instrumental in solving contract claims for the Nav