1988 Articles
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on January 1988According to a recent report, beginning this month, charges from $1,075 to $4,300 will be levied by the U.S. Government for each required sanitary inspection of a passenger cruise ship. Several cruise lines objected to the fees, contending that the charges violate international understanding
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- Repowering Of San Francisco Ferries With Detroit Diesel Engines Cuts Fuel Costs, Adds Performance page: 55
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on January 1988—Brochures Offered— The repowering of three of San Francisco's commuter ferries are saving their owner, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, more than a quarter of a million dollars a year in fuel costs, according to their manager. The 725-passenger ferries each feature
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on January 1988—Literature Available The Sea-Tex CP-078 color video track plotter eliminates handling and filing of paper charts. And its crisp color presentations make single color plotters obsolete. The CP-078 provides easy to read, seven color presentations on an 11- inch diagonal screen. Built-in mem
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- Moss Point Acquisition By Trinity Will Consolidate Shipbuilding Functions, Improve Efficiency page: 52
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on January 1988Trinity Industries, Inc., of New Orleans, La., recently announced the acquisition of Moss Point Marine, Inc., a Mississippi Gulf Coast shipbuilder. The acquisition gives Trinity the largest production capacity of its type of commercial vessels in the United States. That judgement is the asse
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on January 1988Furuno U.S.A., Inc. of South San Francisco, Calif., recently introduced a new compact VHF radiotelephone as well as a new LP-1000 Loran/plotter. Furuno's new compact VHF radiotelephone, FM-2510, is an advanced all-channel, fully synthesized VHF/FM radiotelephone featuring 25W output and pac
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on January 1988Parker CPI union bonnet valves for process, power and instrumentation systems are designed for positive shut-off, reliability and long service life in severe service applications. Pressure rated to 6,000 psig these stainless steel valves handle a wide range of corrosive media. Stem swivel ab
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on January 1988—Literature Available Total Transportation Systems (International) A/S (TTS) in project cooperation with Wartsila-Turku shipyard of Finland have installed at the yard the first produc- tion system of its kind to provide computer-assisted manufacturing of shipbuilding subassemblies. The syst
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on January 1988The 48,000-gross-ton motor car carrier Overseas Joyce was recently completed at Hitachi Zosen's Ariake Works and subsequently delivered to the owner, OSG Car Carriers, Inc. The vessel, which can carry a total of 5,300 cars, is designed to transport microbuses, large buses and forklifts, in add
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on January 1988IMO Pump Division, Imo Delaval Inc. of Monroe, N.C., has recently introduced a new series of low-pressure, positive displacement rotary screw pumps. The new ACE Series combines an integral relief valve with a simple, compact pump design to reduce installation time and expense. Operational r
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on January 1988—Free Literature Offered— SPD Technologies, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., has announced the development of a new advanced computerized all-cell battery monitoring system designed for use on diesel and nuclear-powered submarines and other battery power applications. Designated the BMS-
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on January 1988The construction of three modern, highly efficient, low-cost marine railway drydocks designed by Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, starting with the 4,000-ton railway at Jacksonville, Fla., followed by a 3,000-ton at Pago Pago, American Samoa, then another of 4,000-ton-capacity at Punta Arenas, Chi
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on January 1988Japanese Yards May Build 250,000-GRT Liner The $800-million project to build the world's largest and most luxurious cruise liner, the Phoenix, appears to be nearing reality. The project, which is being undertaken by the World City Corporation A/S, which was founded by Norwegian shipowner K
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on January 1988The Wagner Engineering Group, a 50-year-old company that designs and manufactures marine hydraulic steering systems and automatic pilots for worldwide distribution, recently announced a major reorganization as part of a comprehensive plan to streamline operations. At Wagner Engineering Ltd.
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on January 1988—Free Literature Offered— S.P. Radio A/S has just introduced a new VHF radiotelephone for the marine industry called the Sailor RT2048. The VHF Sailor RT2048 is a simplex/ semi-duplex station for shipto- ship/ship-to-shore communication. It is equipped with all 55 international maritime VHF
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on January 1988ZF of North America recently announced the introduction of the model IRM-350 Reverse/Reduction Marine Transmission which complements the already extensive line of deep ratio, cast iron ZF transmissions for continuous duty applications. The MPM Division of the ZF Group manufactures and produc
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on January 1988Parker Hannifin Corporation, Instrumentation Valves Division of Jacksonville, Ala., is offering free literature on % - and V2 -inch general purpose packless, bellows valves that are used in a wide range of applications requiring clean and safe service operation in the handling of high-purity
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on January 1988—Literature Available Megasystems of Boca Raton, Fla., is offering free literature on a new product, the Direct Optical Tuning //PC (DOT // PC), to provide marine operators with A simple, straightforward means of tuning diesel engines and maintaining engine status documentation toward dual
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on January 1988Plant Maintenance Engineering (PME) of Cincinnati, Ohio, is offering a free eight-page brochure that covers the services offered by PME with regard to their babbitt bearing repair service. The brochure covers PME's capabilities (babbitt, centrifugal casting, static pouring, metalizing, and t
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on January 1988The 16th annual convention of the National Association of Passenger Vessel Owners (NAPVO) will be held in Washington, D.C., January 10-15. Over 200 NAPVO members from across the country are expected to attend. The group's kick-off address will be given by Rear Adm. Clyde T. Lusk, Chief of S