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Paper On Real Time Monitoring Presented At Pacific Northwest SNAME
At the spring meeting in Vic- toria, British Columbia, Canada, the Pacific Northwest Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers heard two papers. "Experience with Real Time Motion Monitoring on the Barge Foss 245," presented by Robert E.
Sixth Supply Boat Delivered To Marsea Marine By Halter
Halter Marine, Inc. recently completed contracts for a series of vessels with the Marsea Marine Companies, New Orleans, with the delivery of the supply boat Marsea Six (shown above). The companies have also signed contracts for 14 additional similar vessels.
Unique Supply Lighter Launched By MARCO Seattle
Remote areas of Alaska gained a new supply link recently when the 80-foot lighter Kaktovik was launched by MARCO Seattle. The all-aluminum craft is the second of her type built by MARCO for C r o w l e y M a r i t i m e Corporation from a design by L.
Mitsubishi Delivers World's First Internally Insulated LPG Carrier
After years of research on internal insulation systems for LPG carriers under license from Shell Research, Ltd., and fully utilizing the company's experience in the construction of independent tank-type LPG carriers, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Kuhlautomat Berlin GmbH, The Experts For Marine Refrigerating Plants
For over 40 years Kuhlautomat Berlin GmbH has been a leading European supplier of refrigerating plants for the shipbuilding industry. The scope of delivery covers: marine cold-storage plants for airconditioned rooms and low-temperature rooms;
Enzian Ships Get Complete Cargo Solution
Four 12.500 dwt/766 TEU multipurpose/ container ships commissioned from Kyokuyo Shipyard in Japan by Switzerland-based Enzian Shipping are scheduled for delivery in 2005. MacGregor was tapped to supply complete hatch cover sets for both weather and tweendecks,
FMC Launches Big Deck Barge For Puget Sound Freight Lines
The Marine and Rail Equipment D i v i s i o n of FMC Corporation, Portland, Ore., launched the barge Cape Flattery at their side launch ways on the Willamette river recently. The 253-foot covered deck barge, built for P u g e t Sound Freight Lines of Seattle, has a 4,400-ton cargo capacity.
Sperry MCS2B SatCom INMARSAT Type Approved
—Literature Available Sperry Corporation, Charlottesville, Va., recently received full type approval of its INMARSAT MCS2B satellite communicator by INMARSAT. "The MCS2B represents a major new direction in shipboard communications, as it features
Moss Rosenberg Delivers First Of Three Chemical/Gas Carriers For Norwegian Owners
The Igloo Finn, an 11,200-dwt gas and chemical carrier was delivered recently by Moss Rosenberg Verft, a.s. to Partrederiet NEMO, Oslo, Norway. It is the first in a series of three and will be operated by A / S Havtor Management, Oslo. The Igloo
JAMSTEC Deepsea Exploring Ship Contract Announced
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) will build a deep sea exploring ship for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) and has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) for the basic design of the deep sea