Maritime Magazines Archive
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on November 15, 1980The recently delivered Jeanne Marie is the first of three sister vessels to be built for Archway Fleeting and Harbor Services of St. Louis, Mo., by Marine Builders, Clarksville, Ind. Powered by a matched pair of Cummins KT- 2300-M diesels generating a combined 1,400 bhp at 1,800 rpm, the Je
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on November 15, 1980Campbell Industries of San Diego launched the new tuna superseiner Kukulkan recently, adding impetus to the rapidly developing fisheries of Mexico. She is the first of two such seiners ordered by Atunera del Carmen, an association of veteran fishing people in the state of Campeche. Kukulkan
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on November 1980A new line of high-performance marine radars has been introduced by Si-Tex at Clearwater, Fla. Si-Tex Koden Model 3 has 3 kw of power, two pulse lengths, and generates clear sharp targets over x/4- to 24-m:le range. Model 9 has 6 kw of power, three pulse lengths, and seven range scales f r
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on November 1980The Facet Mark V ballast monitor is said to be the only U.S.- made ballast monitor that meets IMCO requirements and is certified by the United States Coast Guard under the c e r t i f i c a t i on number 162.050/5005/0. The sensing module of the ballast monitor continuously monitors the oil
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on November 1980Donald J. Duffy has been appointed the Port of Oakland's manager of the Midwest Region, based in Chicago, it was announced recently by Ted Connolly, president of the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners. In his new position, Mr. Duffy will be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r promoting the port's
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on November 1980Tracor, Inc., Austin, Texas, has announced that its Applied Sciences Group has received an initial contract of approximately $1.1 million from Fujitsu Ltd., Japan, to develop a computerbased Tactical Support Center for the Japanese Maritime Defense Agency. William C. Moyer, group vice pres
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on November 1980Ronald L. Stone has been named to head maritime activities at the Bort of San Francisco, it was announced by port director Edward L. David. "This appointment completes the reorganization of the Port's management," Mr. David said. As deputy director of maritime affairs, Mr. Stone will manage
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on November 1980Two of Europe's important and w e l l - k n o w n repair yards have merged recently. Mercantile Marine Engineering and Graving Docks Company N.V., and Beliard Murdoch S.A., both of Antwerp, have consolidated into one company. Mercantile-Beliard will own and operate eight private drydocks f
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on November 1980The Commercial Division of Masonite Corporation has introduced a marine joiner panel that is 30 percent lighter than comparable products now used in the marine industry. Firetest™ 80-32 is an asbestosfree asbestosfree product, and comes in 4 by 8-foot panels. They can be custom- made to va
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on November 1980The board of directors of Martin Logicon Energy Company of Pine Bluff and North Little Rock, Ark., recently announced the election of Roger L. Lanier as vice president of Martin Logicon Energy Company, Martin Terminals Company, and Logicon, Inc. Mr. Lanier is a former U.S. Coast Guard offic
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on November 1980Eclectech Associates, a subsidiary of Ship Analytics, has opened an office in Virginia Beach, Va., at 2697 International Parkway. The office is headed by Rod Friedj mann. The Virginia Beach office will serve as a contract development and support center for Eclectech's military, merchant mari
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on November 1980With visiting dignitaries present, St. Louis Ship recently laid the keel for the first of two towboats f o r Peavey Company of Minneapolis. The 6,000-bhp towboats, 170 feet by 45 f e e t by 11 feet, will push grain barges between Cairo, 111., and New Orleans. Delivery of the two vessels is s
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on November 1980The Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held the first meeting of its 1980- 81 season recently at the Engineers Club in San Francisco. During the business program a certificate was presented to Jonathan J. Shields, a member of the Section, des
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on November 1980The only modern gantry crane in the Aleutian Islands is now in service at the new $15-million container shipping terminal just completed at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, by American President Lines (APL). Local, state, and company officials were on hand for recent dedication ceremonies for the new
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on November 1980Terje Dahl, director of Simrad A / S Fishfinding Division in Horten, Norway, has announced the opening of Simrad's newest branch office in Seattle. Factorytrained technical personnel with particular expertise in Simrad's professional sonar, depth sounders, and trawl systems will now be read
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on November 1980Alaska Maritime Agencies has announced the appointment of David R. Enroth to vice president. He has been associated with the firm since 1974, and has been general manager f o r the past five years. Mr. Enroth's experience in the maritime industry began in 1967, and includes seagoing and sho
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on November 1980Rockwell International Corporation's Collins Communications Systems Division has been awarded a $3.2-million c o n t r a c t by Avondale Shipyards of New Orleans to design and build an automated M F / H F / V H F shipboard communications system. The contract is for three shipsets of equipme
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on November 1980For many years airless abrasive cleaning dominated the industrial surface cleaning market. Now, the concept of portable "Power Blast" abrasive cleaning has become the newest development meeting industry needs for a completely mobile, abrasive surface- preparation machine. Goff Corporation o
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on November 1980Some 300 persons attended the recent Shipboard Energy Conservation International Symposium in New York sponsored by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. At the two-day conference, p r o m i n e n t speakers from government and industry discussed the current thinking and pra
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on November 1980Robert P.H. Phillips has been appointed principal surveyor for Western Europe for the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and Vincent F. Roth has been named assistant area principal surveyor for Western Europe for ABS. Mr. Phillips and Mr. Roth are stationed in the ABS London, Engand, office