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Maritime Reporter March 1997

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Famraft Marled Review

Of all the ways you

Inspector Training and Certification

Call Today for a

Informing tho World on Corrosion Control

Business Publications

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Bennett Hotel Service

Representatives

Waddinxveea, Netherlands

China/Hong Kong/Taiwan

Ediconsult Internazionale

Germany & Switzerland

Power & Resistance

Systems Corporation

Ediconsult Internazionale

Portugal/Gibralta

The Euro-Asia Link

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

The Avondale Alliance

Editorial & Executive Offices

Vice President/Editorial Director

MarineLink Webmaster

Associate Editor

Editorial Intern

International Editor

Technical Editor

Editorial Consultant

International Maritime Associates

Marketing Manager

Marketing Assistant

Production Manager

Danielle DiSessa

Grculation Manager

Regional Sales Manager

Lucia Annunziata

Regional Sales Manager

Christopher Goldsholl

Regional Sales Manager

Classified Sales Representative

Advertising Sales Information

That's why the National Marine

Furuno its Award of Excellence

Consequences Of Buying In

MARINE FINANCE JAPAN: By The Numbers

Vessel & Equipment Contract News

Kvaerner Rosenberg in

Stavanger and Umoe

Sterkoder in Kristiansund

Kvaerner Rosenberg and

The Royal Norwegian Navy

Lockheed Martin To

Supply Spanish Navy

Recent Ship Sales

Date Vessel Vessel DWT Year Sale Price

Government Electronic

Spain's Bazan Shipbuilders

Martin Government

Analysis Report

Acquisitions are

Duff & Phelps Credit

Credit Analysis

Merchant Ship Production

Oceangoing Vessel Production in

Domestic & Export New Orders In

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

BT Global Mobile Communications

EC Considers Sanctions For

Substandard Ships

Roberto Salvarani, of the

Directorate for Marine Transport

Economic Advisory Committee of

Raytheon Wins Navy

Warfare Systems Command

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Dewpoint, or Temperature

for Ballast Tanks

Or Your Local Representative

Wasser Saves Time and Money and

INTELSAT, Defense Satellite

Fincantieri To Use

HydroComp Software

Maintenance Division in the Naval

SAIC/AmSEC, ADI Technology

Maintenance Improvement

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

AMS Granted Contract

American Management Systems

Maintenance Improvement

AMS's work with the Surface

Ship Maintenance Improvement

Litton Division To Supply

Defense Systems For

The Laser Systems Division of

for the Norwegian Hellfire Shore

EC Orders Dutch Yard To

Repay Loan Excesses

The European Commission has

IRC Awarded Contract From

Thai Government

Pollution Control Department

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Day Cruise Operator

Negotiates Property

Development Agreement

Sun, Europa Star, Europa Sky and

Exercises Contract Option

Stolt-Nielsen To Acquire

Tank Container Business

Stolt Tank Containers will

The Parabolic Antenna Gauge

The Fast Opening Parabolic

Antenna Gauge is used on

The Cone Antenna Gauge is

The LPG/LNG Gauge is used

SIMPLEX COMPACT by Blohm+Voss

New York City Area

Buffalo New York Office

Complete Life Saving

Equipment and Services

Training for Mariners

Total Safety Center

MGI International Marine Safety

Evacuation Slide System

Stowage Container

Rescue Boat Davit Overhead Gravity Trackway Davit

Fast Rescue Boats

Seattle, Washington

Ottawa, Ontario

Containers Managing Director

Trico Completes Vessel

Royal Caribbean Releases

Shipyards Division

Repair Services

Shafting, Propellers and Rudders

Rubber Lining and Fiberglassing

Offshore Vessels

Structural Replacement/Repairs

Machinery Overhaul and Repairs

Pollution Control Devices

Inert Gas Installations

Ship Conversions and Jumboizing

Thruster Installations

Electronics Upgrading

Quarters Modification

Fully-Staffed Engineering Department

Correct Crankshaft Alignment

Prolongs your Engine's Life

Main Bearing Pockets

All Makes & All Sizes

Swedish Company Get Series Order From China

Sentosa LES Access Codes

Dockstavarvet in Docksta and

Norway's new Hellfire Shore

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Ship Repair Guide

Ships in the Gulf of Mexico

The Intelligent Choice

Riding In The Offshore Boom

Next-Generation Innovation

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Copper Development Association at

