1992 Articles
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- World's Largest Fish Pump For Chile page: 60
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on April 1992Innovac Technology, Inc., an international developer and manufacturer of fish transfer systems based in British Columbia, Canada, recently shipped the world's largest fish pump to Pesquera Bio Bio, a fish meal processing company located in Talcahuano, Chile. The Transvac 6725 fish pump, whi
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on April 1992Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard of Sea Fab, Inc., is building two oil skimmers for the California cooperative Clean Coastal Waters, Inc. of Long Beach Scheduled for a July 1992 delivery, the 100-foot skimmers were designed by Grant & Grant Enterprises of Wilmington, Calif. With a beam of 28 fee
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on April 1992The board of directors of SPD Technologies Inc. recently announced the election of Larry A. Colangelo as president and chief operating officer of SPD Technologies and its subsidiaries. George M. Gordon, chairman, also announced that Mr. Colangelo was elected a director of SPD and will serve
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on April 1992Comsat Maritime Services recently announced the latest addition to the portfolio of information services available on its SeaMail electronic mail service. Called "InstantlNews," the new service allows mariners, wherever they are, to receive a variety of daily newspapers from eight different
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on April 1992In a ceremony held at the Ishikawajima do Brasil Estaleiros S.S. (Ishibras) shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Chevron Corporation recently christened its newest tanker, the William E. Crain. The 42nd in Chevron's fleet, the tanker is named for the company's vice president for exploration a
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on April 1992According to its developers, marine engineers Victor and Anatoly Mezheritsky of Vicmar Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, a new fuel-saving system could save fleet operators millions of dollars. BC Ferry Corp., operator of one of North America's largest ferry fleets, stated the syste
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on April 1992A recently published report forecasts that the world cruise ship industry could more than double by the year 2000 to more than 10 million passengers per year. The report, "The World Cruise Ship Industry in the 1990s," published by Economist Intelligence Unit, foresees the Caribbean remaining
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- Erie Basin Bargeport Opens page: 36
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on April 1992New York Harbor has a new facility dedicated to berthing and servicing tugboats, barges and other commercial craft. The Erie Basin Marine Terminal was recently sold by the Port Authority of NY/NJ to Erie Basin Marine Associates, a joint venture of two tug and barge companies affiliated with
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on April 1992The Gibbons Bill that would ban ships built or repaired with foreign subsidies from U.S. ports unless they paid subsidy refunds, was a major topic of discussion at the South Atlantic and Caribbean Ports Association spring meeting in Port Everglades. While the bill is intended to allow U.S. shi
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on April 1992By the end of 1991 the world shipbuilding order book had reached the highest level since June 1977, according to the latest quarterly statistics published by Lloyd's Register. In the final quarter of 1991, tonnage under construction and on order increased to 43.2 million gross tons, up 2.6 mil
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on April 1992— Prospects For The Future — The oil industry had a disappointing year in 1991—the combined profits of the leading 20 oil companies were more than 20 percent belowthe income earned in 1990. Total sales of the oil companies in 1991 fell by more than four percent—the first time sales have fa
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on April 1992Constructing side stringers into the wing tanks of double-hulled vessels will allow for easier maintenance and inspections, said the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) recently. Despite the increased cost, ABS urged that this added modification be adopted to simplify survey methods that are
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on April 1992Charles DiBona, head of the American Petroleum Institute, warned that by continuing to discourage domestic production, the United States faced an oil price shock by the end of this decade. In spite of the world's current oil glut, he stated that "We're headed for disaster." Before delivering
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on April 1992All 16 of the new MSRC oil spill recovery vessels will feature Nelson Bilge Boy oil/water separators and crankcase emission absorbers in their engine rooms. Supplied by the Nelson Division of Nelson Industries, Inc., Stoughton, Wis., the Bilge Boy will be used for processing engine room/ ma
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on April 1992Zidell Marine Corporation, Port- land, Ore., recently launched Barge 27, the second of two chip barges chartered by Tidewater Barge Lines, The barge measures 270 feet in length, 42 feet wide and has a depth of 16-1/2 feet. Both vessels will be used primarily on the Columbia River System. The
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on April 1992International (Courtaulds Coatings Holdings Ltd.), a leading supplier of marine coatings, is now offering ship operators a range of specialist coatings which can significantly reduce the need for shipboard maintenance in cargo holds and on all decks. International's hold coatings range comp
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on April 1992Mark Lamb was appointed to the oil spill oversight counsel at the recent Texas Waterway Operators Association (TWOA) meeting. Mr. Lamb is currently the president of TWOA as well as vice president of Barge Transport Company Inc.. His term with TWOA will expire soon, and at that time a new pr
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on April 1992Ship repair activity in New York is reviving and this has led to the formation of the New York and New Jersey Dry Dock Association, an organization that represents eight drydock operators and has some 50 associated members who are subcontractors or marine equipment suppliers. According to M
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on April 1992Wallace Coast Machinery Company of Bell wood (Chicago) recently shipped a 155-mm by 9-mm capacity CNC pipe bender to Fincantieri Navali Italiana in Livorno. Wallace Coast has been a primary supplier of shipyard and shipboard benders to the U.S. Navy for 50 years'. The machine incorporates se
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on April 1992A joint study involving the Toronto Harbour Commission (THC) recently revealed that a high-speed ferry service between St. Catharines and Toronto is economically feasible. During the summer of 1980, a regularly scheduled hydrofoil service operated between Niagara-onthe- Lake and downtown Tor