May 1991 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News

Content

• Tidewater Negotiating Acquisition Of Zapata In $500 Million Deal page:
• Bender Acquires Large Dry Dock Formerly Operated At Todd Ship page: 6
• Chantiers To Construct Remaining 2 Of 6 Frigates In $95.5 Million Orde page: 8
• OBO Quartet From B&W Will Feature Innovative Kvaerner Hatch Covers page: 9
• Wartsila-Powered Semisubmersible 'Drillmar Y Completed By ASTANO page: 10
• Latest lnmarsat-2 Satellite Launch Provides More Capacity For COMSAT Customers page: 11
• Twin Disc Adds New Marine Transmission To MGN Series page: 12
• PDVSA Plans To Double Fleet By 1996 page: 12
• New Forward Scatter Turbidimeter Announced By McNab, Inc. page: 14
• BAYOU LA BATRE A Shipyard Success Story page: 16
• Report Predicts Growth In U.S. Coastal Ferry Market page: 24
• Litton Demonstrates First Fiberoptic Towed Array Sonar System page: 24
• Sewage Treatment Plant From Omnipure Available Now In Take-Apart Unit page: 24
• NOR-SHIPPING "91 page: 26
• NORWEGIAN MARINE EQUIPMENT & SHIPPING page: 30
• Navy Budgets $25.7 Billion For Ship Maintenance, Modernization Over Next Three Fiscal Years page: 43
• Robertson-Shipmate Introduces GPS Navigation System page: 49
• Unique U.S. Navy Minehunter, First Of New MHC Class, Launched At Intermarine USA page: 50
• B&W Combination Carrier Design Complies With New US Tanker Legislation page: 50
• New Viking Videos Teach Lifesaving Techniques To Vessel Crews page: 50
• Cruise Lines Report Increased Bookings page: 50
• CAORF Selected For Rotterdam Study page: 51
• CRUISE + FERRY 1991 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION London, May 29-31 page: 52
• Kvaerner To Help HHI Construct LNG Carriers page: 56
• Ferry Simulation Offered For Training By CAORF At USMMA In Kings Point page: 57
• Largest Casino/Passenger Boat Delivered By Patti Shipyards To Roberts River Rides page: 58
• Paxman Secures U.S. Navy Contract To Supply 32 Diesel Engines For New Patrol Boat Program page: 58
• IFC To Build Stern Section Of Superferry After Leasing VPSI Facilities page: 58
• Pentagon Seeks To Expand, Modernize Sealift Fleet page: 59
• The Effect Of Ship Design On Ports page: 60
• Port Briefs NATIONAL SCENE page: 61
• Port Briefs INTERNATIONAL SCENE page: 63
• New MTU Series 595 Engine, First Of Type To Enter Service, Installed On Ferry 'Deutschland' page: 64
• Damen Delivers New Type Police Surveillance Launch page: 65
• Bird-Johnson Awarded ANAZC C-P Propeller, Shafting Supply Contract page: 65
• Full Line Of GMDSS Products From Raytheon Marine —Literature Available— page: 66
• Deutz MWM Introduces New Big-Engine Series page: 67
• Del Gavio Marine Announces Relocation —Literature Available page: 68
• Burmeister & Wain Delivers First Vessel In Series Of Six To Polish Steamship Company page: 68
• DTRC Soliciting White Papers For Sealift Cargo Handling Systems page: 69
• High-Speed Catamaran Ferry Planned Between Vancouver And Victoria page: 69
• Royal Schelde Exhibits Versatility In Shipbuilding page: 70
• Offerors For Operation Of Deep-Ocean Research Ships Sought By Navy page: 70
• Elliott Manufacturing Catalog Features Remote Valve Operators For Ships page: 71
• Safer Navigation With Disc Navigation System From Robertson Tritech page: 72
• $823.4 Million Program For East German Yards Being Prepared By Bonn page: 73
• Two Louisiana Yards Awarded Environmental Vessel Contracts page: 73
• Kvaerner Eureka Offers 20-Page, Full-Color 'Marine Equipment Review' page: 74
• Centrico Offers Advanced Fuel/Lube Oil Purifier page: 74
• Homeport Marine Completes Fish Tender 'Northern Wind page: 76
• Koden's New Compact 7-Inch Radar Provides Full 3 KW Of Power page: 77
• Drewry Study Says Cheaper Oil Prices Will Boost Tanker Trade page: 77
• Intermarine USA To Build Third Fiberglass Minehunter For U.S. Navy page: 88
• Systems Engineering Announces Promotions page: 88
• Kvaerner Eureka Cargo Pumps Specified For Two North Sea Tankers page: 88
• C-MAP/USA Named National Distributor For Sea Plot Software page: 88