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on August 15, 1977The first two-day Diving and Insurance Symposium to be held in New York City, sponsored by three internationally recognized organizations in the marine industry, will be held at the Statler Hilton Hotel, November 14-15, 1977. The purpose of the Symposium is to provide a common forum for th
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on August 15, 1977President Jimmy Carter, several members of the Cabinet and Congress recently took a close look at the search for oil being conducted by the drilling rig Zapata Yorktown offshore Louisiana. The President and his party toured the semisubmersible rig as the unit continued drilling its first ex
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on August 15, 1977James F. Moseley, a leading admiralty attorney and past president of the Jacksonville Bar Association is the new president of The Propeller Club of the United States Port of Jacksonville (Fla.), an organization that has more exthan 400 members engaged in maritime business in the South Atla
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on August 15, 1977An 18-member Hong Kong Technical Committee has been formed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The committee, composed of prominent individuals in maritime affairs, will enable ABS to maintain closer contact with scientific and technical matters relating to shipbuilding and engineerin
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on August 15, 1977A tentative agreement to sell all of its South American shipping operations for about $75 million was announced by Prudential Lines, Inc., a U.S.-flag ocean carrier. The purchaser would be Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., a subsidiary of Holiday Inns, Inc. "The proposed sale of the South Ameri
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on August 15, 1977John J. McMullen Associates, Inc., naval architects, marine engineers and transportation consultants of One World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. 10048, have announced the opening of a new office located at 2101 Executive Drive, Hampton Roads, Va. 23666. Designated as the Hampton Roads Operati
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on August 15, 1977Houston Natural Gas Corporation (HNG) has acquired Pott Industries Inc. of St. Louis, Mo., through a tax-free exchange of 4,881,046 shares of HNG common stock for all of Pott's common and preferred stock outstanding. Pott will continue to headquarter in St. Louis and will be operated under
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on August 15, 1977The following management changes within Gulf Trading and Transportation Company (GT&T) have been announced in Pittsburgh, Pa., by Herbert I. Goodman, GT&T president. Peter E. Luitwieler, formerly regional vice president-Western Europe, Africa, and Middle East, in London, has been named vice
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on August 15, 1977Carl Biehl, chairman of the board of Biehl & Company, steamship agents for numerous shipping lines throughout the world, has announced the following managerial promotions in the Houston, Texas, office. T.E. Dugey, executive vice president, has retired but will remain with the firm as a cons
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on August 15, 1977Walter R. Garrison, president of CDI Corporation, has announced the appointment of James M. Dunford as vice president, CDI Marine Company. Mr. Dunford joined CDI management in 1973 as technical director of CDI Marine Company, and in this capacity has directed CDI's marine engineering facili
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on August 15, 1977Representatives of 19 companies with maritime operations met recently with administrators of Stevens Institute of Technology to discuss a liaison program between the maritime industry and the engineering and science college. The meeting was hosted by Anthony J. McAllister, chairman of the F
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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