Small Cruise Ship Gets

Alaska Sightseeing/Cruise West

Clipper Cruise Lines, Spirit of

Design Group of Seattle, and by

When You Need Professional

Navigation Equipment

Spirit of Endeavour

to Temptress Cruises of Costa Rica

Francisco to the Sacramento River

Bazan Carenas Tapped For

Recently, Bazan's Center of

Repair Guide Jmm

Transform Ugly Duckling

New Marine Travelift

Product Offers Flexibility

Hoverspeed Great Britain

f Patricia Olivia

Holyman Express

i Condor Express

Ocean Springs, Mississippi

The Netherlands

Samsung Heavy Industries by Nordic American

In Germany, Lindenau Werft's

Italy's Emiliana Marittima for a

Ritchie Magnetic

It's Like Keeping

Your Ship Under Glass

Marine Division

Ashland Chemical

Ashland Chemical Company

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New

Shipyard for Abu Dhabi National

API MarineSafety

New York, NY Newport, Rl

Rotterdam, The Netherlancfs

Griddles, Ranges, Ovens

Replace Your Fluid-Filled

is easy to read

Converted Tanker Serving

Maui B Offshore Field

Lindenau Launches

Advanced Double Hull

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Exporting Ships From

Alabama Shipyard Wins Containership Contract

COSCO Line (America) and Alabama

Alabama Containership Particulars

Register Panama

Classification AB

Consilium AB Acquires

by Consilium AB of Sweden is

Daewoo Captures Key

Tanker Contracts

Daewoo's Shipbuilding Division

MAR Data Exchange System on

Advantages Of Electronic Portable Tank Gauging

The International Maritime Organization

Institute and the Institute of Petroleum

The Safe Operation of Tankers in Coastal

Service & Repair

Baltimore, Maryland

Hitachi Zosen Completes

Performance that will blow you away

New Insert Provides

Continuous Level Indication

Gearbox Allows For Added

Valmet Power Transmission was

Infrared Gas Analyzers For

Oil Tanker Pumprooms

American Society of Naval

the Department of Defense's

Northrop Grumman

Pump Pressure Regulators, Steam Water Heaters, Duplex

Control Valves Steam-Water Heaters

Reducing Valves

Whistles: Automatic

Whistle Controls

Duplex Strainer

the Canadian Department of National

Fitting Solutions

Copper Nickel Socket and Butt Weld

Titanium Alloy Pipe and Fittings

Metric Sizes Available

Westinghouse Electric

Electronic Sensors and Systems

Compact Power for

Marine Applications

Financial Results

Folk Drives For

Efficient Maneuvering

Australian Mooring

Specialist Wins Contracts

Producing Thrust

Authorized Dealer

Maintaining Control

Marine Drive Includes Propeller

Control System Options

Reversals: Enhanced

Maneuverability

Western Branch Metals

America's Number One Source for Quality

Quality On Time

Quality In Budget

Vancouver Shipyards

North Vancouver

M/V Bill McNeal Main Particulars

Generators Cummin

Propellers Kruger

Bearings Thordon

Radios Standard

Loud Hailer Standar

Searchlights Carlisle & Finch

Airhorn Kahlenburg

Telephone/Fax Watercom

Winches Patterson

Bumpers M&M Bumpers

PGS Acquires Vessels

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA has

American Explorer, R/V Ocean

North American Shipbuilding in

Turret Bearing System

Floating Production Storage and

Maritime Satellite

Hollywood Marine and

out how BOATRACS can help

