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on October 1980The largest Maxim® silencer ever fabricated by Riley-Beaird of Shreveport, La., for a reciprocating engine was completed recently and shipped to Allis-Chalmers Corporation in Milwaukee. More than 13 feet in diameter and standing more than 40 feet vertically when installed, the special unit wei
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on October 1980Rockport Yacht & Supply Company, Inc., Rockport, Texas, recently delivered the first of two 130-foot cementing vessels to Halliburton Services. The Halliburton 224 operates out of Harvey, La., and incorporates Halliburton's latest pumping machinery and five P-tanks inserted in the main deck.
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on October 1980The 79,999-dwt tanker Yuho Maru, constructed at the Ariake Works of Hitachi Zosen, was delivered recently to the Yuyo Steamship Company, Ltd. of Japan. The ship will operate between Japan and ports in the Arabian Gulf and Singapore. Extensive fuel-saving measures are incorporated in the new
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on October 1980Dravo SteelShip Corporation of Pine Bluff, Ark., has announced the recent completion and delivery of two pushboats to owners in the Gulf Coast area. Each of the vessels is 56 feet long, with a beam of 22 feet and depth of 7 feet. The Jo Ree, delivered to Weber Marine, Inc. of Burnside, La.
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on October 1980A unique, computer-based technique for accurately determining vessel power plant performance has been developed by Ferrous Corporation of Bellevue, Wash., a manufacturer of combustion catalysts for marine diesels and boilers. Using a s p e c i a l l y developed software package, Ferrous can
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on October 1980Sheldon Shapiro has been appointed manager-bulk services of Federal Barge Lines by Pott Industries Inc., it was announced by Thomas F. Maloney, senior vice president-sales of Federal Barge Lines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pott Industries. Pott is a member of the Houston Natural Gas Corpo
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on October 1980VU-GAGE is a system designed to safeguard tanker and barge crew members from exposure to chemical and petroleum fumes, and to enable vessels to meet present and pending regulations concerning the emission of such fumes. The system consists of replacement covers for tank washing and ullage
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on October 1980During 1979, for the first time in history, the Port of Houston led the nation in a major category of port activity, becoming No. 1 in foreign trade tonnage. In doing so, Houston surpassed the traditional leader, the Port of New York-New Jersey. Statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce
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on October 1980Albert R. Schultz has joined R.J. Brown and Associates in Houston as manager of the newly f o r m e d Offshore Terminals & Floating Production Systems Division. Mr. Schultz comes to RJBA after more than 12 years' experience in the design, engineering and construction management of harbors,
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on October 1980Hydranautics, Inc. has been chosen by McDermott Engineering Ltd. of London to provide two complete hydraulic rig systems for use on Amoco's Northwest Hutton Field p l a t f o rm in the North Sea (U.K.). The contract calls for eight 200-ton, push/pull piston gripper jacks, four 80-ton lift s
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on October 1980John J. McMullen Associates, Inc. (JJMA), naval architects, marine engineers and transportation consultants of New York, recently installed an AUTO-TROL AD/380 Interactive Graphics System in its detail design office located in Newport News, Va. This office, known as JJMA's Hampton Roads Ope
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on October 1980Huthnance Drilling Company/ Vanguard I and Charger II, Ltd. of Houston has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI mortgage guarantee to aid in financing the construction of two jackup drilling barges. The 180-foot by 180-foot, 10,- 848-dwt barge being built for Vanguard I by
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on October 1980In what may be a maritime first, Bay-Houston Towing Company recently christened its four newest tugboats in a single ceremony held at City Dock 4 in the Port of Houston. These four new vessels, built at a total cost of $9.2 million, represent the second phase of a $16.9-million expansion an
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on October 1980This year's 54th Annual Convention of The Propeller Club of the United States, and the concurrent 1980 American Merchant Marine Conference, will take place on October 8-10. The host Propeller Club Ports for the event will be Seattle and Tacoma, but all sessions will be held in Seattle's Was
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on October 1980Third International Conference On Marine Transportation, Handling And Storage of Bulk Chemicals This year's International Conference on the Marine Transportation, Handling and Storage of Bulk Chemicals—MariChem 80— will be held October 21-23 in the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, England.
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on October 1980Hiroshi Ito has been named president, Kubota America Corporation, New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubota, Ltd. of Japan, succeeding Tsutomu Hashimoto, who returns to Tokyo as export manager, machinery. Mr. Ito, with the parent company for 34 years, most of these in export-related are
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on October 1980Dome Petroleum Limited of Calgary, Canada, announced it has entered into a letter of intent with the Japanese National Oil Company. This letter confirms an agreement, in principle, whereby the Japanese National Oil Company has agreed to lend Dome Petroleum Limited $400 million for use in co
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on October 1980Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc. (MECO), New Orleans, is marketing three new waste heat recovery evaporators for the production of fresh water. Applications include offshore drilling rigs and production platforms, pipelaying barges, tankers, cargo vessels, tugboats, survey ships, etc. The
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on October 1980Frank W. McBee Jr., president of Tracor, Inc., Austin, Texas, and Robert Mainhardt, president of MBAssociates, San Ramon, Calif., have jointly announced the completion of the merger of MBAssociates (MBA) into a wholly owned subsidiary of Tracor. Terms of the merger, approved by the director
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on October 1980JESCO, Inc., a Unit of AMCA International Corporation located in Fulton, Miss., has received a contract for approximately $2.5 million for the design and construction of manufacturing facilities at Wiley Manufacturing in Port Deposit, Md. The facilities are part of an expansion project at W