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on March 1988John J. Kelly, president of Textron Marine Systems (TMS), division of Textron Inc., recently announced a successful end to 1987 with the delivery of Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) -12 to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4). Acceptance of the craft by the U.S. Navy was at the Panama City, Fla.
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on March 1988Analysis & Technology, Inc. (A&T), North Stonington, Conn., recently received $14.2 million in Navy contracts. A&T was awarded a $10.2-million, three-year contract by the Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC), Newport, R.I. Under the contract, A&T will provide technical services in support
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on March 1988Fairbanks Morse Engine Accessories Operation, part of Colt Industries, outlines the benefits of their 9000RT Solid-State Ignition Generator in a new, colorful four-page brochure. Designed for six through 12-cylinder gas engines, the 9000RT fires all cylinders at or before 50 rpm to ensure f
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on March 1988The consolidation of Tate Temco, Elliot's Strainer Division, and Andale Pipeline Products into one company, Tate Andale, Inc. has led the way for the company's introduction of a new, free 130-page catalog detailing their full line of strainers, valves, valve actuators, heat exchangers and sp
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on March 1988Wooster Products Inc. of Wooster, Ohio, recently published a 20- page catalog on the anti-slip safety stair and walkway products manufactured by the company. Included in the three-hole-punch catalog are Spectra® safety treads, specified for best architectural aesthetics, heavy pedestrian tra
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on February 1988EES Corporation of Sugar Land, Texas, has published a six-page brochure titled "OMNIPURE Sewage Treatment Plants," which is being offered free. The brochure discusses the three basic categories of marine sanitation devices manufactured by EES Corporation for its Omnipure product line: the s
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on February 1988Ocean Springs, Miss., which specializes in marine surveys, marine consulting and naval architecture, is offering a free brochure titled "CLI Marine Technical Services." The publication lists such CLI marine technical services as: accident reconstruction, certification, consultation, grain sh
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on February 1988Spar Associates, Inc. of Annapolis, Md., was recently awarded a contract by Halifax-Dartmouth Industries, Ltd. of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Under the contract, Spar will supply Perception™, their shipyard planning and cost/schedule control system, which will be used to plan and manage HDI's $60-
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on February 1988The plan for the reorganization of Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Company, Inc., Mobile, Ala., was confirmed recently by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama. The plan marks the end of Chapter 11 protection for Bender after just nine months. Since January 1987, Bende
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on February 1988Morecambe Bay Contractors, a joint venture between Press Offshore and McDermott International, Inc., has been awarded a contract valued at more than $100 million for two drilling platforms for the Morecambe Bay gas field by Hydrocarbons Great Britain Limited. The project, which will begin im
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on February 1988The completion of Westmark Systems' acquisition of Tracor, Inc., with all merger documentation filed with the State of Delaware where both companies are incorporated, was recently announced by Adm. Bobby R. Inman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Westmark, together with Fra
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- MAN GHH Merges Crane Subsidiaries page: 50
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on February 1988—Literature Offered MAN Gutehoffnungshutte (MAN GHH) has merged and restructured its crane manufacturing subsidiaries to form the MAN GHH Krantechnik GmbH headquartered in Heilbronn. The new company is a complete subsidiary of MAN GHH GmbH. The three crane subsidiaries involved in the merg
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on February 1988The Bird-Johnson Company of Walpole, Mass., recently announced the promotion of Ike L. Svensson to the position of general manager for their Seattle RDH and Coolidge Propeller facilities. Mr. Svensson replaces Robert DenHerder who retired in late 1987. Mr. Svensson spent twenty years in the
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on February 1988The Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, Pascagoula, Miss., was recently awarded a $378.7-million contract by the U.S. Navy to construct the third ship of the Wasp Class of amphibious assault ships, LHD-3, and to commence preliminary work on a fourth LHD. At present, Ingalls
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- Robertson Autopilot Wins NMEA Honors page: 26
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on February 1988For the third year in a row, Robertson's microprocessor-controlled autopilots have been awarded top honors by the National Marine Electronics Association at their recent banquet in Seattle, Washington. This, for any manufacturer, is a significant achievement as it represents peer recognition b
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on February 1988The American Bureau of Shipping issued a Certificate of Approval to Turbine Components Corporation of Branford, Connecticut, on June 17, 1987. A.B.S. has surveyed T.C.C.'s facility and reviewed the process, specifications, and quality assurance program for the application of a unique ceramic
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on February 1988Five Canadian consortiums recently submitted letters of interest to the Canadian Ministry of National Defense in order to enter into the bidding for a $5-billion contract to build nuclear submarines under a new program. The Canadian consortiums that expressed interest were: CSE Submarines G
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on February 1988Hagglunds Marine & Offshore, a division of AB Hagglund & Soner of Sweden, has signed an agreement under which it will acquire all the shares in the Dutch Kenz Cranes Group. Kenz Cranes is among the leading makers of offshore cranes in the range 5-100 t SWL. The group, which has about 60 emp
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on February 1988The application of real-time and fast-time simulation to port design problems is illustrated by a 20-minute videotape produced by Marine- Safety International (MSI), privatized operator of the Computer- Aided Operations Research Facility (CAORF) at the National Maritime Research Center in Ki
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on February 1988The American Welding Society has announced that its spring 1988 Welding Education Seminar Series of six seminars will be presented between January 11, 1988 and April 8,1988, in 16 cities around the country. In addition, four special Seminar/ Certified Welding Inspector Testing Events have be