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Maritime Reporter February 1998

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Contents

Temporary Protection Systems by Bainbridge

Gulf Coast Column

People & Company News

Vessel Focus: Bulk Carriers

The Automated Bridge

Business Publications

Editorial & Executive Offices

MEETING YOUR COMMpi

Advertising Sales Information

Production Editor

Technical Editor

International Editor

Editorial Consultant

International Maritime Associates

Manager of Information Systems

Marketing Assistant

Production Manager

Christopher Eaton

Grculation Manager

Vice President/Editorial Director

Director of Sales

Lucia Annunziata

Regional Sales Manager

Regional Sales Manager

Regional Sales Manager

Angela Criscola

Classified Sales Representative

Le Plessis Robinson, France

Hvidovre, Denmark

Alesund, Norway

Vastra Frolunda, Sweden

Helsinki, Finland

Engine Lubricants

Castrol TLX is a new

Representatives

Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazi

Central America

Port Said, Egypt

Germany/Switzerland

Dreieich, Germany

Hong Kong/Taiwan

Kowidon East, Hong Kong

Ediconsult Internazionale

Portugal/Gibraltar

Finn's Enterprises, Media Marketing Division

Blinkpan, Republic of South Africa

Caribbean Basin

Multilink International

Hayward's Heath,West Sussex

Advanced MarineTechnology

Integrated Navigation System

Advanced Marine Technology

Engine Rooms: The Dollars And Sense

Reinvestment in Denmark's

ARCO Marine's Millennium

Endorsed by the Washington

Preventative Maintenance

Advanced Function In Form

ed by Petroleum Geo-Services

the Aker McNulty yard on the

& Baatbyggeri at Tomrejord, in

The PGS Group says Ramform

P&O To Sell Stake In

Argentinean Operator

Peninsular & Oriental Steam

Puerto Nuevo in a Buenos Aires

Aker RGI Wins Farstad Deal

Langsten Slip & Baatbyggeri, a

Power Technology Center

Kvaerner Masa-Yards

PGS Wins China Seismic

Wins Contract From

Norwegian Interests

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Simon Mokster Rederi A/S has

