Medium Maritime Reporter 1980 Articles
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on October 15, 1980The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) received a "sizeable increase" in requests for the classification of ships and other marine structures during the first half of 1980, William N. Johnston, chairman and president, reported at the semiannual meeting of the Board of Managers held in New Yo
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on October 15, 1980Conrad Industries, Inc., located on the Atchafalaya River in Morgan City, La., has completed an expansion program enabling the company to triple its barge production capacity. A new metal building 360 by 100 by 45 feet fronting on an added 150 feet of riverfront houses new barge construction
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on October 15, 1980Marine Drilling Company of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont shipyard recently commissioned a 200-foot water depth mobile offshore drilling vessel. James C. Storm, president of Marine Drilling, said this jackup is the third to be delivered this year by Bethlehem
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on October 15, 1980Paul Loewenthal, U.S. Economic Commissioner for the Netherlands Antilles, recently announced that his government and West Germany's Eisen Und Metal A.G. have signed an agreement in principle for a $14-million, ship-breaking scrap yard in Curacao that will produce 85,000 tons of steel a year
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on October 15, 1980Krautkramer-Branson has expanded the capability of its DM2 ultrasonic thickness gage with a selection of new, small probes. The DM2 is already well-known for its reliability in measuring wall thickness on corroded or eroded pipes and vessels, its penetrating power in castings, and its stabl
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on October 15, 1980Bergeron Industries, Inc., St. Bernard, La., has launched the K-2 for Rogers Terminal and Shipping Corporation, a subsidiary of Cargill, Incorporated. The unit is the hull for a floating grain transfer facility, and measures 330 feet by 75 feet by 15 feet. The facility will be completed in Gre
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on October 15, 1980Designed specifically to handle hydrocarbons, c o r r o s i v e media, and other difficult applications, the Norris M285 Series butterfly valve is a long-life, positive-shutoff valve that meets ANSI B16.5 Code for pressure and temperature ratings of Class 150 flanges. An O-ring, set in a spe
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on October 15, 1980Three U.S. Coast Guard ships were moored at docks of Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, Ore., recently for regular maintenance and repair. One, the buoy tender Iris will also have its entire electrical system replaced, necessitated by a fire at sea that caused extensive damage to the engine
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on October 15, 1980Secretary of Commerce Philip M. Klutznick has announced that the United States and the People's Republic of China have reached accord on a bilateral maritime agreement. Terming it a historic agreement that will officially foster expanded U.S. and PRC shipping services linking the two countries
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on October 15, 1980Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation, headquartered in New Orleans, recently announced the following personnel changes. Richard N. White has been named sales representative for the Houston office. He has 11 years of marketing experience in marine transportation, and will be involved in m a r k e t
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on October 1980Saltech, a company in the Saleninvest group of Sweden, has been commissioned by the National Cement Company (NCC), the Saudi Arabian company based in Jeddah, to design and act as main contractor for the construction of a floating cement terminal that will be sited initially in the port of Yan
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on October 1980Swiftships, Inc. of Morgan City, La., has announced the completion of a 120-foot, allaluminum crew/supply boat named C/Raider. This vessel is the first purchased by CO-MAR Offshore Corporation, also of Morgan City, to employ a ZF 2y2:1 reduction gear. MTU engines combined with the ZF gears al
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on October 1980For the past three years the C. Luhring shipyard in Brake, West Germany, has been working on the development of an oil recovery vessel based on a split-hull design (see October 1, 1979 issue of MR/EN). The unique vessel is really a simple ship that is divided at its center line. At the stern
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on October 1980Gary S. Grimes, who joined General Dynamics 11 years ago as a management intern, has been named general manager of the corporation's Quincy Shipbuilding Division. In announcing the appointment, P. Takis Yeliotis, General Dynamics' executive vice president-marine, said that Joseph H. Lennox,
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on October 1980The 79,999-dwt tanker Yuho Maru, constructed at the Ariake Works of Hitachi Zosen, was delivered recently to the Yuyo Steamship Company, Ltd. of Japan. The ship will operate between Japan and ports in the Arabian Gulf and Singapore. Extensive fuel-saving measures are incorporated in the new
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on October 1980VU-GAGE is a system designed to safeguard tanker and barge crew members from exposure to chemical and petroleum fumes, and to enable vessels to meet present and pending regulations concerning the emission of such fumes. The system consists of replacement covers for tank washing and ullage
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on October 1980A new, 60-page illustrated catalog (No. 80) describing the full line of Wichita airtube clutches and brakes, designed to increase overall operating efficiency and lower maintenance costs, is now available f r om Wichita Clutch Company, a subsidiary of Dana Corporation, Wichita Falls, Texas.
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on October 1980United States Cruises, Inc. (USCI) of Seattle has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the reconstruction and conversion of the SS United States from a trans-Atlantic liner to a luxury cruise ship. (See cover story in September 15 issue of MR/E
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on October 1980The Louisiana (shown above), the 10th liquefied natural gas tanker to be built by General Dynamics in the past three years, was christened recently in ceremonies at the corporation's Quincy shipyard. Mrs. Dwight H. Seely Jr. of Houston, wife of the chairman and chief executive officer of Trun
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on October 1980The formation of Guarino & Cox, Inc., a consulting naval architectural marine design firm, was announced recently in New Orleans by its two principals, Salvadore J. Guarino and Gregory Cox, both formerly with Halter Marine, Inc. Mr. Guarino, president of the new company, said the firm has the