Maritime Magazines Archive
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on July 15, 1986Action Threaded Products, Inc., is offering a free 20-page color brochure on their extensive line of non-corrosive fasteners, including: lock nuts, hex head cap screws, socket cap screws, wood screws, lag screws, studs, etc. The color publication, complete with a table of contents, is divided
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Offered High amperage portable cord sets can handle up to 400 ampheres at 600 volts equipped with Max-Gard® pin and sleeve plugs, connectors and receptacles from the Russellstoll Division, Midland- Ross Corporation. The 400-amp plugs and receptacles are offered in two to
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on July 15, 1986Caterpillar Tractor Company, headquartered in Peoria, 111., recently became Caterpillar Inc. following approval of the name at the annual meeting. Also, the company's state of incorporation has been changed from California to Delaware as a result of the shareholders' action. "Caterpillar In
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e 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 r
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on July 15, 1986Ralph Helm, president and chief operating officer of the Manitowoc Company, Inc., has promoted Allen A. Powell to executive vicepresident and general manager of the company's shipbuilding subsidiary, Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. In his new capacity, Mr. Powell will be responsib
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on July 15, 1986Coast Marine & Industrial Supply, Inc. (COMAR) of San Francisco, Calif., is offering a wide selection of color literature in a catalog on their new and reliable marine products. COMAR's catalog contains color literature on their new doubling up rat guard, COMAR/MARK/I Pilot Ladder, mucking w
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e— The bridge of most ships contains a varied assortment of individual instruments for navigation, monitoring and ship control which have been added, one or two at a time, over the years to meet carriage requirements and perceived needs. This multiplicit
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on July 15, 1986A new 12-page color brochure published by Mark Controls Corporation of Skokie, 111., describes the complete MARPAC ball valve product line, one of the broadest selections of automated and manual ball valves available. MARPAC ball valves are well-suited for applications requiring tight shutof
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on July 15, 1986The Allison Gas Turbine Division of General Motors has extended its product improvement efforts to the 501-KF and 570-KF marine gas turbine engines for increased reliability and maintainability of these highpower density, simple-cycle units. 501-KF The 501-KF engine is successfully used in
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on July 15, 1986The Magnavox Advanced Products & Systems Company recently announced the creation of a new program for worldwide rentals of its navigation, communication and survey products. NAV-COM Incorporated—a Magnavox subsidiary—has been named rental agent for the program. NAV-COM is offering a wide se
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on July 15, 1986ANADAC, Inc., a professional services firm in Arlington, Va., has been awarded a three-year, costplus- fixed-fee contract for $1 million by the U.S. Navy. The contract calls for ANADAC to provide systems engineering and technical support services to the Phalanx Closein Weapons System Program
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on July 15, 1986Royal Caribbean Cruise Line recently announced the signing of contracts for an additional three vessels. The three, plus another now under construction in France, will give Royal Caribbean an eight-vessel fleet. The new vessels, to be named the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, are two
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- Grctndi Motori A l r e a d y Has Orders For Its N e w Long-Stroke M e d i u m - S p e e d Diesel page: 44
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e— Now undergoing prolonged testing in the Trieste factory of the Grandi Motori division of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani is a new long-stroke, higher-powered, medium- speed 4-stroke engine covering a power range from 9,900 to 33,000 bhp. With a c
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on July 15, 1986— I m p r o v e d C y l i n d e r A n d C r a n k c a s e O i l s— The trend toward upgrading output and efficiency of marine diesel engines, as well as improving their ability to burn heavy residual fuels with high sulfur content, has placed increasing demands on the petroleum industry to im
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available National AirOil Burner Company, Inc. (NAO), a Philadelphia, Pa., process equipment manufacturer, has introduced the Portable Burner Ignitor (NPBI). The hand-held unit is used to ignite burners in boilers and process furnaces and is the newest development from
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on July 15, 1986Walter Todd, president of American Information Management Corporation of Bay St. Louis, Miss., has announced that the Genesis Information Management System has been installed on the 192-foot offshore supply boat Long Island, owned and operated by Nicor Marine, Inc. of Morgan City, La. The v
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e— The Distributor Products Division of Radio-Holland USA of Houston, exclusive distributor in North America for Thrane & Thrane A/S of Denmark, has announced that as part of the Danish company's commitment to supply the latest in communications technolo
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on July 15, 1986The Military Sealift Command has announced that it intends to procure on the world market during FY 1987 various types of additional ships for the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), in order to meet its final force goal of 120 ships. On January 17, 1986, the Navy spent $206.7 million (U.S.) to purch
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on July 15, 1986— B r o c h u r e A v a i l a b le Louis Allis, Milwaukee, Wis., has announced the availability of induction motors with sealed insulation systems that meet U.S. Navy specifications. The company now provides a full line of AC motors, from 1 through 500 hp, that meet the stringent specificati
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on June 1986It is an unmistakable fact—the second tier shipyards of the nation are still experiencing a severe economic depression. New construction starts on inland and coastal equipment are virtually non-existent. Overall employment levels continue to decline, and repair work remains the mainstay of t