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New UPSCO Shipyard Begins Production

An entirely new shipyard, programmed to build commercial tug/ barge units, is now in operation in Ontonagon, Mich. Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Company (UPSCO), a privately owned firm, was formed in May of 1979 when its president, Charles H. Kerkman, together with Robert J.

 

New Simulator Training Complex For U.S. Navy

Literature Available MarineSafety International, a professional maritime training organization, has been awarded a contract to provide shiphandling training services to the U.S. Navy in Newport, R.I. The award calls for simulator training courses

14 MarineSafety Training Courses Detailed In 12 Page Brochure

MarineSafety International (MSI), located in the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, is offering a total of 14 marine training courses during 1984. The courses are summarized as follows: "Shiphandling and Maneuvering in Restricted Waters,

Bethlehem Steel Names Messenger Assistant To Mgr-Ship Repair Sales

The promotion of James Messenger to the position of assistant to manager of ship repair sales in Bethlehem Steel Corporation's shipbuilding department was announced recently by Louis W. Gomlick, manager. Mr. Messenger is advancing from sales engineer in the ship repair sales office,

MTCR Introduces N e w Shipboard E n g i n e e r i n g T r a i n i n g Systems

— F r e e Literature Available Research and experience indicates . . . initially through Navy submarine fire control training and later through shiphandling training . . . that using sophisticated computergenerated models during classroom review

Asleep at the Wheel

On the morning of June 29, 2003. the general cargo vessel JAMBO grounded off the Summer Islands on the west coast of Scotland. The primary cause of the grounding and subsequent total loss of the ship was that the chief officer on watch fell asleep and missed his intended change of course.

Coast Guard Approves Radar Training Courses At Marine Simulation

The U.S. Coast Guard has given its approval for courses in radar training at Marine Simulation, Inc., MSI, according to an announcement by David L. Wood, president. The approval of the radar programs at the new training center in Lower Manhattan covers initial,

MITAGS Chooses STN Atlas For Major Upgrade

The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), of Linthicum Heights, Md., has awarded STN Atlas a contract to upgrade one of MITAGS' full mission simulation systems. The new system will be installed by STN Atlas at MITAGS in October 2001,

 
 
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