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on April 1977A report released by the Maritime Administration (MarAd) indicates that the greatest potential for maintaining the competitiveness of barge-towing operations on the inland waterways lies in improved river port operations. Titled "A Primer On Inland Waterways Ports," the six-volume report is
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on April 1977The office of the High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Saipan, Mariana Islands, has signed a contract for the construction of seven vessels to be used in the Trust Territory. Hajimu Namura, president of the Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan, signed as "part
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on April 1977Maritime elements in the Port of New York and New Jersey have called upon bistate harbor Congressional leaders to support the ship industry's efforts to remove the Newark Bay Drawbridge as a vessel navigation hazard. Terming the little-used railroad bridge "a catastrophe waiting to happen,
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on April 1977Shipping Research Services Inc., 205 South Whiting Street, Alexandria, Va. 22304, has announced the appointment of Antonio Manchinu as general manager and treasurer of its U.S.-based office in Alexandria, Va. Mr. Manchinu was recently transferred from Shipping Research Services A/S in Oslo,
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on April 1977The appointment of John B. Goode as operations manager for Prudential Lines in southern California was announced by Capt. M.H.K. Aschemeyer, general manager for the company's Pacific Southwest region. Working from Prudential's southern California offices at 444 West Ocean Boulevard, Long B
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on April 1977Capt. Joseph F. Madeo Jr., a vice president with Murphy Pacific Marine Salvage Company, has been awarded The Navy Meritorious Public Service Citation by Vice Adm. C.R. Bryan, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, in Washington, D.C., in recognition of his role as project manager in charge o
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on April 1977Tenneco's Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., has announced the election of Daniel F. Galvin as vice president of material acquisition and G. Guy Via as vice president of ship repair. Mr. Galvin is responsible for purchasing the company's raw materials, parts and services, which las
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on April 1977The first combined Spring Meeting/STAR Symposium of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers will be held May 25-27 in San Francisco's (Calif.) Fairmont Hotel. STAR stands for "Ship Technology and Research," and this is to be the second such STAR Symposium. The 34 papers make th
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on April 1977James R. Derusha has been appointed vice president of manufacturing at Marinette Marine Corporation, Ely Street, Marinette, Wis. 54143. It is the latest of several management positions Mr. Derusha has held during his 20 years with the Wisconsin shipbuilder. Most recently, he served as vice
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on April 1977One of the most powerful harbor tugs for regular use at ports on the Texas coast was christened recently by Philip Kuebler, greatgreat grandson of Capt. W.D. Haden, founder of Bay-Houston Towing Co. The 3,200-hp Philip K is one of two new tugs being placed in service by Bay-Houston Towing
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on April 1977Todd Shipyards Corporation has been awarded contracts by the U.S. Navy to build, under the Navy's fiscal 1977 program, an additional five guided-missile frigates, FFG-7 class (See MARITIME REPORTER / Engineering News issue of March 15, 1977). The base price for this second flight of five sh
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on April 1977Bath Iron Works' Bath, Maine, record-breaking work backlog passed the half-billion-dollar mark with the recent announcement of a firm $150-million Navy fixedprice incentive award to the shipyard for three more guided-missile frigates in the FFG-7 Class (MARITIME REPORTER /Engineering News o
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on April 1977Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. of New Orleans, La., has proposed to build or acquire four SEABEE ships or roll-on/roll-off van carriers for a new service. Lykes has applied for operating- differential subsidy (ODS) for a new service on Trade Route 18 between U.S. Atlantic and Gulf ports an
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on March 15, 1977Officials of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. have revealed the establishment of a new service linking U.S. Gulf, South Atlantic and Great Lakes ports with Saudi Arabia. Lykes has concluded a connecting carrier agreement with the EAST Line (Euro Arab Sea Trailers) that will provide at least
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on March 15, 1977The board of directors of the State Boat Corporation, a rapidly growing operator of tug/supply, supply and utility vessels for the offshore oil industry has announced the election of Dave S. Miller as president. Since joining State Boat in 1973, Mr. Miller has held a number of positions with
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on March 15, 1977The Radio Navigation Product Group of Communication Associates, Inc. has introduced its CR- 20 Loran A receiver, which is called Instant Positioner®. It offers fully automatic two-station acquisition, tracking, and simultaneous displays of two lines of position. It provides accurate fixes w
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on March 15, 1977P.K. Wennberg, president of Propulsion Systems, Inc., Kent, Wash. 98031, has announced the appointment of Eagle Marine, Inc. as PSI sales representative, covering Florida and Georgia. The agreement covers PSI's product lines of PSI/Liaaen controllable- pitch propellers and thrusters; PSI/Fr
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on March 15, 1977As a result of technological developments and an increasing demand for diversified services in the maritime sector, Det norske Veritas has established a new separate body to coordinate all such activities outside the traditional field of classification and governmental commissions. The new
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on March 15, 1977The appointment of Nevil M.E. Proes as senior vice presidentliquefied natural gas was announced recently by Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corporation, a unit of IU International Corporation. Mr. Proes joins Gotaas-Larsen after six years of service as president of Texas Eastern LNG, Inc., a subsidi
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on March 15, 1977The Glacier Metal Company Limited of Middlesex, England, was founded by a U.S. citizen over 75 years ago. During the intervening period, the firm has become one of the world's leaders in plain bearing technology, and manufactures bearings and bearing assemblies in six factories employing ne