1977 Articles
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on February 15, 1977On behalf of the Council and Executive Board of the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association, the chairman, R.P. Holubowicz, has announced that Patrick Finlay has been appointed secretary general of the Association. Headquartered at Abford House, 15 Wilton Road, London SW1Y 1L
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on February 15, 1977Jeremiah J. Sullivan, executive vice president, Security Bureau, Inc., 67 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004, recently announced that at the Annual Meeting of the Security Bureau, Inc., the following officers were reelected: president—William J. Shields, president, Barber Steamship Lines, I
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on February 15, 1977A coldwelding system that makes possible repairs where welding and soldering is impossible due to fire and explosion risks is gaining wide acceptance on merchant ships and on naval vessels. Known as Velodur Metal, it also can save valuable parts and machinery, repair pipes, be used to make
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on February 15, 1977Alfred J. Maloney, general manager of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's San Pedro, Calif., shipyard, recently was elected president of the Western Shipbuilding Association. Mr. Maloney was elected during the association's board of directors meeting, held in the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisc
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on February 15, 1977Winthrop A. Wyman has been appointed executive vice president of Gulf Marine Management Company and general managermarine transportation for Gulf Trading and Transportation Company. He had been vice presidenttrading and transportation for AGRICO, Inc., in Tulsa, Okla. Mr. Wyman started his
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on February 15, 1977Dale R. Miller has been appointed a sales representative for the Houston, Texas, office of Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., according to an announcement by Fred A. Wendt, senior vice president- traffic and sales, of the New Orleans, La.-based company. Mr. Miller has extensive experience in the
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on February 15, 1977Cali and Associates, Inc., 3101 37th St., Metairie, La. 70001, a firm engaged in NC lofting services for the marine industry, has received two contracts from Tacoma (Wash.) Boatbuilding Company, according to announcement by Filippo Cali, president. Cali will furnish Tacoma with all NC lofting
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on February 15, 1977The appointments of Louise Gonzales and Rosalie Castanon as assistant traffic managers for inbound and outbound freight, respectively, was announced by Capt. M.H.K. Aschemeyer, district manager in southern California for Prudential Lines. Working from Prudential's offices in Long Beach, Ms. G
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on February 15, 1977Seatrain Agencies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Seatrain Lines, Inc., announced the appointment of Joseph W. Honan as vice president and general manager of Pacific Services for Seatrain Agencies, which is general agent for Italian Line and general sales agent for Honduran Line in North
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on February 15, 1977Marathon Manufacturing Company's Republic of Singapore shipyard has been awarded a contract from Brunei Shell Petroleum Company, Ltd. to construct a 4,850-dwt all-weather, nonpropelled drilling tender. The new unit is a sistership to the drilling tender built at the Marathon Singapore yard in
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on February 15, 1977Alden Electronic & Impulse Recording Equipment Co., Inc., is offering a new data sheet which lists the 32 worldwide radiofacsimile weather chart transmitter sites from which mariners can receive current marine weather charts for their particular cruising area. The list also contains the geo
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on February 15, 1977The world's largest and most comprehensive technical conference and exhibition on offshore resource development, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), will be held in Houston, Texas, from May 2 through 5, 1977. OTC is an interdisciplinary meeting encompassing the diverse and scientific
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on February 15, 1977Ruddie E. Irizarry has been named deputy executive director of the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority, it was announced in San Juan, Puerto Rico, by PRMSA's executive director Roberto Lugo D'Acosta. Mr. Irizarry becomes PRMSA's second highest official, after an 11-year career in the ma
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on February 15, 1977The formation of Carter Transport Associates has been announced by R.D. Carter. The firm will specialize in developing global intermodal operating, marketing and organization systems for all carrier modes, individual shippers, shippers' associations, government agencies and port administrati
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on February 15, 1977The Maritime Administration has released "Standard Specifications for Diesel Merchant Ship Construction," a publication intended to provide guidance to the maritime industry for the preparation of specifications for ships with medium-speed diesel propulsion plants. The publication provides
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on February 15, 1977The Liberian Shipping Council, an organization of owners and operators of Liberian-flag ships, has announced the election of M.H. Liang, an executive with Island Navigation Corp., Hong Kong, as chairman for 1977. Hugh J. Spicer, an official of Mobil Shipping & Transportation Co., New York,
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on February 15, 1977Arnessen Marine Systems, Inc. has been appointed the exclusive distributor for the AquaBeam underwater lights, a unique lighting system especially designed for divers for underwater search and engineering, submersible vehicles, diving bells and hydroboxes, habitats, salvage operations and m
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on February 15, 1977Ben E. Nutter, who has done more than anyone else to build the Port of Oakland into a leading containerport of worldwide importance, recently announced at a meeting of the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners that he would retire as executive director on July 1, 1977. The Port Board announce
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on February 15, 1977A delegation of French maritime experts recently visited Oil Mop, Inc. headquarters, Belle Chasse, La. 70037, to learn more about cleaning up oil spills under adverse sea, weather and shore conditions. The Frenchmen visited New Orleans on a tour sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard as part of
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on February 15, 1977Hydranautics reports that it has solved the problem of inadequate port facilities in rapidly developing countries where ports are overcrowded or where no facilities exist. The most recent installation of Hydranautics portable pier equipment is located at the Saline Water Conversion Corporati