Short 1986 Articles
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on October 1986Kamatics Corporation, home officed in Bloomfield, Conn., is offering a free, full-color, 22-page catalog on their line of KAron® Bearings, including spherical, rod end and journal configurations. The KAron bearing system is generated by swaging a metallic sleeve around a spherical ball creat
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on October 1986London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. foresees a 40-percent increase in the refined oil products trade, from 250 million metric tons in 1985 to 350 million metric tons by 1990. This would raise demand for products tankers by 7 million dwt, the report states. The principal growth in t
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on October 1986—Literature Available Raytheon Marine Company's marketing manager, Carsten Peters, has announced that Raytheon has signed a comprehensive distribution agreement with Yokogawa Hokushin Electric Corporation (YEW) of Japan. YEW is one of the world's leading manufacturers of gyrocompasses, ele
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on October 1986Ulstein in Norway recently unveiled a new high-lift rudder that combines the best features of various known rudder types and provides higher lift at large rudder angles compared with conventional flap type rudders. The new rudder is said to provide an exceptionally good effect for vessels th
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on October 1986Avondale Shipyards Division of New Orleans, under subcontract from Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, will perform the major work that is required in the drydocking of the battleship Wisconsin (BB 64), including the pumping out, gas freezing, repairing, and all of the coating of the ship's fuel
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on September 1986On September 26, 1986, the Financial Times will publish a fourpage survey on International Ports. The survey will look at the rapid pace of innovation the ports have had to maintain to meet growing demands, and will consider recent major investment in fast and efficient ways of handling carg
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on September 1986Moore McCormack Resources, Inc. of Stamford, Conn., has announced its intention to divest itself of Interlake Steamship Company and Moore McCormack Bulk Transport. The Interlake fleet consists of 10 Great Lakes bulk carriers, mostly self-unloaders; Bulk Transport owns three 39,000-dwt tanker
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on September 1986Imperial, leading manufacturer of survival suits and equipment, has moved its manufacturing and administrative offices from Bremerton, Wash., to the South Amboy, N.J., headquarters of its parent company, Parkway Fabricators, Inc. Parkway, a Great American Industries Company, purchased Imperi
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on September 1986The Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) has announced that it intends to procure on the open world market during FY 1986 up to six logistic support vehicles (SLV) from one or more offerers. If purchased from a foreign seller, the vessels must be reflagged and all conversion work performed
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on September 1986The Navy's Military Sealift Command will accept offers on September 30 this year for various types of merchant ships to be procured during FY 87 that will become part of the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF). In January this year the Navy purchased 13 ships for the RRF at a cost of $206.7 million.
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on September 1986Deputy Secretary of Defense William H. Taft IV announced recently that the Department of Defense would use its current review of the FY 1988 defense program and budget to assess the requirements for both FY 1988 and FY 1989. The product of this review will be a twoyear budget. Because this y
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on September 1986—Literature Available Theresa Dale has joined the Magnavox Advanced Products Systems Company of Torrance, Calif., as marketing services manager. She assumes responsibility for all facets of marketing communications planning, budgeting and implementation, including advertising, public relati
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on September 1986Carl McBratney and Joseph Cangelosi have announed the formation of their new marine and industrial repair contracting firm. The company, known as Enterprise Marine And Industrial Repairs, Inc. was incorporated in late May, and is located in Port Newark, N.J., at Tyler and Coastwise Streets.
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on September 1986The U.S. Navy recently exercised a $221.8-million contract option with Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Miss., for the reactivation and modernization of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64). The option is part of a contract awarded to the shipyard earlier, and is in additio
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on September 1986A free color brochure is being offered by A.W. Chesterton Co. of Stoneham, Mass., on their new lowcost composite process seals for pumps. The brochure, Bulletin 72420, describes the Chesterton composite seal 711 for pumps handling water or mild chemicals. Seal 711 Rotary has several advanta
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on September 1986David Eggert has been named sales and operations coordinator for Cleveland Tankers, Inc., according to a recent announcement by Robert B. Keifer, Ashland Petroleum Company vice president of marine/ surface transportation and facilities. Mr. Eggert's new responsibilities will include marketin
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on September 1986Textron Inc. has announced the creation of two separate divisions from its former Bell Aerospace Division. The Bell Aerospace operation in Buffalo, N.Y., is now one division, and the New Orleans operation is a separate division under the name Textron Marine Systems. John J. Kelly, formerly B
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on September 1986Chevron, USA, of San Francisco, Calif., is offering a free color brochure on their inland and coastal marine lubricants. This fold-out color brochure from Chevron contains information of Chevron Delo Marine and AW Machine Oils, NL Gear Compounds, Marine Oil 220X, Dura-Lith Grease EP2, Polyu
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on September 1986William H. Young, president of St. Philip Towing and Transportation Co., headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has announced the sale of its oceangoing tug and barge fleet to TECO Transport & Trade Corporation. "The sale of our oceangoing tug and barge fleet will enable us to aggressively pursue exp
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on September 1986Siemens has been awarded a contract by Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company of Chester, Pa., to supply the PTO generating systems for three Navy oilers, the T-AO 191, 192 and 194. Each shipset consists of two 2,500-kw constant frequency PTO generators being driven off the main reduction gear.