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Shipboard Life in Style
new concept in luxury living and travel has been brought to realization with the completion of the much-vaunted ResidenSea ship. The World, which made its service debut at European ports during April. The unique vessel, home to a resort community continuously circumnavigating the globe,
SNAME Philadelphia Section Hears Paper On New Flexible Shipbuilding And Ship Repair Facility
The Philadelphia, Pa., Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its October meeting at the Airport Holiday Inn in Essington. Seventy members and guests attended the technical session to hear a paper entitled "New Flexible Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facility,
Floating Drydock Delivered By St. Augustine Trawlers
Another innovative first for St. Augustine Trawlers, Inc., St. Augustine, Fla., the Capt. Tony, a 100-foot by 40-foot floating drydock, was completed recently for Duzich Trawlers of Newport News, Va. Duzich Trawlers operates 34 St. Augustine trawler vessels in steel and wood.
Vikubo Offers Free Brochure On Foam-Filled Floating Fenders
Vikubo B.V., Nijverheidsweg, Holland, is offering a free four-page brochure on their foam-filled floating fenders, Vikubo Shipcushions®. Vikubo ship cushions are built from a combination of polyethylene foam of 49 kg/m3 (3.06 lbs/ft3) core, covered with a polyurethane elastomer coating.
Lloyd's Register Studies Deep Oil Technology's Tension Leg Platform
As offshore oil operators move into deeper waters, the cost of constructing and installing conventional steel jacket or concrete gravity platforms rises steeply. The Tension Leg Platform System (T.L.P.) design by Deep Oil Technology Inc. of Long Beach, Calif.
Japan's NKK Designs Wave Energy Power Generation System
The technical staff of NKK's Tsu Research Laboratories has worked out the basic design of a dolphin type, wave energy absorption/ power generation system permitting 100 percent absorption and effective use of ocean wave energy. Masato Hiraki,
Newport News Shipbuilding: A City Within A Shipyard
For more than 100 years Newport News Shipbuilding has held the distinction as one of the largest shipyards in the Western Hemisphere. The 550-acre facility, which is situated on a two-mile stretch along the James River in Newport News, Va., is best described as "a city within a shipyard.