1992 Articles
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on July 1992In December last year, Norwegian Contractors was awarded an EPCI contract for the concrete hull of Conoco's Heidrun TLP (Tension Leg Platform). The contract includes engineering, procurement and construction of the hull and two module support beams, as well as field installation of the co
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on July 1992Detailed Federal Policies And Procedures May Be Needed To Better Monitor The Program's Performance The Federal Ship Financing Program was established by Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (Ch. 858, 49 Stat. 1985). To promote the U.S. merchant fleet and encourage domestic shipbuildi
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on July 1992Siemens Electric Limited recently announced the launching of its new Industrial Systems Division, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada, which will be responsible for integrated electrical systems for the marine, offshore, diesel power, pulp and paper, mining, metals, petrochemical and chemical indu
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on July 1992In mid-June, Secretary of Transportation Andrew H. Card Jr. outlined a major initiative to revitalize U.S. shipping. In explaining the proposed policy, Secretary Card said that the changes will "set a new course for America's merchant marine, one which will enhance its competitiveness and im
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on July 1992AT&T and Teleglobe of Canada recently announced the launching of a $75 million cable ship, the Global Mariner, which is jointly owned by the two companies through a limited parternship between their respective subsidiary companies, Teleglobe Marine, Inc., and Transoceanic Cable Ship Co. The
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- Distribution Of Navy Repair Work page: 34
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on July 1992Commercial yards have performed more than 60 percent of maintenance availabilities over the past six years. Of the 1,261 scheduled maintenance availabilities performed between FY 1985 and 1990, 799 (63 percent) were contracted to commercial shipyards. The eight naval shipyards performed 373
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on May 1992With the completion of operations in the Persian Gulf, the ships of the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF), which had supported the lift of material to the operations area, are returning and will need to be deactivated. This deactivation is critically important since the proper layup of these ships wil
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on May 1992The role of towage, salvage and heavy-lift within the shipping industry is not large, but its importance far outweighs its size and it embraces an impressive and diverse range of expertise. The individual markets have undergone major upheavals over the past ten years and are set for further
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on May 1992In 1977, public outcry forced the Coast Guard to withdraw its opposition to the use of unmanned enginerooms while in U.S. waters. But, in light of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the agency is once again proposing new requirements for unmanned tanker enginerooms. Tankers will not be allowed t
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- Alden Electronics Introduces New Navtex AE-900 Receiver And Faxmate II Weather Chart Recorder page: 44
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on May 1992Alden Electronics, Inc. recently introduced their new Navtex AE- 900 receiver and the Alden Faxmate II Weather Chart Recorder. The AE-900 automatically receives all navigational notices, weather warnings, and search and rescue messages as required by the worldwide Global Maritime Distress A
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on May 1992A General Electric (GE) LM120 marine gas turbine has been installed aboard the propulsion system demonstrator (PSD) vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps' Advanced Amphibious Assault program. The turbine reportedly was successful in powering the vehicle during waterborne testing. Tests conducte
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on May 1992The contract to install a complete electrical system onboard the new ocean research ship being built for the Royal Norwegian Defense Research Institute has been awarded to the Siemens Marine Department, Bergen, Norway. The contract was awarded to Siemens, one of the world's leading vendors o
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on May 1992A senior official from the U.S. Trade Representative's Office told the American Institute of Marine Underwriters that it has neglected its responsibility to help fight foreign restrictions on American marine cargo insurance. David Beebe, chairman of the institute representing 90 percent of
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on May 1992MTU Friedrichshafen installed its first 12V 595 series diesel engine aboard the 476-foot ferry Deutschland in October of 1990. This model is rated at 2,100 kw at 1,500 rpm and replaced one of the ship's nine 1,840-kw, 12-cylinder MTU 956s. The engine has had over 4,000 operating hours with
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on May 1992As part of a seven-point plan to revive San Francisco's ship repair industry, an amendment has been added to the city's municipal code which would make local ship repairers exempt from payroll taxes. Because of this new amendment, the Golden Gate Ship Repair Association has received a $500,0
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on May 1992The Navy's 22nd Aegis guided missile cruiser, the U.S.S. Anzio, CG 68, is scheduled to be commissioned into the Atlantic fleet at the Norfolk Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia this month. Captain H. Wyman Howard, Jr., USN, will be accepting command of the ship, with Lieut. Comdr. Kevin S. Amo
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on May 1992The cruise vessel Zenith was recently delivered to Celebrity Chandris Cruises by Meyer Werft of Papenburg, Germany. The ship is 682 feet long, with a beam of 95 feet and a draft of 24 feet. Powered by a "father and son" four engine plant, a cruising speed of 21.4 knots can be attained. The
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- Inland Port Opened By Philadelphia page: 15
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on May 1992In an attempt to tap into the Port of Baltimore's export business, the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority has recently opened its new inland port. Baltimore offers shippers some major advantages when compared to Philadelphia. The Port of Baltimore is physically closer to the key industria
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on May 1992One of the world's largest manufacturers of professional natical electronic charts, NAVIONICS, of Woods Hole, has developed a new credit card-size electronic chart module called the NAVIONICS Microchart. The Microchart uses the latest memory card technology and employs "flash memory" devices
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on May 1992The World Freight Hong Kong exhibition was the setting for a series of conferences discussing the future of the global liner shipping industry in the next decade. Shipping industry executives and their customers forecasted a major restructuring of the industry, with the struggle for economic