Marine Te Build New Design

Ship Docking Module Specifications

Datamarine Introduces New

the best way to see

Schlumberger Records

Earnings, Remains Bullish

Coastal's Gulf Business

Caterpillar's Engine Division

Jack-Up To Be Transferred

Rauma Offshore from the Arabian

Bazan Carenas Reorganizes

Offshore Division

its Offshore Division to cope with

Coflexip Stena Offshore

Appoints CSO Leader

Co-Manage Project

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Marine Propulsion Profits

From Offshore Upsurge

Marine Propulsion and Schottel

Brunton, Heimdal and Vosper

Marine Propulsion

Classed by DNV, the FSU is

Kvaerner Masa-Yards

Jack-Up Barges Decked By

FSU Floated Out In Finland

Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard

for Norsk Hydro Production was

Proven Gas Generation Systems

Lockport Repair

Maritime Protection

il J and Equipment

Ship's Replacement

Vertical or Horizontal Hand, Electric, Diesel, Hydraulic

Sizes Available, New & Used

For Rent or Sale

Drilling Contract

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and

Deepwater Project In Gulf Of Mexico

Mobile Docking Aid System for

The Destin Pipeline will come

Bilge Water Systems

Light Weight Non Ferrous

Fully Automatic Low Cost

Oil/Water Separators

Fully Automatic

Ozone Air & Water Systems

Water Purification

Call For Free Catalog

A Member of the RGF Environmental Group

The Netherlands

RCCL Vessel Refit At

Bethlehem Shipyard

Delta T Insulated

Seal, Insulate, and Protect with

Motala Verkstad of Sweden has

WEKA MARINE BV, The Netherlands

APS Assists In Product Tanker

Put To The Test

TNO Institute of Industrial

Ameron And Valspar Sign

Acquisition Agreement

PPI Offers No-Sweat Epoxy

Coatings System

Wasser Opens Distribution

Center In Midwest

Wasser High-Tech Coatings has

Armored or Unarmored

CCI Designs Anti-Vort

Ferro Makes Additions To

Powder Coatings Divisions

Nancy Arrowood has been

Rust Preventives From

Chemical's Drew Marine Division

Pentek Demonstrates

Wall-Walking Robot

WallWalker for the Department of

Energy's Energy Technology

High Productivity

NPI Acquires Coatings

Division Of Rule Industries

TMT Targets Rust Removal

Jotun Valspar Marine

Jotun Valspar Marine Coatings

Reduced Abrasive Consumption

Reduces Hazardous Waste

Low Water Output

Minimized Containment

Cavi-Tech Hydroblasts

Stainless Boat Shaftinq

NACE International

Marine Coatings Inspection

Thortex America West

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Foul ZDF Commercial Grade

Earl Industries

Navy and International Paint

K AM E WFAGI-oup

Combustion Managers

A Combustion Company

For All Marine Fixed Ballast Operations

Non-Slip Safety Flooring

Unusual Sailing

Companions: Felix

SlipNot Safety Flooring Division

Flooring is used by

Harbour Intermodal Seeks Capital For

Fast Harbor Transport Service

New Vessel Design

Finnyards Develops New Series Of High

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

and Coast Guard Specifications

Urethane Products Corporation

by Australia's Incat for Condor

We make rope as if

Foam Filled Marine Fenders

MBS Project Management was

Geven Supplies Seals For

Composite Shafting

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International Cargo Handling

