1980 Articles
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on March 15, 1980Bruce Weinstein has been named coordinator, O i l / W a t er Separation Systems of Butterworth Systems Inc. Butterworth Systems is an international company which manufactures equipment for oil/water separation, tank cleaning, underwater hull cleaning and high pressure water jetting. In his
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on March 1980At the fourth meeting of the New England Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Todd P^ltzer, Ensign, USN, presented a paper entitled "On the Use of High-speed Photography in the S t u d y of P r o p e l l e r Cavitation." Ensign Peltzer is a recent graduate at the Ma
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on March 1980The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a comprehensive "Manual of Practice for Protection and Cleanup of Shorelines" from oil spills. The two-volume manual was prepared by Woodward-Clyde Consultants (San Francisco). The manual is designed as a decision-making guide to provide
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on March 1980Willard G. Olmstead has been appointed to the position of vice president and controller of Federal Barge Lines, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., by Pott Industries Inc., it was announced by Robert A. Kyle, president of Federal Barge Lines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pott Industries. Pott is a member
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on March 1980The newly christened fishing vessel Birgit-N is the first crabber/ trawler built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Inc., Tacoma, Wash., for service in the Bering Sea. The Birgit-N (shown above) was built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Inc. for Peter Njardvik and A.O. Nordheim to join their other vess
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on March 1980Eugene K. Pentimonti has been named vice president, Engineering at American President Lines, Ltd., Oakland, Calif. His responsibilities include overseeing all engineering design and construction of vessels, f a c i l i t i e s and equipment. The announcement was made by Henry Kozlowski, sen
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on March 1980An International S y m p o s i um on "Automation for Safety in Shipping and Offshore Petroleum Operations" (ASSOPO '80) is scheduled to be held in Trondheim, Norway, June 16-18, 1980. The symposium was organized by the Norwegian Society for Automatic Control, jointly sponsored sponsored by
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on March 1980Russell B. Inserra, former project manager of Atlantic Diving Company, Inc. of Gloucester, Mass., has been appointed to the post of vice president, Engineering and Operations, by William T. Jebb Jr., president of Atlantic Diving Company. "Mr. Inserra has been project manager on some very to
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on March 1980State Boat Corporation, Houston, Texas, announced the promotion of Joseph Borkowski I I and Arthur A. Windell to the position of fleet supervisor. In their new positions, both Mr. Borkowski and Mr. Windell will each be responsible for the operation, manning, and maintenance of 13 vessels in
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on March 1980Another major oil company, Amoco, has signed contracts to equip ships in its fleet with computerized engine monitoring and control systems from Megasystems, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. The orders were placed through Kevin Patrick Smith's Suppliers Marine & Industrial, Inc., Great Lakes area repr
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on March 1980Marine Contractors, Inc., a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., announced the beginning of a $68-million turnkey project for Sociedade Nacionale de Combustives (SONANGOL) and Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC). The project includes the design, engineering, fabrication and installatio
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on March 1980G.J. Mount has been elected vice president of Bulkfleet Marine Corporation, a Houston, Texasbased company engaged in the marine transportation of liquid and bulk materials, according to a recent announcement. Mr. Mount will be based in the company's recently e s t a b l i s h ed Northeast d
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on March 1980Nichigoh Maru, a 36,912-gt, f u l l y automated containership built at the Hiroshima Works (Innoshima) of Hitachi Zosen, Japan, was delivered recently to her joint owners — Yamashita- Shinnihon Steamship, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nippon Yusen. A special committee made up of personnel r e p
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on March 1980Gulf Trading & Transportation Company (GT&T), a division of Gulf Oil Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., responsible for marine transportation and the supply, sales and trading of foreign crude oil, will transfer its headquarters and the bulk of its operations to Houston, Texas. Herbert I. Goodma
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on March 1980Burmeister & Wain recently announced that 29 of 44 vessels ordered by Hon}? Kong shipowners f o r delivery in 1980-81 will be equipped with B&W engines. W o r l d Wide Shipping Ltd., headed by chairman Sir Yue- Kong Pao, has chosen Burmeister & Wain's new engine type LGFC( A) for 18 of the
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on March 1980The W i n t e r M e e t i n g of the Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held recently at the Bond Court Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. One hundred seventy-four registered members and guests attended the meeting and were presented with
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on March 1980A jackup-type offshore oil drilling rig built at the Ariake Works of Hitachi Zosen, Japan, was recently delivered to the National Drilling Company (NDC) of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Christened Junana, the slot-type drilling rig is one of three offshore drilling rigs (the other two are
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on March 1980A new 12-page Technical Services brochure from Atlantic Diving Company, Inc. describes new underwater tools and techniques. It includes 14 on-the-job photographs and five technical diagrams. Atlantic Diving Co. has programs for total inspection, maintenance, and repair. The Technical Services
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on March 1980The second of a series of 1,200- ton/225-foot seiners being bulit by Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wis., splashed into Sturgeon Bay's waters on January 5, 1980, nearly three months ahead of schedule. The Captain Frank Medina (shown above) is owned by the Carolyn M. Corporation of S
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on March 1980A three-day International Symposium on Ship Operations (ISOSO) will be held at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City September 23, 24, 25, 1980. This conference will examine the navigations, weather forecasting, and communications aspects in the maritime industry. An exhibit of the late