Fijenoord, Schiedam, and Verolme

Aker Maritime Wins

Transocean Wins Unocal

GEC-Marconi Signs Brunei

Britain's Defense Secretary

George Robertson said in a

Croatian Shipyard Wins

Norway's Farstad Shipping ASA to

Pacific Marine & Industrial

Seal-Pro Technology Group

Algoma Buys Tankers From

Authorized Dealer

Frontline Orders Tankers

Shipyard in South Korea for two

Norwegian Ship Deal

Deal With Algeria

German State Sells Yard To

Norwegian firm Ullveit Moe has

Uniglory Marine Corporation

Industrial Corporation's

According to Evergreen, the

Northrop Grumman Wins

Initially, Northrop Grumann

Remote Alarm Indication

Alarm Monitoring Panel, Tank Level

Indication Panel, Zener Barrier Panel

I Potable Water

IFire Fighting Foam

I Gray Water Tanks

I Overfill Alarm

I Waste Oil & Oily

I Expansion Tanks

Level Switches SureSite Indicators

Cargo Oil/Product Containment Tanks

Transmitters and Receivers ABSn

Double Bottom Tanks

Transmitters and Receivers

Forepeak Ballast Tanks

Transmitters and Receivers

Transmitters, Receivers

Cargo Tanks Bilges and Voids -j

Transmitters, Receivers, Level Switches

Self-Checking Level Switches

Transmitters and

For Application

One Cowles Road

Atlantic Marine In Final

Conversion Project

EESaiGj LEGRiNi f

O Commercial and Military Deck Machineries

Free Fall Launch System

Product Support

Fisher Says Ship Upgrades

Will Lift Capacity

Lockheed Martin Signs

Egyptian Government

Lockheed Martin Corp has

Information Management System

Ensco International Inc has

STN Atlas Elektronik

Disincorporates Marine

Electronics Division

TDI-Halter Tapped To Build

Three Sedco Forex Barges

for June, August and September of

Afai Shipyard Starts

Titan Helps Prevent Mess

Emergency Towing System

Enhances Safety

The Move Is To Marine Travelift

Marine Travelift

New Lightweight

HydroComp Offers New

And Improved Propulsion

Kamewa, Kieran International

Ro-Clean Offers New

Submersible Screw Pump

Breaking New Greund

In December, Freide Goldman

Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice

for Friede Goldman International's

Edison Chouest Icebreaker

Drydocks At Ingalls

Elf To Award Aker

Halter To Acquire Calcasieu Shipyard

The Marine Sewage

System of Choice

Around the World

Installation of an

Exceltec International Corporation

Technology in Console

Marine Drilling Signs

Three-Year Contract

Rowan Signs Charter

Agreement With Sea Mar

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver

Each Chain is Handmade

All Anchor Chains Available

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver

For a Free Catalogue or

to Place an Order, Please Call

Venezuelan Frigates

Come To Ingalls

Modernization Project

Venezuelan Armada have been

Combat Information Centers

Composite Resin Infusion

BBN Sonar Completes

BBN Technologies has

of four of its Distant Thunder

Defense Advanced Research

And We Will Replace Your

Distribution Includes: Aqw

System Technologies

Hits the Waters

Ingalls Celebrates Keel

Comptek Nabs Four-Year

Warfare Systems Center in San

Command and Control Processor

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Innovative Technology for

the Workboat Industry

Helsinki yard for Carnival

First Azipod-Propelled

Liner Completes

Before You Know

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

MARINE GEAR Jjr

And Marketing Manager

Robert Saul has been

Industrial (M&I) Engines to

Robert Saul Martin Information Systems

BP's David Witmer Passes Away

Crowley Names Oil Barge

Transportation for Crowley Marine

of Customer Service for Southern

When Space, Weight

Brighton Stakis Metropole Hotel, England

and Security at Sea Seminar

Nature of Business

Postal/Zip Code

CSI Announces Three

Interchangeable Lithium (fa

FCS Establishes Service

Precision Diesel Engine Analyzer

Ulstein and Hyundai

Ulstein Berger (UB) AS and

Offshore Equipment Market

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Mathers Controls Names

Tilschner Head of

Oceaneering Buys

ASTM Committee Elects New

Slate Of Officers

The American Society of Tests

Hardison, George Ponton and

Ashland Chemical Company's

Certificate from DNV for use of

