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Sperry Outfits Increasing Number Of
Ships With Integrated Bridge
The Sperry Marine VMS Integrated Bridge on the Colleen Sif.
In recent months, 11 new ships, seeking vessel navigation systems which will increase vessel safety and reduce operating costs, have joined the more than 125 ships equipped with a Sperry
Marine VMS Integrated Bridge. These vessels include:
Sensation cruise ship, owned by Carnival
Cruise Lines; Nordic Empress cruise ship, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines; Costa
Romantica cruise ship, owned by Costa Crociere;
Colleen Sif containership, owned by K.I. Larsen;
Joergen Lauritzen reefer, owned by Lauritzen
Reefers; Maersk Euro Qarto containership, owned by K.I. Larsen; Eagle tanker, owned by Mobil
Shipping; Regal Princess cruise ship, owned by
P&O Cruises; USS Tempest patrol boat, owned by U.S. Navy; Polaris Star tanker, owned by Vela
International Marine Ltd.; and Via Ionio ferry, owned by Viamare. Realizing that 90 percent of all marine accidents can be avoided by improving navigation information and increasing the watch officer's conning time, Sperry Marine has de- signed an integrated bridge system which fuses all important data and control functions into centralized information displays for rapid analy- sis and action. The result is a substantial im- provement in risk management. This increased navigation safety means greater operating flex- ibility and reduced operating costs. By support- ing minimum manning levels and bolstering fuel savings, Sperry Marine's Integrated Bridge brings strong economic benefits to owner and operator.
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Boston Whaler Fire/Rescue Boat On
Duty At Massport Fire Department
Boston Whaler, Inc. delivered a new 27-foot
Challenger fire/rescue boat to the Massachusetts
Port Authority (Massport) Fire Department head- quartered at Logan International Airport in Bos- ton.
Built by the Commercial Products Division of
Boston Whaler, Inc., Massport's new fire/rescue boat will be used chiefly for fast response to emergencies in the waters surrounding Logan
International Airport as well as within Boston
Harbor itself. The Massachusetts Port Author- ity, through its Maritime and Aviation Divisions, is responsible for the operations and mainte- nance of the Port of Boston, Logan International
Airport and the Tobin Bridge. 16
Acquisition of this new high performance fire/ rescue boat marks the second Boston Whaler selected by the Massport Fire Department for on- the-water fire fighting duty. An earlier 21-foot
Boston Whaler has been in service since 1977.
In addition to full communications, instru- mentation and navigation equipment, Massport's
Challenger 27-foot was customized with heavy duty rubbing strakes, stainless steel cutwater, spotlight, bow docking lights, floodlights, cockpit lighting and a thru-hull fitting for future instal- lation of a fire pump.
Massport's 27-foot Challenger is powered with a pair of 200-hp Mercury outboards.
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Mine Countermeasure Vessel On Trial
At Kvaerner Mandal A.S. Yard
The first in a series of nine advanced Mine
Countermeasure Vessels (MCMVs) built by the
Kvaerner Mandal A.S. Yard for the Royal Norwe- gian Navy (RNoN) has successfully completed more than 70 percent of the extensive test pro- gram. Impressed with the progress of the trials, the yard planned for completion of the test pro- gram by the end of 1993 when the vessel was delivered to the RNoN.
The vessel being tested is of the Oksoy-class mine hunter, four of which are to be built. The remaining five vessels of the contract are mine sweepers of the "Alta-class." The design of the
MCMV is 75 percent air cushion borne Surface
Effect Ship (SES). The facilities of Kvaerner
Mandal A.S., which is a subsidiary of the Kvaerner
Group, have been specifically planned and laid out for the building of high-performance vessels, both military and commercial.
