Maritime Magazines Archive
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on May 1980The El Paso Company of Houston, Texas, has announced that George D. Carameros Jr., chairman, and Barry Hunsaker, president of El Paso LNG Company, a subsidiary, have elected to take early retirement to pursue other interests in the energy field. They will continue to be available as require
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on May 1980Two new workboats — the offshore utility vessel PBR-216 and the tug Stone Mountain — were completed recently by The Service Machine Group, Inc. of Morgan City, La. The PBR-216, built for PBR Offshore, Inc. also of Morgan City, has an overall length of 118 feet, beam of 26 feet, depth of 11.
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on May 1980A recent meeting of the Delaware Valley Chapter, American Society of Naval Engineers, wras held at the Officers Club, U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pa. The t e c h n i c a l s e s s i o n was opened by meeting coordinator Lt. Comdr. C.E. Jones, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, who introduced C
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on May 1980As part of an extensive expansion program, the Governmentowned Sembawang Shipyard in S i n g a p o r e recently began construction of a new floating dock. Scheduled for completion by mid- 1981, the floating dock will be the largest in the East, and able to accommodate ships up to 150,000 de
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on May 1980The Governor General of Australia, Sir Zelman Cowen, and Lady Cowen were present at the launching of the Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Tobruk, at Carrington Slipways Pty. Ltd.'s shipyard at Tomago, recently. Lady Cowen named and launched the $36-million amphibious heavy-lift ship during a tr
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on May 1980Research-Cottrell, Inc., Somerville, N.J., and Transamerica Delaval Inc., Princeton, N.J., have formed a joint venture to address the energy utilization markets. The announcement was made by John E. Schork, chairman and chief executive officer of Research- Cottrell, and D.T. Bixby, president
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on May 1980Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., recently delivered two of its new l o n g - d e c k 101-foot crewboats to P.T. Bailey, Inc. of Morgan City, La. The Richard Hill and Steve Partain sport 55-foot-long clear deck areas capable of carrying more than 30 tons of cargo. The deck is 17 feet w
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on May 1980A proposal to c o n s t r u c t six 50,000-dwt oil tankers has been announced by American Trading and Transportation Company of New York City. Through individual subsidiaries designated Attransco T a n k e r C o r p o r a t i o n I through VI, American Trading has requested Title XI construc
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on May 1980A contract for the design of an 82-foot offshore lobster pot and longline boat has been signed between Blancke Marine Services of Westville, N.J., and Yank Boat Works. The all-aluminum vessel is designed in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping Rules, with length overall of 82 feet,
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on May 1980The U.S. Maritime Administration will hold a seminar on "Coal- Firing Technology for the Maritime Fleet" on May 19, 1980, at the Seamen's Church Institute in New York City. "The enormous i n c r e a s e s in ships' fuel costs and the increasing dependence on foreign oil has spurred interest
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on April 15, 1980Maritel, Inc., Annapolis, Md., has recently published a 14-page maritime satellite communication study titled "MARISAT—A Cost- Benefit Perspective." The study contains an examination of the performance, availability, and reliability, compared with conventional means of maritime communicatio
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on April 15, 1980The Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., has awarded Tracor, Inc. a new contract of $5 million to continue supporting design, production, installation, and operational phases of mine and mine countermeasures programs, sonar technology programs, and sonar and
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on April 15, 1980Recon III, the first hydrographic survey boat in the United States to be fitted with Maritime Industries' steerable Z-drives, was recently delivered to Eagle Dredging Corp. by builder Halter Marine, Inc. The 44-foot vessel utilizes two Mariner 120H propulsion units for steering and propulsi
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on April 15, 1980The Maritime Administration has released a report, "United States Port Development Expenditure Survey." The study analyzes 1973-78 capital expenditure data for marine terminal facilities in p r i n c i p a l ports of the United States and includes projections through 1983. By using data fro
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on April 15, 1980Recommendations Are Presented Which Will Enable The Boiler Purchaser Or Designer To Specify Materials, Design Features, And Operating Guidelines Which Should Assist In Establishing Boiler Reliability In an attempt to investigate the phenomena which affect marine boiler reliability, the Mariti
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on April 15, 1980The Chesapeake Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met recently at the Washington Navy Yard Officers' Club to hear Rear Adm. A.P. Manning describe "The U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Program." The Coast Guard's area of responsibility has been significa
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on April 15, 1980COMSAT General Corporation's new 16-page color brochure describes its m o d u l a r t e r m i n a l, M o d e l 3055M, for communications via the Marisat satellite system. Marisat provides modern high-quality communications f r om ships and offshore rigs or construction barges, to shore point
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on April 15, 1980Energy Transportation Corporation, New York, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Gregory J. Masaitis to the position of vice president, Operations, where he will assume overall administrative and operating responsibility for the company's fleet, as well as supervision of the company's op
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on April 15, 1980A new type of offshore oil-spill skimmer built by MARCO was assigned to recover oil when a 7 2 , 0 0 0 - d w t L i b e r i a n tanker started spilling oil on November 1, 1979, following a collision at sea five miles south of Galveston Bay, MARCO reported its Class XI oil recovery system was
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on April 15, 1980Regie Voor Maritiem Transport (RMT), the state-owned ferry company of Belgium, has purchased two Jetfoils for passenger service between Ostend, Belgium, and Dover, England, from Boeing Marine Systems, Seattle, Wash. The Jetfoil Model 929-115s are scheduled for delivery in time to begin oper