1990 Articles
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on July 1990Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard, Inc., a family-owned builder located on Bayou Lafourche outside of New Orleans, recently received a $73.4-million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed contract to construct twelve 110-foot Island Class patrol boats. The new contract is a follow-o
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on July 1990California-based Willard Marine Inc., a leading manufacturer of fiberglass planing-hull and rigid inflatable boats for the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy for over 30 years, will introduce its new SOLAS- approved 18-foot Rigid Inflatable Boat, or RIB, at the New Orleans Work Boat Show in Nove
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on July 1990Since its recent product line expansion and move to new facilities, Morgan Crane Company, Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., has received several government and commercial orders. Among the orders received by Morgan Crane, which now offers articulating cranes from 1- to 75-ton capacities, are installa
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on July 1990Leevac Shipyards, Inc., based in Jennings, La., was recently awarded a contract by a U.S. Gulf Coast firm to build a 200-foot offshore supply boat. This will be one of the first contracts for the construction of an offshore supply boat in the United States in about five years. The vessel, wi
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on July 1990Magnavox has announced the introduction of an integrated GPS/ Transit satellite navigation system for the commercial marine market. The new MX 4102GPS is a complete dual navigation system, allowing users to make use of both the existing Transit navigation system and the as-yet-unfinished Glo
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on July 1990The Maritime Administration has announced the recent award of a $4.2-million contract to Halter Marine, Inc, Gulfport, Miss., a member of the Trinity Marine Group. Under the terms of the contract, Halter will convert the Marsea Fourteen, an offshore supply vessel owned by the Environmental P
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on July 1990Founded over 30 years ago, C.W.F. Hamilton & Co. Ltd. of New Zealand has introduced a new water jet for use aboard a wide range of vessels in both the commercial and passenger boat markets. The Hamilton Model 211 has been developed through the technology of computer-aided design to provide
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on July 1990Singapore shipbuilder Singmarine Industries Limited, through its ship repair and shipbuilding division, Singmarine Dockyard & Engineering Pte. Ltd., has been awarded its first Italian newbuilding contract, worth $16.2 million. The order calls for the construction of a sophisticated 9,300-dwt
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on July 1990McDermott Marine Construction, a major operating unit of McDermott International Inc., has been awarded a contract by Exxon Company U.S.A. valued at approximately $27 million. The contract calls for the fabrication and installation of an I8-slot drilling/production platform for offshore Loui
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on July 1990—Free Literature Available— Radio Holland USA, Houston, Texas, part of the Radio Holland Group, offers a full package of service and support to the shipping industry. This also means that Radio Holland helps to ensure optimal, efficient and safe navigation. With the introduction of Datamat
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- Furuno Introduces New Autopilot, Compact, Lightweight Gyrocompass, And 10-Inch Color Video Sounder page: 11
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on July 1990Furuno U.S.A., San Francisco, Calif., recently announced the introduction of several new products. Furuno's new FAP-55 microprocessor- controlled autopilot features five operating modes, a large easyto- read LCD display, built-in dodge steering, heading input from magnetic compass, gyro, or
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on July 1990Chandris Celebrity Cruises' newest addition, the 46,811-grt luxury liner Horizon recently made her debut in New York City following her christening and subsequent voyage from Meyer Werft's shipyard in Papenburg, West Germany. Following her New York debut, the Horizon set sail on her inaugura
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on July 1990As tensions ease abroad, the U.S. Coast Guard's role in defense readiness increases in importance. In addition, the service has a central role in several of the most crucial topics facing the U.S. today—marine safety, oil spill prevention and drug smuggling. The following is an overview of t
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- Our Third Century page: 34
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on July 1990Admiral J.W. Kime, Commandant, United States Coast Guard Editor's Note: Mm. John William Kime was recently named the 19th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. He was nominated to the position while serving as Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif. Duri
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on July 1990Although formed under the Treasury Department from the Lifesaving Service and Revenue Cutter Service in 1915, the roots of the U.S. Coast Guard can be traced to August 4, 1790. It all began with a request by the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to Congress for the authorization
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- MARINE LUBRICANTS page: 28
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on July 1990The trend toward upgrading output and efficiency of marine diesel engines, as well as improving their ability to burn heavy residual fuels with high sulfur content, has placed increasing demands on the petroleum industry to improve their products. The oil producers have responded by offering
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on July 1990U.S. shipbuilder Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La., has signed an agreement with the World City Corporation, Oslo, Norway, to prepare and submit a firm offer and delivery schedule for the construction of what would be the world's largest cruise ship. The 250,000-gt, 5,600-passenger
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on July 1990Wartsila Diesel, Chestertown, Md., recently announced the following executive appointments: Clas-Eirik Strand has been appointed president of Wartsila Diesel, Inc., the North American subsidiary of Wartsila Diesel International Ltd., of Helsinki, Finland. He will manage all Wartsila Diesel
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on May 1990Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Waynesboro, Va., was recently awarded a contract by Goudy and Stevens of East Boothbay, Maine, to supply complete accommodation joiner packages for what are reportedly the two largest oil skimming vessels being built in the U.S. The two 123-foot-long by 31-foot-wide ves
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on May 1990E-A-R Specialty Composites Corporation offers two Type II vibration damping tiles approved to military specification MIL-P-23653C (SHIPS). Both the Class 1, C-2203 tile and the Class 2, C-2204 tile have qualified for the Department of the Navy Qualified Products List QPL- 23653. Both dampin