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GL/GR Section Of SNAME Held Spring Meeting In Dearborn
The Spring Meeting of the Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Dearborn, Mich. Total attendance of about 100 members and guests enjoyed the usual comeradery and business,
Damen Offers Disaster Prevention Vessels
At the beginning of 2000, Damen Shipyards was awarded the contract for the design and construction of five Disaster Prevention Vessels for the Rotterdam Port Authorities. With four of these specialized vessels designed for use inshore in the Rotterdam Port area,
Tacoma Boat To Build Four Voith Schneider Equipped Tugs For Foss Launch
Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle, Wash., announced recently the signing of a contract agreement with Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Tacoma, for the construction of four tractor tugs of a new design. The contract provides options for an additional two tugs.
M/V Europa Completes Sea Trials; Luxury Cruise Liner Filled With Many Environmental Safeguards
The new flagship of the German merchant fleet, the luxury liner M / V Europa, recently completed almost three days of sea trials in the North Sea. The 35,000-grt liner is scheduled to undertake her maiden voyage on January 8, 1982. The vessel was built by Bremer Vulkan shipyard,
Onstream Project To Optimize FPSO Design
Noble Denton Europe Ltd. (NDE) was last month set to launch a new joint industry project aiming to improve FPSO design in order to optimize system safety and reliability, which will in turn lower operating costs and capital requirement. The study
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.
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,
E n g e l h a r d O f f e rs C h l o r o p a c G e n e r a t or S e r v i c e C o n t r a c ts
Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, N.J., a world leader in the manufacture of specialty chemical and metallurgical products, is now offering complete service contracts to customers of its Chloropac® in-situ sodium hypochlorite generators for the prevention
Markey Provides the Strong Pull
Seattle-based Markey Machinery, for nearly one century, has proven itself to be one of the top deck machinery companies in the country. Started in 1907 by Charles Markey as the C.H. Markey Machinery Co. — serving the marine and logging industries
ICS Launches Video Conferencing Breakthrough
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) has launched a ground-breaking initiative by using video conferencing to deliver education and training to Europe. Funded in part by the Suffolk Technical and Enterprise Council, the video conference link