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on January 15, 1983Joseph A. Farrell III has been selected as the next president of The American Waterways Operators, Inc. (AWO), the national trade association for the U.S. barge and towing industry. Mr. Farrell comes to AWO from Pullman Power Products Corporation, where he served as senior vice president. H
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on January 15, 1983The OK coupling, manufactured by SKF Steel, Coupling Division, is described in detail with text and full-color photos in a 26-page ring-bound brochure now available free of charge. Titled "No Screws. No Bolts. No Flanges. No Keys.," this informative book includes a series of pages made of t
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on January 15, 1983Acadian Shipping Corp., a subsidiary of Apex Resources — an affiliate of the Berger Group, Lake Success, N.Y.—has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the purchase and reconstruction of the 17,525-dwt RO/RO vessel Atlantic Bear. MarAd has conditionally agreed to sell the rol
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on January 15, 1983Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pa., recently announced three senior management appointments in its recently established marine construction organization. Niland B. Mortimer has been named vice president, manufacturing, for Dravo Marine Equipment Company. Previously vice president, sales,
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on January 15, 1983A new 12-page full-color brochure has been made available by Skuld of Oslo, Norway, outlining the many insurance advantages offered by Skuld including their system based on the principal of mutuality. Through this association, liability is shared between many thousands of member vessels thr
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on January 15, 1983The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) recently dedicated the Saudi Abha and the Saudi Diriyah—reportedly the largest ro/ro's in the world —during christening ceremonies held in Malmo, Sweden. The ro/ ro's are the first two of a $250 million, four-ship order awarded to the Sw
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on January 15, 1983Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. (Norshipco) of Norfolk, Va., recently used its 950- foot floating drydock "Titan" in a unique operation to help in the construction of a new tunnel under the Elizabeth River — in addition to the drydock's normal ship repair function. The Titan has a lift
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on January 15, 1983The battleship New Jersey (BB-62) was recommissioned recently at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, Calif. President Ronald Reagan was the commissioning speaker. The New Jersey's recommissioning marks the fourth time the ship has become part of the active fleet. Originally commissio
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on January 15, 1983The Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL), Port Hueneme, Calif., a leading investigator of innovative pier designs for surface combatant ships such as frigates, destroyers, and cruisers, has completed two comprehensive studies to generate new design ideas and to influence future pier co
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on January 15, 1983Roderick K. Bowen has been promoted to manager, contract administration for Aeroquip Corporation's Industrial Division marine and military product lines. He will be-based at division headquarters in Van Wert, Ohio. Mr. Bowen assumes responsibility for contractual obligations with the Indust
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on January 15, 1983J.J. Henry Co., Inc. of New York City, one of the leading naval architects in the U.S., recently announced the appointment of Roger C. Ffooks of London as the company's European representative. J.J. Henry Co. has engaged for many years in the design of ships and systems for the transport of
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on January 15, 1983Tidewater Inc.'s marine subsidiary, Tidewater Marine Service, Inc., will purchase 11 offshore oil field support vessels from Halter Marine, Inc. at a price of approximately $33 million. Announcement of the acquisition was revealed by Sam S. Allgood, an executive vice president of Tidewater
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on January 15, 1983Elliot Company's Springfield, Ohio operation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, has been awarded a contract to supply a thruster to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, Mass. The unit, which is the fourth Elliot White Gill Thruster contracted by Woods Hole Oceanogr
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on January 15, 1983Jerry Bostic, president and chief executive officer of the LEEVAC Corporation, Morgan City, La., announces the promotion of Terry P. Hardouin from controller to planning manager for the corporation. Mr. Hardouin replaces Alcide S. Mann who was named marketing manager for LEEVAC Marine Trans
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on January 15, 1983W e s t C o a s t C o m b a t S y s t e m s M e e t i ng The Long Beach-Greater Los Angeles and the San Diego Sections of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), in conjunction with the Commander Naval Surface Forces Pacific and the Naval Ship Weapon Systems Engineering Station, is
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on January 15, 1983The Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association (CSSRA) recently held its semiannual general meeting in Ottawa. The CSSRA represents 25 shipbuilding and ship repair firms and 72 allied industries from coast to coast. Meetings of the board of directors and allied members were also h
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on January 15, 1983Kone Corporation and Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. (FELS) recently announced that they have entered into a joint venture agreement for the production, manufacturing, assembly, and sale of harbor and shipyard cranes and bulk material handling systems in Singapore, as well as in marke
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on January 15, 1983The Guided Missile Frigate Reid (FFG-30) was delivered on December 20, 1982, to the U.S. Navy by the Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation five weeks ahead of contract schedule and below budget parameters, it was announced by L.M. Thorell, vice president and general man
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on January 15, 1983Thomas Marine, Inc. of Patchogue, N.Y., recently delivered two aluminum patrol and rescue boats to the Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau, Great River, N.Y. The vessels are the first to be specifically designed and built for the police — previously, the department procured stock boats. The
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on January 15, 1983Aalborg Vaerft A/S has begun the tank tests of an eight-meter-long model of the new passenger "superliner" it will build for Carnival Cruise Lines of Miami, Fla. Studies being conducted at the Danish Ship Technical Laboratory in Copenhagen are designed to ensure optimal propulsion conditions