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Halotron In Cooperation Agreement
With Unitor and Svenska Skum
Halotron Inc., Unitor AS, Oslo, Norway, and
Svenska Skum AB, Gothenburg, Sweden, an- nounced they have entered into a mutual coop- eration agreement committing the companies to the sale of Halotron™ fire suppression and extin- guishing agents and systems to the worldwide shipping and maritime industries. American
Pacific and Unitor have separately entered into a distribution agreement that encompasses the worldwide maritime and North Sea Offshore
Market. The Halotron agents and systems have been developed by American Pacific as replace- ments for halon 1211 and 1301. The Halotron agents are designed to meet the requirements for "clean" and environmentally-friendly products.
It is expected that the necessary marine approv- als of Halotron will be obtained no earlier than the summer of 1994. For more information on
Halotron from American Pacific Corporation,
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For North America contact:
BELL POWER SYSTEMS 677 Cromwell Avenue, P.O. Box 769
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Tel: (203) 563-5176 • Fax: (203) 257-7899
CK POWER PRODUCTS 9290 West Florissant, St. Louis, MO 63136
Tel: (314) 868-8620 • Fax (314) 868-9314
CK POWER PRODUCTS CORPORATION OF FLORIDA 229 Southwest 54th Court, Ocala, FL 32674
Tel: (904) 237-7660 . Fax: (904) 237-0855
CN POWER SYSTEM 220 Harter Avenue, P.O. Box 650
Woodland, CA 95695
Tel: (916) 666-6624 • Fax: (916) 661-1226
DIESEL-BEC, INC. 2805 Pitfield Boulevard
St. Lauren, Quebec H4S1T2 Canada
Tel: (514) 335-0940 • Fax: (514) 335-0080
EMERSON POWER PRODUCTS 426 South Cloverdale Street
Seattle, WA 98108
Tel: (206) 764-3850 • Fax: (206) 764-3832
ENGINE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. 1709-B South Slappey Boulevard
Albany, GA 31701
Tel: (912) 888-1900 • Fax: (912) 435-2946
ENGINES, INC.
U.S. Hwy. 49 South, P.O. Box 425
Weiner, AR 72479
Tel: (501) 684-7361 • Fax: (501) 684-7338
Branch Office:
U.S. Hwy. 61 South, P.O. Box 1154
Cleveland, MS 38732
Tel: (601) 843-0083 • Fax: (601) 843-0856
HEARTLAND ENGINE COMPANY, INC. 2113 East Smithville-Western Road
Wooster, OH 44691
Tel: (216) 345-5068 . Fax: (216) 345-7339
NORTH AMERICAN ENGINE COMPANY 3003 Thurston Rd., Greenboro, NC 27406
Tel: 1 (800) 543-2289
Tel: (919) 370-4776 • Fax: (919) 370-4993
SUPERIOR DIESEL 1632 N. Stevens Street, P.O. Box 1187
Rhinelander, WI54501
Tel: (715) 369-5900 • Fax: (715) 369-5918
Branch Offices: 461 East Fen Road, Coldwater, MI 49036
Tel: (517) 278-2445 • Fax: (517) 278-8272 and 204 North 37th Road, Mendota, IL 61342
Tel: (815) 538-1818 • Fax: (815) 538-3200
WESTERN ENGINE DISTRIBUTORS 321 Industrial Street, Bakerfield, CA 93307
Tel: (805) 327-3881 • Fax: (805) 327-1731
Branch Offic*: 3301 Hill Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
Tel: (310) 494-6733 • Fax: (310) 985-0718
YORK POWER SYSTEMS 804 West Cotton, P.O. Box 3939
Longview, TX 75606
Tel: 1 (800) 322-1980
Tel: (903) 757-4700 • Fax: (903) 757-9927
Branch Office: 4601 Pinemont, Suite 114, Houston, TX 77041
Tel: (713) 460-1134 • Fax: (713) 460-9532
For Europe contact:
JOHN DEERE SARAN
B.P. 13, 45401 Fleury Les Aubrais, France
Tel: (33) 38 82 60 23 • Fax: (33) 38 82 60 00
For Asia, Caribbean, Central and
South America contact:
JOHN DEERE INTERCONTINENTAL, LTD. 400 19th Street, Moline, IL 61265-1388
Tel: (309) 765-3310 • Fax: (309) 765-3197
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