February 1991 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News

Content

• Deutz-Powered Cruise Sailing Ship Launched At SFCN Shipyard page: 6
• Vancouver Shipyards Wins $35-Million Contract To Overhaul Ferry page: 6
• AK-WA Converts Incinerator Ship, Wins Contract To Modernize LCMs And Rebuilds Fishing Vessel page: 8
• Application For Use Of Foreign-Flag Vessels By U.S. Operator Receives Close Attention By Both MarAd And Congress page: 10
• Sperry Marine Donates Historic Gyrocompass To Museum page: 11
• Saab's Computerized Cargo Handling System Selected By United Tankers Of Sweden page: 11
• Cummins Marine Diesels Power Fire/Rescue Boat For City Of Avalon page: 12
• NABRICO To Build Four Chemical Barges For Maryland Marine page: 12
• Moran Towing Appoints Three New Vice Presidents page: 14
• Stewart & Stevenson Receives $20-Million Order For Gensets page: 14
• Hampton Roads Complex Poised For Substantial Expansion In 1991 page: 15
• Singmarine Acquires Two Docks To Cope With Increased Work Volume page: 15
• Versatile Pacific Delivers Search And Rescue Vessel To Canadian Coast Guard page: 16
• SNAME And SSC To Sponsor MSIMMS '91 Symposium In Arlington, March 18-19 page: 16
• Bird-Johnson Appoints Peter J. Gwyn New President & COO page: 18
• SpillStop® Technique Prevents Oil Spillqge After Tanker Accidents page: 19
• Los Angeles Shipyard Corporation Looks To Lease Todd Facility page: 20
• Tests Begin On Engine Developed By MAN B&W, SEMT Pielstick page: 20
• Southern Marine Industries page: 22
• Detyens Shipyards Refits 465-Foot Bulk Carrier page: 27
• Sperry Marine Chosen For Japan Corporate Program page: 27
• Sumitomo To Launch $59 Million Double-Skin, Double-Bottomed Tanker page: 28
• Conoco To Increase Spending To $2 Billion In 1991 page: 28
• Aquamaster Brochure Describes Products And Services Offered page: 28
• MARCO-Seattle Yard Busy With Fishing Vessel Construction, Conversion page: 30
• Schuyler Rubber, Marine Fender Firm, Receives Recycling Award page: 30
• COATINGS & CORROSION CONTROL page: 32
• Study Finds No Causal Link Between Crew Size And Maritime Safety page: 37
• Avondale Boat Division To Build 3,900-HP Tug For U.S. Owner page: 38
• Gulf Crisis Confirms Need For Global Naval Force page: 40
• H. LAWRENCE GARRETT I Secretary Of The Navy page: 41
• Navy Announces Ship Repair Schedule For FYs 91-92 page: 44
• VADM. John W. Nyquist Calls For Stable Shipbuilding Budget page: 44
• NAVY SEALIFT SHIP PROGRAM TO INJECT $1.3 BILLION INTO U.S. MARITIME INDUSTRY DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PLANNING 5 YEAR PROGRAM page: 46
• MAJOR NAVY CONTRACTS page: 47
• Lasers For Ship Defense Examined By U.S. Navy page: 52
• Nuclear Sub Launched Using NEI Syncrolift For First Time Ever page: 53
• U.S. Government Awards Ship Repair Contracts page: 53
• USS Chosin Joins Pacific Fleet — 13th Aegis Cruiser By Ingalls page: 54
• A / S Deif Offers Automatic Control For Auxiliary Engines page: 55
• Benmar Offers New Fuel Management System To Commercial Industry page: 55
• PSRY Contractors Complete Busy Year —Literature Offered page: 57
• New Decrees Will Free Brazilian Ship Operators From Previous Regulations page: 59
• Shipbuilders Council Announces 1991 Legislative Agenda page: 60
• Esso international Installs AMOS-D On Board Tanker Fleet page: 60
• Sulzer Diesel Changes Name Following Majority Stock Transfer page: 61
• CANADIAN MARITIME INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION'S 43RD ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE page: 64
• AT&T Radiotelephone Service Helps Keep In Touch On The High Seas page: 65
• AESA To Build Car/Passenger Ferry For Moroccan Owner page: 66
• World Shipyards Capable Of Producing 'Only 40 VLCCs A Year page: 66
• Drewry Study Concludes Era Of Cheaply Acquired And Run Ships Has Ended page: 66
• Global Maritime Fabricates First Swirling Flow Research Combustor page: 66
• Ship Safety Achievement, Jones F. Devlin Awards Announced By AIMS page: 67
• Impact Of Lifting Alaskan North Slope Oil Export Ban On The U.S. Maritime Industry page: 68
• Bender To Construct Two Jackup Vessels For Work In Gulf Of Mexico page: 69
• Air-Independent Mini-Sub Designed By Thyssen page: 69
• New Diesel Engine Maintenance Tool Brochure Offered By Chris-Marine page: 69
• Avondale Begins Construction Of Cargo Variant Ship page: 70
• Ships Built With Foreign Subsidies Might Face Sanctions page: 70
• Shipbuilders Council Of America Seminar On Ship Marketing, Finance To Be Held February 12-13 page: 70
• Skaarup Announces Personnel Changes page: 71
• Lips Offers New Brochure On Marine Propellers And Steerable Thrusters page: 71
• Offshore Symposium Set For Houston, April 4-5 page: 71
• Trinity Marine To Build Fourth Supply Boat For U.S. Owner page: 72
• Oceaneering Awarded Mobile Offshore Production Systems Contract page: 72
• Marine Industries Northwest Repowers Washington State Ferry page: 72
• Bethlehem Steel Sells Two Ore Carriers To Oglebay Norton page: 73
• Tidewater To Supply 41 Tugs, Barges Under Two Multiyear Contracts page: 73
• Rauma Yards Launches Luxury Cruise Ship page: 73