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on September 15, 1977The Governor of the large state of Giza in Egypt recently met with New Orleans, La., trade officials and expressed the desire for "full cooperation and a better understanding which will, hopefully, lead to fruitful negotiations in the future." Gov. Ahmed Abdel Akher was presented a certific
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on September 15, 1977The past two to three years have seen a continuing growth of interest in ro/ro vessels, with a relatively small but nevertheless steady stream of orders for this type of ship—both large and small — being placed with shipyards in Europe and Japan. Ro/ ro handling was first introduced onto th
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on September 15, 1977Marathon Manufacturing Company, Houston, Texas, has announced that with firm construction contracts negotiated in August f o r four of its offshore jackup drilling rigs, a total of $61 million has been added to its marine construction backlog. The contracts for Marathon jackup rigs are with
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on September 15, 1977The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers has announced its program of technical meetings for the 1977/ 1978 season. The schedule is as follows: September 29, 1977 — Paper: "Farrell Lines '85' Class Container Ships," by Thomas Sartor Jr., Far
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on September 15, 1977A m e r i c a n P a c i f i c Container Line, Inc. (AMPAC), 501 Army Street, Pier 80, San Francisco, Calif., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of four container feeder vessels. Each of the vessels will be 496 feet in length, 75 feet abeam, and have a
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on September 15, 1977The appointment of Gayne Y. Marriner as general manager of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's San Francisco (Calif.) Yard was announced by William C. Brigham, vice president in charge of shipbuilding. Mr. Marriner is s u c c e e d i ng Patrick G. Filip, whose retirement has been announced. The
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on September 15, 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board (MSB) has issued a final opinion and order in Docket No. A-117, concerning determination of the estimated f o r e i g n construction cost of two 125,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels. The determination was made in connection with the application
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on September 1977A Seminar on Ship Operation in Heavy Weather has been scheduled for September 19-20 at Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y. _ Recently, there has been increasing interest in technical developments toward more efficient operation of ships in heavy weather services
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on September 1977The following management changes have been announced by Gulf Trading & Transportation Company (GT&T) president Herbert I. Goodman. Edward A. Monto, formerly president, Compania Maritima Gulf S.A., an affiliate of Gulf Oil Corporation, is appointed general manager, crude oil sales-domestic mar
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on September 1977Joseph R. Burgess has been named president of Central Pacific Shipping Agency, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Marine & Supply Co., Ltd., which has opened new offices at 126 Queen Street in downtown Honolulu. The announcement by Steven Loui, executive vice president of the parent company
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on September 1977June tonnages at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa set an all-time record for a one-month period, according to figures released by port director Harley Ladd. During June, the port recorded 136,412 tons of cargo moving in and out of the port, surpassing the previous one-month record set in September
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on September 1977Already operating successfully aboard tankers of a major U.S. oil company fleet, the new Henschel Rudder Follow-up Failure Alarm meets the recently proposed U.S. Coast Guard rules requiring an alarm upon steering failure. It provides the required audible and visual warning in the pilothouse
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on September 1977The Philippine Center, located at 556 F i f t h Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10036, is currently holding an exhibit that not only highlights but explains one of the Philippines' most valuable resources— the Filipino Seaman. This informational exhibit on the Filipino Seaman, sponsored by the Phili
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on September 1977Kenneth W. Gundling, vice president-marine, United States Lines, has announced three appointments to the division. Capt. Leonard H. Pert has been appointed to the position of assistant marine superintendent. Mr. Pert joined the company in 1956 as a pier superintendent in New York. He was su
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on September 1977An agreement signed by COMSAT G e n e r a l Corporation has opened the way for the start of construction this year of a shore station in Japan to operate with the Indian Ocean MARISAT satellite. The station, expected to be completed in the summer of 1978, will be the first MARISAT station to
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on September 1977Murray Burns has been named manager, process engineering, in charge of the mechanical and electrical engineering services of the Houston, Texas, office of Petro-Marine Engineering, Inc., according to John W. Owensby, president. The Gretna, La.-based company is one of the largest independent
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on September 1977The United States Navy has agreed to extend its use of each of the three s a t e l l i t e s in the MARISAT System for an additional two and one-half years, ending in 1981. Payments for service provided during the full t e rm of the agreement will total approximately $138 million if the MAR
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on September 1977Lloyd's Register has completely revised the Rules for Marine Refrigerated Cargo Installations to take account of advances in refrigeration engineering technology and changing patterns in the method of transporting refrigerated cargoes at sea. Additions to the Rules as they relate to new const
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on September 1977At a recent press conference held at the Seamen's Church Institute in New York City by ITT Decca Marine, Inc., a major technological breakthrough in marine navigation, the new Decca "Clearscan" Radar was introduced. According to ITT Decca Marine, Inc., the U.S. distributor for The Decca Rad
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on September 1977The hopper dredge Manhattan Island, first split hull, self-propelled hopper vessel built in the U.S., completed its sea trials recently, and was awarded certification by the American Bureau of Shipping and the U.S. Coast Guard. Initial trials were held in Lake Pontchartrain, La. Because of