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Hyster Expands XL Line Of Lift Trucks
—Literature Offered The Hyster Company of Danville, 111., has announced the expansion of its versatile XL line of lift trucks with the addition of seven new models in the Challenger 70-110XL series and the Challenger 135-155XL series. The Challenger 70-110XL
Fast Sealift Ship USNS Altair Dedicated At Avondale Industries Shipyard Division
Another of the U.S. Navy's TAKR Class of Fast Sealift Ships, the USNS Altair, was dedicated at Avondale recently and was delivered ahead of schedule. The USNS Altair (T-AKR-291) is the second of its class to be dedicated at Avondale. It was converted from
State Of The German Shipbuilding Industry
Observers of international economical developments note with surprise that German industry is in better shape than most of them had expected a year ago. As in 1992 the full impact of worldwide recession reached Germany, it was with some two years' delay,
MSC Accepts Third Sea-Land Containership
T h e M i l i t a r y Sealift Command's emergency cargo lift force was strengthened when the Navy recently accepted from Sea-Land Industries the third of six of the fastest and largest containerships in the U.S.-flag merchant fleet. The three
New Chevron Tanker Christened In Brazil
In a recent ceremony at Ishikawajima do Brasil Estaleiros S.A. (ISHIBRAS) shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the third in a series of four 150,000-dwt tankers was christened and delivered to Chevron Corporation. Chevron's newest tanker was christened
Security Bureau Elects W.J. Shields President
Jeremiah J. Sullivan, executive vice president, Security Bureau, Inc., 67 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004, recently announced that at the Annual Meeting of the Security Bureau, Inc., the following officers were reelected: president—William J.
Linane Renamed General Chairman-Marine Section Of NSC
James J. Linane, a vice president of the New York insurance brokerage firm of Johnson & Hig- gins, has been reelected to another one-year term as general chairman of the Marine Section of the National Safety Council. Mr. Linane headed a slate
Middle East Liner Trades — An Economic Analysis
Liner shipping to the Middle East has gone through a succession of fundamental changes since 1973. The tremendous boom in traffic which followed the oil price rise could not be accommodated by existing ports in the region and, as a result, congestion rose to unprecedented levels.