Maritime Reporter 1983 Articles
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on February 15, 1983Burrard Yarrows Corporation of Vancouver, Canada, recently announced two new senior appointments. Dennis Hall has been appointed director of technical services covering both BYC's Vancouver and Victoria divisions. Roland Webb has been named superintendent, new construction at the Vancouver di
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on February 15, 1983National Marine Service Inc., St. Louis, Mo., has opened its newly constructed engine shop located on shipyard waterfront property at the junction of the Harvey and Algiers Canals in Harvey, La. The facility services a variety of diesel engines, specializing in EMD, Detroit Diesel, and Fairban
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on February 15, 1983A new teak deck, expected to reduce maintenance and improve appearance, was installed recently on the Eagle, the U.S. Coast Guard training ship. Three-inch-thick teak planks were secured to the steel deck by Nelson stud welding — a semi-automatic arc welding process used for fastening applica
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on February 15, 1983Raytheon Service Company of Glen Burnie, Md., was recently awarded a contract exceeding $1 million by Bethlehem Steel Corp. as part of the Navy TAK X program. Raytheon Service Company will supply commercial electronic navigational and communication equipment as part of the three Maersk Line
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on February 15, 1983The A.L. Don Company of Matawan, N.J., has developed a greatly improved version of its pilot ladder which now features steps which can be quickly and easily replaced aboard ship. The steps are held in place by a mechanical clamp instead of hand serving. As a result, a step can be replaced o
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on February 15, 1983KHD Deutz Diesel is offering a 24-page full-color brochure on its series of B/AM 816 diesel engines. The series of compact, high-speed diesels feature Deutz' two-stage combustion for a wide range of drive applications. The brochure includes color photographs, color cutaway drawings and sect
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on February 15, 1983Fritz G. Tovar has been elected a corporate vice president of General Dynamics Corporation and named vice president-general manager, Electric Boat Division, it was announced recently. Electric Boat, in Groton, Conn., builds nuclear-powered Ohio-class Trident missile submarines and SSN 688-c
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on February 15, 1983A & P Appledore International Limited recently announced the appointment of Donald McLean as new managing director of Neorion Shipyards Syros Limited. Mr. McLean takes over the role from Thorsten Andersson who has been managing director since the re-opening of the yard in February 1979. Mr
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on February 15, 1983Texas Instruments recently announced an introductory offer for its new TI 5000 satellite navigator. The offer, which is in effect until July 31, 1983, consists of a free interface board with the purchase of a TI 5000. Literature is available on the SatNav. The interface board, designed to b
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on February 15, 1983Richard M. Ehrlich, chairman of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., of New York City, one of the nation's leading independent naval architectural firms, recently announced that the board of directors had elected Malcolm Dick president. Mr. Dick, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, joine
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on February 15, 1983Asia Pacific Shipyard, a wholly owned subsidiary of Promet Private Limited, recently launched its fourth supply vessel, NMS 211.— making it the 16th vessel to be built by the Promet Group for National Marine Services, Abu Dhabi. Measuring 176 by 38 by 14 feet, the $3.5- million (US) vessel is
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on February 15, 1983When a large oil tanker with a broken propeller entered Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Wash., for repairs recently, yard officials moved fast with an innovative plan to get the vessel operable again. To speed up repairs, the tanker was kept afloat and ballast placed in the bow to raise the stern.
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on February 15, 1983Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., recently announced the delivery of the 115-foot Port Baltimore to Harbor Cruises, Ltd., of Baltimore, Md. The 500-passenger vessel is designed for cabaret style dinner cruises and sightseeing cruises in upper Chesapeake Bay. Ship's propulsion is prov
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on February 15, 1983The Co-Op Express II, a 53,538-dwt car/ bulk carrier was delivered recently from the Maizuru shipyard of Hitachi Zosen to Kumiai Senpaku Co., Ltd. of Japan. It is a sistership of Co-Op Express I delivered by Hitachi in September 1982. The ship has a total of nine cardecks in all five holds an
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on February 15, 1983Computer data transfer between ship and shore via satellite is completely practical and feasible, according to the results of a series of tests recently completed by Navidyne Corporation, Newport News, Va. The most recent tests were conducted jointly by Navidyne and Marine Management System
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on February 15, 1983Triconn Corporation, Redding, Conn., recently announced it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Frydenbo A/S, Bergen, Norway, for the manufacture, sale, and service of Frydenbo rotary vane steering gear in the U.S. The Frydenbo rotary vane steering gear system has long been
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on February 15, 1983USS Ticonderoga (CG-47), lead ship in the most powerful class of guided missile cruisers ever built for the U.S. Navy, was commissioned recently at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, Pascagoula, Miss. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger was the principal speaker. The
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on February 15, 1983Edward J. Campbell, president and chief executive officer of Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., recently announced five executive appointments which became effective on January 1. The appointments were: William P. Fricks, formerly vice president, finance, has been named vice pre
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on February 15, 1983Lester Rosenblatt, president of M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., naval architects and marine engineering firm of New York, recently announced the appointment of Amos Baki to the position of vice president of the corporation. As manager of the Washington area branch in Arlington, Va., Mr. Baki is
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on February 15, 1983Bay Shipbuilding Corp. of Stur- geon Bay, Wis., a subsidiary of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. recently completed, ahead of schedule, extensive repairs and renovations to the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw. The Mackinaw spent a total of 151 days at Bay Shipbuilding. Repairs to the Mackinaw i