Medium 1977 Articles
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on March 1977A new endurance record for gas-turbine powered commercial ships was established recently when the Australian cargo vessel Iron Monarch, equipped with a General Electric marine heavy duty (industrial) gasturbine engine, completed over 10,000 fired hours of operation, and three years operation,
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on March 1977The General Electric Company Limited of London, England (GEC), which is not affiliated with the General Electric Co. of U.S.A., has announced that it completed the purchase of ALCO Engines, White Industrial Power, Inc., from White Motor Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio. The new name for the 1
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on March 1977Erich H. Feierabend has been named vice president of manufacturing for Abex Corporation, Denison Division, according to an announcement by B.R. Horne, division president. Mr. Feierabend will be located at the division's headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, and will be responsible for all United
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on March 1977Wichmann Diesel, Inc. has announced the opening of offices at 2701 Delaware Avenue, Kenner, La. 70062, which serves as base for operations in the U.S., Canada and South America. The parent company, Wichmann Motorfabrikk A/S of Bergen, Norway, was founded in 1903. From a very modest family b
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on March 1977Jered Industries, 1300 South Coolidge Road, Birmingham, Mich. 48008, have recently been awarded two major contracts for their vacuum flush sewage handling system. The total value of the contracts are in excess of $2,000,000. Both systems comply with the Type III no-discharge requirements sp
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on March 1977Avondale Shipyards has announced the appointment of Douglas L. Oehrlein as marketing manager for the main yard located on the Mississippi River approximately 10 miles above New Orleans, La. Avondale Shipyards is a subsidiary of Ogden Corporation and is one of the largest and most successful
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on March 1977The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Maritime Affairs has approved in principle the application of The Harbor Tug and Barge Company for a Title XI guarantee of obligations to aid in financing the construction of 15 barges and 8 tugs. Harbor Tug and Barge and its parent company, The Crowley Ma
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on February 15, 1977Marathon Manufacturing Company's Republic of Singapore shipyard has been awarded a contract from Brunei Shell Petroleum Company, Ltd. to construct a 4,850-dwt all-weather, nonpropelled drilling tender. The new unit is a sistership to the drilling tender built at the Marathon Singapore yard in
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on February 15, 1977The Liberian Shipping Council, an organization of owners and operators of Liberian-flag ships, has announced the election of M.H. Liang, an executive with Island Navigation Corp., Hong Kong, as chairman for 1977. Hugh J. Spicer, an official of Mobil Shipping & Transportation Co., New York,
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on February 15, 1977A delegation of French maritime experts recently visited Oil Mop, Inc. headquarters, Belle Chasse, La. 70037, to learn more about cleaning up oil spills under adverse sea, weather and shore conditions. The Frenchmen visited New Orleans on a tour sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard as part of
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on February 15, 1977Agri-Trans Corporation, a barging cooperative which transports grain and chemical fertilizer products on the inland waterways, recently christened a new 3,700- hp locking river towboat, the M/V Cooperative Venture. Mrs. Georgeanna Werner, wife of Melvin Werner, Agri-Trans's board vice chair
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on February 15, 1977A five-man Executive Committee has been appointed by Brown & Root's Board of Directors to manage all phases of the company's operations on an interim basis. The announcement was made following the January 23, 1977, death of Foster Parker, president of Brown & Root, the Houston (Texas)-based
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on February 15, 1977Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point (Md.) shipyard delivered a record-shattering 530,- 000 deadweight tons of shipping in 1976. The yard launched two 265,000- dwt tankers and delivered two during 1976. The year ended with employment slightly down, but still at a relatively high lev
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on February 15, 1977The American President Lines of San Francisco, Calif., has announced a series of personnel promotions and transfers in its worldwide organization. Donald J. Duffy has been named regional marketing manager- northern California, replacing Ronald J. Farrell, who has resigned. William B. Kelly,
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on February 15, 1977A project that has been 10 years in the making by the Marine Systems Committee of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers has now come to fruition with the publication of a complete computer analysis of any number of shipping operations using advanced surface craft such as hydr
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on February 15, 1977Robert A. Baker Jr. has been elected president of Hillman Manufacturing Company, which has been formed to consolidate and focus on certain of the engineering and manufacturing companies owned by The Hillman Company. The new group has approximately 1,600 employees and is expected to produce
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on February 15, 1977The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its first meeting of 1977 at the New York Coliseum. The 67th New York National Boat Show at the Coliseum was open to industry representatives at this time. The meeting was chaired by the vice chai
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on February 15, 1977Puerto Rico has won U.S. Farmers Home Administration approval of a $9-million loan which paves the way for immediate construction of the Island's first shipbuilding yard, to be located at a 68-acre site on Guanica Bay. This new venture into heavy industry is expected eventually to create a
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on February 15, 1977A complete computer system, which serves to minimize ecological damage and financial loss from ship accidents at sea, is now being marketed by Kockums Automation, a member of The Kockums Group of companies which includes one of the world's major shipyards. The software system, called The K
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on February 15, 1977The tug Jamie A. Baxter, part of the first integrated tug/barge unit to be operated by CF Industries, Inc., was recently launched at the Peterson Builders, Inc. shipyard at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. This announcement was made jointly by R.R. Baxter, president and chief executive officer of CF Industr