Pump Pressure Regulators, Steam Water Heaters, Duplex

Valves, Air & Electric Whistles, and Electric and

Control Valves Steam-Water Heaters

Reducing Valves

Whistles: Automatic

Whistle Controls

Duplex Strainer

DBC Marine Safety Systems

For All Marine Fixed Ballast Operations

Butterworth Names Turkish

Chris Stanford has been

Ulven Buys Gardiner Assets

NNS Appoints New Director

Kings Point Selects

Alumni President

Merchant Marine

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

ABS Sponsors Scholarship

The American Bureau of

Shipping's (ABS) Program

Kerr Norton Selects VPs

OMI Elects New President

FST Names Bertolino

Robert Bertolino has been

Fay, Spafford and Thorndike

Bollinger Morgan City Bollinger Marine Fabricators

It's the Bollinger

Delmar Systems Signs

Five-Year Deal With Shell

Type of Business

Pedersen Joins FVO Staff

Lehman Appointed

Maintenance and Repair

Kimble Lehman has been

Senior Transportation

Engineer Joins CH2M Hill

for the Washington State

Consulting Group Formed

The Annapolis Management

Group and Polaris Associates have

Sanborn Yearwood & Associates

Germanischer Lloyd Opens

Office in New Orleans

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has

East Coast Overseas

Appoints Campos President

Carlos Campos has been

Flender Shipyard and will be

Nedlloyd from Reederei Claus

Admiralty Charts and

MerCruiser, Kiekhaefer, Yamaha

Consortium on Cavitation

Performance of High Speed

Resilience In The Face Of Adversity

For Any Job, Anywhere

Address Country

New Japanese Engine Designs

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to add a

Venue:Pacifico, Yokohama, Japan

Big Investment In Technology

Heavy Industries (MHI), Mitsui

Engineering & Shipbuilding

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy

Industries (IHI), Kawasaki Heavy

Industries (KHI), Hitachi and

Foundation and the Nippon

Defying Boom and Bist Predictions

Another Decade of Market Growth

Emhantment of the Seas

Grandeur of the Seas to Royal

Enchantment of the Sea has a

Designer Kvaerner Masa-Yards

Rudders Willi Boker

Stabilizers Brown and Brothers

Boilers Aolborg Sunrod

Custom Build Ship Production Systems

Kvaerner's Cunard Cruise Line

New Berths, New Addresses

Tunnel Thrusters

Sony Introduces VideoStore

For Galaxy and Mercury

ABB Delivers Motors To

Germany's Largest-Built

to Celebrity Cruises in Miami for

Celebrity by the Meyer Shipyard

Holland America Buys Three

Furuno Sonar Units

Westerdam, Noordam and Nieuw

Portable Ventilators Portable Dehumidifiers

Commercial Dehumidifers

Durable Polyethylene Shell

Corrosion Resistant

Portable Lightweight Design

Cleanable Air Filter

Rotary Compressor

Life Industries Corporation

Refurbishment Contracts

Thordon Offers Three

Bearing Systems

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Shipyard: Fincantieri

Princess Margriet Francisca of the

Western Branch Metals

America's Number One Source for Quality

MOHAMET Boat Shafting

Registered and Certified

Rotterdam Main Particulars

Classification Lloyd's Register

Shipyard Mtytr Warft

Mercury will sail out of Fort

Mercury Main Particulars

Couplings Vulkon-Rato

Horizon, and Zenith, Mercury adds

Your Shipyard for the New Millennium

Hencr.it Molars Corporation

Corporate Relations for Princess

Princess and you take a look at

Carnival Destiny, you see that

Crupo Astilleros Espaftoles

Trieste, not the Marghera yard

Sasso, Celebrity

Princess had bid for Celebrity

Bates also said that Cunard will

ing last March, but Carnival

Tunnel Thrusters

Azimuth Thrusters

Control Systems

Muscular Dystrophy Association

New Family, New Growth

Enthantment of the Seas

Enchantment of the Seas with the

Great Britain, Enchantment of the

Caribbean, out of its home port of

Worldwide Service

Norwegian Maritime

Offshore Equipment

Dixie Carriers, National

Marine, Hollywood Marine

The Leader in Cast-Effective

Maritime Satellite

Gulf Coast Service

Provider To Overhaul

Celebration and

Reader Service Card

Voyage Charter Party

Reader Service Card

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

East Coast Region

West Coast Region

The Ultimate Biodegradable Cleaner

Alyeska Marine Terminal and Port of Portland

