Maritime Magazines Archive
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on April 1986— A M a r i n e Engine C a t a l og And A Passenger Vessel Brochure Cummins Engine Company, Inc. has announced the availability of their new Marine Engine Catalog, bulletin number 3382488, to provide a current compilation of their entire marine propulsion engine and auxiliary generator set
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on April 1986Daniel A. Marangiello, executive scientist at ORI, Inc., has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of the Shipbuilding Committee (F-25) of the American Society of Testing & Materials. The prime job of this committee is to develop nongovernment specifications and standards to replace Mi
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on April 1986The 6th Lips Propeller Symposium will be held May 14-16, 1986, at the Congress Centre "Koningshof" in Veldhoven, the Nether lands. The theme for the upcoming symposium is "Cost-Effective Propulsion," with notable guest authors giving presentations that cover the latest developments in fuel
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- M a r i n e M a c h i n e r y Association Discusses Q u a l i t y A n d R i g h t s - l n - D a ta page: 77
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on April 1986More than 100 attendees at a recent Marine Machinery Association (MMA) meeting held at the Sheraton Crystal City in Arlington, Va., heard Alabama Congressman Bill Nichols, chairman of the Investigative Subcommittee of the House Committee on Armed Services, discuss the highly sensitive issue
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- C a t e r p i l l a r Announces N e w M a r i n e Diesel Propulsion System Support Programs page: 72
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on April 1986C a t e r p i l l a r M a r i n e Support Programs Help Lower O p e r a t i n g Costs Engine parts and service support for Caterpillar Marine Systems is available through a network of more than 300 marine-oriented dealer locations servicing more than 1,000 ports worldwide. With Caterpillar
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on April 1986A new high-solids, modified phenolic epoxy tank lining system has been added to the standard range of conventional and high-performance marine coatings available from Ameron Torpedo Marine Coatings. Amercoat® 346 is a versatile tank lining said to offer excellent chemical resistance to solve
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on April 1986F.A. Voigt & Company B.V. of Rotterdam has purchased all outstanding shares of Houston-based F.A. Voigt shipping Company, and has reorganized and renamed the firm Voigt & Koutroulis Shipping Company. The changes were announced by Voigt chairman of the board Wieger J. de Ruiter. Nick G. Kout
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- A v o n d a l e Gets $ 1 0 1 - M i l l i o n A w a rd From N a v y For Sixth T - A O - 1 8 7 Oiler page: 64
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on April 1986The U.S. Navy has exercised an option in its contract with the Shipyards Division of Avondale Industries, Inc. for the construction of another fleet oiler of the T-AO-187 (Henry J. Kaiser) Class. This latest award, worth $101 million, brings to six the number of-oilers building or under con
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on April 1986DAMPA Inc. recently announced the relocation and opening of its head office in the United States. The address is: DAMPA Inc., Suite 106-108, The Gatehouse at North Park, Hunt Valley, Md. 21030. DAMPA also announced that its staff has been expanded to facilitate DAMPA's "turnkey" image for ha
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on April 1986Either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries, the Brazilian shipping company Docenave, the shipping arm of the State-owned Companhia Vale do Rio Doce mining company, has ordered 10 new bulkers totaling 1,535,200 dwt. Deliveries are scheduled between 1986 and 1988. Ishikawajima do Br
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on April 1986L i t e r a t u r e O f f e r ed More than 100 members of M.A.N.-B&W Diesel's worldwide four-stroke division sales force convened in Augsburg, Germany, to celebrate the 2,000th anniversary of the city where the diesel engine was born. The focus of their meetings, however, was not on the cit
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- N a v y A w a r d s $ 9 7 . 5 - M i l l i o n Addition To Pe n n Ship For Third Fleet Oi l e r page: 36
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on April 1986The Department of the Navy has exercised an option under its current contract with Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company of Chester, Pa., for the construction of a third fleet oiler of the T-AO- 187 Class. This $97.5-million award, added to the first two oilers that were ordered last year, brin
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on April 1986MacGregor-Navire has won an order to supply Oslo's Port Authority with a moveable-type link span. Designed to service two axial-ramped ships simultaneously, the 58-meter floating, pontoon-based unit, is due for delivery early in September this year. This will be Oslo's second link span of t
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on April 1986— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le Shipmate has developed a compact VHF radio that meets even the most stringent sea safety requirements. The RS-8000 is a fully synthesized radiotelephone with U.S. and international VHF channels and dual-watch, channel-16 priority with the capacity for a
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on April 1986Robert M. Fraser, 70, of Superior, Wise., well-known Great Lakes shipbuilding and shipping executive, died recently following a lengthy illness. He devoted most of his life to shipbuilding at the head of the Lakes, rising from helper to president of his own company, Fraser Shipyards, Inc. in
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on April 1986Craft Machine Works Incorporated, Hampton, Va., is being awarded a $19,971,248 fixed-price contract for the design, construction and delivery of six 60-ton portal cranes. The contract contains four out-year options for an additional 17 cranes and a potential total value of $73,705,014. Three
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on April 1986Main Iron Works, Inc. (MIW) of Houma, La., has been purchased from Sonat Marine Inc. of Philadelphia by Leroy J. Molaison, returning the shipyard to private ownership. Sonat marine, a subsidiary of Sonat Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., acquired MIW in 1979. Throughout its ownership, MIW has mainta
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on April 1986MonArk Boat Company of Monticello, Ark., recently completed its largest and most unique fireboat, a 45-foot, all-aluminum craft built for Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Va. MonArk vice president of marketing and sales Charles W. Mann said the boat will be used primarily for fire
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on April 1986Donahue, Inc. Advertising & Public Relations has expanded its professional staff with the addition of Laurence F. Daspit, who will represent the firm in Houston and throughout the Southwest. The announcement of this appointment was made by James C. Donahue, president of Donahue, Inc. As a m
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on April 1986Dravo Mechling Corporation, the barge line subsidiary of Dravo Corporation, has announced the appointment of Frank McCormick as manager of Dravo Mechling's Tiger Fleet facility in Baton Rouge, La. In his new position, Mr. McCormick will be responsible for all of the fleeting services provid