1992 Articles
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on July 1992In an effort to effect regulatory change, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued three notices of proposed rulemaking to amend certain FMC regulations. Docket No. 92-26 proposes an amendment to regulations that exempt certain marine terminal barge operators form Shipping Act tariff
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on July 1992Singapore's marine industry saw a record 38 percent growth in 1991, with local shipbuilding, ship repair, offshore rig construction and related marine businesses earning $1.9 billion. The demand for harsh environment rigs and increased offshore repair and maintenance contracts from China ga
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on July 1992The opening of the Main/Donau Canal on September 25, 1992 will mark the completion of the longawaited Rhine-Main-Danube connection, a continuous and permanent modern inland waterway route that will allow barges and riverseagoing vessels to make the 4,500- kilometer (2,755-mile) direct passag
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on July 1992HMS Marine Hardware, Inc., of Valley Stream, N.Y., recently introduced its Halon Containment curtains for shipboard use. After halon is released during an emergency, the gas must be contained within the area of the fire in order for it to be properly extinguished and to avoid its coming into
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on July 1992Washington, D.C.-based COMSAT Mobile Communications recently announced the introduction of its new C-Linksm Dial-In Service which provides an easy way for people aboard ship to be linked with contacts on shore. By using local telephone access to Sprint's X.25 packet data network the service
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on July 1992The Shipyard Division of The Great Lakes Towing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, recently completed the drydocking and overhaul of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tug Forney. The work was completed on schedule and included tank and underwater hull inspection/preservation, using the yard's 250-ton
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on July 1992J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Wash., recently received a contract to build a 3,000- hp, twin-screw, Z-drive tug from Portland, Ore.-based Shaver Transportation Company. The new tug is a variation on the successful Z-30, two-man tug design from the naval architecture firm o
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on July 1992The Edson Corporation, New Bedford, Mass., has recently announced the publication of the 1992 Diaphragm Pump Catalog from its Industrial Products Division. The free 28-page, 5-color catalog details Edson's full line of manual, electric, air, gasoline and hydraulic powered diaphragm pumps wit
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on July 1992A final rule concerning regulated transactions involving documented vessels and other maritime interests has been published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd). The MarAd rule, Docket No. R- 125, makes final regulations implementing statutory changes that beca
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- ANNUAL GUIDE TO FUELS and LUBES page: 38
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on July 1992To obtain the necessary improvements that will ensure the commer cial success of the newest generation of high-output engines, additives must be used in lubricants. And although the use of additives in internal combustion engine lubricating oils is nothing new, having begun over 70 years ago
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on July 1992Navy' eighth ship of the Whidbey Island (LSD-41) Class, was recently commissioned at Avondale Industries, Inc., Shipyards Division, Avondale, La. The principle commissioning address was delivered by Rear Adm. John B. LaPlante, Vice Director for Logistics on the Joint Staff. Other speakers a
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on July 1992Two desktop computer navigation and shiphandling simulators were recently delivered to the Headquarters, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va., by Engineering Computer Optecnomics, Inc. (ECO), Annapolis, Md. The Captains I desktop simulators will enhance the training of U.S. Navy personnnel in
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on July 1992The Ashtech Ranger™ GPS receiver and its provided software is a complete point-positioning system for GIS location and route mapping over a wide range. Offered by Ashtech, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high precision GPS receiver systems headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., the Ashtech Ran
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on July 1992For the investor looking at rates of return from the secondhand ship market, the 1990s should see major changes in the fortunes of players working the different fleet sectors. Taking the return generated on both trading profits (defined as time charter revenue less operating expenses) and asset
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on July 1992PPM Cranes, Inc., of Conway, S.C., has introduced the first U.S.- made container reach stacker, a 44- ton capacity unit for five-high stacking of 8-foot 6-inches high cube containers. Called the P&H Superstacker, the machine will be produced in Conway where the company manufactures a broad l
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on July 1992The oceanographic research ship USNS Waters (T-AGS 45) was recently christened by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) at Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La. The principal speaker at the ceremony was MSC's commanding officer, Vice Adm. Francis R. Donovan, USN, and the ship
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on July 1992Finnyards, Ltd., of Rauma, Finland, has received a FIM (Finnish Mark) 560 million ($130 million) order from the Finnish National Board of Navigation for a second 116-meter (381-foot) long, 26-meter breadth (85.3-feet) multipurpose icebreaker to be delivered in early 1994. This ship and its s
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- Singmarine Launches One Of WorlcTs Largest Well Stimulation Vessels For The Western Company page: 55
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on July 1992The well stimulation vessel Western Renaissance was recently launched by Singmarine Dockyard and Engineering Pte, Ltd., a subsidiary of Singmarine Industries, Ltd., for The Western Company of North America, Houston, Texas. Singmarine Dockyard & Engineering, a leading builder and repairer of
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on July 1992Drewry Expects 160 Million CGRT To Be Ordered In Next 10 Years Though current freight rates give many shipowners and financiers cause for concern and orders for new ships have slowed down, the medium to long term outlook for both the shipping and shipbuilding industries is encouraging. Not
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- NOR-FISHING '92 page: 48
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on July 1992International Fishing Exhibition Scheduled For August 11-15 In Trondheim, Norway The site of several important fishing organizations and research institutions, the city of Trondheim, strategically located in the heart of Norway's fisheries, will be the venue for one of the world's largest i