ABB Stal Helps Power Fastest

Buenos-Aires, Argentina, to

Finnyards Secures Icebreaker

The Finnish National Board of

Scandinavian Bunker

Companies Merge

Seabunker A/S and Scandinavian

Simplex-Turmar Names

Regional Manager

Kvaerner Masa-Azipod

Kvaerner Masa-Azipod has

Resources Management System

Int'l Defense Companies Initiate Joint

CIT Group Names

Marketing Executive

The CIT Group/Capital

OSTS Establishes Snubber

Ocean State Technical Services

Materials and Welding Technology

DeJong & Lebet Completes

Integrated Ship Production

Ship Structural Modeler & Nesting

NC Code Generation

Engine Valves and Piston Rings

For Industrial Engines and Gas Plants

Safety Seal Piston Ring

Wesco Valve & Manufacturing

Piston Ring Company

Wesco Valve and

Manufacturing Company

Raytheon Names Top

Executive For North

America Segment

Apelco, Autohelm and Anschiitz

Specialty Products

Group, for Trinity

Industries, and will

Shreveport and the

Hamilton Kettles

Beaird Industries, has been

Yim Joins Private Sector

Administration, has

Navionics Hires New Rep

Chuck Worst has

OEM/Dealer Support

and National Marine Electronics

Howden Names New

Board Member Resigns

Authorized Dealerships

De-Bug Worldwide Limited, New Zealand

Licensed LIS Distributor

Terminals and Transportation for less

AMSC Announces Executive Staff

for American Mobile Satellite Corporation

Chief Financial Officer Patrick Fitzpatrick

Crowley Announces Leadership

LR Awards ISM Certification To

Brazilian Interest

International Safety Management (ISM) Code

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

H Clarkson Appoints New

Andersson of the Tanker

Division, and Mark Mitchell and

Paul Smeaton of the Dry Cargo

Gibbs & Cox Opens

Tidewater Office

Newport News Shipbuilding

South Carolina Yard Names

New Sales Director

Hamworthy Marine Hires

Rudder Systems Manager

Hamworthy Marine Technology

Liquid Level, Flow & Pressure Sensors

Your Complete Source for Liquid Sensors

Digital Panel Meters

One Cowles Road

Technical Support

Registered and Certified

International Absorbents

Salvage Association

Announces Changes

David Burbridge and Gordon

NNS Releases Financial

Earnings Report

Newport News Shipbuilding

Engineering and Design Support

To Shipbuilders Around the World

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

A Year Of NRDAs

Working Within NOAA's Framework

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Bulkhead Penetrations

and Conversion Design, Detail Design, International

Construction Program Support, Marine Consulting, Pollution

Prevention Programs

Cooperative Assessments

Regional Risk Assessment Team Makes

Safety Recommendations

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

America's Leading Gear Manufacturer

The American Waterways

Operators and the Rhode Island

Department of Environmental

the First Coast Guard District's

STCW Amendments Enter

Convention on Standards of

Training, Certification and

Watchkeeping (STCW) for

Maritime Organization), the

the United States

Corporate Offices

Tunnel Thrusters

Oth International Inland Shipping Exhibition

Reduce Oil Spills From Existing Tank

IACS Council Announces New

Bulk Carrier Standards

In late December, the International

Association of Classification Societies

European Commission

Directorate for Marine Safety

Directive on Recognized

Organizations and also on Port

Intertanko Suit

the Foreign Affairs Clause of the

Constitution, and are not

United States District Judge

Lowest Cost Marker Tags for

the Maritime Industry

Thermal Transfer Printing Systems

Leading Supplier

Maritime Industry

Marking, and Ducting

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how Hong Kong will fare once the

Peng or head of Parliament, Qiao

Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, the

The Most Reliable Tank Cleaning Machines

Most Preferred by

Industries with Tough

Cleaning Applications

Swire Group and Hutchinson

to Yiu Luan's Shekou Shipyard in

the Shenzhen Special Economic

Gwangzhou, and Nantong Ocean

Gwangzhou Wenchong is also a

Singapore has come at a time when

Oil Spill Conference

Improving Environmental

Responsibilities

Fort Lauderdale Convention Center

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

University of Maryland Coastal Research

UNIFLEX RMVA Remote Mechanical

Valve Actuators

Deck Boxes & Remote

Output Gear Box

Valve Couplings

Sembawang and Jurong Shipyard

PT Sembawang Karimun, in

Meanwhile, Karimun Shipyard is

Sembawang Bethlehem, has been

in Vietnam, Philippines, the

Singapore Technologies

Shipbuilding & Engineering

Owned by Monaco's Single Buoy

In Singapore, It Isnt

Its flow big Tou Think

Vietnam For Asian Exhibition

Germany's Hamburg Messe und Congress

Maritime Vietnam In Conjunction With Viet

Marine Evacuation

Germany's Bremer Vulkan (BV) has

Hyundau Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to open

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Singapore's Pan-United Shipyard has been

