1987 Articles
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on December 1987Phoenix Products Company, Inc., a Milwaukee manufacturer of loading dock, mining and marine lights, has acquired most of the Midland Ross Russellstoll Division lighting line from FL Industries, Livingston, N.J. The purchase, for an undisclosed amount of cash, involves a variety of marine an
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on December 1987St. Philip Towing of Tampa, Fla., recently announced that the company has closed with the U.S. Maritime Administration on the purchase of two "trac"-type tugs that had been under construction in Texas. Bay Transportation, owned by George M. Steinbrenner, purchased the assets of St. Philip T
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on December 1987— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e— A/S Pusnes Marine and Offshore Services, Arendal, Norway, has recently established a factory service and sales outlet in the New Orleans area. Pusnes, Norway was originally established in 1875 to build sailing ships. While this side of the business g
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on December 1987Part II: The Critical I m p o r t a n c e O f Block Support A feature article detailing the overall advantages of MAN GHH drydock designs specifically for naval ship applications appeared in the October 1987 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News. This second follow-up article exam
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on December 1987River Services, Inc. (RSI) of 01- ney, Md., recently announced an ice forecast service for many navigable rivers in the northern U.S. RSI plans to utilize an ice prediction model that couples the hydraulics and thermal aspects of rivers. The computerized forecast model will be run on the RSI
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on December 1987Exxon Company, International (ECI) recently announced at a gathering of shipping industry representatives that they have developed a new, high quality marine lubricant line called Exxmar to replace their existing diesel lubricants line, Tromar. The new line, designed to exceed current and ex
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- Raytheon Introduces J U E - 4 5 A, Most Compact A n d Sophisticated S a t C om Of The JUE Series page: 62
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on December 1987Available in the USA, Mexico and Europe exclusively from Raytheon Marine Company, this new satellite communications terminal is made by Japan Radio Company, the world's largest manufacturer of such systems. The JUE-45A is designed for merchant ships, commercial fishing vessels, and oceangoin
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- Circle Seal Controls O f f e r s Free L i t e r a t u re On C h e c k - R e l i e f V a l v es page: 62
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on December 1987The functions of both a check valve and a relief valve are performed by the P-389 Series Check- Relief Valves from Circle Seal Controls. They provide free flow in one direction, zero leakage in the reverse direction, with an internal thermal relief unit. The P-389 Series valves prevent back
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on December 1987The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) reelected five members to its board of directors and elected two new members to the board at the group's recent quarterly meeting in New Orleans, La. Reelected board members for two-years terms are: Gilbert Cheramie, Gilbert Cheramie Boats, Inc
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- W e s t a m a r i n Delivers M T U - P o w e r ed A l l - A l u m i n um Reefer C a t a m a r an page: 62
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on December 1987Swede Ship's Norwegian yard, Westamarin A/S, Mandal, is delivering an all-aluminum reefer catamaran to shipowner Godstrans A/S, Honefoss. The 164-foot-long by 46-footwide "Thermoliner" will mainly be used for transportation of fresh fish from Scandinavia to ports in the English Channel, wit
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on December 1987The Marine Division of Mackay Communications, Inc. recently announced a new generation high frequency marine radio console. Designated MRU-35M, the newly designed product is a 1,000-watt, solid-state unit that incorporates the state-of-the-art communications technology demanded in today's s
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- C o n t r o m a t i c s I n t r o d u c es N e w H i g h - P r e s s u r e B a ll V a l v e s page: 52
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on December 1987L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le The Contromatics Commercial Division recently introduced downstream- seal, three-piece, two-way, Vi -inch through 2-inch B Series 3,000-5,000 psi, - 2 0 ° F to 180° F ball valves with long-life, low-friction Delrin AF® seats and lower stem seals. The new
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on December 1987Siemens 7PU electronic off-delay timing relays are compact to reduce panel space when used in control, starting and protection circuits for switching operations involving offdelay timing functions. They feature long life of 30 million operations, accuracy of ±1% and less than 3% drift. Siem
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on December 1987— F r e e Literature O f f e r e d— The Walter S. Diehl, T-AO-193, the fifth in a series of seven fleet oilers under construction at Avondale Industries' Shipyards Division, Avondale, La., for the U.S. Navy, was recently christened. She is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 1988. The pri
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- ASNE To Present Annual A w a r d s At C e n t e n n i al C e l e b r a t i o n In M a y 1 9 88 page: 51
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on December 1987The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) recognizes outstanding members of the naval engineering community through its annual awards program. These awards will be presented at the Society's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the first week of May, which will mark ASNE's centennial cel
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on December 1987The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Rock Island 111., recently took delivery of a new 26-foot survey boat designed and built by MonArk Boat Company's Workboat Division in Monticello, Ark. The 26-footer is an all-aluminum vessel which will be used primarily for channel reconnaissance and hydr
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on December 1987A new edition of the Arc Welding Equipment Selector Guide covers a wide rage of power sources, control/ feeders, guns and welding systems and is free from Miller Electric Mfg. Co. All models are arranged in a simplified chart arrangement enabling the user to easily locate equipment best sui
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on December 1987C G - 5 9 N a m e d 'Princeton' The 11th in a series of 15 Aegis guided missile cruisers under contract to Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries was recently christened Princeton (CG-59) at ceremonies at the Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard. The principal speaker at the ceremony w
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on December 1987At the dock of Bollinger Machine and Shipyard, Inc. the latest in the series of "Island" Class patrol craft is being readied for sea trials. The skipper and crew look proudly at one of the finest patrol craft available today. The Island Class is based upon the 110-foot hull design offered by
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- 1 6 - P a g e G e m s C a t a l og F e a t u r e s S o l i d - S t a te Relays A n d Barriers page: 49
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on December 1987Gems Sensors Division, Plainville, Conn., recently published a new 16-page catalog describing solid-state Safe-Pak and Zener Barriers that protect instrumentation or equipment in potentially hazardous areas. The units render non-voltage producing sensors intrinsically-safe. Used within a sy