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- Special And Unique Tugs page: 44
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on December 15, 1980Since opening in 1869, enlargement of the cross section of the Suez Canal has been carried out at frequent intervals such that the original cross section of 300 square meters for ships of up to 6.7 meters draft has increased to 1,800 square meters by 1963 when it could accommodate ships of
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- 88th Annual Meeting page: 14
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on December 15, 1980The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers at its 88th Annual Meeting, held on November 13, 1980 at the New York Hilton Hotel, elected John J. Nachtsheim as president. Mr. Nachtsheim, who is Assistant Administrator for Operations, U.S. Maritime Administration, will commence his tw
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on December 15, 1980President John F. Sullivan Jr. of Bath Iron Works recently announced 16 key appointments in a major managerial realignment to strengthen the shipyard's production and marketing capabilities. "We are pleased that all the appointments came from within the company," he said. "They reflect the
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on December 1980AMBASSADOR In November this year the Jos. L. Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, West Germany, delivered the rollon/ roll-off ship Ambassador to Coordinated Caribbean Transport, Inc. (CCT) of Coral Gables, Fla., a subsidiary of Transway International Corporation. The $19.5- million RO/RO is the fi
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on December 1980The Prowler and the Sablefish — both wide-waisted, house-aft boats termed "schooners" by West Coast fishermen—recently headed north out of Seattle for the king crab season, their introduction to the working fish fleet. The twin boats joined a growing group designed by Seattle naval architect
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on November 15, 1980A paper titled "T-AO 'Commercial' Fleet Oiler" by Clayton W. Davis, John F. Ince, and I. David Gessow, all of the Maritime Administration Office of Ship Construction, was presented to a meeting of the Chesapeake Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers recently. The T
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on November 15, 1980An international oil spill conference attracted more than 300 pollution control experts from major oil companies, conservation organizations, and government response teams to Lake Buena Vista, Fla., recently. The 7th Annual Spillage Control Conference & Workshops sponsored by Belcher Oil Co
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- Matson Cuts Fuel Consumption page: 66
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on November 15, 1980Matson Navigation Company recognized the importance of a long-range shipboard energy conservation program by eary 1977. At that time management authorized a study of alternative approaches to the problem, with the objective of developing a strong, systematic, and effective means of dealing
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on November 15, 1980Recent christening in New Orleans marked the completion of two new dredges for the growing private industry fleet. The cuttersuction drdege Bill James and the split-hull hopper dredge Atchafalaya are being place in service by Louisiana-based T.L. James & Company, Inc., and Gulf Coast Traili
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on November 15, 1980The recently delivered Jeanne Marie is the first of three sister vessels to be built for Archway Fleeting and Harbor Services of St. Louis, Mo., by Marine Builders, Clarksville, Ind. Powered by a matched pair of Cummins KT- 2300-M diesels generating a combined 1,400 bhp at 1,800 rpm, the Je
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- EUROPORT '80 page: 46
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on November 1980World's Biggest Maritime Exhibition Is Also A Marine Communications Center When the Europort '80 Exhibition opens its doors on November 18, many thousands of visitors will enter the huge RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam during the five-day event. Again this year, Europort has succeeded i
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on November 1980The Worthington Pump Division of McGraw-Edison Company, Mountainside, N.J., has announced receipt of a $7-million order for o f f s h o r e d r i l l i n g platform fire UNSURPASSED ACCURACY FROM NEW DECCA DESIGN T. D. (Time Difference) readouts are the bedrock foundation of the entire Loran
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on November 1980Cantieri Navali Riunite, a member of the Fincantieri Group, recently invited shipowners, guests, and members of the maritime press to visit and tour its newly expanded ship repair and drydocking facilities in Palermo, Sicily. The yard's new 400,000-dwt drydock is now in operation, and incor
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on November 1980Algoma Central Railway of Sault Ste. Marie, the third largest Canadian Great Lakes operator, recently christened the 13th vessel in its fleet in honor of the town of Collingwood with the launching there of the M/V Algowood. Mrs. Douglas A. Berlis, whose husband is vice president and general c
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on November 1980Candia, the Piraeus-based shipping organization that has, during the past four years, gained international recognition for its Suez Canal Transiting Service, has just opened a branch office in New York City. The firm has been offering its services to American shipping operators for several
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on November 1980The 88th Annual Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers will convene at The New York Hilton Hotel on November 13-15, 1980 according to an announcement made by Lester Rosenblatt, president of the Society. "Again this year," Mr. Rosenblatt said, "we will have 14 excell
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on November 1980Throughout the world, shipping companies are converting to less powerful but more efficient propulsion, switching to diesels, or striving to get a better handle on fuel consumption in both diesel engines and steam turbines. A New O r l e a n s - b a s e d technology company, U l t r a P r o
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- The Sea-Shed System page: 56
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on October 15, 1980The "Sea-Shed" is a king-sized, open-top, multipurpose container which forms the "heart" of an innovative marine transportation system. Designed primarily for the stowage of the large number of commodities which comprise the neo-bulk cargo market, the Sea-Shed has been configured to a s s u
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- DIESEL POWER REVIEW page: 14
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on October 15, 1980Latest Developments In Fuel-Efficient Engines For The World's Merchant Fleets While fuel costs continue on their upward spiral, and fuel quality continues to decline, the manufacturers of marine diesels have been busy designing new engine types and redesigning older model lines. Some com
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on October 1980In what may be a maritime first, Bay-Houston Towing Company recently christened its four newest tugboats in a single ceremony held at City Dock 4 in the Port of Houston. These four new vessels, built at a total cost of $9.2 million, represent the second phase of a $16.9-million expansion an