1989 Articles
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on March 1989The cabotage laws of the United S t a t e s . . . e s s e n t i a l l y the Jones Act...are rooted in national security considerations. Even though they inescapably have economic consequences, those consequences follow the primary purpose of the Jones Act, which is to form a part of the U.S.
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on March 1989During last year's drought crisis, the AWO won high praise from the Secretary of Transportation for its efforts to help the barge and towing industry. "I want to officially commend the American Waterways Operators for an outstanding job in helping to alleviate the transportation impact of t
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on March 1989Yard, Contractors Report $140 Million In Business A dozen years ago, the Port of Portland (Oregon) and its tri-county citizens gambled that an $84-million shipyard expansion program— including giant Drydock 4, which was specifically designed to serve the VLCCs in the Alaskan trade— would k
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on March 1989Southwest Marine, Inc., San Diego Division, recently drydocked the Navy vessels USS Thach and USS McCluskey together for extensive repair work. The dual docking occurred in accordance with tight Navy schedules in order that the two vessels could rejoin the fleet as quickly as possible. Sout
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on March 1989The U.S. Navy christened its newest crane ship, the SS Diamond State (T-ACS-7) at ceremonies at Tampa Shipyards, Tampa, Fla. The ship, named for the state of Delaware, will be operated by the Navy's Military Sealift Command. With a draft of 33 feet 3 inches and deadweight at her loadline of
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on March 1989In order to strengthen the company for its future needs and provide an organization responsive to the demands of the industry, W. James Amoss, chairman and chief executive officer of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., recently announced the reorganization of the finance division, the election
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on March 1989Commuter Boat To Operate Between Kennedy Airport And Manhattan The Avondale Boat Division, New Orleans, La., of Avondale Industries, Inc., has received an order for a high-speed 400-passenger Surface- Effect-Ship (SES) catamaran that will be operated by Tri-State Marine Transport, Inc., in
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on March 1989Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corp., which launched its second high-speed ferry designed by Australian Philip Hercus for service in the Great Lakes just over a year ago, recently announced the sale of its sixth International Catamaran (INCAT) to Put-In-Bay Transportation Co., locat
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on March 1989The acoustical laboratory of Soundcoat Company, Inc., Deer Park, N.Y., has improved upon their proprietary vibration control material DYAD where it can now provide high damping from -15 F for DYAD 601 to 250 F for DYAD 609. DYAD is used for constrained layer damping where a layer of viscoela
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on March 1989—New Free Brochures Available— Twin Disc, Inc., Racine, Wis., has expanded their popular MG-516 Marine Transmission Series with the addition of the model MG-5161, and has added a deep case version to their high performance MG-5111 Marine Transmission Series. Both new high capacity, compact r
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on March 1989Palmer Internationl, Inc., Worcester, Pa., has developed two elastomeric compounds, DuraTough DP and DuraTough DL, for the repair of marine components damaged by cavitation. These compliant compounds are designed to inhibit the deterioration of metal substrates caused by cavitation and low
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on March 1989Quick-connects with a heavyduty body sleeve design are now available from Swagelok Quick- Connect Co., Solon, Ohio. The design allows users to install instrument- quality Swagelok Quick-Connects in rugged industrial systems. The sleeve protects the Quick- Connect body when the unit is uncoup
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on March 1989The Seatrade Group will hold Maritime London 89, a week of business activities focusing international attention on London's involvement in world shipping, will be held at the Barbican Center in the City of London from April 17-21, 1989. Seatrade also announced that it will sponsor three maj
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on March 1989Marine Interiors, Inc. of Langley, Wash., is offering free literature describing the products and services offered by the company, as well as the benefits of using their product line. In addition to discussing different types of seating, the literature describes tables of various sizes and
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on March 1989Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, Texas, has acquired HBC Barge, Inc., Brownsville, Pa., a shipbuilder which has constructed 4,000 barges since its founding in 1938. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. HBC Barge, located on a 43-acre site about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahe
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on February 1989Repair of the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts entailed a massive lifting exercise in which twenty 100-ton aluminum hydraulic rams operating at 10,000 psi were systematically applied to raise the damaged stern of the 3,700-ton vessel to its normal position. Bath Iron Works (BIW)
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on February 1989—Literature Available Operators and owners of ships, tankers, mobile offshore drilling units, as well as uninspected commercial vessels, should be aware of the difference between an exposure suit and immersion suit. "Immersion" suit is the term now designated by the Coast Guard to distinguis
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on February 1989—Literature Available The efficiency of evacuating high density passenger vessels with high freeboard has been greatly increased by borrowing an idea from the airline industry. Viking Life Saving Equipment has developed a marine escape slide (MES). Its operation is based on the same principle
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on February 1989Quick-Connects with polyethylene seals are now available from Swagelok Quick-Connect Co., Solon, Ohio. This new feature, along with all 316 stainless steel construction, makes the "QT" Series ideal for heavy duty, high pressure and corrosive applications where other seal materials are unaccept
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on February 1989Haynes Corporation, Jackson, Mich., recently announced the purchase of all assets pertaining to the Bendix industrial fuel injection system product line for medium to large industrial diesel engines from the Allied-Signal Aerospace Company. The systems are principally utilized on marine, locom