1990 Articles
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- ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. MARINE MARKET page: 32
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on August 1990FOCUS ON THE STEADY GROWTH IN THE SMALL SHIP, BARGE & BOATBUILDING SECTOR IMA has just completed an indepth business assessment of the entire U.S. marine market. The study looks at 38 specific segments of the U.S. marine market—from large commercial ships through small municipal craft. The
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on August 1990September 24-28, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada The 11th International Tug Convention and International Marine Salvage Symposium and Exhibition, or "The Big One" for short, will be held at the World Trade & Convention Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from September 24 to 28, 1990. Thi
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on August 1990Megayacht style and luxury have come to houseboats with the construction start of the Webb Tide II, a 124-foot, all-aluminum houseboat/ yacht designed by David Carambat Marine Design, Covington, La. The trend-setting boat is now under construction at Freeport Shipbuilding, Freeport, Fla., fo
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on August 1990A call for papers has been issued for the second symposium on computer applications in the marine industry to be held in Boston, Mass., September 26-27,1991. Titled "Marine Computers '91," the two-day meeting is being hosted by the New England Section of The Society of Naval Architects and M
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on August 1990Ansul Fire Protection, Marinette, Wise., has introduced a new 3-percent alcohol-resistant concentrate firefighting foam, Ansulite 3X3, for both polar solvent and hydrocarbon fuel fire applications. Because new Ansulite 3X3 is multifunctional, vessel owners are no longer required to dedicate
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on August 1990The National Waterways Conference, Inc., advocates fair and evenhanded Federal navigation policies. It is the only waterway organization which directs practically all of its resources into the policy arena, working for adequate funding for navigation projects without repressive user taxes or
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- The Who's Who In NWC page: 25
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on August 1990The National Waterways Conference's officers are generally considered among the leadership of the inland waterways industry. NWC's board of directors consists of 75 members, serving staggered three-year terms and representing five membership categories: water carriers, waterway shippers, shi
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on July 1990L&C Associates, Inc. recently announced the completion of a dehumidification and sealing system aboard the M/V Cape Inscription. The RO/RO is being dehumidified to protect it from corrosion while laid-up in Mobile, Ala. Most notable to the installation is the use of the Protective Sealing S
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on July 1990A new hydrographic survey ship being built for the Canadian Government was floated out recently at Versatile Pacific Shipyards(VPSI) in Victoria, B.C., Canada. The state-of-the-art scientific vessel, constructed over 16 months at a cost of $17 million, will be based in Newfoundland with Fisher
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- DIESEL POWER REVIEW page: 20
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on July 1990Selecting the appropriate propulsion or auxiliary power system for a vessel is one of the most difficult and important tasks facing the naval architect, marine engineer and vessel owner. With so many marine diesel engines on the market—low-speed, medium-speed and high-speed units; two-stroke
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on July 1990Marco Shipyard of Seattle recently christened the 140-foot freezer longliner Emerald Queen in ceremonies for Emerald Overseas Company, also of Seattle. The fourth North Pacific freezer longliner to come out of the Marco Shipyard in the past two years, the Emerald Queen was also the yard's s
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on July 1990ABB Turbo Systems Ltd. of Baden, Switzerland, has published an eight-page, full-color brochure on the VTR..4E range of turbochargers manufactured by the company. BBC turbochargers type VTR have been manufactured since 1944, during which time they have been continually adapted to suit the req
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on July 1990Coffin® Turbo Pump, Inc. is offering new literature on Series 100 and Series 200 Mechanical Seals for turbo pumps. In this technical bulletin, both systems are described in depth as to specific applications for each type seal. In the literature, both seal types are described as being designe
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on July 1990Textron Marine Systems (TMS), a division of Textron Inc., headquartered in New Orleans, La., was recently awarded a $6.5-million contract for the construction of two Surface Effect Ship (SES), multipurpose fireboats for New York City. The announcement was made by TMS president J o h n J . K
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- Allied-Signal 'Spectra Shield' Panels For Marine Vessels Offer Maximum Ballistic Protection page: 64
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on July 1990Spectra Shield®, a patented ballistic technology from Allied-Signal Inc., is now being specified to be the critical reinforcing material for the hulls of some Coast Guard and other patrol vessels used to prevent the influx of drugs into the U.S. Because criminals today are often equipped wit
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on July 1990COMSAT Mobile Communications is upgrading its Southbury, Conn., coast earth station to provide communications access to a second INMARSAT satellite over the Atlantic Ocean that will offer maritime, aeronautical and international land-mobile customers coverage in a fourth ocean region planned
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on July 1990Sigma Coatings BV has announced plans to build a new paint factory and technological center in Amsterdam. The factory will be situated on a 32.5-acre site in the industrial harbor area on the west side of the city. Sigma has an option to expand onto another 30 acres. Over 129,000 square fee
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- MTU-Powered High-Speed Catamaran, Built To New Flying Cat Design, Delivered By Kvaerner Fjellstrand page: 63
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on July 1990The new Flying Cat high-speed catamaran from Kvaerner Fjellstrand of Norway represents one of the most advanced vessels of its kind in the world. A first unit built to this design, the Kommandoren, was recently delivered to west Norwegian ferry operator Fylkesbaatane, and is now in operation
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on July 1990An important turning point in the resurgent offshore oil and gas industry took place recently when the Trinity Marine Group, Gulfport, Miss, announced receipt of a contract from Oil & Gas Rental Services Inc., Morgan City, La., to build three 220-foot, all-steel offshore supply boats. The a
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- Canadian Government Report And New U.S. NOAA Administrator Publish Strong Swath Endorsements page: 61
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on July 1990The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, following extensive trials of the Swath Ocean® vessel Frederick G. Creed in the North Atlantic this past winter, has released a report which strongly endorses employing the swath vessel in hydrographic survey, economic zone patrol and oceanogr