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Sep 24, 1999
At the midpoint of the St. Lawrence Seaway's 1999 navigation season, U.S. international trade through the waterway exceeded last year's tonnage levels, according
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Sep 24, 1999
The USCG has added two cutters to its fleet based in the Florida Keys, helping to make it easier to patrol 55,000 sq. miles of increasingly busy waters. The two 110-footers,
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Sep 24, 1999
Boatside Services, Inc., a Ft. Lauderdale-based company, is expanding its boat-to-boat maintenance operations. A new boat, delivered in August, has a total fluid capacity of 1,260 gal.
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Sep 24, 1999
Port of Duluth-Superior citizens once again greeted German cruise vessel Columbus as the vessel made its fourth call on the port. The vessel spent a full day in the community of boat lovers,
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Sep 24, 1999
The Alaska Small Passenger Vessel Task Force (ASPV) has issued an interim report concerning safety issues for small passenger vessels operating in remote Alaskan areas.
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Sep 24, 1999
Blessey Marine Services newest vessel, 78 x 28 x 10.6-ft., M/V Doug Barker moored near the Hilton Hotel at the Foot of New Orleans's historic Poydras Street for a Christening ceremony.
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Sep 24, 1999
Lever Diving has ordered a 116 x 27 ft. charter boat designed with a yacht-like quality for the millenium. Scheduled for a spring 2000 delivery, Nautilus Explorer
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Sep 24, 1999
Horizon Shipbuilding has signed a contract for the construction of a 135 x 32 ft. dinner cruise vessel for an unnamed client. Scheduled for a March 2000 delivery,
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Sep 24, 1999
MARCO Shipyard Seattle signed a contract to build a new tug for Harley Marine Services Inc., of Seattle, the parent company of Olympic Tug & Barge. Recently, MARCO
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Sep 24, 1999
More than a year ago, Kaleetan was not much more than a shell of a ferry; its interior completely stripped down to the bone as part of a massive stem-to-stern overhaul.
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Sep 24, 1999
The first of five new Polish ships built specifically for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway trade loaded its first U.S. grain cargo in the Port of Duluth-Superior.
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Sep 24, 1999
The Bay Area USCG's newest heavy surf rescue boat are the workhorses of search and rescue stations. The 47-ft. motor lifeboats' primary missions include search and rescue and law enforcement.
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Sep 24, 1999
As the size and cargo capacities of crew boats has increased so has the combined and individual horesepower of the engines. Compared with 1998, the 1999 Cummins
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Sep 24, 1999
The Offshore Pioneers Gala, sponsored by the Offshore Energy Center (OEC) Society, showcased the 1999 class of offshore petroleum industry pioneers inducted into the OEC Hall of Fame.
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Sep 24, 1999
Mack Trucks will market its premier 12-liter diesel engine, the E7, as a power source for various industrial and marine market applications.
The company's newest business unit,
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Sep 24, 1999
Hvide Marine Incorporated announced a voluntary Chapter 11 filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The filing allows the company to operate its businesses
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Sep 24, 1999
USCG law enforcement officers terminated a vessel's voyage for a federal safety violation. Officers from USCGC Naushon boarded Wild Salmon, a 74-ft. fish tender, near Ketchikan.
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Sep 24, 1999
The date for compliance with new California State regulations for contingency plans and certificates of financial responsibility (COFR) for non-tank vessels, originally set for September 1,
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Sep 24, 1999
The Clinton Administration extended the area patrolled by the USCG, widening it from 12 miles offshore to 24 miles. The extension doubles the area in which the
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Sep 24, 1999
The USCG chased a Russian F/V from the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ), marking the second significant incursion by a Russian vessel into the U.S. EEZ off Alaska in recent months.
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