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on February 15, 1985National Steel and Shipbuilding Company of San Diego (NASSCO) has announced that a contract option for approximately $14 million has been exercised by the U.S. Navy for the regular overhaul of the tank landing ship USS Bristol County (LST- 1198). A contract awarded by the Navy in 1982 provi
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on February 15, 1985The Rowan Gorilla III departed from Belle Chasse, La., recently bound for the east coast of Canada where the drilling rig will operate under contract to Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd. offshore Sable Island, Nova Scotia. The new unit is the third in a series of the largest self-elevating jackup rigs
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on February 15, 1985—Literature Available Nelson Industries, Inc. of Stoughton, Wis., is offering free new literature on the Bilge Boy™, a 150-gph (568 liter) oily water separator that the company is introducing. The unit carries U.S. Coast Guard approval and is IMO-approved as well. The compact Bilge Boy measur
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on January 15, 1985The Seattle Fire Department in Washington recently completed the training of crews for its new 26-knot fire boat, the Chief Seattle. With three Detroit Diesel 16V92TI engines rated at 1,000 shp at 2,300 rpm, driving both propellers and fire pumps, the boat can reach waterfront fires in a hur
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on January 15, 1985Goodway Tools Corporation of Stamford, Conn., has published a new 36-page catalog titled "Tube Cleaning Systems and Pressure Washers." The booklet functions as a guide to Goodway's tube cleaning equipment and air and electric-powered tube cleaners for boilers, condensers, and heat exchangers,
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on January 15, 1985Polyurethane crane bumpers are the subject of a new brochure being offered free by Kastalon Inc. of Alsip, 111. The four-page folder says that Kastalon polyurethane crane bumpers outlast all other crane bumpers and, affording physical properties that surpass ordinary materials, they are more r
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on January 15, 1985—Literature Available A new instrumentation cable, specifically designed to meet the needs of submersible instrumentation systems has been introduced by Sea Data Corporation of Newton, Mass. The company announced the availability of the cable with strain and waterproof molded connectors to me
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on January 15, 1985Bell Aerospace Textron, Division of Textron, Inc., has been awarded a $27.3-million contract for detail design and construction of the first Minesweeper Hunter (MSH) for the U.S. Navy. The contract also provides the Navy with two additional options to acquire eight more MSHs at a cost of $12
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on January 15, 1985Gerard M. McAllister, retired executive vice president and general counsel of McAllister Brothers Inc. of New York City, one of the largest towing and marine transportation companies in the world, died recently at his home in Avon, Conn. He was 74 years old and also lived in Lost Tree, Fla.
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on January 15, 1985Tracor Marine, Inc. a subsidiary of Tracor, Inc., has received a contract from the Military Sealift Command to man, operate, and maintain the research vessel Lulu for Submarine Development Group One based in San Diego. The contract will bring the company in excess of $2.5 million over the ne
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on January 15, 1985Ugland Rederi, a Norwegian shipping company, has commissioned Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd. to build a 117,000- dwt shuttle tanker. The contract includes an option for a second vessel. The tanker will measure 260 meters in length and will have a breadth of 46 meters and a dept
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on January 15, 1985The General Electric Company's Turbine Business Group has formed a Navy Programs Section to focus on U.S. Navy business, and has appointed Robert M. Eisert to head the section. The announcement was made by George C. Cox, senior vice president and group executive of the Turbine Business Grou
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on January 15, 1985Bay-Houston Towing Co., with home office in Houston, Texas, has published a new 16-page edition of the popular "Port Reference Handbook" for the Gulf ports of Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Freeport, Texas City, and Port Aransas. The handbook has long been in demand for its informative,
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on January 15, 1985The INMARSAT Ship Earth Station is now a familiar aid to shipto- shore communication, but the latest compact station from Marconi International Marine features several simplifications that make it an economic, easy-to-use and install system. Full free literature is available describing the
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on January 15, 1985As we enter 1985, marine power plant designers continue the general practice that became common in the 1970's, that is the practice of designing power plants for high thermal efficiency. Low fuel consumption, over a wide range of operating powers, became and continues to be of paramount impo
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on January 15, 1985E. Bronson Ingram, president of Ingram Industries Inc., recently announced the purchase from United States Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries, Ohio Barge Line, Inc. and Mon-Valley Transportation Company, of substantially all their marine assets. OBL's 15 boats and 516 barges will almost
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on January 15, 1985A Preview Of The Latest Offerings Designed To Help Operators Reduce Costs As in other areas, the computer is revolutionizing the maritime industry. Numerous new packages of hardware and software have become available for marine applications during the past year. Many of these were develop
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on January 15, 1985Todd Shipyards Corporation reports that the U.S. Navy has exercised options amounting to $30 million authorizing Todd's Galveston Division to proceed with modification of the first of two vessels into Aviation Logistic Support Ships (T-AVB), and with advanced procurement of major long-lead i
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on January 15, 1985recent monthly meeting of The Society of Marine Port Engineers of New York was held at the facilities of MarineSafety International, located at the LaGuardia Airport Marine Terminal in New York City. The group toured the four marine simulators at the firm's Training Center. The feature of th
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on January 15, 1985—Literature Available Butterworth, Inc., an Exxon affiliate, has announced a new station owned and operated by Seaward Marine Services, Inc. in Baton Rouge, La. to service the U.S. Gulf Coast. This division will be managed by Cecil Achord. Mr. Achord has 14 years' experience in the Gulf off