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on March 1978The Maritime Administration has released the results of the first major Government effort to analyze the impact of the U.S.- flag shipping and American shipbuilding industries on the nation's economy. The findings demonstrate conclusively that these industries contribute greatly to the prod
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on March 1978The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Co. (ASRY) was inaugurated at a ceremony presided over by His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain. The Ruler, Shaikh Isa bin Sulman Al-Khalifa, blessed the yard by pouring holy water from the Well at Zam Zam into the drydock and declared it officially open. H
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- Dravo SteelShip Delivers 56-Foot M / V Becky Sue To Taylor Towing For Switching/Mooring Service page: 37
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on January 1978Dravo SteelShip Corporation, Pine Bluff, Ark., a subsidiary of Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., has announced delivery of the M/V Becky Sue to Taylor Towing Company, Inc. of Caruthersville, Mo. The Becky Sue will be operating at Taylor's switching and mooring services in the Caruthersvil
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on January 1978Howard F. Casey has been appointed Assistant Superintendent for Planning and Administration at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y. Mr. Casey, who had served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs with the Maritime Administration since July 1
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on December 1977Zapata Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Zapata Seafoods, Inc., has completed arrangements establishing a tuna fishing joint venture in Costa Rica with a group of private investors. The diversified natural resources company said that the primary joint venture firm is Pescamar De
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on December 1977Over 200 members and guests attended the recent annual California Sections joint meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers at the Highlands Inn, Carmel, Calif. The initial paper was presented by Douglas C. MacMillan, Fellow, SNAME, on "Improvements in the Ship Design P
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on December 1977In the fall of 1972 General Dynamics signed the first contracts in the United States for the construction of 125,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. Subsequently, in 1973 and 1976, contracts for additional vessels were signed for a total of 12 ships. This series of essenti
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on December 1977The annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held at "The Harrison," Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada, the weekend of October 7-9, was attended by more than 130 members and guests. The Section was honored to host
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on December 1977Rear Adm. Charles P. Murphy, USCG (ret.), general manager, ship construction, Sea-Land Service, Inc., has been named recipient of the second annual Halert C. Shepheard Award for achievement in marine safety. The award was established by the American Institute of Merchant Shipping in honor of
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on November 15, 1977During the past 15 to 20 years, the s h i p b u i l d i n g industry has placed increasing demands upon the manufacturers of main steam propulsion machinery to produce equipment of increasing reliability and efficiency. During this time period, the plant power requirements have steadily incr
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on November 15, 1977The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has joined with the interagency Ship Structure Committee (SSC) in the sponsorship of an international Ship Vibration Symposium to be held at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Va. (Metropolitan Washington, D.C.) on October 16
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- New England Company Receives U.S. Funds To Investigate Giant Sphere As Offshore Oil Terminal page: 46
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on November 15, 1977The U.S. Government is assisting an industry-sponsored program to study and test models of ocean platforms shaped like giant concrete bubbles, each capable of holding enough fuel for 500,000 cars on a crosscountry trip. These unique vessels, called Tuned Spheres, will be located 15 to 40 mile
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on November 15, 1977Since the start of the tanker crisis at the end of 1973, many ideas have been suggested for mopping up the large volume of tanker tonnage which is now surplus to requirements. One of these ideas is the use of tankers for oil storage. For some time (even before the tanker crisis broke), tank
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- Ocean Orders Five More Ships page: 14
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on November 15, 1977Following on Ocean's announcement of an order for three 20,000-dwt cargoliners to be built at Scott Lithgow's yard on the Clyde, Ocean Transport & Trading Limited, India Buildings, Liverpool L2 ORB, England, recently announced further details of its retonnaging program for the liner trades. T
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on November 15, 1977Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa., has consolidated all its marketing activities into a single Marketing Department under Joseph J. Kleschick, vice president-marketing. This move brings together in one department all the marketing activities formerly associated with the shipyar
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on November 15, 1977The American Independence, the second supertanker built by- Bethlehem Steel Corporation for Gulf Oil Corporation, was christened October 18, 1977, at the steel company's Sparrows Point Yard. Mrs. James E. Lee, wife of Gulf's president, christened the vessel which was constructed at a base c
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on November 1977series of huge aluminum tanks nearing completion in Mobile, Ala., soon will be playing a significant role in helping the nation meet its energy requirements. The 15 mammoth all-welded containers are being assembled by Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation on nearby Pinto Island for eventua
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on November 1977The world's first BORO liner, the Bellman, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Works, has been delivered to the Swedish owner, Scandinavian Motorships AB of Stockholm. The vessel is called a BORO liner because it can transport at the same time both liquid and solid cargoes (BORO standing f
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on November 1977A new type of marine propulsion system for offshore tug/ supply vessels was recently announced by Halter Marine Services, Inc., of New Orleans, La. This new propulsion system involves the use of silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCR) for control of electric propulsion or diesel-electric propul
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on November 1977The energy and cost effectiveness of barging supports an upbeat outlook for the industry, but "nothing succeeds without effort and nothing can be taken for granted," a leading barge executive said in speaking to a Houston, Texas, Marine Insurance Seminar. Archie L. Wilson, president of Dixie