1988 Articles
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on August 1988Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order to build a 960-passenger cruise ship from Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line). At 49,000 gross tons, she would be the biggest cruise ship ever built in Japan. To be built at MHI's Nagasaki yard, the cruise ship will have
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on August 1988A special close-in navigation and maneuvering course was recently conducted for 15 officers and men of the soon-to-be commissioned USS Tennessee, the first Trident II submarine. The submarine team training is a new course conducted by MarineSafety International at its Newport, R.I., simulato
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on August 1988The Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation recently launched the U.S. Navy guided- missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG-61) at ceremonies at the San Pedro yard. The principal speaker at the event was the Hon. Elton Gallegly, Congressman, 21st District, California. The ship'
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on August 1988Matatec Marine International Ltd., Whitley Bay, U.K., the worldwide representative of the various ship repair yards throughout mainland China, has appointed Marindustry Worldwide, Inc., Mahwah, N.J., as North American representative for China State Shipbuilding Corporation Ship Repair Yards.
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on August 1988A new series of compact safety relief valves for pressures to 200 psi is now available from Circle Seal Controls, Anaheim, Calif. Designated the 500 Series Relief Valves, they provide a cracking pressure accuracy of +/-5 degrees, and an instant reseal at 90 percent of cracking (above 10 psi)
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on August 1988Two twin-hulled Surface Effect Ships (SES) under construction at Karlskrone, Sweden are the product of close collaboration between the Swedish company Karlskronavarvet AB and the U.S. company Textron Marine Systems. The vessels are being built for Norwegian owners and will be used as high-spee
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on August 1988Gotaverken Arendal (GVA) of Gothenburg, Sweden, is constructing a new, powerful 4,850- ton icebreaker for the Swedish Board of Navigation, which will be able to plow through six-foot ice. The new 24,500-hp icebreaker, the Oden II, will be 353-1/2 feet long, with a maximum beam of 96-1/2 feet
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on August 1988A free color brochure highlighting a line of asbestos-free insulation textiles is now available from Hitco® Materials Division. The brochure explains in detail the many insulation textiles the company offers, and their applications. The products detailed include Refrasil®, an asbestos-replace
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on August 1988Rados International Corporation, naval architects and marine engineers of San Pedro, Calif., has announced the finalization of a new design for the University of Southern California, Institute for Marine and Coastal Studies, to convert an existing tuna purse seiner fishing vessel into a state-
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on August 1988Kiene Diesel Accessories' products, The KSeries of Cylinder Pressure Indicators and the Kiene Indicator Valves, or "Cocks" as they are sometimes known, continue to be used by major engine manufacturers and operators worldwide. The K-Series of indicators are currently available in two models co
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on August 1988— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e— MAN B&W Diesel GmbH, Augsburg, West Germany, recently achieved a considerable sales success when its L40/54 four-stroke diesel engines were selected to power the new Chandris Cruise Line's cruise ship, which will be built at the Papenburg yard of Meye
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on August 1988Ulstein Hatloe A/S, Ulsteinvik, Norway, has delivered one of the world's largest surimi factory trawlers to her U.S. owners, after undergoing an extensive conversion at the yard. The 341-foot 5-inch Northern Eagle was delivered to her New Yorkbased owners Northern Eagle Partners Ltd. earlie
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on August 1988One of the largest passenger excursion boats built this year has been put into service powered by a trio of 500-horsepower Cummins KTA-19 engines. The vessel sails on all-day excursion trips between South Charleston, W. Va., and Huntington, W. Va. Appropriately named the West Virginia Belle
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on August 1988Boat Designed For Heavy Seas Beyond San Francisco's Golden Gate Munson Manufacturing, based in Edmonds, Wash., has delivered a new 35-foot pilot boat to the San Francisco Bar Pilots Association, which was specially designed for the heavy seas beyond San Francisco's Golden Gate. The Hammerhea
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on August 1988English United Baltic Corporation's new RO/RO vessel will be equipped with Wartsila Diesel's Vasa 46-type main engines. The 13,000-dwt vessel, under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan, Korea, will have a father-and-son main engine installation consisting of one six-c
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on July 1988American Heavy Lift Shipping Company recently announced the election of Vice Adm. Raymond E. Peet, USN (retired), to its board of directors. Highlighting Admiral Peet's active U.S. Navy career were the positions of acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for James Schlesinger (1974) and Deput
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on July 1988Lunenburg Foundry and Engineering Ltd. has been providing a wide variety of high quality products since its establishment in 1891. Originally established to serve the local fishing industry, Lunenburg Foundry has evolved into a diverse manufacturing organization with a fully qualified marine e
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on July 1988Ameron Marine Coatings Division of South Gate, Calif., features a number of high-performance products for marine steelwork protection, including the well-known and highly successful Dimetcote® and Amercoat® systems. The range of products designed to protect steel from the severest conditions i
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on July 1988Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing Co. (PBM) of Irwin, Pa., has published a 12-page catalog on three-, four-, and five-way multi-port ball valves. PBM's recently redesigned line of these valves incorporate streamlined investment cast components that, according to the company, increase the pressur
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on July 1988—Literature Available The City of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has awarded a Port Development Study to MarineSafety International, which is headquartered at the National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point, N.Y. The study effort, to be conducted at MarineSafety's Computer-Aid