1988 Articles
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- FIRST A.W.O. ANNUAL ISSUE page: 4
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on March 1988This March 1988 issue marks a milestone in the publishing history of MARITIME REPORTER/Engineering News. It is the first A.W.O. ANNUAL to be published by MARITIME REPORTER and it establishes March as A.W.O. month. Every year from 1988 on, the March issue will be the A.W.O. ANNUAL. This annu
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on March 1988Caterpillar Engine Division recently announced the availability of an Extended Service Coverage (ESC) program for their diesel and spark-ignited engines up to and including engines in the 3500 Family size range. The ESC program is structured to provide Full Protection Coverage or Parts Protect
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on March 1988Marine Management Systems (MMS) recently completed implementation of their computerized Planned Maintenance (PMS) system aboard Cunard Line's luxury ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), according to an announcement made by MMS president, Eugene D. Story. The PMS system, operating on a persona
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on March 1988Skaarup Shipping Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., has announced a number of organizational changes at the executive level. B.O. Larsen, president, has retired, effective January 1,1988, William O. Gray, formerly of Exxon Corporation, who joined Skaarup in September 1987, will assume the respon
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on March 1988The Port of Iberia, New Iberia, La., recently reported that the new public dock facility completed there last year is attracting great interest and is proving to be more profitable than had been anticipated. The new facility, fronting on the port's Commercial Canal and linking to the Gulf In
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on March 1988—Free Literature Offered— Robertson-Shipmate, Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has just introduced in the U.S. a new multi-station commercial VHF radiotelephone, the RS-7100, for the marine market. According to the company, the new RS-7100 VHF radiotelephone is a heavy-duty commercial grade system th
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on March 1988The U.S. Enterprise, reportedly the first American vessel designed and built to catch pollock and process surimi, has been delivered by Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, to the Arctic Alaska fleet, Seattle, Wash. The 224-foot, 36-crew member, floating factory will be able to catch up to 250
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on March 1988Lexair, Inc. of Lexington, Ky., fluid power specialists, are offering free catalogs on two products marketed by the company: "Hi-Cyclic" hydraulic and pneumatic directional control valves; and poppet type two-way valves. The Hi-Cyclic valve has been produced for over 35 years and is the mos
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on March 1988The Danish company Norpol Technic A/S of Grinsted has introduced a totally new type of release hook for all kinds of single-point suspension rescue boats and life rafts. The Norpol Safety Release Hook is a new concept, consisting of a male and female part, which, when put together, automati
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on March 1988Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La., has signed a letter of intent for the purchase of Lockheed Shipbuilding Company's Gulfport Marine Division, Gulfport, Miss. The purchase price has been set at $21,000,000. At present, the Gulfport facility has U.S. Navy contracts to construct nin
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on March 1988Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Va., launched and christened the U.S. Navy's newest Nimitz Class aircraft carrier, the Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), at recent ceremonies at the yard. JoAnn Webb, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, James H. Webb Jr., was the ship's spon
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on March 1988Also Dedicates New Drydock The USNS Maury, a sleek oceanographic survey ship nearing completion at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point shipyard, was christened recently by Mrs. Dennis R. Shaw of Alexandria, Va. Mrs. Shaw, who, as the ship sponsor, broke a bottle of champagne on t
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on March 1988The U.S. Army has entered into a new era in marine transportation with the delivery of the General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1), the first of four 273-foot Logistic Support Vessels being built by Moss Point Marine, Inc., Escatawpa, Miss., under a $40.7-million contract. The ship is the first of a
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on March 1988The second in a series of five Landing Ship Dock (LSD) vessels being built for the U.S. Navy was christened the USS Comstock (LSD-45) at recent ceremonies at the Shipyards Division of Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La. Named for a historic mining site in Nevada, the Comstock is 609
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on March 1988The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a major contract worth about $670,000 to Mid-Coast Marine Corporation, Coos Bay, Ore., for the drydocking of two buoy tenders. The Alaskan-based vessels, the USS Ironwood, from Cordova, and the USS Sweet Briar, from Kodiak, will be stationed in the Internati
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on March 1988John J. Kelly, president of Textron Marine Systems (TMS), division of Textron Inc., recently announced a successful end to 1987 with the delivery of Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) -12 to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4). Acceptance of the craft by the U.S. Navy was at the Panama City, Fla.
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on March 1988Through technology advancements, the major manufacturers of shipboard electronics are constantly introducing innovative products in an effort to make navigation safer and more precise and communications faster and easier. Newer, more powerful lorans, radars, radiotelephones, weather chart r
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on March 1988Analysis & Technology, Inc. (A&T), North Stonington, Conn., recently received $14.2 million in Navy contracts. A&T was awarded a $10.2-million, three-year contract by the Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC), Newport, R.I. Under the contract, A&T will provide technical services in support
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- MAJOR NAVY CONTRACTS page: 33
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on March 1988The following special section features the latest U.S. Navy contract awards for shipbuilding, ship repair, electronics, communications and weapons. This special section covers Navy contracts awarded between December 28, 1987, and January 25, 1988. For contract awards prior to these dates, se
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on March 1988Fairbanks Morse Engine Accessories Operation, part of Colt Industries, outlines the benefits of their 9000RT Solid-State Ignition Generator in a new, colorful four-page brochure. Designed for six through 12-cylinder gas engines, the 9000RT fires all cylinders at or before 50 rpm to ensure f