May 1992 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News

Content

• New Quality Assurance And Environmental/Safety Directors At IMC page: 4
• White House Promises New Merchant Marine Policy page: 4
• Major Changes Predicted For World Shipping Industry page: 6
• MHI Introduces New Bridge Operation Support System page: 6
• Comsat Develops Lightweight Satellite Battery page: 7
• Underwriters Told To Oppose Foreign Insurance Protectionism page: 7
• Fore River Yard Site Of $ 1.6-Billion Boston Project page: 7
• Overlay Finish For Fiber Ropes Improves Marine Performance page: 8
• MagneTek's PCB Testing Ensures EPA Compliance page: 9
• MagneTek's PCB Testing Ensures EPA Compliance page: 11
• NAVIONICS Introduces New Micro Chart Module page: 13
• Government And Oil Industry Begin Battle Over Oil Spill Assessments page: 13
• Inland Port Opened By Philadelphia page: 15
• IMC Announces New Board Of Directors, Corporate Officers page: 15
• AESA Appoints Gonzalez-Sama General Commercial Manager page: 17
• Ship Repair Revival Plan Outlined By San Francis page: 18
• Service Marine To Build HarrahVHammons Casino Boat For Illinois Operation page: 18
• Schichau Seebeckwerft Launches First Of Two Great White Fleet Reefers page: 19
• Del Norte Introduces Model 2006 GPS Receiver page: 19
• New Report Offers Detailed Study Of World Reefer Shipping page: 20
• R.H. Wager Opens New Mobile Office And Product Lines page: 20
• Double Christening Held For Avondale-Built National Marine Towboats page: 21
• DOUBLE HULL UPDATE page: 23
• New American Underpressure System —An Interim Solution page: 24
• 14 New Generation Double-Skin Tankers Being Built By Fincantieri page: 25
• Double-Hulled 'Patriot' Delivered By Samsung For Conoco Shipping page: 25
• HDW's Design For Double-Hull Tanker To Be European Standard page: 26
• Coast Guard Urges Unified Federal Spill Response Regulations page: 28
• Oil Pollution Act Spurs World Oil Industry To Drop Substandard Tankers page: 28
• Worldwide Tanker Order Book Hits 15-Year High page: 28
• Cruise Ship Zenith Delivered To Chandris Celebrity Cruises By Meyer Werft page: 29
• Diamond M-Odeco Teams With VODL To Enter Floating Production Market page: 29
• Newport News Markets Frigate Design To World page: 29
• Keel Layed For Cruise Ship Maasdam At Fincantieri Shipyard page: 29
• BOOM TIMES FOR KOREAN SHIPBUILDING page: 30
• MTlTs 595 Diesel Series Design Concept Proven Aboard Ferry 'Deutschland' page: 34
• Trinity Marine Awarded $31.2 Million Contract By U.S. Army To Build Two LSVs For Philippines Navy page: 36
• POSIDONIA 92 page: 37
• Tokimec's Marine Systems Division Offers Wide Range Of Navigation Equipment page: 38
• Port Of South Louisiana Plans To Turn Riverplex Into Intermodal Facility page: 39
• North Sea Operators Evaluating New Rig Concept For Long-Term Programs page: 39
• Boat Workers Rally For Luxury Tax Repeal page: 39
• EUROPEAN WORKBOAT SHOW page: 40
• Largest Cruise Liner Ever Built At Finnyards Delivered To Sally Line page: 41
• Bender Inc. Introduces New Portable Ground Fault Current Instrument page: 43
• NEI Syncrolift Receives Three Orders For Shiplifts And Transfer Systems page: 44
• Alden Electronics Introduces New Navtex AE-900 Receiver And Faxmate II Weather Chart Recorder page: 44
• 40th Annual Ft. Schuyler Forum Focuses On Marine Refrigeration And Diesel Engine Performance page: 44
• Glass Beads Demonstrated As Quick, Low-Cost Tool For Oil-Spill Cleanups page: 46
• Cruise Vessels To Be Built In Agreement Between McDermott/Swathtech page: 51
• Amclean Develops Multi-Nozzle Waterjet —Free Video Offered page: 51
• C. Plath Offers Free Color Brochure On Navipilot V page: 52
• New MSI-Operated Rotterdam Research, Training Center page: 52
• Guam Set To Become Key U.S. Military Outpost In Pacific page: 53
• CG Proposes New Rules For Unmanned Tanker Enginerooms page: 53
• Deep-Sea Towage, Salvage And Heavy-Lift Markets page: 54
• The Navy, MarAd, And RRF Deactivations page: 55
• Kranco Develops Automatic Synchronization Of Hoists Controls page: 56
• ABB Set To Get Power Supply System Job For Carnival's 'Imagination' page: 56
• Corps Of Engineers Asked To Fund More Renovations On Inland Waterways page: 57
• CD Based Government Logistics Data Available From USA Info Systems page: 57
• Major Conference On Oil Spill Laws & Response In Seattle, October '92 page: 58
• Open Committee On CG Oil Spill Legislation Completes 1 st Phase page: 58
• RORO 92 page: 60
• McQuay Chiller's QEII Experience Proves Reliability page: 61
• New Study Examines Under-Priced Ship Resale Market page: 62
• Raytheon Announces New Handheld VHF Radiotelephone page: 62
• Siemens To Supply Full Electrical System For New Research Vessel page: 62
• Propulsion System Demonstrator Powered By GE Gas Turbine page: 62
• Portland Box Volumes Up 25 Percent In February page: 62
• Washburn & Doughty Delivers Passenger/Auto Ferry Captain Henry Lee page: 64
• Crowley Maritime Celebrates 100 Years Of Service page: 64
• International Tug & Salvage Expo 1992 page: 66
• Capabilities Of Trinity Marine's New Beaumont Yard Highlighted page: 66
• NRC, Coastal And Phibro To Support Second National Response Network page: 67
• Mende Honored For Accomplishments In Marine Field page: 67
• U.S. NAVY FY 1993 page: 68
• Navy Expects To Award First Contracts From Sealift Fund In Early '93 page: 70
• MarAd Awards Yards Layberthing Contracts Worth $18 Million page: 71
• FY 1993 Budget For Coast Guard Shows Increase Over FY 1992 page: 71
• Appropriations Of $312 Million Requested For MarAd In FY 1993 page: 71
• Intermarine USA Launches Second Navy Minehunter page: 72
• DECK MACHINERY & CARGO-HAN DUNG EQUIPMENT page: 73
• USS Anzio, Ingall's 15th Aegis Cruiser Completed page: 81
• Wartsila's Vasa 32 Gas Diesel Now Ready For Global Sales page: 81
• Nichols Brothers Delivers 1,600-Passenger Dinner Boat For Hawaiian Service page: 83
• ABB Supplies Systems For New Icebreaker Being Built By Finnyards page: 84
• First Commercial Icebreaking Research Ship Delivered By North American page: 84