Maschinenfabrik Augsburg in

Ferro Corporation

Liquid Coatings and Dispersions Division

Worldwide Experience

had sent Winsl0w

As Titan was only

However, B&W and Titan were

Larsens Vognfabrik in

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

MAI Completes Cruise Ship

Song of America, and has been

Sovereign of the Seas and

Carnival Affiliate Signs

Contract With Kvaerner

Seabourn Cruise Line and Airtours

Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland

America Line and Windstar

Cruise Lines and Holland America

The New Tradition In Frying Foods

Eliminate Endless Costs of Oil

Lower Equipment Needs & Costs

High Capacity & Fast Cooking

Healthier, Great-Tasting Foods

Perfect for Many Menu Items

Easy to Operate & Clean

The Vexing Issues Surrounding Bulk Carrier Safety

Last year the International

General HydroStatics

Stability Software Products

Chapter XII to the IMO's main

International Convention for the

Working With Industry

International Association of

Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC) was

A United Technologies Company

Meeting The Challenge of

Panamax Bulk Carrier Investment Appraisal

Reserve Power Requirements

A Study In Disaster

Norway's Det Norske Veritas

and not the bolt

Setting A Course Toward

Bulk Carrier Safety

Safety: The Practical

Implementation and Implications

Meyer Werft Delivers

Directorate General of Sea

Sinabung Main Particulars

Code of Practice for the Safe

Loading and Unloading of Bulk

of Bulk Carrier Practice on the

Benefits of the Code from a

Master's Point of View, and Ian

Williams of the Australian

Monberg Carlsen of Marine

Alignment, Arve Myklebust of

Det Norske Veritas and Ole

Borring Sorensen of Hempel

TIVAR Formulations

Call Poly Hi Solidur

Disney Brings Magic To The Seas

Aeradio Technical Services Mina Salman Port

BELAM-Zastupstvo i Servis Rijeka

US RSTA Tallinn

Geolink Roquevaire

SDM Electronique Sartrouville Cedex

Electro Med Marina Bay

Elcome International Safat

Transas Baltia Riga

Ring Marine AB, Askim/Gbteborg

Frogdesign, a firm know for its

Disney Magic Main Particulars

Shipyard Fincantieri, Trieste

Registry Bahamian

Designer Fincantieri

Flap Rudders Bot Groningen

Paints Jotun Brignola

Lifeboats Harding Safety

Liferafts Viking

Fire Detection Autronica

Stairways Mobilgiri

Elevators MacGregor

Galley Equipment Electrolux

Atrium Hopeman Brothers

Restaurants Vitrani

Quality Products For The

Worldwide Marine Industry

Quality Products

Nantong Ocean Ship Engineering

of Shanghai on the Yangtze, the

Contact ASNE Today

For More Information

The American Society of Naval Engineers

Integrating Technology

Sheraton Washington Hotel

Strengthened In The

European Market

TALLINN, Estonia

KALININGRAD, Russia

Standard Design and Components

No Special Engineering

il i and Equipment

Ship's Replacement

All Sizes Available, New & Used

For Rent or Sale

International for all your

y Thermal, Acoustic, and

Graphical Analog Information Display

Complex Vacuum Systems

For High Speed Vessels

Treatment With No

Each Application

Permits Unequaled

Installation Flexibility

Effective Odor Control

With the sale of Hayashikane

Shipbuilding by the Taiyo Fishing

Containership Technology

Taken To New Heights

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Foam Filled Marine Fenders

and Coast Guard Specifications

Urethane Products Corporation

Complete Line of Foam-Filled Buoys

UNIFLEX RMVA Remote Mechanical

Valve Actuators

Deck Boxes & Remote

Output Gear Box

Valve Couplings

Erudite World-Wide Shipping

Copper Nickel Socket and Butt Weld

Propulsion Control

Steering Control

Cargo/Ballast Control

Electrical Monitoring and

Simulators and Trainers

Long Term Reliability

MIL-Spec and Commercial

New Construction and Retrofits

Singapore Office

Fluid-Filled Gauges

Direct Electronic Retrofit for Tank Liquid Level

is easy to read

Houma Fabricators

Removable Reusable Temp-Set Insulation Covers

Let us take care of all your

Manufactured By

Contact: Alan Scott-Neve

Looking To Commercial Ships For

Out Of This World Solutions

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Consolidating Government Cargoes

