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on July 15, 1986Robert E. Howson, president and chief operating officer of McDermott Marine Construction, announced that James F. Franklin has been promoted to vice president and general manager, Fabrication and Shipyard Operations based at Bayou Boeuf and Amelia, La. Mr. Franklin has been general manager
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on July 15, 1986Commercial production of titanium- clad steel plate by a new hot rolling process has begun at the Fukuyama Works of Nippon Kokan (NKK) in Japan. Clad with pure titanium, the plate features superior corrosion resistance in harsh environments, and is economical because less carbon steel is use
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on July 15, 1986Falmouth Shiprepair Limited, an A&P Appledore and Bellway joint venture, recently unveiled one of the most progressive working agreements in the United Kingdom ship repair industry, in an effort to speed up vessel turnaround and provide superior repair service to shipowners. The new major wo
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on July 15, 1986A total restructuring of Dillingham Corporation's West Coast maritime transportation operations and the appointment of several key executives was announced recently by J. Joseph Casey, company president and chief executive officer. The restructuring includes the formation of Foss Maritime, a
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on July 15, 1986Whether or not the current decline in oil prices is a temporary condition, most manufacturers of marine diesel engines are still concentrating on further improvements in specific fuel consumption, as well as on the ability to burn heavier grades of fuel. Regardless of availability, quality o
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on July 15, 1986A p r i l 1 G e n e r a l D y n a m i c s C o r p o r a t i o n , C o n v a ir D i v i s i o n , San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $ 9 , 9 9 8 , 4 5 0 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for design efforts to support the Tomahawk cruise missile. Work will be performed in San Diego, and is expecte
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on July 15, 1986Each quarter IMA prepares an update on developments in the Navy ship maintenance and modernization market. This article is an excerpt from the most recent update prepared exclusively for publication only in Maritime Reporter. FY 1987 Budget Request The President's budget requests $6.4 billi
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on July 15, 1986Freeport Shipbuilding & Marine Repair, Inc. of Freeport, Fla., recently completed the excursion/dinner cruise vessel Calypso II for Nassau Cruises Ltd., a Bahamas-based company. The 550-passenger vessel, with an overall length of 105 feet, beam of 29 feet, and depth of 9 feet 6 inches, is t
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on July 15, 1986Two of Finland's biggest shipyards, Wartsila and Valmet, will merge into one shipbuiding group, with Wartsila taking a controlling 70-percent interest. To begin operations in early 1987, the merger will make the new group a market leader in specialty vessels, according to Wartsila president
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on July 15, 1986Tracor Hydronautics, Inc., Laurel, Md., a subsidiary of Tracor, Inc., has received a multimillion-dollar contract from FlightSafety International to provide a shiphandling simulator to support a program for the U.S. Navy's Surface Warfare Officers School in Newport, R.I. William C. Moyer, Ph
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on July 15, 1986Contracts have been signed by Verolme do Brasil, Brazil's leading shipbuilder, for the construction of two corvettes of 2,000-ton displacement for the Brazilian Navy. Both vessels are scheduled for delivery in 1989 at a total price of $50 million, which does not include the cost of owner-sup
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on July 15, 1986The First International Conference on Ice Technology (ITC 86) was held on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 10-12 this year. The conference was preceded and followed by Tutorials on June 9 and June 13. On the morning of June 9, the session was presented by Dr. A.M. Vi
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on July 15, 1986The American Ship Building Company of Tampa, Fla., following the recent completion of a $300-million, five-ship T-5 tanker contract for Ocean Products Tankers of Houston and the Military Sealift Command, has announced its intention to embark on two new major programs. A company spokesman di
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on July 15, 1986A $700,000 contract to supply five Data Automatic Link 11 sets to the Spanish Navy has been awarded to Rockwell International Corporation's Collins Defense Communications (CDC). Under the 14-month agreement, five Spanish Navy Baleares Class frigates will be modernized with CDC's latest Techn
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available Marine Travelift, Inc. recently announced that optional four-wheel drive mobility is now available on their 15-, 25- and 35-ton-capacity mobile boat hoists. The newly designed direct wheel drive eliminates drive chains and increases reliability and performance w
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on July 15, 1986The cargo access equipment for two car/truck carriers to be built at a major shipyard in the People's Republic of China for West German operator Christian F. Ahrenkiel will be Mac- Gregor-Navire designed. Each 3,700-car capacity vessel will be fitted with an extensive access shipset that, in a
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available Gould Inc. Systems Protection Division has announced the opening of two new facilities to provide repair and overhaul services for circuit breakers. The new facilities are located at Gould's headquarters plant in Philadelphia and in Virginia Beach, Va. George
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available The engineering department of Bailey Refrigeration has announced the addition of computer- automated drafting to its roster of services. Using ATT computers and Autocad software, and the HP 6-pen Plotter, the firm can handle the large and small air conditioning
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on July 15, 1986Marianne C. Hughes, vice president of operations and administration for Coastal States Trading, Inc., the transportation and supply subsidiary of The Coastal Corporation, has assumed the additional responsibilities of marine operations following the retirement of Albin Smith, vice president of
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on July 15, 1986Valmet Automation a.s. in Norway recently received an order for eight Damatic marine automation systems to be delivered to the Yugoslav shipyards Split and Uljanic. These systems include monitoring as well as control functions of the propulsion machinery and electrical power station, and are