Medium 1977 Articles
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on November 15, 1977It was announced by M. Lee Rice, president, Ogden Transportation Corporation, that effective January 1, 1978 several senior executive changes will become effective at Avondale Shipyards, Inc., a principal subsidiary of Ogden Corporation, New York, N.Y. On the cited date, Edwin Hartzman will
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on November 15, 1977General Dynamics Corporation has announced that P. Takis Veliotis has been named general manager of its Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn., the company's largest operating component. Gorden E. MacDonald, who has been serving as acting general manager at Electric Boat, will return to the
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on November 1977An unprecedented two-day New York symposium designed to provide a common international forum for diving and insurance industry views will be addressed by Congressman Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) on November 15, 1977, at the Statler Hilton Hotel, New York City. The 1977 International Diving and Insur
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on November 1977A new emergency oil spill control organization for the Port of New York has been formed at Perth Amboy, N.J. The company, Clean Venture, Inc., will provide quick-strike coverage of the entire harbor from bases in New York and New Jersey for oil spills of any size. This first-of-a-kind effort
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on November 1977The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classed 127 new vessels worldwide in September. The vessels totaled 1,705,864 deadweight tons, or 940,520 gross tons, and included 13 bulk carriers, four very large crude carriers (VLCCs), one roll-on/roll-off vehicle carrier, and two tugboats designed
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on November 1977Genstar Limited, One Place Ville Marie, Montreal H3B 3R1, Canada, has announced the appointment of Nicholas A. Liberatore as executive vice president to head up all international activities outside of Canada and the United States. Mr. Liberatore will also be responsible for Canadian domesti
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on November 1977Frank Kuntz introduced the new officers of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers at their opening meeting for the new season. He takes his place with them as Chairman of the Section. William A. Hood becomes the new vice chairman, and Lt
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on November 1977IMODCO, pioneer company in the development of offshore single- point mooring (SPM) terminals, announces the formation of a regional marketing office in Houston, Texas. The facility is located at 2300 West Loop South, Suite 290, in the Litwin Building. Michael D. Jackson has been appointed t
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on November 1977The Port of Hueneme (Calif.), Oxnard Harbor District, has retained John J. McMullen Associates, Inc., naval architects, marine engineers and transportation consultants of One World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. 10048, to prepare a master development plan for the port, in accordance with the req
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on November 1977John J. McMullen Associates, Inc., naval architects, marine engineers and consultants of New York, N.Y., and IHC-Holland of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, announce their joint establishment of Dredge Technology Corporation at Suite 3000, One World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. 10048. Dredge Tec
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on November 1977Stanley G. Stiansen, an assistant vice president of the American Bureau of Shipping, was elected a vice president of ABS at the semiannual meeting of the board of managers held in New York City, chairman and president Robert T. Young announced. The election takes effect November 1. Mr. Sti
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on November 1977The recent purchase of 450,000- dwt tankers by Exxon, following on closely from the newbuilding orders placed by Bergesen for two 412,000-tonners with segregated ballast tanks, have created a stirring of interest in ULCCs (tankers of 300,000 dwt and over). These developments come at a time
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on November 1977The General Electric Credit Corporation announced it has purchased for $120,000,000 the 225,- 000-dwt tanker T.T. Stuyvesant, and that the vessel has been initially chartered to the Standard Oil Company of Ohio (SOHIO) to transport Alaskan oil. The VLCC (very large crude carrier) was built
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on November 1977Sperry Marine Systems has delivered four 24,000,000-inch/ pound steering systems to National Steel & Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) for the 188,500-dwt San Diego-Class tankers. These systems are the first triple flow systems delivered in Sperry's expanding steering system business. The triple fl
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on November 1977"Small Fast Warships and Security Vessels" are the subject of an international symposium to be held in London from March 6 to 10, 1978. Organized by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects through its Small Craft Group, the symposium will bring together speakers from government and indust
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on November 1977Albert S. Giorgis has been elected to the newly created position of group vice president, technical, of National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), San Diego, Calif. He reports to C. Larry French, president. Reporting to Mr. Giorgis are the vice president, materials; the director of opera
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on November 1977ASRY's (Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard) 1,230-foot by 246- foot drydock is now open for business for vessels up to 500,000 dwt. The last stage in the construction program of this massive dock, located at Manama, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf, was s u c c e s s f u l l y completed on September 16,
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on November 1977Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is to build a new $21-million ferry ship for operation on the British Rail Irish Sea service between Larne and Stranraer. The 7,000-ton multipurpose vessel has been designed to carry 600 passengers in addition to 300 motor cars, or 60
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on November 1977The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has approved Title XI loan guarantees totaling $43.1 million to aid American Export Lines, Inc. in financing two containerships on order at the Bath (Maine) Iron Works Corporation shipyard, and refinancing two combination container-roll-on / roll-off vess
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on November 1977The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers opened its 1977-78 season on September 29, 1977, at the U.S. Coast Guard Officers' Club on Governors Island, New York City. This was also Past Chairman's Night. The Section chairman, Nicola F. Pergola,