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on March 1992One of the biggest changes in maritime safety communications since the invention of radio began to unfold last month. Fueled by dramatic advances in mobile satellite and radio communications technologies and automatic distress alerting techniques, a new set of regulations for safety at sea
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on March 1992The development and marketing of corrosion-preventive coatings which are not only effective in protecting equipment but are also environmentally and ecologically safe has been a goal of Esgard, Inc. since its founding. The Lafayette, La.- based company developed its marine ballast and void c
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on March 1992The 23,400-dwt double-hull chemical tanker Conger, largest ship ever to emerge from the Kiel yard of German shipbuilder Lindenau GmbH, was nominated for the "Outstanding Oceangoing Ships Award" by MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News" magazine (December 1991 issue), and by the U.K. "Royal
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on March 1992The 96-berth 'E' module for the semisubmersible rig Polymariner was recently delivered after a construction period of only six months. It is a four-level, 39.4-foot high block with a base area of 39.4 by 60 feet and weighing only 260 tons. Low weight is inherent in the construction method de
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on March 1992The face of maritime navigation and communications will change forever in 1993, when the last of 24 satellites is deployed in the Global Positioning System, making the system fully operational. The Global Positioning System, or GPS, aU.S. military navigation system, will provide allweather,
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on March 1992The Service Company of Louis Rogers, Inc. (SCLR), a specialist in marine repair and maintenance services located in Port Canaveral, Fla., has continued to maintain its workload with the addition of two more dockside availabilities. The first was the USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617) with a base valu
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on March 1992More Oil Is Shipped In U.S. Waters Than Any Other Commodity; Petroleum And Petroleum Products Account For 40 Percent Of The Cargo Shipped Through U.S. Waters C o a s t Guard inspections have not always been reliable in detecting unsafe tankers. For tankers registered in the United States, suc
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on March 1992McElroy Machine, a long time builder of custom marine deck equipment, recently announced the completion of 14 double drum, self contained, diesel driven winches to be installed aboard the Navy's "Side Loadable Warping Tugs". Recently awarded contracts include, two double anchor windlasses t
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on March 1992The Radio Holland Group, Electronic Systems, Marine, recently introduced a new Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System at a demonstration at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City. The demonstration in New York was part of a nationwide tour of the Kelvin Hughes integrated bridge systems.
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on March 1992The Mechanicsburg Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) will host the Sixth Annual Naval Logistics Symposium in Harrisburg, Pa., March 17-19, 1992. During the three-day event, dozens of presenters will address ship maintenance, process improvements, CALS initiatives, and
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on March 1992The Dutch heavy-lift specialist Wijsmuller Transport B.V. has signed an exclusive agreement with the Russian Baltic Shipping Company in St. Petersburg for the worldwide commercial management of two heavy-lift vessels, the Stakhanovets Kotov and Stakhanovets Ermolenko. Wijsmuller Transport no
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on March 1992Ships always have had to rely on their own sources of energy. The greater part of the generated energy is required for propulsion, with onboard electricity normally being produced by diesel-driven generators. The Rexroth Corporation has devised a new method of tapping propulsive power from the
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on March 1992Recent tanker model tests at the David Taylor Research Center in Maryland seem to favor the doublehull design, according to a U. S. Coast Guard official. The tests also cast doubt on earlier assumptions about the performance of the mid-deck tanker design. According to Joseph Angelo, Chief,
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on March 1992German shipbuilder Lindenau GmbH Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik of Kiel-Friedrichsort, recently delivered the 23,400-dwt Dorsch, which along with her sister, the Conger, are the largest doublehull tankers under the German flag. Delivered to P a r t e n r e e d e r e i Dorsch c/o Carl Buttner
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on March 1992Bills legalizing gambling on U.S. passenger vessels and giving ocean freight consolidators more flexibility in fulfilling bonding requirements were recently sent by the House to the President's desk. It also approved and sent to the Senate a bill directing the Maritime Administration to scra
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on March 1992Alan C. McClure Associates, Inc., of Houston, Texas, has developed a high-speed, multi-mission work-boat for series production. The all aluminum catamaran design has a length of 36 feet 6 inches, a beam of 14 feet and a draft of 1 foot 4 inches. The boat is equipped for t r a sh and debris p
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on March 1992U.K.-based P&O recently ordered a 67,000-ton superliner from the Papenburg, Germany, shipyard of Meyer Werft at a cost of $350 million. The liner is scheduled for an April 1995 delivery. Carrying 1,975 passengers, the ship will be the first-ever luxury liner custom-built for the British cru
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on March 1992A new design oil spill recovery vessel from MARCO Pollution Control, one of the world's largest builders and designers of these type vessels, was recently commissioned by a Canadian owner. Called the Burrard Cleaner No. 9, she is the largest oil recovery vessel serving Canada. The vessel wa
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on March 1992"Tanker Supply, Demand and Profitability to 1996" analyzes recent chartering trends, from 1985 to 1991, and examines the operating profitability of various tankers during the period. Forecast spot and time-charter freight rates are presented, from 1992 to 1996, on both a break-even and proje
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on March 1992When arranging coverage for a ship in the London market, insurance brokers will soon be able to conduct negotiations with underwriters over a computer. Already, dummy trials are being held, with live electronic placing scheduled to start in April. The Institute of London Underwriters (ILU),