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on May 1991The Navy will be constructing two general purpose ocean science research ships, the AGOR 24 and AGOR 25. The eligible offeror must be a member of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) or meet the requirements and agree to apply for full membership if selected. Off
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on May 1991Royal Schelde of Vissingen, the Netherlands, will be exhibiting their versatility in shipbuilding this year at the Cruise & Ferry'91 exhibition in London, England, May 29-31, as well as at Nor-Shipping '91 in Trondheim, Norway, June 11-14, by showing models of two ships out of their Seaswift
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on May 1991A target startup date of June 1 has been announced along with plans for a high-speed passenger catamaran service between Vancouver and British Columbia's capital, Victoria, on Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island Ferry Corporation (VIFC), a newly formed company, says it hopes to attract 10 pe
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on May 1991The David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) Mobile Support Systems Program Office is soliciting white papers for cargo handling systems and system components for a fast sealift ship that is both militarily useful and commercially viable. This announcement is timed to impact a draft mid-term opti
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on May 1991Burmeister & Wain Shipyard (B&W), Copenhagen, Denmark, recently delivered the Panamax bulk carrier Solidarnosc (BCT70), first vessel in a series of six vessels for the Polish Steamship Company. A second BCT70-type bulk carrier for the Polish Steamship Company, the Armia Krajowa, will be deli
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on May 1991With the development of a new diesel engine series, Motoren-Werke Mannheim AG will systematically follow up, as announced last year, the concept of economical high-performance engines. Based on the successful series 628, of which over 1,500 units have been sold since its market launch more
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on May 1991Anthony Del Gavio has announced the relocation of the corporate headquarters of Del Gavio Marine Hydraulics Inc. to 619 Industrial Road, Carlstadt, N.J. The new 12,000-square-foot facility will house the corporate offices as well as a full-service hydraulic and pneumatic repair center, a co
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on May 1991Raytheon Marine Company and JRC have worked closely with ship owners, operators and crew to develop functional, easy to use, reliable products for Global Maritime D i s t r e s s and Safety System (GMDSS) carriage. Together these companies offer a single source for all GMDSS equipment to hel
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on May 1991Bird-Johnson Company, Walpole, Mass., has been awarded the contract to supply the twin-screw controllable- pitch (C-P) propeller systems and shafting to Australian Marine Engineering Consolidated Limited (AMECON), Williamstown, Australia, for the ANZAC Ship Project. The project consists of 1
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on May 1991A new police surveillance launch, RP 9, was recently delivered to the Dutch Marine Police Force by Damen Shipyards of Gorinchem, the Netherlands, The first vessels of this type, built by Damen as pilotboats, are in service off the German coast. The shipyard has adapted the layout and the su
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- New MTU Series 595 Engine, First Of Type To Enter Service, Installed On Ferry 'Deutschland' page: 64
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on May 1991The first MTU Series 595 engine has now entered actual service with installation of a 12-cylinder model on the ferry Deutschland. The 476-foot-long oceangoing ferry Deutschland, powered by nine MTU 12-cylinder 956 engines rated at 1,840 kw at 2,500 hp each, has been doing shuttle service on
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on May 1991Recently conducted trials of Robertson's Disc Navigation System, an Electronic Chart Display and Information System, aboard a Norwegian paper carrier may have a great deal of impact on the future of navigation safety. Knut Magnus Skaar, director of Seatrans A/S, a Norwegian shipping company
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- Port Briefs INTERNATIONAL SCENE page: 63
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on May 1991Hong Kong Relinquishes Top Box Port Title Although apparently relinquishing its title as the world's leading container port to Singapore in 1990, Port of Hong Kong officials expressed satisfaction with the fact that the port showed an increase in box traffic of 14.3 percent over 1989 figure
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- Port Briefs NATIONAL SCENE page: 61
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on May 1991Who's on first? Which U.S. port handled the most tonnage in 1990? Well, if you said New Orleans, Los Angeles, or New York/New Jersey, you're wrong. According to preliminary data recently released by the Port of South Louisiana, the port handled 189.1 million tons in 1990, tops in the countr
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- The Effect Of Ship Design On Ports page: 60
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on May 1991There is an old adage about one party sneezing and the other catching pneumonia as a result. This is the routine reaction of ports to new ship designs. A recent example was the introduction of "beyond Panamax container ships" in the Pacific trade by American President Lines. Suddenly, practi
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on May 1991Defense Department officials, in the first major policy shift reflecting lessons learned from the war against Iraq, have drafted a multibilliondollar plan to expand and modernize the military's fleet of cargo ships. Under the plan, as many as 25 large, speedy cargo vessels are proposed to be
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on May 1991Integrated Ferry Constructors Ltd. (IFC) of North Vancouver, the company managing construction of British Columbia's first superferry for the B.C. Ferry Corporation, will build the stern section (Block A) of the ship's hull in Victoria using the workforce and leased facilities of Versatile P
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on May 1991Paxman Diesels of Colchester in Essex, U.K., has won a multimillion dollar contract to supply 32 propulsion engines to the U.S. Navy for its new Coastal Patrol Boat (PBC) program. Under the contract, Paxman will supply Valenta model 16 RP200- 1-CM engines. The PBC vessels, based on a Vosper
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on May 1991Patti Shipyards, Pensacola, Fla., recently delivered the largest passenger vessel and gambling boat on the Mississippi River to Roberts River Rides of Dubuque, Iowa. Built at a total cost of $12 million (including gaming equipment) and larger than a football field, the 387- foot riverboat ha
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on May 1991The cruise industry, slowed at the end of 1990 and the beginning of this year by the Persian Gulf War combined with a national recession, is showing signs of recovery. Some of the biggest operators out of Florida, Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise and Norwegian Cruise, report a surge in booki