1986 Articles
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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 1986The Fairbanks Morse Engine Division, Beloit, Wis., has announced the completion, testing and operation of its new large engine test facility. This new test facility offers complete engine operation testing for Colt-Pielstick PC4.2 series diesel engines on a state-of-the-art dynamometer syste
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on September 1986An oceanography and hydrographic research vessel with exceptional features and designed to meet stringent requirements, particularly for silent and vibrationless running for underwater acoustic and other research work, was recently christened Alliance by Lady Carrington, wife of the Secretar
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on September 1986The third in a series of six fleet oilers under construction for the U.S. Navy was christened recently by the Shipyards Division of Avondale Industries, Inc. in ceremonies at the yard near New Orleans. The new ship, the John Lenthall (T-AO- 189), is named after the 19th century naval archite
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- MAJOR NAVY CONTRACTS page: 37
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on September 1986This special section includes major Navy contract awards issued between the dates of June 19 to August 6, 1986. For Navy contracts prior to these dates refer to MARITIME REPORTER, July 15, 1986 issue, "Major Navy Contracts," page 11. Contract awards from April 1 to June 17, 1986 are covered.
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- U.S. NAVY SHIP PROCUREMENT page: 31
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on September 1986Latest Update As Of August 13, 1986 International Maritime Associates, Inc. publishes quarterly reviews of the Navy ship procurement market. This article is an excerpt from the August quarterly review. Information in this article is current as of August 13. SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION Ex
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on September 1986The U.S. Air Force recently accepted a 41-foot Parasail Training Craft constructed by MonArk Boat Company of Monticello, Ark., following testing of the boat on Lake DeGray. The craft was loaded aboard a truck in Monticello for delivery to Homestead Air Force Base in Florida. The first of ni
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on September 1986General Motors and Deere & Company have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture to design, manufacture and distribute diesel engines worldwide, the companies announced recently. The proposed corporation would be held equally by both parent companies. The agreement is su
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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 1986COMSAT Corporation of Washington, D.C., is this year celebrating the 10th anniversary of the world's first commercial maritime communications satellite system. The first commercial telephone transmission through the company's MARISAT System took place on July 9, 1976. According to COMSAT Mar
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on September 1986Eastern Marine, Inc. of Panama City, Fla., recently delivered the Anna C., a specially designed and constructed passenger/vehicle ferry, to Nelseco Navigation Company, Inc. of New London, Conn. The vessel's primary function is to provide ferry service from New London to Block Island, R.T. T
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on September 1986Stolt-Nielsen Inc. has completed the move of its Ship Management Department from Greenwich, Conn., to Panama City, Fla. The company, a market leader in the worldwide parcel tanker trade, made the move to secure long term overhead cost savings to stay competitive with other ship managers ope
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on September 1986The biggest application to date of the Aquamaster azimuth propulsion units manufactured by Hollming Ltd. Engineering Works in Rauma, Finland, is in a 5,000-dwt selfunloading cement carrier built by Sahab Shipyard in Malaysia for Perbadanan National Shipping Line of Kuala Lumpur. The bulk ca
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on September 1986Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., recently completed the 149-passenger, 77-foot, highspeed commuter ferry Port Imperial, said to be the first high-speed commuter ferry built for a Manhattan area run. Designed and built from Blount's patented concept of hull construction, it was deli
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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.
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on September 1986Conversion of Matson Navigation Company's RO/RO trailership Matsonia to a combination RO/RO and LO/LO container carrier is prolressing on schedule as the 236- ton keel unit of the ship's new midbody section was placed on the building ways at Todd Pacific Shipyard in San Pedro, Calif. This is
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- Wilson Walton Introduces Improved Version Of Aquamatic Impressed Current Cathodic Protection System page: 8
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on September 1986An improved version of the widely used Aquamatic impressed current cathodic protection system, incorporating a larger, 225-amp anode and a more compact power unit, has been introduced by Wilson Walton International. The first installation of the new system will be on the new Hull 321, a 108
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- World's Largest Clamshell/Dipper Dredge To Be Delivered This Year To Great Lakes International page: 7
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on September 1986The dredge Chicago, said to be world's largest and most power- ful combination clamshell/dipper dredge, is scheduled for completion and assignment by the end of this year, according to Great Lakes In- ternational, Inc., the vessel's owner William L. Colnon, president of GLI, announced tha