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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,
ICHCA Elects Murdoch To Succeed Holubowicz
At a June meeting of the International Council of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Peter Murdoch, director of Small Ports and Operational Services, British Transport Docks Board, and chairman of ICHCA U.
USCG Developing Rules Requiring Vessels To Respond To Oil Spills
Regulations mandated by Congress in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to minimize the impact of oil spills include the requirements that all domestic and foreign tanker-type vessels operating in U.S. waters have onboard oil-spill-removal equipment as well as an oil-spill-response plan.
Hagglunds Offers Free 92-Page Publication On Cranes, Deck Machinery, Cargo Equipment
AB Hagglund and Soner, among the leaders in the fields of cargohandling, heavy-duty hydraulic systems for industrial, marine and offshore applications, is offering a free, 92-page collection of 12 full-color brochures on the company's marine and industrial services products.
The Parcel Tanker Trades
The term parcel tanker has no precise meaning, but it is frequently applied to highly specialized ships designed to carry highly specialized liquid cargoes (which often have severe hazards as regards toxicity, corrosiveness, inflammability, or a combination of these,