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on August 1980Hudson Shipbuilders, Inc. (HUDSHIP), Pascagoula, Miss., marked its entry into the foreign market with the delivery of the 112-foot offshore supply vessel Grayscout to Gray MacKenzie Company, Ltd., Marine Division, Bahrain. The vessel departed from Pascagoula recently to join the already siz
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on July 15, 1980The 7 6 - f o o t tug Jekyll Isle (shown above) has been delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation, Somerset, Mass., to Jekyll Towing and Marine Services Corporation of Jekyll Island, Ga. With the power and range to perform both mid-ocean and coastal work, the 185-ton vessel fills
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on July 15, 1980The final meeting of the 1979- 80 technical program of the Chesapeake Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held recently at the Bethesda Naval Hospital Officers Club. George H. Levine and John F. Walter of the Maritime Administration, who were introduced by mo
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- Proposed Shipboard Maneuvering Data page: 46
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on July 15, 1980Resolution A. 160 of the Inter- Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) recommends to governments that they ensure that the master and officers of commercial ships have readily available on the bridge all necessary data concerning the maneuvering capabilities of the ship and
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on July 15, 1980Several years ago, naval architect Peter W. Sachse, owner of PSO Marine Transport, Inc. of Houston, foresaw a need for faster, better-designed crew/supply boats to serve the growing offshore oil industry. In 1977 he introduced just such a vessel, the PSO-I, a planing supply and passenger ca
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on July 15, 1980The Canadian Arctic Pilot Project is a combined pipeline/marine transportation system for Arctic natural gas to supply about 7.0 million cubic meters of gas per day to southern consumers. After a three-year development period, we are now very close to initiating the construction of various c
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on July 1980In the 1930's, the medium-speed diesel engine came into its own as a prime mover in rail, marine, and stationary applications. It was soon realized by engine builders and o p e r a t o r s that Medium Viscosity Index (MVI) lube oils had distinct advantages in performance over High V i s c o s
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on July 1980The M/V Burns Harbor, Bethlehem Steel's third 1,000-foot-long Great Lakes oreboat, was christened recently in ceremonies at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Named in honor of America's most modern s t e e l m a k i n g plant, Bethlehem's Burns Harbor, Ind., complex on the southern shore of Lake Michigan,
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on July 1980A new dredge, developed in Australia, has been termed by engineers as a breakthrough in its field. This hydraulic bucket wheel c u t t e r / d r e d g e was produced after two years of testing, proving, and modifying the prototype under actual working conditions, according to the Australian
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on June 15, 1980Levingston Shipbuilding Company recently launched the motor vessel Pride of Texas at its Orange, Texas, shipyard. The 36,000-dwt dry bulk carrier was christened by Mrs. Valerie Nemirow, wife of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs Samuel B. Nemirow, in the presence of some 7
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on June 1980A N e w Concept In M a r i n e Transport Is Seeded Only In Times Of Economic U p h e a v a l And Bears Fruit Only If It Is A d a p t a b l e To Economics Of A C h a n g i n g Pattern The most c h a l l e n g i n g and unique problem the naval architect faces when developing the design of a n
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on May 15, 1980The Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, which is presently undergoing considerable expansion, recently inaugurated a new 1,200- ton Crandall r a i l w a y d r y d o c k, with a side transfer system to enable as many as four vessels to be docked simultaneously. The construction was undertaken by the
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- The Shipbuilding Market In The USA page: 24
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on May 15, 1980During most of the 20th century there has been a debate in the United States about the operation of and the need for shipping and shipbuilding. The debate was interrupted by two world wars and has been intensified during the past 30 years. During the same period, the political and economic in
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- Safety And The Marine Environment page: 44
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on May 1980Years of planning will come to fruition with the 1980 SNAME Spring Meeting and STAR Symposium. This has all taken place under a Steering Committee headed by George Uberti of National Steel and Shipbuilding, prominent in the Society's San Diego Section, and by a papers committee headed by Rear
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on May 1980An entirely new concept in offshore oil production facility, called the BTMM Production and Storage Ship, has been designed and developed by Tenvig Offshore A.S (Tenvig) of Oslo, Norway. The fully developed design of the ship and its systems was performed by Tenvig in cooperation with A/S K
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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 Carl V i n s o n (CVN-70), third Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched recently during c e r e m o n i e s at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. Not only was the launch a major step in the U.S. Navy's shipbuilding program, but also Carl Vinson is the first liv
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on April 15, 1980John P. Laborde of Tidewater, Inc. is the new chairman of the National Ocean Industries Association. He was elected by the b o a r d of d i r e c t o r s during the NOIA Eighth Annual Meeting, March 1980. Mr. Laborde, whose office is in New Orleans, La., has been active in the Association s
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on April 1980The 4th International Conference And Exhibition The 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Roll-On Roll-Off Transportation will be held from April 15-17, 1980 in Monte Carlo at the new Convention Centre. The Principality of Monaco is l o c a t e d midway between the French and Ital
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on April 1980Lester Rosenblatt, president of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, recently announced the following committee chairmen for 1980: Vice president—Advisory Public Service Committee—Donald P. Courtsal, vice president and general manager, Dravo Corporation, E n g i n e e r i n