Maritime Magazines Archive
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on April 1986The Flow Control Division of Rockwell International has published a new technical article, "Rockwell McCannalok® Bidirectional Fire- Seal® Butterfly Valves Development and Qualification." The 12-page technical article describes the development and test program of Rockwell's new bidirectional F
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- A l u m i n um Boats Delivers Unique M i n i - C r e w b o a t To Five Star M a r i n e Service page: 100
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on April 1986An all-aluminum crewboat delivered recently by Aluminum Boats, Inc. of Crown Point, La., to Five Star Marine Service of Belle Chasse, La., the Joe Lynn II (shown), is described by Five Star president Clyde A. Giordano as "a 50- foot crewboat that has the look, feel, ride, and performance of a
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on April 1986Ciserv AB of Gothenburg and ScanMarine Services BV/ScanMarine Trading BV of Rotterdam has agreed to collaborate in a new, jointly owned company—Ciserv Rotterdam BV. Ciserv will buy 50 percent of ScanMarine; at the same time the name will be changed to Ciserv Rotterdam. The partners foresee p
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on April 1986Todd Shipyards Corporation recently announced that David Black was elected by the board of directors to the position of president and chief executive officer of The ARO Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Todd. In addition, the board elected John T. Gilbride, Todd chairman, to the pos
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- Hudson Engineering Plans Study Of Offshore Platforms For 1 , 6 0 0 - F o o t W a t e r Depths page: 97
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on April 1986Hudson Engineering Corporation is planning to initiate a study of composite leg platforms for 1,600- foot water depths. The study will develop technical and cost data for a drilling/production platform and a drilling/wellhead platform for environments like those found in the Gulf of Mexico,
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on April 1986The ninth annual edition of "Offshore Service Vessels—A Guide to the American Fleet" has just been published by Fleet Data Service. This comprehensive directory to the American fleets and vessels serving the offshore petroleum industry includes 100 fleets operating 1,061 vessels measuring 15
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on April 1986Baldt Inc., Chester, Pa., has published a new 12-page four-color fa- cilities brochure detailing the company's recent reorganization. Entitled "Baldt Charts a New Course," this brochure highlights the responsibilities and long-term goals of Baldt's three new operating divisions. These new di
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on April 1986Stork-Werkspoor Diesel bv (SWDiesel) of Amsterdam has moved its Service and Repair Workshop, formerly located in Rotterdam for the past 25 years, to the Wilhelminahaven in Schiedam, The Netherlands. All service and repair work for The Netherlands and Belgium will now be carried out at the n
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on March 1986Although funding for Senator Ted Stevens's "Build and Charter" program has been appropriated by the Congress, this particular effort to revive commercial shipbuilding in the United States cannot become a reality until the authorization plan makes its way through Congress and the White House.
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on March 1986Ellicott Machine Corporation of Baltimore, marking its centennial this year and well known for its success in dredge manufacturing, has announced the formation of a new subsidiary—Ellicott Engineering, Inc. This new company will provide machining, assembly, fabricating, and computer-aided en
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on March 1986Sunmar Shipping, Inc. has awarded a contract to Marco-Seattle for the conversion of the M/V Sunmar Sea from a general cargo vessel to a modern refrigerated vessel to be used in the trade between Alaska and the U.S. West Coast. According to Sunmar president Hans W. Mauritzen, the changeover
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on March 1986Schaffran Propeller Lehne & Co. of West Germany is offering free literature on the line of propellers and shaft liners produced by the company. The material points out that Schaffran serves the shipbuilding marketing with the following range of products and services: (1) A single source and so
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on March 1986—Literature Available The Paul Lindenau shipyard in Kiel, West Germany, recently installed a modern highcapacity firefighting system aboard the offshore supply vessel Kaubturm, owned by VIG Offshore of Bremen, in the record time of only 12 days. The boat left the shipyard two days earlier tha
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on March 1986The U.S. Navy has selected a team composed of The Garrett Corporation's AiResearch Manufacturing Company, Allison Gas Turbine Engine Division of General Motors, and Rolls Royce for the conceptual design of an intercooled and regenerated advanced technology gas turbine engine for propelling the
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on March 1986The Chesapeake Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met recently to hear a paper entitled "SWATH AGS Deep Ocean Survey Ships," presented by H. David Kaysen of MAR, Incorporated. The evening began with a discussion of Marine Systems Committee activities by Edward M
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on March 1986Conferees from the Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed to appropriate $228.4 million in support of the Navy's Strategic Sealift Program. The money will be used to purchase additional commercial tonnage from private owners for the Ready Reserve Force, as well as to modernize a
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on March 1986The icebreaker Otso (shown), ordered in March 1984 by the Finnish Board of Navigation, was delivered recently by Wartsila's Helsinki Shipyard. She is the first of two technologically advanced icebreakers of a new type. The second vessel was ordered in December 1985 and is scheduled for deliv
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on March 1986The advantages of using Aeroquip Corporation's FT1097 portable hose assembly machine, a simple, fast and reliable way to produce hose assemblies with reusable fittings, are explained in a new company bulletin. Designed to speed production of Aeroquip reusable hose assemblies in sizes up to
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on March 1986Literature Offered The first of a new series of Marinefax weather chart recorders is currently being introduced by Alden Electronics, Inc., Westboro, Mass. Designated the Marinefax TR 1, the new recorder features a high-quality thermal printer for crisp, white dry paper recordings and a mi
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on March 1986After many months of development work, MarineSafety International conducted its first training course for tugboat skippers recently in its ship simulator facility at La Guardia Airport in New York City. Mobil Oil captains Craig Kinney, Doug Ruhl, and John Flynn participated in the rigorous t