Maritime Magazines Archive
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on July 15, 1980The Dixie Dredge Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., a subsidiary of Pott Industries Group, St. Louis Ship Division, Houston Natural Gas Corporation, has shipped the first of five new Dixie dredges and associated equipment to the Egyptian Dredging Company of Cairo, Egypt, it was announced by Jack
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on July 15, 1980The 7 6 - f o o t tug Jekyll Isle (shown above) has been delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation, Somerset, Mass., to Jekyll Towing and Marine Services Corporation of Jekyll Island, Ga. With the power and range to perform both mid-ocean and coastal work, the 185-ton vessel fills
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on July 15, 1980The final meeting of the 1979- 80 technical program of the Chesapeake Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held recently at the Bethesda Naval Hospital Officers Club. George H. Levine and John F. Walter of the Maritime Administration, who were introduced by mo
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on July 15, 1980James P. Horn, president of Farrell Lines Incorporated, has announced that Thomas J. Sartor Jr., formerly vice president-marine, has been appointed vice president-marine special projects. This newly created position combines the former New Construction Section with that of Contract Administ
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on July 15, 1980Resolution A. 160 of the Inter- Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) recommends to governments that they ensure that the master and officers of commercial ships have readily available on the bridge all necessary data concerning the maneuvering capabilities of the ship and
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on July 15, 1980Several years ago, naval architect Peter W. Sachse, owner of PSO Marine Transport, Inc. of Houston, foresaw a need for faster, better-designed crew/supply boats to serve the growing offshore oil industry. In 1977 he introduced just such a vessel, the PSO-I, a planing supply and passenger ca
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on July 15, 1980Foxboro Analytical, a Division of The Foxboro Company, has just published a Product Specification Sheet for its new Model 958PF on-line ferrograph. Through monitoring of the level of wear debris within a lubricating or hydraulic system, this new instrument is said to provide early warning of
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on July 15, 1980Ships of up to 100,000 dwt can be docked at Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd.'s (HUD) Tsing Yi Yard, following an agreement signed recently for HUD to charter Euroasia Shipyards' floating dock, which has a lifting capacity of 32,800 tons. The move increases HUD's floating docks to three, inclu
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on July 15, 1980A six-page safety engineering and applications guide for chief engineers, chief mates, communications officers, and chief stewards with responsibility for marine maintenance has been published by A.W. Chesterton Company. The four-color, illustrated guide includes descriptions of cleaners, s
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on July 15, 1980McDermott Scotland, a division of McDermott International, Inc., has been awarded a contract for fabrication of a jacket, the base of an offshore platform, by Marathon Oil U.K. Limited. The contract, in excess of 40 million pounds s t e r l i n g (approximately $92 million), calls for the ja
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on July 15, 1980The Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Colt Industries has received an order for four large Colt/Pielstick marine diesel engines with auxiliary equipment from Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle. Announcement of the $8.6-million order was made by Thomas J. Bullock, div
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on July 15, 1980At a recent meeting of the Shipyard Council of the National Maritime Council, C. Larry French, president, National Steel & Shipbuilding Company, and Edward J. Campbell, president, Newport News Shipbuilding, were elected chairman and vice chairman, respectively, succeeding Shipbuilders Counc
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on July 15, 1980Further broadening the maritime industry's representation in the National Maritime Council, the NMC recently announced the addition of three key maritime industry leaders to its Board of Governors. These officials are Robert L. Leggett, president, Joint Mari- time Congress, Washington, D.C.
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on July 15, 1980Jurgen Manske has been appointed owner's representative for Hapag-Lloyd's U.S. Gulf Service, replacing Peter Zehler, who has returned to West Germany for reassignment with the steamship line. Based in New Orleans, Mr. Manske will be responsible for agency coordination for the entire Gulf Co
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on July 15, 1980Houston Midstream Services, Inc. has changed its name to Houston Marine Services, Inc., according to an announcement by Geren L. Graham, president. The firm was founded in 1977 and initially engaged in midstream fueling of vessels in the Port of Houston. "The new name more accurately descri
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on July 15, 1980Butterworth Systems recently introduced the Marine Liqua- Blaster®, an ultra-high-pressure water blaster unit for shipboard cleaning and descaling. Operating the Marine Liqua-Blaster unit at pressures up to 10,000 psi, one man can do the job normally done by a crew with chemicals, hand tool
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on July 15, 1980Renewed interest in coal and other non-petroleum f u e l s has prompted Skinner Engine Company to offer Bulletin STE-677 on its multi-cylinder Universal Unaflow® Steam Engine. The company has been a pioneer in design and construction of steam engines since 1868. Skinner steam engines powere
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on July 15, 1980The board of directors of State Boat Corporation has announced the appointment of Cliff Drown as president. Since joining State Boat Corporation in 1974, Mr. Drown has held a number of positions with the company, including North Sea Area manager; vice president, operations; and executive vi
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on July 15, 1980William F. Cleary, long-time secretarytreasurer of The American Waterways Operators, Inc., has been honored by AWO's board of directors and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) for his outstanding record with the Association. Mr. Cleary, who has been with AWO since 1952, plans to retire t
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on July 15, 1980The expanding capabilities of Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation's three shipyards located in Norfolk, Va., are described and pictured in a recently published four-color brochure. Established 60 years ago, Norshipco has grown into a threeyard "ship repair city" with a work force of