Sembawang Completes Major

FPSO Conversion

Conversion & Repairs

Pipe Fitting & HVAC Shops

let Us Bid On Your Next Project

Davit Maintenance

Sperry Signs Distribution

Agreement For Infrared Imaging

Coastal Oceanographies Upgrades

Bogsnes Appointed Head Of Ulstein

Anne Kverneland Bogsnes has been

For Ex-USN Ships in Foreign Navies

I For Sales, Service and Support Call

DDC, Mobil Introduce Lube Oil

Repair Activity At Hellenic

Shipyards Intensifies

Schichau Seebeckwerft Launches RoRo

Royal Schelde Wins Newbuild Order

Royal Schelde Signs Contract For Two

Engineers (USACE) Marine Design Center has

This is due to the fact that the

Board of Navigation to use the

JAK-Sea Water Intake and Cooling

The SW Flow Controls will be

Waterjets Are Our Business

The Wafreriet Specialists

NASSCO Progresses On Sealift

Conversion Program

and Shipbuilding

Strategic Sealift

Unithai Shipyard: Joint Venture

Provides Multi-Services

Group, Namura Shipbuilding and Ming Wah

Drew Marine Offers New-Generation

Portable Inverter Arc Welder

Chemical's Drew

Marine Division

Door Specialist Targets RoRo Market

Nylon Sheaves Designed To Help Save

Maintenance Costs

New Portable Lathe Designed To

Repair Small Shafts

NDT Ultrasonic Equipment Detects

Failure Before It Occurs

Bainbridge Protects Ships During

Bainbridge International

of General Dynamics, and Newport

Marine Electronics Merger

Creates New Player

Simrad and Kongsberg

Ashland Debuts New

Combustion Analyzer

Ashland Chemical's Drew

the Diesel Performance Analyzer

Falk Gears Propulsion Update

Sea Yltfer Intake, Cooling

System Designed for Overall

Quick-Acting Door

BEARING—Rubber, Metallic, Non-Metallic

CLAMPING—Pipe, Tubes, Hose

CONTROL SYSTEM-Monitoring

CONTROL SYSTEM-Steering

DRY DOCKS-Design

Lamps,Fixtures, Searchlights

Delft, Netherlands

PU M P—Repair—Drives

ROPE—Manila—Nylon—Hawsers—Fibers

SANITATION DEVICE-Pollution Control

SHIPBUILDING—Repairs, Maintenance, Drydocking

Railko Ltd, Loudwater, High Wycombe, Bucks Hamshire

Railko Ltd, Loudwater, High Wycombe, Bucks Hamshire

Experienced Support to Assist Your Business

Marine Equipment

Heavy Equipment

Masters, Engineers and Crews

Blueprints CAD Files

Ship Design Experienced Supervisors

Railway and Floating Dry Docks

Dry Dock Hardware and Equipment

General Hydrostatics o

Stability Software Products

The Glosten Associates, Incorporated

Technical Recruitment Services to

Kanata, Ontario, Canada i

Trials and Instrumentation

Structural Assessment

Shafting/Vibration Analysis

Performance Prediction

Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

High-Speed, Deep-V Commercial Craft

Contract Consulting

Vesconite Stern Tube

and Rudder Bushes

VESCOl South Africa

Marine System Engineers

Naval Architects

Marine, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers

Machinery Vibration Analysis

Condition Monitoring Services & Products

& Sifourat Vibration Analysis

Mechanical Engineering

Shaft Alignment

Concept & Contract Design

Construction Drawings

Transportation Analysis

Owner Representation

Computer Applications

Fifteenth World Dredging Congress

Fabulous Mirage Hotel & Casino

For Quality Workmanship

Intracoastal Waterway

Physical Address Mailing Address

Custom Fuel Cell Bladder

Impact Resistant

Thermostatic and Pressure

Scanmix Corporation

CCAMAR International Corp

Blowers & Compressors

Speed & Direction

Economical & Reliable

Megayachts, and Interdiction Vessels

Attention: Writ O'Brien, Protect Manager

Deck Structures and Control Cabs

Shopping For All

Specializing In Barges

Ask for Bill Gobel or Jack Breshears

NAS Confidential Reply

Equal Opportunity Employer

Director of Human Resources

Excellent Pay & Benefits Package

General Manager

Turbocharger Service Center

ABB Turbocharger Company

Human Resources

Marine Engineers

Engineers with USCG License for

American Management Systems, Inc

Human Resources Department

Attn: Leslie Labrousse

District Sales Managers for the Northwest, Gulf and

Attn: Ken McFalls

Vice President Sales

M/V Bill McNeal

Olof Wadehn Enterprises

Huntington, Long Island

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