Maritime Magazines Archive
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on August 15, 1984Christening ceremonies were held recently for the Alyce Danos, a class 130 jackup barge that will service the entire Gulf of Mexico coast. The Alyce Danos represents a $1.7-million investment by Danos & Curole, marine contractors of Larose, La., and brings to their fleet state-of-the-art ca
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on August 15, 1984Bowditch Navigation Systems recently announced the introduction of a new integrated navigation and piloting system, the Bowditch Navigator MK-II. The MK-II combines a powerful integrated navigation computer and a unique viewing screen that gives a "real time" display of position, projected
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on August 15, 1984—Issues Call For Papers The annual meeting of the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has been scheduled for October 14-16, 1984 in Boston, Mass.; the association has issued a Call for Papers to be presented at the conference. The NMEA annual meeting will take place immediately p
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on August 15, 1984Ferrous Corporation, Bellevue, Wash., manufacturer of FE-4 Marine Grade Combustion Catalyst, has announced the availability of the Ferrous Marine System (FMS) Catalyst Proportioning Pump and Depulsing Unit. The FMS Catalyst Proportioning Pump and Depulsing Unit is designed to work as part o
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on August 15, 1984The new generation of lightweight marine satcom antennas are achieving large savings for shipowners, according to a study recently completed by Navidyne Corporation. Navidyne's vice president of marketing, Jerry N. Wilson, stated that as much as $8,000 could be saved in a typical satcom ins
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on August 15, 1984The MacGregor-Navire organization has announced with deep regret that Per-Ake Hanson, president and chief executive officer, died suddenly at the age of 48 on July 17 at Kungsbacka, Sweden, as a result of a heart attack. Following the purchase of the MacGregor organization by the Kone Group
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on August 15, 1984ASTECH®'s Marine Products Division of Santa Ana, Calif, is offering new literature on its lightweight structure for the marine industry: NAVSTEEL ™ all-welded honeycomb, and NAVTRUSS™ allwelded steel sandwich panel. Presented in an attractive media- folder, the publications use text, color
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on August 15, 1984Lykes Bros. Steamship Company of New Orleans last month signed contracts worth more than $150 million for construction of four 2,500-TEU containerships by a joint venture of two Japanese shipyards—Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The 36,762-dwt ships wil
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on August 15, 1984It was announced by John T. Gilbride Jr., vice president and general manager, that Todd Seattle has been awarded a Phase I DATA REVIEW AND PRODUCTION PLANNING contract for the air cushion landing craft (LCAC) follow-on construction program. The LCAC is a high speed air cushion landing craft
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- McDermott Delivers First Jumboized Crowley Barge — Gets Contract To "Stretch" Three Additional Units page: 34
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on August 15, 1984Crowley Maritime Corporation of San Francisco, which last year awarded McDermott Shipyards a contract to lengthen two roll-on/ roll-off barges, has ordered midbody extensions of three additional barges. Each barge, designed to transport wheeled vehicles and cargo containers, will be extende
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- U.S. NAVY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM page: 44
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on August 15, 1984Fourth Update — Changes As Of July 1984 Excerpted from a report published by International Maritime Associates, Inc. This is the fourth in a series of reports detailing the latest changes in the United States Navy shipbuilding program. The first report appeared in the November 15, 1983 issu
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- OUTSTANDING WARSHIP DESIGNS page: 38
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on August 15, 1984With the most technologically advanced combatant ships in the world, some of the U.S. Navy's most recent ship designs are worth noting. These include the guidedmissile destroyer, guided-missile cruiser, and high-speed attack submarine. Arleigh Burke Class For years the U.S. Navy has been l
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on August 15, 1984A tour of any offshore drilling rig or production platform illustrates how many U.S. companies, representing different industries from all parts of the country, participate in offshore energy exploration and production. From the bridge to the engine room, you see one manufacturer's nameplate
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- NAVY WORK IN PRIVATE U.S. YARDS page: 20
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on August 15, 1984With the virtual disappearance of the market for oceangoing merchant ships, most of the major private yards in the U.S. are heavily dependent upon Navy shipbuilding, conversion, and repair for the majority of their work, some as much as 100 percent. The contracts placed by the Navy during th
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on August 15, 1984McDermott International, Inc. announced recently that two senior managers have been crosstransferred between the company's Marine Construction and Babcock & Wilcox operating units. H.R. Reeves, senior vice president and group executive of Marine Construction's North Sea and West Africa Oper
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on August 15, 1984E. Bronson Ingram, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Nashville-based Ingram Barge Company, announced recently that John M. Donnelly, formerly president of the company, has been named vice chairman of the board, and Peter J. Kopcsak formerly executive vice president and ch
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on August 15, 1984Tyne Shiprepair Limited announced recently that it has been awarded a multimillion pound contract to rebuild the Sir Tristram— the Royal Fleet Auxiliary which was badly damaged during the Falklands' conflict and subsequently brought back to the U.K. The Sir Tristram contract will require an
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- Seaworthy And Bethlehem Steel Offer An Innovative 1,500-TEU Class Convertible Container Carrier page: 16
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on August 15, 1984Seaworthy Systems, Inc., of Essex, Connecticut, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Sparrows Point Yard have announced an innovative vessel design intended for Jones Act trade routes. The vessel's capacity is based on the carriage of 774 forty-foot equivalents using longitudinally movable cell gu
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on August 15, 1984Systems Engineering Associates Corporation of Cherry Hill, N.J. (SEACOR) was recently awarded four contracts by the Navy and a private shipbuilder. The contracts are for a variety of engineering design and logistics projects, and total $8.4 million. SEACOR was awarded a $3.6- million contra
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on August 15, 1984A 12-page brochure describing the most recently developed line of its diesel engines, the K&KV Major Mk3 Series, is available from Mirrlees Blackstone. The brochure contains full technical details on this series, and is illustrated with drawings and photographs. The K Major Mark 3 is a fours