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      <title>MARINE LOG CATALOG AND BUYERS GUIDE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The first part of this annual catalog is an alphabetical listing of manufacturers and distributors for a wide range of products for the maritime industry. Addresses and telephone numbers are given, and coverage is international. The second part is organized by by product or service, listing manufacturers or suppliers for each.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>45TH ANNUAL YEARBOOK AND MARITIME REVIEW</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The coverage of the reviews and outlooks contained in this 45th Annual Yearbook and Maritime Review of Marine Engineering/Log includes United States and world shipping; United States shipbuilding, both naval and commercial; world shipbuilding; the offshore outlook; propulsion trends; ship automation; the inland waterways outlook; and Great Lakes shipping.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>COPPER-CLAD STEEL HULLS--RESULTS GOOD</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article describes a two-year test conducted on the ARCO TEXAS to determine the most reliable and practical method of attaching copper-nickel panels to a large ship's hull. The project also provided, for the first time, a direct comparison of the roughness value of new steel against copper-nickel after normal service.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ALL THE THRUST THEY CAN MUSTER</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thruster designs now emphasize maneuverability and station-keeping in addition to horsepower. This article looks at five different types of thrusters: the simple, outboard motor type; tunnel thrusters; rotatable thrusters; axial flow pump thrusters; cycloidal propellers. One manufacturer's product is arbitrarily selected as an example of each type.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UPS AS WELL AS DOWNS FOR SHIPPING</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Business conditions for the shipping industry, worldwide, are reviewed.  The cruise industry and the tanker market are both strengthening, but the collapse of United States Lines is a reminder that times are still difficult. Nevertheless, fewer ships are in layup than in mid-1986, and fewer have been sent for scrapping. The world fleet is smaller and seaborne trade is rising. These are hopeful signs of a return to equilibrium in supply and demand and for greater stability. The article includes tables listing the 100 leading merchant fleets of the world as of 1 July 1986; the fleets by ship type; world fleet and seaborne trade totals, 1970-1986; 1985-6 seaborne trade by cargo; and ship prices, 1982-1986.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>LAY-OUT OPTIONS FOR VESSELS WITH WIDE SPEED RANGES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Certain vessel types operate over a wide speed range and demand high operational flexibility and good maneuverability. In these operating conditions, conventional propulsion systems can encounter problems of diesel fouling and increased fuel consumption. Integrated auxiliary electric propulsion--or "semi-diesel-electric systems"-- are among the alternative options now available, and this article discusses their design and application.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CARGO HANDLING AND DECK MACHINERY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Changes in cargo handling and related equipment must rank as one of the most revolutionary developments in the shipping industry during recent years. Computerization in the operation of loading and unloading devices has opened new territories for improvement in efficiency, speed and economy. This development together with new, improved designs in cranes, winches and similar equipment is discussed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>KEEPING RAILSHIP LOADING ON TRACK</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The train ferry TREKRONER, recently converted from a ro/ro vessel by the Danish State Railway, is described. Emphasis is on the anti- fouling system supplied by Intering, Hamburg, Germany.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FIGHTING CORROSION IN SEA WATER SYSTEMS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Parmatic Pollution Control Corporation's Elinca antifouling system appears to be living up to its promises after being in service for a few years on a number of tankers. Half the cost of comparable chlorine systems, it also offers considerable savings in installation, operation and maintenance. Operating costs are approximately 1/40 of those for chlorine systems, according to the company, and annual maintenance costs are half. In addition, the Elinca system does not use dangerous chemicals. It protects sea water installations by the use of sacrificial anodes with an impressed current, the pipe or surface to be protected serving as a cathode.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. SHIPBUILDING REPORT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report on U.S. shipbuilding is comprised of tables listing the following: (1) Merchant vessels over 2,000 DWT under contract as of August 1, 1987; (2) Merchant vessels over 2,000 DWT completed in U.S.  yards as of August 1, 1987; (3) U.S.-flag vessels over 2,000 DWT on order in foreign yards; (4) Current military newbuilding contracts, self-propelled only; and (5) Recent military vessel overhaul, repair and conversion contracts.]]></description>
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      <title>KEEPING HULLS SMOOTH AND APPLICATION EASY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The urgency of conserving fuel and reducing maintenance costs has made the choice of a protective system and its correct application an increasingly important factor in successful ship management. The environmentalist lobby in the United States is attacking the use of tributyltin (TBT), a form of organotin that is the most effective type of toxin commonly used in advanced, copolymer-based antifouling. Because the likely outcome will be a ban on the use of TBT for pleasure craft and probably some tight controls on the leaching rates of TBT in antifoulings for commercial and naval vessels, coatings manufacturers are researching alternatives that will result in very low or no-tin foulings. Whatever antifouling type an owner opts for, the objective is always to reduce surface roughness. Developments leading to more accurate assessments of hull roughness and its effect upon fuel consumption are discussed. Service experience with various coatings currently on the market is described.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>WHICH FLAG SHALL WE FLY TODAY?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Switching flags of registry has become so widespread among shipowners that many traditional national registries are facing nothing less than annihilation. Bankers and insurers, as well, find it a cause for concern.  This article discusses what is occurring and what new registries are now available. A sidebar entitled "Bankers Bemused by Bareboat Boom" explains bareboat chartering, an increasingly popular method of securing "parallel registry" so that a vessel is not limited to a single registry and flag.  Another, headed "Flag Options," is a tabulation of registries and of conditions attaching to their use.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>COOL WATER FROM HOT EXHAUST</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A system developed by Atlas-Denmark A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, for meeting the energy requirements of an onboard water-making plant is described. It uses the waste heat from a ship's diesels to evaporate sea water into fresh water. More than thirty cruise ships have installed the system, gaining a plentiful supply of fresh water.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FAST FERRIES IN A FURIOUS FACE OFF</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is intense competition for dominance of the U.S. fast ferry market, now rapidly developing because of such factors as overcrowded bridges and tunnels, reduced subsidies for other transit modes, pressure to keep cars out of downtown business districts and waterfront real estate development, and also because of improved and more economical ferry designs. These new designs are briefly discussed. There is a summary of pro-ferry activities by various municipalities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CHECK LISTS FOR BETTER BUNKERING</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article is based upon a publication by Intertanko (the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners) entitled "Guidelines for Marine Fuel Oil Purchasing." It provides a six- category checklist of questions to ask before choosing a supplier of bunker fuel and placing an order.  Procedure that should be followed when taking delivery are also recommended.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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