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on September 1994The MarAd and Maritime Subsidy Board have agreed to a request from Margate Shipping Co. to extend the subsidizable life of the 38,000-dwt tanker Cherry Valley until February 28, 1997. Without action, the subsidizable life would have expired July 9. The vessel was built by National Steel and Sh
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on September 1994Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. (MES) recently completed its natural gasfired large low-speed diesel engine demonstration plant. Built in its Chiba Works—and reportedly the first of its kind in the world — an inauguration ceremony was held in mid-July as the Gas-Injection Diesel
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on September 1994Bruce L. Crockett, president and CEO and a director of COMSAT Corp., will discuss the issues surrounding privatization at the 16th annual Satellite Communications Users Conference (SCUC), to be held September 19-21 at the Sheraton Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C. SCUC attracts professio
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on September 1994The shipyard Union Naval de Levante launched the Mar Almudena at its factory in Valencia, Spain. This ship is an advanced-technology asphalt carrier, built on order by WW Marpetrol to be operated by CEPSA, one of Spain's privatelyowned oil companies.The Mar Almudena utilizes a highly refined s
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on September 1994Lenders faced a competitive and sluggish commercial loan market in 1993 and are looking at a number of industries, including marine, to generate higher commercial loan volumes. More lenders are doing marine deals today compared to five years ago, with the majority of them located or headquar
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on September 1994The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now requiring owners of 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBS) to register them with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), effective September 13. This amend
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- SMM '94 page: 38
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on September 1994The Shipbuilding Machinery & Marine Technology Exhibition & Conference (SMM '94) — scheduled for Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in Hamburg—is a leading international show which will attract an estimated 32,000 vistitors from 49 countries. The exhibits portion of SMM '94 — consisting of 750 exhibitors fro
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on September 1994Markisches Werk Halver GmbH (MWH), viewing SMM as one of the most important shipping shows in the world, has traditionally geared its exhibit around displays of its wellknown product line encompassing engine components. This year however, according to Wolfgang Boddecker, MWH will display no
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on September 1994HYDROCOMP, INC. and Hamburgische Schiffbau- Versuchsanstalt (HSVA) recently announced a cooperative relationship, with the shared principal goal to create the industry's most comprehensive source for performance prediction solutions through the mutual representation of products and services
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on September 1994Kiel-based Lindenau offers newbuilding, repair, conversion and lengthening, diversification products (as well as steel and engine works), and consulting and engineering services. Lindenau, an efficient medium-sized yard, is able to design and construct newbuildings up to 40,000-dwt, and its pr
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on September 1994The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, became fully operative on July 28, 12 years after it entered into force. The Tonnage Convention was adopted at a conference held under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Its purpose is to introdu
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on September 1994Chemical manufacturers, material suppliers and researchers in science and industry now have a reportedly easy-to-use computer program for help in predicting the performance of chemicals in thier custody, including storage, shipping PS SERIES Spring Return Torque to 9,500 IN-LB @ 1500 PSI •
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on September 1994Nautronix, Inc. was awarded a contract to supply a dynamic positioning system for the second 225-ft. (69-m) Sea Going Buoy Tender (WLB) for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The vessel will be built by Marinette Marine Corp. of Marinette, Wis. The contract provides the USCG with an ASK 4000 syst
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on September 1994The U.S. Navy's newest Aegis guided missile destroyer was christened Stethem at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries. The new ship, DDG 63, is named in honor of Petty Officer Robert Dean Stethem, USN, (1961- 1985). The ship's sponsor was Petty Officer Stethem's mother, Patricia L
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- Meyer Werft: The New Old Yard page: 30
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on September 1994Praised by colleagues in the German shipbuilding industry for its efficient, quality operation, Meyer Werft has been in business since 1795 — but has since 1975 been building a completely new shipyard, and most of the plants on-hand today were installed only in the last decade. The yard has
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on September 1994Compliance Systems Inc. (CSI) says it has been helping the marine industry comply with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requirements since 1988. Its approach to regulatory compliance is designed to reduce delays, increase safety and document good faith efforts in regards to ship safety and environme
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- DGPS Given Go-Ahead In Northwest page: 87
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on September 1994The USCG prepared a programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for implementing a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) in the Northwest region of the U.S. The USCG published a notice to announce the availability of the EA and FONSI, and t
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on September 1994Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), with its partner Kaman Electromagnetics Corporation, has developed and patented an Integrated Power System (IPS), an electric drive system technology NNS says offers multiple benefits for both commercial and military ships. Among those touted benefits are si
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- Propulsion Machinery Review page: 58
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on September 1994Propulsion machinery makers are keeping ahead of the market, and are well able to meet the requirement for increasing unit powers and operational flexibility with high economy. A difference of 2 g/kW-h in fuel consumption may not sound like very much, but when associated with an engine develop
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on September 1994Report: Liner Companies Face Many Challenges To Survive Beyond 2000 A report entitled "50 Major Liner Companies" released by Dynamar Overseas, Inc. provides an analysis of 50 liner companies, along with an overall assessment of the market and the challenges it faces. According to the report