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on June 1977Marland Environmental Systems, Inc., one o f the leading manufacturers of marine sewage systems, is moving its entire manufacturing facility to Walworth, Wis., the location of its parent company, LaMere Industries, Inc. In announcing the location change, Robert L. Ward, chairman of the boar
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on June 1977W.J. Amoss Jr., prominent New Orleans steamship executive, has been named Louisiana's Maritime Man of the Year by the Past President's Council of The Propeller Club of New Orleans, it was announced by Roy J. Dupre, chairman of the selection committee. Mr. Amoss, who is president and a direc
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on June 1977Secretary of Commerce Juanita M. Kreps has announced the award of a $28,542,000 contract to Equitable Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, La., to construct three breakbulk cargo ships for American Atlantic Shipping, Inc. of New York, N.Y. The Maritime Administration (MarAd), an agency of the U.S.
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on June 1977One of the most interesting and extensive jobs successfully accomplished by Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore, was the recent modification and conversion of Majmaa No. 1 and No. 2 for the Dubai Petroleum Company. Majmaa No. 1, a 39,850-dwt floating storage barge, with a capacity of 295,000 barrels
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on June 1977Robert J. Blackwell, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, has announced the award of a $394,000, 16-month research and development contract to study the port facilities and waterborne commodity flows of 17 states in the Mississippi River Basin and the Gulf Coast area. Tippe
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on June 1977Franz Krautkremer, president of the international Schottel- Group, has been awarded the Federal Medal of Merit for his services to the German economy. Mr. Krautkremer celebrated his 25th anniversary with the firm on June 1, 1977. When he began his activities at Schottel-Werft in Spay/Rhine,
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on June 1977Zapata Corporation, Zapata Tower, P.O. Box 4240, Houston, Texas 77001, and Bos Kalis Westminster Group N.V. of Holland have announced that they have reached agreement to form a joint venture to pursue the design, construction and operation of U.S.- flag hopper dredges. Zapata said that the
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on June 1977A 13-member Republic of China Technical Committee has been formed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The committee, composed of prominent individuals in ROC maritime affairs, will enable ABS to maintain closer contact with scientific and technical matters relating to shipbuilding and
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on June 1977Western Gear Corporation, Lynwood, Calif., announced that it has received a contract valued at $8 million at time of shipment, for eight advanced marine reduction gear units. The gears will be used for main power propulsion in the U.S. Navy's new guided missile frigates of the FFG-7 class. T
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on June 1977The first regular meeting of the newly formed Puget Sound Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) was held recently at the Officers' Club of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The meeting was called to order by Section chairman Capt. L.H. Taylor Jr., who called for the secretary'
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on June 1977Two ships costing approximately $120 million, which will transport liquid petroleum gas (LPG) from Britain's giant Brent oil field to the United States, are to be built at the Belfast, Northern Ireland, yard of Harland and Wolff. The order, the yard's first since 1974, will provide employme
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on June 1977The assembly of a marine instrumentation and control equipment package is a complex and time-consuming operation. It is with the aim of simplifying this operation, as well as producing effective and reliable systems with consequent operational economies, that the British Ship Research Assoc
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on May 15, 1977Members of the Gulf Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers recently met at the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans, La., for their Annual Spring Meeting. Rear Adm. William H. Livingston, USN (ret.), president of the Louisiana Shipbuilding and Repair Association, gave the
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on May 15, 1977James R. Smith, president of The American Waterways Operators, Inc., Washington, D.C., has announced that 128 plant facilities were located along the waterways of the United States in the fourth quarter of 1976, creating nearly 25,000 permanent employment opportunities. Of the 128 plant fac
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on May 15, 1977Dr. John L. McLucas, former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, has been elected president of COMSAT General Corporation, and John A. Johnson, president of COMSAT General for the past four years, has been elected chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Dr. McLuc
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on May 15, 1977Gulf Oil Corporation has acquired a newly developed oil recovery vessel for its deepwater oil terminal in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Besides requiring a highly effective oil recovery unit, Gulf also required a ship to patrol the waters near Whiddy Island, where the terminal is located, and periodi
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on May 15, 1977EDO Corporation, pioneer producer of aviation, oceanographic and electronic equipment, has announced that it has named John H. Devine Jr. as president of the company's International Division, which is headquartered at College Point, N.Y. 11356. Mr. Devine succeeds Dewey A. Canessa, who has
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on May 15, 1977The Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its March meeting at the Engineers' Club in Center City. Seventy members and guests were on hand for the presentation of a paper entitled "Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) — a General Review," by Rober
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on May 15, 1977More than 16 of the world's most renown manufacturers of navigational aids and communications equipment recently displayed their wares at the first such Conference and Exhibit ever to be held in downtown Manhattan, New York City. The three-day exhibit, and the all-day seminars on those subj
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on May 15, 1977St. Louis Ship Division of Pott Industries Inc. recently appointed William R. Cumming as sales manager, Gulf Division, and promoted Donald G. Storck to sales manager, Inland Division, according to an announcement by Anthony G. Tobin, executive vice president-marketing. Mr. Cumming will head