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Port of Miami: Passengers

Plus Cargo Equals $6 Billion Impact

The Port of Miami reportedly had an economic impact upon South

Florida's economy of nearly $6 bil- lion due to double-digit increases in cargo tonnage and cruise passen- ger handling approaching 3.2 mil- lion.

Milestones set by the Port of Mi- ami during fiscal year 1992-1993 were a 13.1 percent increase in cargo tonnage, to a record 5,198,292 tons; cargo impact of $998 million (up 17.6 percent from the previous fiscal year); cruise impact of nearly $1.5 billion (up 6.7 percent) and total direct impact of more than $2.6 bil- lion (up 10 percent).

Total operating revenue rose 11.2 percent, to a new high of $39,745,032.

The port is keeping pace with its gains in cargo tonnage by continu- ing to augment its container-han- dling equipment. Two mobile con- tainer cranes delivered in October 1993 and two additional 50-long-ton gantry cranes which arrived in De- cember, are to supplement the six 40- and 50-long-ton fixed cranes cur- rently in operation at the Lummus

Island facility.

Also, the port completed the first phase of a $100 million channel- deepening project, creating a con-

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INTERTANKO Clears Up

Misunderstandings About

Oil In Combi Carriers

Misunderstandings about versa- tile vessels which can carry either dry or liquid bulk cargoes, called combination carriers (combi carri- ers), have been addressed in a re- cently published brochure by

INTERTANKO, the International

Association of Independent Tanker

Owners.

INTERTANKO contends that the hesitations some oil charterers and terminal operators have regarding this type of vessel are based on wrong assumptions and lack of accurate information. The brochure lists some of these issues and makes rel- evant comments.

The brochure maintains that com- bination carriers have many advan- tages, including: • optimal cargo ton/mile cost • better cargo outturn • more efficient cleaning of cargo spaces • less oil residues • easier tank maintenance • reduced ballast voyages lead to reduced exhaust emissions.

Combination carriers meet the requirements of both OPA' 90 and the latest rules adopted by the In- ternational Maritime Organization (IMO). To receive a copy of

INTERTANKO's brochure, contact

INTERTANKO, P.O. Box 7518

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Hammonds' HUM-Bug

Detector Kits'* For

Fuel Purity

A trend toward preventative maintenance and improved fuel quality has led to a dramatic jump in the sales of HUM-Bug Detector6

Kits, according to its manufacturer,

Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc.,

Houston.

The HUM-Bug Detector Kit is designed to provide early detection of Hydrocarbon Utilizing Microor- ganisms, or HUM-Bugs, that can grow rapidly and reproduce in hy- drocarbon fuels, such as aviation jet fuels, kerosene, No. 1 and No. 2 diesel fuels, home heating oil, and marine diesel fuels. Their presence can clog fuel lines and filters, while their acid waste by-products cor- rode fuel tanks and related fuel sys- tems. The kit will even distinguish between benign bacteria and HUM-

Bugs, viable and dead cells, and detect the contamination in both salt and fresh water tank bottoms.

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