Maritime Magazines Archive
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on December 15, 1984Crouse-Hinds Company has available data sheets on its Corro- Gard™ and fluorescent lighting fixtures for marine applications, and an eight-page brochure describing the company's full line of electrical products for shipboard use. Made of corrosion-resistant Krydon, the Corro-Gard incandescen
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on December 15, 1984Koomey Inc. of Brookshire, Texas, has announced changes and additions in its management. Jerry D. Dumas has been elected president and chief executive officer. He was formerly president and CEO of Hughes Drilling Fluids, a Grace/ Hughes Tool Company joint venture. He was also named to the b
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on December 15, 1984The 92nd Annual Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers that took place at the New York Hilton Hotel November 7-10 drew a larger than usual turnout for the technical sessions, the Annual Banquet, and for the againexpanded Third International Maritime Exposition. At th
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on December 15, 1984WABCO Westinghouse of Hannover, West Germany, is offering a free 34-page booklet titled "Controls for Ships" that gives information and working data on the pneumatic and electric control of marine propulsion systems. The booklet, which is illustrated with drawings, diagrams, tables, photos,
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on December 15, 1984Korody-Colyer Corporation (KC) of Wilmington, Calif., one of the world's largest after-market component manufacturers, is offering literature on its complete line of replacement parts for GM diesels. K-C produces a complete line of replacement parts for the most popular Series 53, 71 and 92
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on December 15, 1984—Literature Available Regency Electronics, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., has announced a new addition to its Polaris line of marine electronics, the CR5000 electronic chart recorder. The CR5000 employs a specially designed transducer (included) that can be mounted either transom or through-the-
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on December 15, 1984Ralph B. Murray has been appointed executive director of the Saint John Port Development Commission in New Brunswick, Canada, succeeding Murray McCavour, who has retired. The appointment was announced by Commission chairman Hugh McLellan. Mr. Murray has spent 34 years in the marine industry
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on December 15, 1984Joseph J. Cuneo, president of Energy Transportation Corporation (ETC) of New York City, has announced the appointment of Nicola F. Pergola as manager-marine personnel. His responsibilities will include the manning of licensed and unlicensed crews for the company's fleet, and negotiation of l
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on December 15, 1984The RO/RO-containership Merzario Britannia (shown above) was launched recently at the Genova- Sestri Shipyard of Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali'ltaliani S.p.A. The 1,300 TEU, single-screw vessel is the second of two sister ships ordered by Merzario S.p.A.-Milan. The ship has an overall length o
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on December 15, 1984Sir William Duncan, chairman and chief executive of Rolls-Royce Limited, has announced changes in the top management of the company. Ralph Robins, formerly director- civil engines, has been appointed managing director-business operations. He will be responsible for the company's marine and i
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on December 15, 1984Keel-laying ceremonies were held recently for the Henry J. Kaiser (TAO 187), the first of four fleet oilers currently under construction for the U.S. Navy at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans. The keel-laying occurred almost six weeks ahead of schedule and consisted of six structural units t
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on December 15, 1984An eight-page booklet published by Sandusky Foundry & Machine Co. of Sandusky, Ohio, is devoted to applications of Sandusky centrifugal castings to the shipbuilding industry. The booklet, written for marine designers, illustrates Sandusky centrifugal castings used for propulsion shaft sleeve
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on December 15, 1984Exxon Research and Engineering Company of Florham Park, N.J., is offering under licensing arrangements a new, improved analysis system for determining changes in the mechanical performance of compressors, turbines, and other rotating machinery. The new system utilizes the latest analysis equ
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on December 15, 1984The M/V Governor James Baxter Hunt Jr. was delivered recently to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The 129-foot 6-inch ferry was built by Offshore Shipbuilding, Inc. of Palatka, Fla. The vessel was designed for river and sound service by the North Carolina Ferry Division. Deta
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on December 15, 1984John F. Borum, vice president of the American Bureau of Shipping, has received the Outstanding Professional Achievement Award from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. He is a 1944 graduate of the Academy. This prestigious award is presented to graduates who have distinguish
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on December 15, 1984Nearly 200 persons have successfully completed training on an offshore rig ballast control simulator, similar in function to those used to train airplane pilots. Details of the program were reported by Gregory D. Szczurek, vice president, Houston Marine Consultants, Inc., New Orleans, at th
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on December 15, 1984The complete line of Cutless® brand rubber bearings is the subject of a new two-color, four-page brochure from BFGoodrich of Akron, Ohio. Featuring an exclusive water wedge design and broad application flexibility, Cutless rubber bearings are a product of years of research and development by
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on December 15, 1984Thomas C. Magliocca, marine manager of Atlantic Cement Company of Ravenna, N.Y., has been elected to a one-year term as general chairman of the Marine Section of the National Safety Council. A veteran of more than 30 years in the maritime industry, he succeeds Richard L. Fox as head of the S
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on December 15, 1984The International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) has granted to Magnavox Advanced Products and Systems Company of Torrence, Calif., type approval for the first fully automatic system for remotely monitoring data gathered on board a vessel. The system is offered as an option to th
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on December 15, 1984Seebeckwerft AG in Bremerhaven, Germany, formerly the AG 'Weser' yard, recently delivered the Railship II, said to be the largest train/car ferry in the world. The new vessel is now in service between Travemunde, on the Baltic Coast of West Germany, and Hango in Finland. Railship II was desi