Medium Maritime Reporter 1983 Articles
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on December 15, 1983The novel Hagglunds "Excentermounted" cranes fitted recently at Cityvarvet, Gothenburg, to the cargoship Skagern add considerable extra interest to this new vessel. The two cranes, each of 25-ton capacity are of Hagglunds' standard electro-hydraulic type, but mounted on platforms of a new t
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on December 15, 1983The country's newest attack submarine, the Buffalo (SSN-715), was delivered to the U.S. Navy recently by Newport News Shipbuilding. Her keel was laid January 25, 1980 and she was launched May 8, 1982. She was christened by Mrs. Joanne Kemp, wife of New York Congressman Jack Kemp, who was pr
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on December 15, 1983A unique cooperation agreement that covers the building and marketing of the highly successful Friendship type multi-purpose cargo vessel has been signed between two of the world's leading shipbuilding yards. The agreement, signed between Harland and Wolff Limited and Algoship International
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on December 15, 1983The first of four U.S. Navy Rescue/ Salvage ships under construction at Peterson Builders, Inc. in Sturgeon Bay, Wise., was launched recently during formal Navy ceremonies. The 225-foot, steel-hulled ARS-50 was christened Safeguard, a name synonymous with the function of a vessel of her type
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on December 15, 1983The Oliver Hazard Perry Class (FFG-7) frigate program reached a milestone recently with the delivery of the USS De Wert (FFG-45) at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. She is the 36th ship of the currently approved program of 54 FFGs. Of this total, 50 are for the U.S. Navy and four are for the R
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on December 15, 1983Navy contract options for almost $200 million have been exercised for the conversion of the last four of eight high-speed containerships into roll-on/roll-ofF units. They will be used by the Military Sealift Command to provide support to rapid deployment forces around the world. The four sh
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on December 15, 1983The four refrigerated cargo ships ordered from the Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff by British reefer specialist Blue Star Line are to be fitted with MacGregor-Navire (MGN) cargo access equipment. Confirmation that the Northern Irish yard had, as long expected, secured the Blue Star order ca
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- Texas Instruments Offers Platinum-Clad Anodes For Corrosion Protection —Literature Available page: 7
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on December 15, 1983Texas Instruments has developed a platinum-clad niobium material that has been demonstrated to provide excellent protection for steel structures exposed to corrosive conditions such as underwater (both sea and fresh water) or underground environments. The material works in an impressed curr
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on December 15, 1983The Blackburn Cove was delivered recently to J. Tenwick & Co. Pty., Ltd., of Balmain East, NSW, by Carrington Slipways' Tomago, Newcastle, NSW (Australia) yard. The tug is fitted with a Niigata developed Z-Peller propulsion system. The Niigata Z-Peller drive consists basically of an engine,
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on December 15, 1983A major modernization and expansion of ship repair facilities at the Newfoundland Dockyard in St. John's was officially opened recently by Premier Brian Peckford. Begun in late 1981, the project was completed slightly ahead of schedule. The upgraded facilities will enable the yard, which is
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on December 15, 1983McDermott Shipyards has been awarded a contract by Matson Navigation Company of San Francisco to build a unique, 350-foot self-unloading container/tank barge. It will be used for Matson's inter-island cargo services in the Hawaiian Islands, and will be named Haleakala for the famous mountai
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on December 15, 1983Philadelphia Gear Corporation, King of Prussia, Pa., recently concluded a licensing agreement with Ishikawajima Ship and Chemical Plant Company, Ltd. (ISC), a subsidiary of IHI, Tokyo. This agreement, reversing the normal flow of technology out of the U.S., affords Philadelphia Gear the opport
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on December 15, 1983The U.S. Navy recently awarded a $l-million contract to Bell Aerospace Textron of New Orleans, a division of Textron Inc., for the final phase of the contract design of a minesweeper hunter (MSH) that rides on a cushion of air. The award of this new MSH contract was announced by John J. Kelly,
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on December 15, 1983Omnithruster Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., has introduced a new Omnitunnel Jet Module™ designed specifically for workboats, fishing vessels, barges, and dredge applications. The new model OJ-M450 is aimed at the conventional thruster market, and is said to be competitive in price with fixe
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on November 15, 1983Armco's Stainless Steel Division, Baltimore, Md., producer of boat shafts and stainless steel for other marine and industrial products, has become the country's first integrated specialty steelmaker to begin operation of a precision rotary forging complex. "The finished products will have sign
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- SNAME Gulf Section Meets In Biloxi page: 45
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on November 15, 1983The Gulf Section of The Society of Nava' Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) held its fall meeting at the Biloxi Hilton in Biloxi, Miss. Two informative and interesting papers were presented. John F. Robbins II of Ingalls Shipbuilding presented a paper describing a "Destroyer Synthesis Co
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on November 15, 1983The Foundation Company of Canada Limited, in joint venture with Skanska of Sweden, has proposed a concrete platform to Mobil Oil Canada for use in the Venture gas field off Nova Scotia. Designed for use in 22 meters (72+ feet) of water, the platform is a scaleddown version of the behemoth s
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on November 15, 1983Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., has completed an 11 supply boat contract with Tidewater Marine, Inc. with the delivery of the 192-foot Tiger Tide. The Tiger Tide is 192 feet 6 inches with a 40-foot beam and 14-foot depth. She is powered by two EMD 16-645E7B diesel engines developing 2,
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on November 15, 1983U.S. and Canadian companies have been licensed to manufacture a range of floating drydocks that operate on the submarine principle of using compressed air to blow water from their ballast tanks. Ammac Welding and Machine Works of Wilmington, Calif., has acquired license rights to build the
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on November 15, 1983Louis W. Gomlick, president, announces the formation of Penn International Marine Agencies, Ltd. (PIMA) for the purpose of representing American and foreign shipbuilding and ship repair facilities and companies manufacturing and servicing marine equipment. Clifford R. Wise has been appointe