New Worldwide Service Company Formed By Racal-Decca Group
The formation of a new company, Racal-Decca Service Limited, was announced recently.
The Croyden, England-based company will coordinate and expand the worldwide marine electronics service operations of the Racal- Decca group of companies.
The existing network of service centers at 531 ports in 68 countries will form the basis of the new operation. For the first time, Racal-Decca will service facilities in the United Kingdom for any type of marine electronics equipment, in addition to Racal- Decca products. The new company will operate on a 24-hour-aday basis, supplying spares and service support facilities as well as coordinating the world service organizations.
R a c a l - D e c c a Service Limited will have facilities for servicing all types of navaids, radar, echosounders, c o m m u n i c a t i o n s and marine control systems. It will also undertake the refurbishing and m o d i f i c a t i o n of existing equipment.
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Content
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- MarAd Study Predicts Big Fuel Savings For Sail Assisted Ships page: 6
- Dr. P.W. Murrill Elected To Tidewater Board page: 7
- Hitachi Zosen Delivers Products Carrier To Panamanian Owner page: 8
- Matson Orders Econics Fuel Optimizers—Reports 3.5% Savings In Fuel page: 8
- Sun Ship Jumboizing 'Lurline' Using Unique "Reverse Launch" page: 8
- Wronowski Fleet Adds First Boat With Cummins KTA-3067M Engines page: 10
- Promet Launches Offshore Supply Vessel For Jackson Marine page: 10
- Big IOT Petroleum Barge Launched At Galveston Shipbuilding page: 12
- SNAME Northern California Section Hears Paper On "Dejumboizing page: 12
- Mobil Orders Sperry Advanced Navigation System For The 'Mobile Search' page: 13
- B&W Delivers Second Panamax Bulker-14 More On Order page: 14
- Promet W i l l Build The First Of Its Kind Of Rig For Elf page: 16
- G l o b a l M a r i n e Oil A n d Gas Unit Names Hatcher President page: 16
- First Saudi-Owned Shipping Company Gets First Vessel page: 18
- Anastasio Elected President Of Marine Concrete Structures page: 18
- C.T. Palo Appointed Marine Superintendent For McAllister-Philadelphia page: 18
- New Catalog Available From WABCO Describes Marine Control Valves page: 18
- McDermott Unit Renamed —Earles And Foster Appointed Senior VPs page: 19
- Electric Propulsion Systems Discussed At SNAME Chesapeake Section page: 20
- New Lifting Technique Lowers Costs In Construction Of Drilling Rigs page: 20
- Far East-Levingston To Build Drillship For Global Marine page: 21
- PROPELLERS '81 page: 22
- T A N O A w a r d e d $1.9-Million Contract By B I W Yard For A u t o m a t i o n Systems page: 24
- Texaco Names Dubuisson To N e w Offshore Post page: 24
- NICOR Expands Offshore Fleet With Acquisition Of Two Additional Companies page: 26
- Grant Hagen Joins Designers & Planners page: 26
- ASNE Delaware Valley Chapter Holds Meeting At Philadelphia Naval Base page: 28
- Admiral D.G. Iselin Joins Raymond Unit page: 28
- Hitachi Completes Combination Cargo Carrier For Galleon Shipping page: 30
- Penco To Market Showa's Fuel Mixing System page: 31
- Global And Japanese Firm Jointly Offer Offshore Production Systems page: 31
- IHI Delivers Japan's Biggest Helicopter Destroyer page: 33
- Sail Systems For Commercial Ships Could Cut Fuel Costs 30% —Literature Available page: 33
- New Brochure On Hoists, Winches And Mooring Systems Offered By Skagit page: 38
- Nuclear-Powered Sub 'Houston' Launched At Newport News Yard page: 39
- Main Iron Works Delivers Alco-Powered 'Karen Ann' To Corpus Christi Marine Services page: 39
- Designers & Planners Completes Replacement Study On Alaska Ferry page: 40
- Fireboat Design Contract To Nickum & Spaulding page: 42
- GM-Powered Towboat 'Jeanie-K' Delivered By Riverway Shipyard page: 42
- Penco Appointed U.S. Agent For Bremer Vulcan page: 42
- DeJong & Associates To Design New Tug Series For Corps Of Engineers page: 44
- Bailey Reorganizes Miami Operations—Paul Gausted Appointed Vice President page: 44
- New Worldwide Service Company Formed By Racal-Decca Group page: 45
- Van Dawark Appointed President Of Dillingham Maritime Division page: 45
- Avondale Gets $300-Million Contract From Exxon For Three Products Carriers page: 46
- Brochure And Technical Data Sheets Describe ZF Marine Gears page: 46
- Admiral Fugaro Named Senior Vice President Of Great Lakes Towing page: 46
- Two Power Plant Barges For The Philippines Completed By Hitachi page: 47
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- MarAd Approves Title XI On Five Beker Vessels page: 48
- Racker And Vincent Named Assistant Vice Presidents At Lykes Bros. Steamship page: 48
- Levingston Lays Keel For First Jackup Rig For Noble Drilling page: 49
- W.R. Laws Elected To Executive VP At Geosource page: 49
- Sause Bros. Barge-Building Facility In Coos Bay Nearing Completion page: 50
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- Sixth Supply Boat Delivered To Marsea Marine By Halter page: 51
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- N&SA Names Stumbo And Hagemann Vice Presidents page: 53
- Braden Offers New Series Of Improved Winches- Literature Available page: 53
- Two Double-Hull Bunkering Barges Delivered By Nashville Bridge page: 66
- Cummins-Powered 110-Foot 'Comet7 Delivered To Shippen Marine page: 66
