Maritime Magazines Archive
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on August 15, 1977Genstar Limited, Montreal, Canada, has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. Ltd. of Vancouver, subject to obtaining approvals from necessary government or regulatory authorities. Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. operates
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on August 15, 1977Portland, Ore.-based Northwest Marine Iron Works has started overhaul of the USS Lang under a $6.02-million contract. The Lang will be in Portland through May of 1978 undergoing hull repair and a major upgrading of its electronic and weapons systems. It is the second vessel in the Navy's F
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on August 15, 1977Developed By Seaspan Development Co. Ltd. Of British Columbia, The New Skeg Design Results In A 10 To 15-Percent Higher Speed Or 20 To 30-Percent Reduction In Power Required To Tow Loaded Barges At The Same Speed A Canadian invention which reduces the power needed to tow loaded barges by up
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on August 15, 1977Representatives of 19 companies with maritime operations met recently with administrators of Stevens Institute of Technology to discuss a liaison program between the maritime industry and the engineering and science college. The meeting was hosted by Anthony J. McAllister, chairman of the F
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on August 15, 1977Flume Stabilization Systems, a division of John J. McMullen Associates, Inc., has announced the appointment of Peter C. Maschke as sales manager of the division. Mr. Maschke's responsibilities will include sales of the Flume and Elektrofin Roll Stabilization Systems, the White Gill Bow Thrus
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on August 15, 1977Paul-Munroe Hydraulics, Inc., Orange, Calif., has acquired certain products of the Rucker Marine Systems Division, including intrinsically safe valve control systems, rotary flow-through deck stand valve operators, U.S. Navy Fast Systems, and specialized hydraulic equipment for ro/ro contain
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on August 15, 1977The motor vessel Dennis Hendrix, a new 8,400-horsepower towboat in the fleet of American Commercial Barge Line Company, was christened in ceremonies Saturday, July 16, at the riverfront in Owensboro, Ky. The vessel, which is equal to the largest and most powerful towboats operated by ACBL,
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on August 15, 1977Micro Line Systems, Inc., 100 West 10th Street, Wilmington, Del., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of two roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) container vessels of 2,800- deadweight-tons capacity each. The vessels will be 213 feet long, 50 feet wide, and will hav
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on August 15, 1977Brightly plated anchors recently broke ground for the new facilities of the naval architecture and marine engineering department of The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. The new two-story addition to the department's headquarters on the North Campus will contain a drawing loft, the t
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on August 1977Setenave, the state-owned Portuguese shipyard, has acquired the right to use STEERBEAR HULL, the computer-based system developed by Kockums. Now in use at several other large international shipyards, the system is intended as a reinforcement of the Portuguese yard's resources in the design an
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on August 1977A ship can complete its voyage more safely and with fewer maneuvers if it is equipped with a modern collision avoidance system, according to experimenters at the U.S. Maritime Administration's Computer-Aided Operations Research Facility (CAORF). These findings were presented to government and
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on August 1977Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., Houston, Texas, has provided three unique crewboats for Impreso U Girola Estero, a joint venture of Italian firms. The Stewart & Stevenson vessels, built at Houston's Glendale Boat Works, have passenger capacity of 28 persons or a 4,200-pound payload. Speed
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on August 1977The president of Central Gulf Lines, New Orleans, La., has announced the promotion of two company executives. Erik J. Johnsen said that Louis O. Smith has assumed the position of assistant vice president for personnel and administrative functions, and Gary L. Ferguson has been named control
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on August 1977Crowley Maritime Corporation has ordered construction of two 580-foot, triple-deck barges for service in its Caribbean Division, according to a recent announcement by Leo L. Collar, president of Crowley's Offshore Group, SQ.n Francisco, Calif. These vessels will be the largest roll-on/roll-
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on August 1977Twin City Barge & Towing Co., St. Paul, Minn., has announced it is entering the coal business by acquiring United Coal Sales Co., Minneapolis, in a transaction valued at $3.75 million. John W. Lambert, president and chairman of the board of Twin City Barge, said the acquisition will be acco
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on August 1977The International Chamber of Shipping, in an appeal to the world shipping community to cut down on marine pollution and save lives at sea, has published a new booklet to assist in the attainment of these goals. Called the Bridge Procedures Guide, it is designed to provide masters and naviga
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on August 1977Evergreen Handt Corp., general agents for Evergreen Line's East Coast/Far East container service, has announced two operations appointments. J. Ernest Celosse has been appointed assistant vice president, operations, and Capt. H.H. Liao, operations manager of Evergreen Handt Corp., according
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on August 1977Lake Shore, Inc., Iron Mountain/ Kingsford, Mich., prominent manufacturer of marine cranes, winches, windlasses and mooring systems, has opened a Gulf Coast sales office to expand its services to the offshore oil industry. The facility is located at Lake View of Cypress Station, 400 FM 1960
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on August 1977The Canadian province of St. John's, Newfoundland, will be the site of the 4th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering Under Arctic Conditions, to be held September 26-30. The POAC 77 Conference will cover latest developments on operating in Arctic waters, including oceanogra
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on August 1977Dasic International has introduced a completely new, portable, deep penetration/extraction water driven gas freeing fan. Designed and developed by Dasic International at their works at Romsey, Hampshire, U.K., the Jetfan 125 has been tried and tested by four of the leading oil companies. Co