Maritime Magazines Archive
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on April 1977Barging of drilling rigs is a method of transportation which has only been used in recent years. However, the principle of this method of transportation has been used successfully for many years. The basic development took place in Western Europe where Dutch dredging contractors tried to find
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on April 1977Raymond Weigele, vice president-terminals for United States Lines, Inc., has announced the appointment of Mats Erlandson to the newly created position of corporate stowage coordinator at U.S. Lines' headquarters in New York. Mr. Weigele said that in his new post, Mr. Erlandson would be respon
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on April 1977Konel Corporation has introduced a remarkable new all channel VHF-FM radiotelephone: the VHF-780. Channel selection has been made extremely quick by means of a direct entry calculator- type keyboard. Readout of the selected channel is by means of large, bright incandescent digital displays
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on April 1977Introduction in this country of a line of fail-safe, compact oil heaters with a wide range of capacities and proven reliability has been announced by Sunrod Products, Inc. The Sunrod oil heaters for heavy grade oils are designed for land or marine use. Applications include suction heaters i
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on April 1977Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation, based in Elmhurst, 111., has announced that it is offering free literature to the maritime trade on its Manlift line of work platforms. Citing the work and safety advantages built into its self-propelled aerial work platforms, Chamberlain Manufacturing
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on April 1977Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corporation has completed the financing for its newest liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Golar Freeze, and has taken delivery of the ship. John G. Christy, executive vice president of IU International Corporation, Gotaas- Larsen's parent company, said financing in the
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on April 1977A two-day technical symposium concerning the role of the computer in marine vessel design and construction will take place at Annapolis, Md., late in September. Held under the sponsorship of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the symposium, entitled "Computer-Aided Hull Sur
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on April 1977Harrison G. Rowe has been appointed general manager of the San Francisco Division of Todd Shipyards Corporation, succeeding Angel Garate who has retired after a long Todd career, according to an announcement by Arthur W. Stout Jr., president of Todd. Ross J. Jeffrey has been appointed assistan
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on April 1977A report released by the Maritime Administration (MarAd) indicates that the greatest potential for maintaining the competitiveness of barge-towing operations on the inland waterways lies in improved river port operations. Titled "A Primer On Inland Waterways Ports," the six-volume report is
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on April 1977The office of the High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Saipan, Mariana Islands, has signed a contract for the construction of seven vessels to be used in the Trust Territory. Hajimu Namura, president of the Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan, signed as "part
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on April 1977A computerized shiphandling simulator to train deck officers of supertankers and other ships began operations in February at LaGuardia Airport's Marine Air Terminal, New York City, with a group of marine officers of Texaco Inc. and subsidiary companies. Featuring a ship's bridge from which
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on April 1977Maritime elements in the Port of New York and New Jersey have called upon bistate harbor Congressional leaders to support the ship industry's efforts to remove the Newark Bay Drawbridge as a vessel navigation hazard. Terming the little-used railroad bridge "a catastrophe waiting to happen,
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on April 1977Shipping Research Services Inc., 205 South Whiting Street, Alexandria, Va. 22304, has announced the appointment of Antonio Manchinu as general manager and treasurer of its U.S.-based office in Alexandria, Va. Mr. Manchinu was recently transferred from Shipping Research Services A/S in Oslo,
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on April 1977The appointment of John B. Goode as operations manager for Prudential Lines in southern California was announced by Capt. M.H.K. Aschemeyer, general manager for the company's Pacific Southwest region. Working from Prudential's southern California offices at 444 West Ocean Boulevard, Long B
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on April 1977An all-new Marine Discharge Control System, designed to prevent the discharge of oily bilge water on inland waterways, has been developed by Keene Corporation's Fluid Handling Division. Intended for use on ships 26 feet and longer, the new system provides these vessels with the same automat
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on April 1977Capt. Joseph F. Madeo Jr., a vice president with Murphy Pacific Marine Salvage Company, has been awarded The Navy Meritorious Public Service Citation by Vice Adm. C.R. Bryan, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, in Washington, D.C., in recognition of his role as project manager in charge o
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on April 1977Dravo Corporation, One Oliver Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222, announced that Van Houten Associates, Inc. has been named Dravo Van Houten, Inc. The name change was instituted to emphasize the New Yorkbased subsidiary's affiliation with the parent company. Dravo Van Houten, one of three Dravo
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on April 1977Tenneco's Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., has announced the election of Daniel F. Galvin as vice president of material acquisition and G. Guy Via as vice president of ship repair. Mr. Galvin is responsible for purchasing the company's raw materials, parts and services, which las
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on April 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board has determined the foreign shipbuilding center and the estimated fair and reasonable foreign cost for the construction of 2,000- deadweight-ton breakbulk vessels which American Atlantic Shipping, Inc., New York, N.Y., plans to build with construction-differential
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on April 1977The Caterpillar family of 6.25- inch (159 mm) bore Vee-type engines is featured in a new 12-page, four-color catalog. Basic specifications are given for the V16 D399, V12 D398, and V8 D379 diesel engines, and for their gaseous-fueled counterparts. The brochure contains sections describing t