1988 Articles
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on November 1988*Editor's Note: In the spring of this year, a Symposium on the CALS Initiative was sponsored by the U.S. Maritime Resource Center at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point. This article gives a brief explanation of the subject and what its impact may be on industry. The author is Chai
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on November 1988In June 1988, the U.S. Senate passed the "Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1988" that controls the application of TBT antifoulings in the USA, as follows: (1) Bans the application of TBT antifoulings on vessels less that 25 meters (about 82 feet) in length. Aluminum-hulled vessels
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on November 1988Butterworth Tank Cleaning Machines, Inc. of Houston, Texas, is offering free color literature on Types "K" and "Super K" tank cleaning machines that are marketed by the company. Available for both sale and rental on a worldwide basis, Butterworth tank cleaning machines incorporate the lates
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on November 1988The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., will host a conference on Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support (CALS) on Thursday, December 8. The event is being cosponsored by the American Society of Naval Engineers and the Maritime Resource Center in cooperation with the Na
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on November 1988New simplified and accurate chemical test procedures are now available from Nalfleet, Bull and Roberts, Springfield, N.J., with the Orbeco-Hellige photometric analyzer. This new portable unit covers 90 different tests (many using ASTM and EPA methods), for quick and accurate testing even by
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on November 1988A versatile, positive displacement pump ideal for pumping high viscous liquids is available from Warren Pumps Inc., Warren, Mass. Designed to efficiently pump liquids with viscosities to 150,000,000 ssu or more, the Warren 2200 series screw pump handles capacities to 9,000 gpm and discharge
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on November 1988Features of the beam forward design on Marine Travelift mobile boat hoists are described in a new color brochure published by Marine Travelift, Inc. BFM features depicted in the literature include the pivot trunnion that permits side frames to oscillate slightly on uneven terrain, neutralizi
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on November 1988The docking of the U.S. Navy's DDG-2 Adams on Atlantic Dry Dock's new 4,000-ton Crandall drydock shows once again the versatility of today's modern railway drydock. To accommodate the locations and projections of the vessel's two sonar domes, the cradle had to be modified with the installati
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on November 1988The broad Jamesbury line of reduced and full port Double-SealR ball valves in sizes 1/2-inch through 20 inches in ANSI Class 150 and 300 designs for process and industrial requirements are described in a 42- page catalog. All valves feature Jamesbury's flexible-lip polymeric seats that are
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on November 1988Mobile Telesystems, a new company based in Fairfax, Va., that provides mobile satellite products, recently began operations, Kenneth A. Homon, president and chief operating officer, has announced. The mobile business was previously part of Comsat Corporation's product group. Microelectronics
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on November 1988"Concentric Shaft Reducers And Your Bottom Line—A Closer Look" is the title of a new eight-page brochure now available from The Falk Corporation. The full-color publication includes information on how to evaluate overall lifetime costs of concentric shaft reducers. It goes on to tell how spe
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on November 1988Non-Ferrous Bolt & Mfg. Co., Las Vegas, Nev., specializes in producing standard and non-standard fasteners in high temperature and corrosion- resistant metals. The company is offering free literature on its full range of fasteners. Non-Ferrous produces hex heads, nuts, sockets, carriage bolt
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on November 1988Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, Wash., was recently awarded an $8-million contract to build six 72-foot catamaran ferries over the next two years for the Port of Puerto Rico. Each catamaran ferry, based on designs by International Catamaran Designs Ltd. Pty. of Australia, will be
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on November 1988R.E. Howson, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of McDermott International, Inc., recently announced the formation of an executive operating committee. Mr. Howson said the committee has two major goals: to make the company more competitive in all its markets and to more effici
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on November 1988Bay Shipbuilding Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., recently received a $19,847,786 contract from the Maritime Administration (Mar- Ad) to convert a Governmentowned cargo vessel into a maritime training ship. Under the contract, the cargo ship Mormactide, which is at present part of the Natio
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on November 1988MMC International Corporation has released a new catalog titled "Keeping You In Control," featur- ing the company's line of tank gauging tapes and vapor control valves. MMC manufactures electronic hand-gauging tapes under the "Flexi-Dip" trademark. A complete selection is offered for both op
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on November 1988Since becoming an independent company as a result of a management buyout from Gould Inc. in the spring of 1987, SPD Technologies has experienced significant growth through new product development and important acquisitions under the guidance of George M. Gordon, the firm's president and chie
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on November 1988—Technical Paper Available— Good lubrication contributes greatly to the efficient operation and long service life of machinery. In turn, good lubrication depends on two factors, i.e.—a proper selection of products and a sound care of the lubricants in service, which really means keeping an
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on November 1988November 9-12, New York, N.Y. One of the most important yearly events in the commercial marine industry, the 96th Annual Meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and the concurrent 7th International Maritime Exposition, will be held at the spacious New York H
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on November 1988—Literature Available. Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Mobile, Ala., recently delivered two fishing trawlers to two affiliates of Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corporation, the largest fishing and at-sea processing company in the U.S., and received two contracts from the Seattle, Washing