Maritime Magazines Archive
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on March 15, 1983Thomas L. Reece has been named president of Norris Division, Dover Corporation, Tulsa, Okla., replacing Edwin L. Bechtold who will continue as a vice president of the parent company. In his new role, Mr. Bechtold will assist Mr. Reece in the transition and will take on additional responsibili
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on March 15, 1983Raytheon Service Company, of Glen Burnie, Md., was recently awarded a contract exceeding $1 million by Bethlehem Steel Corp. as part of the Navy TAKX program. Raytheon Service Company will supply commercial electronic navigational and communication equipment for the three Maersk Line ships be
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on March 15, 1983Doran-Alabama Propeller Company of Mobile, Ala. has published an eight-page full-color brochure describing its complete propeller manufacturing and repair capabilities. Doran-Alabama Propeller, in business since 1950, offers all boat and shipowners a full line of knowledge from repairs to e
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on March 15, 1983SNAME Spring Meeting and STAR Symposium W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. — A p r i l 6-8 The maritime world, indeed the world at large, is changing rapidly. What has happened and is going to happen will be the focus of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers' Spring Meeting/STAR Sy
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on March 15, 1983Savannah, Georgia - April 17 - 20 The Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) will hold its 1983 Annual Assembly Meeting April 17- 20 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Savannah, Ga. The Assembly is being hosted by the United States Power Squadrons. During the Assembly there wi
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on March 15, 1983A contract worth approximately $3.5 million for seven shaft g e n e r a t o r systems has been awarded to the marine department of ASEA Inc., White Plains, N.Y., by Stolt-Nielsen, Inc., the Greenwich, Conn.-based owner and operator of one of the world's largest chemical tanker fleets. Due t
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on March 15, 1983The Aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV 59) recently began an extensive, 28-month Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard at an estimated cost of $698.5 million. The Forrestal was selected for the program by its commissioning date and scheduling availability. T
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on March 15, 1983A series of eight one-day workshops on the "Fundamentals of Liability Avoidance for Marine and Small Craft Management and Engineering" will be given across the nation this spring. The workshops will discuss many of the forms of liabilities that arise in each of construction, design, repair,
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on March 15, 1983Global Marine Inc., of Houston, Texas, recently announced the incorporation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Global Marine Production Systems Inc. Global Marine Production Systems provides standardized offshore production systems from stock for fast delivery and offers turnkey engineering and
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on March 1983M i c r o p h o r , Inc., of Willits, Calif., and Thyssen Henrichshutte AG, of Hattingen, West Germany, have formed a jointly owned company, Microphor Europe GmbH, to manufacture and market Microphor marine and rail products in Europe, it was announced recently by John M. Mayfield Jr., pres
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on March 1983Coastal Iron Works, Inc. of Corpus Christi, Texas, recently announced the christening of its new steel floating drydock. The drydock is named Mr. Pat after one of the founders of the company, E.J. Patterson. The drydock is now in service. Mr. Pat is the largest drydock operating on the Gulf C
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on March 1983Incorporating many design concepts from their extensively proven SALM (Single Anchor Leg Mooring) systems, Sofec, Inc. of Houston, Texas, has designed and built a new CALM (Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring) marine terminal for installation in 65- foot water depth off Trengganu, West Malaysia. Dub
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on March 1983Farrell Lines expects to record a modest net profit for 1982, Richard V. Parks, president and chief operating officer said recently. This represents a $35-million operating turn-around over the previous year. Mr. Parks also predicted an operating profit for the 58 year old U.S. flag steamsh
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on March 1983Selesmar of Florence, Italy has announced the signing of an agreement with INI of Spain, in which INI has acquired 20 percent of the share capital of Selesmar. A leading manufacturer of marine radars and ARPA anti-collision systems, Selesmar had previously been fully controlled by S.M.A. Wi
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on March 1983The Philadelphia area based firm of Scientific Management Associates, Inc. (SMA) was acquired recently by two Washington, D.C., businessmen, George W. Glatis and Louis T. Donatelli, who plan to move the headquarters to the Washington metropolitan area. Mr. Glatis is the former chairman of t
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on March 1983Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES), jointly with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, recently received an order from Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc. of the U.S. to build a semisubmersible offshore oil drilling rig deliverable in July 1985. The rig will be a semisubmersible unit
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on March 1983Talon Technology Corporation, Richardson, Texas, was organized recently to provide mobile satellite data communications systems and consulting services to the petroleum, marine, and defense industries. Lynn B. Heitman is president of the new company, whose corporate headquarters are at 1819
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on March 1983The U.S. Navy has announced the award of a construction contract to Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Wash., to build the third ship of the Whidbey Island class dock landing ships. The ship, to be known as LSD-43, will be built at Lockheed's Harbor Island shipyard in
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on March 1983Delivery of a new 14,000-tonlifting- capacity drydock, built for Todd Shipyards Corporation, New York, N.Y., by Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Company, Mobile, Ala., was made recently during ceremonies at the builder's facility to Todd president Hans K. Schaefer. The new drydock will be ins
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on March 1983Tracor, Inc., of Austin, Texas, announced recently that its Applied Sciences Group has received an initial $4.6-million contract with a potential value in excess of $9.9-million over the next two years from the Naval Sea Systems Command. The contract is for continued engineering and technic