The Maritime Administration

Command (MSC), General

and the Agency for International

Administration, Office of Cargo

Director, Office

Integrators and OEMs rely on

GLO Solicits Commenb On Oil Spill Legislation

Register by the General Land

Prevention and Response Act of

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Sea Princess Cruises Liner

Sea Princess at its Monfalcone

for P&O-Princess Cruises and is a

MC Shipping To Add

Global Buys Rig

a unit of Coflexip Stena Offshore

Dubbed Stena Forth, the rig is

Ceres Orders High-Speed

Greece's Ceres Hellenic

Sea Containers Ferry To

Sea Containers SuperSeaCat

Featuring Three Major International Conferences

Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Conference

Gibraltar/Ceuta

Recent Ship Sales

Date Vessel Vessel DWT Year Sale Price

Reported Name Type Built m

Index Fleet Valuation

The Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Coltec

Certified For Maritime Service

Enhanced In-Line Maintenance Features

and Conversion Design, Detail Design, International

Construction Program Support, Marine Consulting, Pollution

Prevention Programs

Warfare: An Emerging Market for

Ships & Systems, Stuart Slade of

Connecticut Maritime Association

Sheraton Stamford Hotel

The Baltic Exchange

Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce

The Hong Kong Shipowners Association

Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce

International Defense Review and

Halter Lays Keel Of First

Bahamas Class Patrol Boat

on how we may be of

Puget Sound Rope

Ensuing Ship Safety

U.K/s MSA Evaluates

Raster Chart Display System

Raster Chart Display Systems

ing of the Sub-Committee on

Electronic Chart Display

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Order your free Mackay

Inspections & Regulatory

A Division of Mackay Communications

Your Team in Shipbuilding

Port Weller Dry Docks

Provides Fabrication

of Marine Ventilation

& Sheetmetal Products

AMERICAN SHIPYARD

Conversion & Repairs

Pipe Fitting & HVAC Shops

Let Us Bid On Your Next Project

Litton Wins Prestigious

Kelvin Hughes Brings Advanced

ECDIS To Market

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Marine Sanitation Devices

Furuno Releases New

Maintaining Electronics

Assistance From Land

Maintenance Coordination

Navigation System

Portland, Oregon

Temperature & Bearing Monitor Panels

Engineers Alarm Panels, Digital Draft Gauges

Muscular Dystrophy Association

The Sea Empress Oil Spill: February

Contact: The Cartered Institution of

Water and Environemntal

Contact: Overseas Exhibition Services

SPE India Oil and Gas Conference

Worldwide Deepwater Technologies

Contact: Containerisation

Contact: Nexus Information

Denise Clifford, Millroy House, Sayers

the American Society of Naval

IADC/SPE Drilling Conference: March

Seatrade Cruise Shipping

Contact: Catherine MacNutt, Denex

Victoria, BC, Canada

Contact: Canadian Hydrographic

Engineering and Design Support

To Shipbuilders Around the World

Repair & Installation

BEARING—Rubber, Metallic, Non-Metallic

CONTROL SYSTEM-Monitoring

CONTROL SYSTEM-Steering

DRY DOCKS-Deslgn

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JOINER—Watertight Door—Paneling—Ceiling System—Decking

Delft, Netherlands

Heemskerk, Nederland

PUMP—Repair—Drives

ROPE—Manila—Nylon—Hawsers—Fibers

SANITATION DEVICE-Pollution Control

SHIPBUILDING—Repairs, Maintenance, Drydocking

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Project Engineers, Managers and Construction Management and

Safety Engineers, Trainers and Inspectors

Petroleum and Chemical Engineers

Drilling and Production Personnel

Advantage Professional Staffing

Masters, Engineers and Crews

Blueprints CAD Files

General HydroStatics

Stability Software Products

Railway and Floating Dry Docks

Dry Dock Hardware and Equipment

Trials and Instrumentation

Structural Assessment

Shafting/Vibration Analysis

Performance Prediction

Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

Naval Architects Marine Engineers

The Glosten Associates, Incorporated

Specialists to the Maritime Industry

Any Port, Any Time, Worldwide

Naval Architects

Marine, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers

High-Speed, Deep-V Commercial Craft

Technical Recruitment Services to

MapineGpgph Ltd

Coast Guard/State Pilotage License Insurance

Marine System Engineers

Vesconite Stern Tube

and Rudder Bushes

Specialists to the Marine Industry

Integrating Existing Production Management Systems

Change Order Management Assistance

Independent Assessment of Potential Disputes

Training in Contract Management & Project Controls

for Cummins/Onan, Caterpillar, DDC, Kohler

Speed & Direction

Economical & Reliable

Deck Structures and Control Cabs

Instant Liquid Storage

Ready to Ship and Use

K.CAMAR International Corp

For Ex-USN Ships in Foreign Navies

Blowers & Compressors

O Steam Valves Steam Boilers

For Sales, Service and Support Call

Specializing In Barges

Ask for Bill Gobel or Jack Breshears

Metairie, Louisiana

Captain's Nautical Supplies

Seattle, Washington

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Amazon.Com Books

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International Human Resources Department

Equal Opportunity Employer

Couplings and Shafting Systems has need for an

Technical Editor

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