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on October 1983MARCO Seattle and Campbell Industries, well-known fishing vessel builders, have announced the formation of MARCO Pacific Shipbuilding Corporation. The Taiwan-based MARCO subsidiary will specialize in the construction of tuna purse seiners for both local and world markets. The first vessel t
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on October 1983COMSAT World Systems Division, Washington, D.C., recently announced three vice presidential appointments. Edward J. Martin has been named to the position of vice president, international operations. In his new capacity, Mr. Martin will be responsible for the operation and planning of COMSAT
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on October 1983The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of the Chemical Pioneer, a 35,000- deadweight-ton chemical carrier being built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Va. The approved guar
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on October 1983McDermott International, Inc., New Orleans, La., Derrick Barge 27 now has a lift capacity of 2,400 tons, the largest in the Middle East. Recently, the derrick barge underwent a conversion and upgrade to a combination derrick/ lay barge. The newly installed Clyde Iron Works Crane lifts 1,400 t
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on October 1983Peterson Builders Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wise., is celebrating its 50th year of boatbuilding. Starting in 1933, in the midst of a depression, wooden fish tugs were among the first boats constructed. Peterson builders today possesses an excellent reputation for quality ships in wood, steel, alum
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on October 1983Hitachi Zosen, Tokyo, Japan, has announced the assignment of new management positions. At a recent meeting of the board of directors, Masaru Hattori was elected the new chairman, and Toshio Murayama was elected the new president of the company, effective immediately. In addition, new vice p
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on October 1983One of the most unique heavylift carriers in the world was delivered recently to Wijsmuller, the Dutch towage, salvage and transportation group, by Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan. The ship, Mighty Servant 1, was named by Mrs. Mary A. Tappmeyer, wife of Ron A. Tappmeyer, presi
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on August 1983Harold Medina, a highly respected tuna fleet captain and manager of the Ocean Pearl, owned by Interocean Systems of San Diego, Calif., returned from a recent 24,000-mile trip with a fuel savings of 80,000 gallons, according to Avicon Corporation, Scottsdale, Ariz. This is one of many documente
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- Halifax Industries Celebrates Inauguration Of Floating Dock —Brochure Offered On Facilities page: 68
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on August 1983Halifax Industries Ltd., Nova Scotia, recently celebrated the inauguration of its $63.5- million Panamax floating dock with a reception held for area shipowners at the Canadian consulate in New York City. In attendance were Kenneth E. Wood, president and chief executive officer of Halifax Ind
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on August 1983A 258-foot-long hydraulic dump barge was launched recently by the Marine and Rail Equipment Division of FMC Corporation, of Portland, Ore. Smith-Rice Company of San Francisco purchased the barge—its third from FMC—for transporting and dumping dredge material in the San Francisco Bay region. A
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on August 1983Holland America's liner Veendam recently visited Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., for her annual overhaul. The schedule called for 12 days. Even before the 627-foot luxury liner was docked, her lifeboats were lowered and towed away for major repairs. When the ship left the yard 12
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on August 1983Alfa-Laval of Fort Lee, N.J., one of the world leaders in liquid separation, thermal, and continuous process technology recently announced it has been chosen by U.S. Lines, Inc. to supply all of the fuel and lube purifiers plus other equipment for 12 jumbo containerships. The U.S. Lines' con
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on August 1983Swiftships, Inc. of Morgan City, La., recently delivered the second of a two-tug boat order, the 117- foot Ben Candies to Otto Candies Inc. of Des Allemandes, La. The vessel measures 117 feet long, by 34 feet wide, and is 17 feet deep. The tug is powered by two EMD-16-645-E6 main diesel eng
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- Moss Point Marine Delivers Nicor Clipper- Largest Offshore Tug/Supply Vessel Built In The U.S. page: 22
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on August 1983When Moss Point Marine of Escatawpa, Mississippi, delivered the Nicor Clipper to her owners recently, the tug/supply/container deck vessel made the record book. Delivered to new owner Nicor Marine Inc., of New Orleans, the Nicor Clipper measures an astounding 254 feet in length—believed to
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on August 1983Dignitaries from the international and national welding and business communities recently gathered in Houston, Texas, for the commissioning ceremony of Oerlikon Welding Industries's new $7-million welding consumables manufacturing facility. Oerlikon Welding Industries (OWI), an Oerlikon-Buehr
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on August 1983Recent accomplishments by the industrial engineering staff and Sheetmetal Department at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) were viewed by Panel SP-8 of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers at the spring industrial engineering meeting held recently in San Diego, Cal
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on August 1983Dravo Corporation, proud of the firm's marine capabilities, recently issued a 66-page, hard-cover, ring-bound brochure describing the company's facilities and its standard towboat and barge designs. This attractive book contains many color photographs and is divided into six sections coverin
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on July 15, 1983The first phase of construction of a modern maintenance and repair shipyard for the Alaska State Ferries is presently underway in Ketchikan, in southeast Alaska. The yard will have facilities required to perform annual maintenance and repair work on the fleet of nine Alaska Marine Highway ferr
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on July 15, 1983Joseph D. Deal Jr., president of Tracor Marine, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has announced the addition of two new members to his management staff at the Port Everglades facility. Hermann H. Haferkamp has been named general manager of the Shipyard Division, and John D. Klockow is now director
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on July 15, 1983Construction of Atlantic Container Line's (ACL) "Leaderships" has progressed past the first major milestone, according to Otto I.M. Porton, president, ACL-USA. Shipyards in Sweden, the U.K., and France began building five RO/RO-containerships early this year. Mr. Porton said the main sections