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OUTSTANDING CRUISE SHIPS
- A SHOWCASE - The growth of cruise passenger shipping, thought by some industry analysts in 1980s to be short-lived, has maintained its strong pace for over a decade. According to statistics released by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA),
PME Offers Eight-Page Brochure On Babbitt Bearing Repair Service
Plant Maintenance Engineering (PME) of Cincinnati, Ohio, is offering a free eight-page brochure that covers the services offered by PME with regard to their babbitt bearing repair service. The brochure covers PME's capabilities (babbitt, centrifugal casting,
Marlink Extends Radisson Seven Seas Contract
First announced this past fall, a new four-year agreement between Marlink and Radisson Seven Seas, was finalized during a press conference at this year's Sea Trade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami, Fla. Held at the Raleigh Hotel, executives from Marlink.
Acetylene Gas Used To Straighten Ships' Decks
Sunderland Shipbuilders, part of British Shipbuilders, is using a new system of heat treatment to straighten the decks of ships. The technique, known as "flame straightening," uses dissolved acetylene gas in a specially developed blowpipe. When a ship's deck is being constructed,
John Crane Schedules 'Mechanical Maintenance S k i l l s ' Seminar Programs
The 1986 schedule of Mechanical Maintenance Skills Development and Improvement Seminars has been announced by John Crane International Sealing Systems. The comprehensive four-day seminars are conducted at the company's new Mechanical Maintenance Training Center in Arlington Heights, 111.
Safety In Marine Applications Course Sponsored By ISA —Washington, D.C., June 27-28
The fundamentals of design, installation, operation and maintenance of intrinsically safe systems in marine applications will be explored in a two-day short course sponsored by the Instrument Society of America (ISA). The course will be held at the Sheraton National Motor Hotel, Washington, D.
New IMA Report On Future U.S. Navy Procurement Now Available
A totally new report has been completed by IMA. It is a thoroughly professional assessment of future U.S. Navy procurement. The report is designed to assist U.S. and foreign firms interested in selling to the $40-billion-per-year U.S. Navy market.