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The 11 th International Conference & Exhibition For The Roll-on/Roll-off Marine Transportation Industry, SVENSKA MASSAN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN 20-22 May 1992 From May 20 to 22, the Svenska Massan Conference Center and Sara Gothia Hotel in Gothenburg,
IZAR Manises Tests, Delivers Mitsubishi Engine
Manises Propulsion and Energy. IZAR's two stroke diesel engines factory has tested and delivered a Mitsubishi engine of 8,670 kW at 127 rpm, that will be assembled in the 25,000 tons chemical ship, that is being built in the Turkish shipyard Celik
Reno Spiteri Opens O f f i c e In M a l t a
Reno Spiteri has announced the opening of his own technical consulting, marine surveying and project management firm. The firm, which operates under the title of Marine Surveys & Services Bureau, offers its services to shipowners, ship operators,
Hawaii Firm Announces Plans To Construct A Stable Semi-Submerged Fishing Vessel (SSFV)
SEACO, I n c o r p o r a t e d , 146 Hekili Street, P.O. Box 1171, Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has announced plans to design and construct an advanced type of fishing craft for use in the rough waters around the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. The 300-ton
W.B. Buhrmann Elected President Of Newly Formed U.S. Steel Companies
Thomas Marshall, group vice president-resource development of U.S. Steel, has announced the formation of subsidiary companies to pursue commercial shipping and vessel management business on the Great Lakes. In making the announcement, Mr. Marshall said:
Navy Lets $8.3-Million Contract To Tracor
Tracor Inc., Austin, Texas, has received a contract to provide production, fabrication, and testing services to the Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, Md. This contract includes two option years with a total ceiling price of $8,340,000. Dr.
Continuous Flooding Simulation
Due to a number of severe accidents involving RoRo ferries in recent years, there is an increased interest in modeling continuous flooding within marine vessels. For many years, safety regulations have been prescriptive rather than being based upon individual vessels.
Harris Awarded $12-Million WATERCOM Telephone Contract
The Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Fla., has been awarded a contract from Waterway Communications System, Inc. (WATERCOM) of Jeffersonville, Ind., for the design, manufacture, construction and maintenance of a new marine telephone system covering more than 4,000 miles of inland waterways.
U.S. Lines Names Pert Manager-Operations For Eastern Division
Leonard H. Pert has been named manager-operations for the United States Lines Eastern Division, it was announced by William J. Kee- 1y, Eastern Division vice president of the company. In his new post, Mr. Pert will direct operations at all the company's Eastern Seaboard installations,
Diamond Shamrock To Charter Chemical Tanker Building At Avondale
Ogden Marine, Inc., an Ogden Corporation subsidiary, has announced that one of the two new tankers to be built at Ogden's Avondale Shipyards, Inc. has been chartered on a long-term basis to Diamond Shamrock Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, to transport chemical cargoes between U.