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Intermarine USA Launches Second Navy Minehunter
The Savannah, Ga., shipyard of Intermarine USA recently launched the U.S. Navy ship Heron (MHC- 52), the second in a series of advanced minehunter vessels. The Heron is constructed entirely of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) to a design first developed
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),
Cellular Fixed Wireless Helps Deliver Mercy
Mercy Ships is a nonprofit organization operating medical relief ships that travel to the poorest countries of the world to perform medical services and community development programs. In order to serve such communities, the ships have three basic requirements: a place to dock,
World Dredging Ass'n New Midwest Chapter To Meet February 28
The Midwest Chapter of North America of the World Dredging Association announces its first chapter meeting to be held Thursday, February 28, 1974, in St. Louis, Mo., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Louis Hilton Airport Inn. The chapter will be
MTN, BT Hook-Up Cruise Ships To Cell Phone Network
In a move which perhaps heralds the next plateau in at-sea communications. Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) in Miami announced an innovative partnership in which its satellite communications network will be used for a new service developed and patented by BT A&M,
Schedule Announced For ASNE Day May 5-6
The 60th annual meeting of the American Society of Naval Engineers will be held at the Shoreham- Americana Hotel, Washington, D.C., on May 5-6, 1977. The theme of this year's national meeting is "Military Civil Maritime Partnership, Naval Engineering's Pathway to Future Progress.
Navy Adds $4.2 Million To Tracor Contract
The Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., has increased an existing Tracor, Inc. contract by $4.2 million to continue its support program of coordinating design, production, installation, and operational phases of sonar,
Lykes Ship Sends Data By Satellite-Phone Hookup
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., New Orleans, La., recently demonstrated a reliable, inexpensive method of transmitting data at medium speed from ship to shore via satellite and regular telephone lines. Lykes made repeated transmissions between one of its ships,