Photo: Courtesy of American Commercial Barge Line Co.
INTERNATIONAL WORKBOAT SHOW
14th Annual Show Scheduled for December 3-5, New Orleans, La.
Responding to continued growth, the 14th Annual International Workboat Show is being moved from
the Louisiana Superdome
to the new Orleans Convention Cen-
ter, a building designed specifically
to handle trade shows.
National Fisherman Expositions,
Inc. of Portland, Maine, expects a
strong turn out of more than 12,000
attendees, to examine the vast array
of marine products and services on
display in more than 700 booths for
this year's show, which is scheduled
to run from December 3-5 at the
Louisiana exhibit hall.
"We are continually looking for
ways to improve the quality of the
show, and the marine community
can count on a larger and more di-
verse event this fall" said Stephen
McDonough, sales director for the
show. "As a result, we felt the time
was right to re-locate to the newest
wing of the Convention Center. This
bright, open facility gives all exhibi-
tors high visibility and provides the
buyers clear access to all exhibits.
Also, outside and in-the-water boat
displays may be available."
The show will again offer an edu-
cational seminar program useful to
attendees from all walks of the ma-
rine field. Starting on Friday De-
cember 4 at 10:30 a.m., the seminar
"Workboat Power" is being offered.
In this first session, industry ex-
perts will discuss various propul-
sion options available to operators
of shallow-draft vessels. Among the
planned topics of discussion are tur-
bine engines, Z-drives, air-cooled
diesels and wateijets. Plus, a look
at the advancements in engine elec-
tronics and other ongoing and an-
ticipated developments in diesel
engine technology will be discussed.
Also on Friday, starting at 2:30
p.m., is the seminar entitled "De-
signing for Speed: Future Trends in
Three Markets." Patrol boats,
crewboats and ferries are three
classes of vessels that require speed
to fulfill their mission. A panel of
leading design experts is scheduled
to discuss hull, power and weight
considerations in developing new
vessel designs for the 1990s. In-
cluded in the session will be perfor-
mance reports on new designs and
on recently constructed boats, as
well as discussion of improvements
operators may see in design, power
and construction by the year 2000.
The final session is scheduled for
Saturday, December 5, starting at
10:30 a.m., entitled "GPS and
Workboats." GPS (Global Position-
ing System) units are now being
installed on workboats. GPS can
provide a fixed-position accuracy of
100 meters anywhere in the world.
This accuracy improves to three to
five meters when GPS is used in
conjunction with other differential
techniques, such as Loran. Experts
will explain what GPS and differen-
tial GPS (DGPS) are, and how this
extremely accurate, all-weather po-
sitioning system works. The discus-
sion will also detail the benefits of
GPS to operators of vessels plying
the inland and coastal waters.
For more information on the In-
ternational Workboat Show, contact:
National Fisherman Expositions,
Inc., P.O. Box 7437, Portland, Maine
04112-7437. Tel: (207) 772-3005;
FAX: 207-772-5059.
Schedule Of Events
Saturday, December 4
10:30 a.m. to noon: "Workboat
Power." Experts discuss current
and future propulsion options, in-
cluding a review of specific equip-
ment and engine electronics.
2:30 to 4 p.m.: "Designing for
Speed: Future Trends in Three Mar-
kets." Experts discuss the hull,
power and weight considerations in
developing new patrol boats,
crewboats and ferries. Includes per-
formance report on new designs and
a look forward at projections for con-
struction by the year 2000
Saturday, December 5
10:30 a.m. to noon: "GPS and
Workboats." A look at how Global
Positioning System (GPS) units are
being installed on workboats. Dis-
cussion will explain what GPS and
differential GPS (DGPS) are, and it
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