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DECK MACHINERY A REVIEW
Faster, more efficient cargo handling reduces costs and increases profit opportunities for all vessel owners—inland, coastal and deepdraft. To satisfy the changing needs of these cost-conscious customers, manufacturers of deck machinery and cargo
Hike Metal: Steady Progress to Success
Since 1958. Hike Metal of Wheatley, Ontario, has been a steady presence in the Canadian maritime niche, enjoying success and growth built on the local fishing industry. The yard is strategically located on the north shore of Lake Erie. 45 miles east of the Windsor / Detroit border.
Posidonia The International Shipping Exhibition
Piraeus, Greece June 4-8, 1990 Posidonia '90, the biennial international shipping exhibition, will be held in Piraeus, Greece, from June 4 to 8, 1990, at the Piraeus Port Authority waterfront exhibition center. Providing the industry with a vote of confidence,
Do increased Tax Revenues' Translate Into Higher Waterways User Taxes?
In March, Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner unveiled his much ballyhooed national transportation strategy. It proposed dramatic shifts in the responsibility for the nation's harbors, waterways and other transportation modes: State and
Study Finds No Causal Link Between Crew Size And Maritime Safety
A two-year study of the effect of crew sizes on maritime safety, recently completed by the Marine Board of the National Research Council, was unable to identify a causal link between manning levels and safety. The study was commissioned by the U.
PRMMI Appoints Hayes Port Manager In Baltimore
Puerto Rico Marine Management Inc. (PRMMI), agent for Navieras de Puerto Rico, recently announced the appointmment of Chris Hayes as port manager in Baltimore. Mr. Hayes, who began his career in the maritime industry in 1963 with U.S. Lines and then with Sea- Land,
Transforming a Transportation Company into A Successful e-Business
The maritime industry is at an historic crossroad — and the direction that companies take can determine whether their future is filled with success or failure. Consider this — maritime accounts for 96 percent of all transportation — driving much of the momentum of the world economy.
Austal Delivers Lilia Concepcion To Venezuela
Ferry services to Venezuela's Margarita Island will be improved with the delivery of a second 282-ft. (86-m) vehicle/passenger catamaran to Conferry. Built by Austal Ships, Lilia Concepcion will join a fleet that already includes a similar Austal fast ferry, Carmen Ernestina.
Soundcoat Offers Brochure On Vibration-Dissipating Noise Reduction Material
The acoustical laboratory of Soundcoat Company, Inc., Deer Park, N.Y., has improved upon their proprietary vibration control material DYAD where it can now provide high damping from -15 F for DYAD 601 to 250 F for DYAD 609. DYAD is used for constrained layer
MRIS Publishes Cumulative Index For 1970-1976
The Maritime Research Information Service (MRIS) is sponsored by the Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, for the benefit of the U.S. maritime industry through the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. In operation since 1970,