1990 Articles
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- Onan Introduces Sea Aux® Gensets page: 50
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on December 1990Cummins Engine Company and Onan Corporation, Minneapolis, Minn., recently announced the completion of a joint venture development program. The result is a line of midsize auxiliary generator sets for the commercial marine industry. Rated for prime power duty in worldwide shipboard applicatio
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on December 1990Homeport Marine Services, Inc. of Moss Point, Miss., has completed a rework project on the 180-foot supply vessel Ebb Tide II, owned by Tidewater Marine Services, Inc. of New Orleans, La. Services performed included extensive repairs within the vessel's tanks, hull structure and steering an
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on December 1990Deere & Company's Engine Group will begin to market John Deere marine engines for commercial applications in 1991. According to Deere, two marine models, rated at 80 to 250 hp (propulsion), are slated for introduction in early 1991. Three more models will be available later in 1991, with th
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on December 1990Hull Electronics Company, San Diego, Calif., recently announced their new family of linear amplifiers and matching power supplies. These broadband solid-state amplifiers are offered in three configurations: 1,000 watts PEP and CW; 1,000 watts PEP, 500 watts CW; 500 watts PRP and CW. The ampl
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on December 1990U.K.-based Three Quays Marine Services has recently signed an agreement with Ultramar for technical support and inspection during construction of three 148,500-dwt (Suezmax) tankers. Three Quays has been involved with Ultramar's newbuilding project since inception, providing assistance duri
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on December 1990Hitachi Zosen Corporation, a large worldwide supplier of marine manufacturing and engineering products, recently selected Argo Marine, a division of Argo International Corporation, to be one of its agents for marine diesel engine replacement parts sales in the U.S. Argo will promote Hitachi
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on December 1990Coastal Tug & Barge, Inc., Miami, Fla., recently announced the completion of its newest tug, the Coastal Florida. The innovative design of this motor vessel incorporates the latest advances in marine engineering into Coastal's towing services. The 90-foot-long, 4,000-horsepower class vessel
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on December 1990Gretna Machine & Iron Works, Inc., Harvey, La., has been awarded a $9-million contract to design and build a 345-foot, Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) barge for Matson Navigation Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif. The triple-deck, covered vessel will be placed in Matson's Hawaii Neighbor Islands serv
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on December 1990Congressional leaders are threatening to levy a strong legislative response against foreign governments who practice the use of shipbuilding subsidies, if the Bush Administration does not meet the impending December 14 deadline for reaching a multilateral agreement to end foreign shipbuildin
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on December 1990Hitachi Zosen's Ariake Works in Japan recently completed the 275,993-dwt tanker Sea Duke, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) which was delivered to the owner, Resilience Shipping Company Limited. The 1,070-foot-long by 185.7-foot-wide tanker is a sister ship of the M/T Sea Prince, which was co
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on December 1990Cruise + Ferry, a biennial trade show which focuses on the lucrative cruise and ferry market, has been scheduled for May 29-31, 1991 at the Olympia 2 Conference and Exhibition Center in London, England. With the cruise industry in an explosive stage of passenger growth and supplier consolida
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on December 1990CG-68, the 15th of 19 Ticonderoga Class Aegis guided missile cruisers to built by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton, Pascagoula, Miss., was recently christened Anzio. Principal speaker for the event was Congressman C.V. Montgomery of Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Aegis s
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on December 1990Supplemental Funding Package Likely The projected cost for U.S. naval operations related to Operation Desert Shield through September 30 has more than doubled—from $230-million to $490-million —according to figures released by the Pentagon recently. Pentagon officials attributed the increas
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on December 1990The 1991 Ship Production Symposium, sponsored by the San Diego Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the Ship Production Committee, National Shipbuilding Research Program, has been scheduled to be held in San Diego, Calif., September 4-6, 1991. Technical session
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on December 1990Congress, in late October, appropriated $900 million to fund a new fast sealift program. When added to the $375 million remaining from last year, a total of $1.3 billion is now available for initiating a major ship construction effort. High priority has suddenly been accorded sealift— and it
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- OUTSTANDING OCEANGOING SHIPS OF 1990 page: 20
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on December 1990In the midst of a world shipbuilding boom, with the highest level of tonnage under construction and on order in 13 years, shipyards are once again producing a number of interesting, economical and innovative designs. The highly competitive, burgeoning cruise industry has been a particular so
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on December 1990Comsat Maritime Services recently introduced its new SeaMail® service, a satellite-based electronic mail service for mariners. According to John R. O'Brien Jr., Comsat's vice president of marketing and program management, "The new SeaMail electronic mail service lets mariners send and receiv
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on December 1990Beckman, Limited of Wakefield, R.I., builder of antique and classic launches and tugboats, recently delivered a 30-foot steam tugboat to Peter Van der Veld of Malvern, Pa. Moored on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, this new tugboat is the first in Delaware waters in over fifty years. The
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on December 1990Fabrica de San Carlos (FSC) (San Carlos Factory) of San Fernando (Cadiz), Spain, which began its activities in the marine industry in 1964, has since specialized in the design, fabrication and startup of marine boilers. In 1971, as a sister company of Astilleros Espanoles, San Carlos Factor
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on December 1990Burrard Clean Operations Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has contracted with MARCO Pollution Control, one of the world's largest builders of oil spill recovery vessels and systems, for the construction of a new design 75-foot spill recovery boat. Additionally, in an unrelated proj