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on September 1986Dan Kabel has been appointed vice president of service and spare parts for Wartsila Diesel, Inc. in the U.S. Previously he served as superintendent engineer for a fleet of vessels operated by Seahawk Management, Inc. He is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Anders Jepsson has been
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on September 1986—Literature Available Unaflex Rubber Corporation has announced the availability of their Unasphere precision molded expansion joints. Identified as Style 800, this line is available in sizes ranging from 2 inches to 12 inches in diameter. Molded of neoprene and nylon, these units require less
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on August 1986The well-known Cousteau Society oceanographic research vessel Calypso recently underwent a major refurbishing at the Merrill Stevens Dry Dock Company in Miami, Fla. The vessel's engineers and mechanics installed two Cummins KTA19- M diesels, along with Twin Disc reduction gears, and new shaf
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on August 1986Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pa., announced that on Saturday, July 12, 1986, the keel was laid for the first of three new Fleet Oilers (TAO-191, Hull #1) being constructed for the U.S. Navy. In addition, Penn Ship announced that Monday, June 23, 1986, marked the beginning of f
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on August 1986While one mobile offshore drilling unit is drydocked (photo), two others await their turn at the new Sabine Yard of Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Port Arthur, Texas. The rigs shown are the Comanche (in the dock) and Marlin 4 (left), which were both built by Bethlehem at its nearby Beaumont
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on August 1986Wijsmuller Salvage B.V., one of the world's foremost salvage companies, has joined forces with Offshore Tugs, Inc., the well-known offshore towage company from Golden Meadow, La., to establish a new company: Wijsmuller Salvage & Offshore Tugs, Inc. The new company will provide complete salv
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on August 1986Valmet's Helsinki Shipyarc., as the culmation of a two-year research program, recently tested a new type of ducted propeller with the tug Matari off the coast of Savonlinna. The new type duct is said to be a new generation propulsion solution for Arctic vessels operating in ice. As already k
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on August 1986Officials of McDermott Shipyard and American Dredging Company of Camden, N.J., recently celebrated the keel-laying for a 294- foot, self-propelled, diesel-electric, split-hull hopper dredge at McDermott's Morgan City, La., yard. Scheduled for completion by March 1987, the trailing dredge, w
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on August 1986Nick Yamazaki, formerly vice president and chief operating officer of Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America, Teterboro, N.J., has been promoted to president and chief executive officer. Mr. Yamazaki replaces Takashi Fuji, Sumitomo Machinery president for the past two years, who has been promo
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on August 1986A new shipyard now under construction at Punta Arenas on the most southern tip of Chile is scheduled to begin repair operations in November this year. Named Astille- ro Estrecho de Magallanes Ltda., the new yard is a joint venture of Chilean shipbuilder and repairer, ASMAR, and Sandock-Austr
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on August 1986The International MacGregor- Navire Organisation, recognized leaders in the design and supply of marine cargo access and port equipment, recently announced the appointment of Ulf Hedberg as president, and Barry E. Gilmour as executive vice president of its worldwide group of companies. Mr.
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on August 1986For more than three centuries, America's seaports have been centers of population, trade, and vibrant economic activity. Within the past three years, the U.S. seaport industry has emerged from the throes of recession, and today, in many respects, is as healthy and optimistic as it has ever b
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on August 1986Nor-Fishing '86, the 11th International Fishery Fair to be held in Trondheim, Norway, August 11-16, has been fully booked, with the Nidaro Exhibition Hall filled to its maximum capacity, despite a space increase of 30 percent over 1984. Thus, this year's Nor-Fishing exhibition will be the bi
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on August 1986Several hundred people gathered at the Sturgeon Bay, Wise., shipyard of Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI) recently for the commissioning ceremonies of the USS Salvor (ARS-52), one of the most versatile support ships in the U.S. fleet. She is the third of four vessels of this class contracted to
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on August 1986Moss Point Marine, Inc. of Escatawpa, Miss., has been awarded a contract to build a 121-foot, multipurpose vessel for use by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska. The all-steel boat, designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants of Seattle for operations in the Bering Sea and Southern Alas
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on August 1986Bay Shipbuilding Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, Wise., recently attained three major milestones in the construction of three D-7 containerships being built for Sea-Land Service. Hull 735, the first of the 710- foot vessels in the series, was floated out of Bay's 1,158-foot graving dock and ber
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on August 1986A newly revised 12-page catalog on three-, four-, and five-way multi-port ball valves is now available from Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing (PBM) of Irwin, Pa. This "Reference Book Section IV" upgrade shows a wealth of engineering data, including Cv charts, pressure temperature curves and mater
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on August 1986Moss Point Marine, Inc., Escatawpa, Miss., has completed the all-steel, 105-foot harbor tug, Paz, to the Panama Canal Commission, Republic of Panama. Original construction was begun by another shipyard which did not complete the vessel due to inclement weather and a decision by its management
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on August 1986The Petrojarl I, said to be the world's first purpose-built, floating offshore oil production and testing system, was completed recently at the Tsurumi Works of Nippon Kokan (NKK) in Japan and delivered to K/S Petrojarl A/S. The vessel will enter North Sea service this summer, operated by Go
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on August 1986—Literature Available— As another element of safety of vessels at sea, all ships of more than 300 grt must be equipped with one of the relatively new Navtex receivers by February 1, 1990. Navtex is a 24-hour warning system that transmits a broad range of navigational and weather information