Medium Maritime Reporter 1977 Articles
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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, 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 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 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 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 1977The appointment of William L. McCarthy as senior marine project engineer has been announced by David A. O'Neil, president of Seaworthy Engine Systems, Inc. Seaworthy is engaged in engineering consulting for marine propulsion, fuel optimization and control systems for marine gas turbine, die
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on August 1977Halter Marine Services, Inc., the largest builder of offshore support vessels in the world, has launched the offshore supply ship Ted Martin, being built for Martin Offshore Boats, Inc. of Golden Meadow, La. The company operates vessels in support of the oil and gas industry offshore, towing d
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on August 1977The American-Arab Chamber of Commerce has announced plans to open an office in the International Trade Mart of New Orleans, La. Dr. Atef Gamal-Eldin, president of the American-Arab Chamber in Houston, Texas, made the announcement at a meeting of the ITM board of directors. The New Orleans
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on August 1977The 10th annual Arctic Marine Freighters sealift to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, has departed from Seattle, Wash., according to an announcement by Roy D. Jurgensen, Seattle, executive vice president of Crowley Maritime Corporation's Offshore Group. The 1977 sealift involves eight barges and five tu
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on August 1977The Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has agreed to develop classification requirements that would augment the surveillance by the societies of items which recent investigations h^ve revealed to be potential sources of hazard or pollution. Announcem
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on August 1977A.E. Stanford, president of Dytam Marine Inc. (USA), has announced the opening of a New York office at 1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10036. Mr. Stanford, a director of Dytam Tanker GmbH (Germany), will be responsible for the worldwide coordination for the marketing of concrete
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on August 1977A 280 by 150-foot offshore drilling rig arrived in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Coatzalcoalcos, Mexico, June 27, completing a 15,000-mile trip from Nihama, Japan, in some 77 days, according to G.A. Watkins, acting managing director of Global Transport Organisation, San Francisco, Cal
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on August 1977Santa Fe International Corp., Orange, Calif., has announced the early completion of Phase 1 in its $161,000,000 Ras A1 Mish'Ab port project on the east coast of Saudi Arabia. The first ship berthed at the new port facilities June 25, less than 11 months after the award of the turnkey design
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on August 1977Waterman Steamship Corporation, 120 Wall Street, New York, N.Y., has applied for both construction- differential subsidy (CDS) and Title XI guarantees to aid in financing the construction of either a roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) vessel or a lighter-aboard-ship (LASH) vessel to replace two 1945-
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on July 15, 1977The Chesapeake Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the Flagship Section of The American Society of Naval Engineers held a joint meeting recently at the Officers Club of the Bethesda Naval Medical Center. The meeting featured the presentation of two papers — o
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on July 15, 1977Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company, 1600 Canal Street, New Orleans, La. 70160, has announced the appointment of Lincoln E. Warren as vice president-oil and gas exploration to spearhead its effort to uncover new oil and gas reserves. "Lincoln Warren's excellent technical abilities will be
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on July 15, 1977At a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., the National Maritime Council board of governors unanimously elected James R. Barker, chairman and chief executive officer of Moore McCormack Resources, Inc., Stamford, Conn., as their new chairman. Mr. Barker succeeds Paul F. Richardson of Paul F. R
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on July 15, 1977Bonjour, a luxuriously fitted 72-foot, self-propelled hotel barge started a career of cruising on the Thames June 8, following her launching in Worcestershire, England. Her maiden voyage and subsequent trips will take passengers to scenic and historic spots from Hampton Court, past Windsor