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on April 1980The S/S John B. Waterman is the first of three combination rollon /roll-off (ro/ro) container vessels being constructed by Sun Ship, Inc., Chester, Pa., for Waterman Steamship Corp. of New York. Delivery of the Waterman is scheduled for April 1981. Its design is very close in basic concept
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on April 1980John M. Donnelly Jr., president of Ingram Barge Company, Nashville, Tenn., was elected chairman of the board of The American Waterways Operators, Inc., at the Association's annual board of directors meeting in Houston, Texas. AWO is the national trade association of the barge and towing ind
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on April 1980The 23,000-ton submarine tender McKee, last of three of the 644-foot auxiliary ships Lockheed Shipbuilding is constructing for the U.S. Navy, was recently launched at Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Ingeborg von Finckh McKee, widow of Rear Adm. Andrew Irwin McKee, christened the ship before it slid down
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on April 1980Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., has delivered the Tara Alyene, a new supply boat, to her owners, Briley Marine of Lafayette, La. The new vessel, built with the cooperation of Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., is 180 feet long, with a 38-foot beam and 14-foot draft. She can carry 3,
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on April 1980William J. St. John Jr. has been reelected to a second term as president of the New Orleans Traffic and Transportation Bureau. Mr. St. John, senior vice president of W.R. Zanes & Co., was elected at the bureau's annual meeting at the New Orleans Board of Trade. Other o f f i c e r s for 1980
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on April 1980Brown Marine Service, Inc. of Pensacola, Fla., and Peltz Brothers, Inc. of Norfolk, Va., have been named stocking distributors for Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO) products in their respective areas. T. Ray Jackson, vice president of NABRICO, said Peltz Brothers would represent NABRICO in
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on April 1980With construction underway on four newly designed W-MEC 270- foot cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard, Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. has expedited completion of a new 8.6-acre shipyard near its two other main yards on Puget Sound's Commencement Bay. "We broke ground for the new yard in April 1978, a
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on April 1980Two oceanographic research vessels, one for the University of Mexico, the other for the University of Bergen, Norway, will be built by the Norwegian firm A / S Mjellem & Karlsen, specialists in the design and construction of such vessels. Both universities will be carrying out similar investig
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on April 1980Terence J. Farrell has been named d i r e c t o r of marketing- Canada for Newport News Shipbuilding with h e a d q u a r t e r s in Ottawa. Mr. Farrell has an extensive background in the Canadian shipbuilding industry. Until recently, he was vice president, marketing of Marine Industrie Lt
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on April 1980Vice Adm. C.R. Bryan, USN, has been named as president of Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, it was announced recently by Frank J. Graziano, chairman of the board of trustees. Admiral Bryan will assume his duties on July 1, succeeding Rear Adm. C.N. Payne. Admiral Bryan is presently Comm
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on April 1980The Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met recently at the Philadelphia Engineers' Club, Philadelphia, Pa. After a social hour and dinner, coauthors A.C. Brown Sr., vice president of J.J. Henry Co., Inc., Moorestown, N.J., and F.J. Bradley Jr. assistan
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on April 1980The technical staff of NKK's Tsu Research Laboratories has worked out the basic design of a dolphin type, wave energy absorption/ power generation system permitting 100 percent absorption and effective use of ocean wave energy. Masato Hiraki, NKK New York general manager, said the major co
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on April 1980National Supply Company, a major manufacturer of o i l f i e ld machinery headquartered in Houston, Texas, has named four men to key positions with its drilling equipment product line. Phillip P. Musmeci was named general manager-subsidiary companies, with responsibility over Par Industries
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on April 1980The $43-million highly automated merchant c o n t a i n e r s h ip S S Resolute was delivered to F a r r e l l Lines Incorporated 13 weeks ahead of schedule by Bath Iron Works, a Congoleum Company. The ship's condition was so excellent that it was delivered directly from sea trials, and a bo
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on April 1980Veteran shipbuilding executive Richard W. Thorpe Jr. of Bath Iron Works has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of the C o m m e r c i a l Shipbuilding Committee of the Shipbuilders Council of America, Washington, D.C. Marine Marketing and Long Range Planning manager of the Bath, Ma
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on April 1980Three 195-foot by 35-foot by 11-foot 11-inch double-skin tank barges have been constructed by Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO), Nashville, Tenn., for Binion Marine Service of Houston, Texas. The barges are certified by the United States Coast Guard for the carrying of Grade "A" and lower
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on April 1980Literature is available on a new line blind recently introduced by Marland Environmental Systems, Inc., Walworth, Wis. Ideal f o r use on tankers, barges and associated applications, the device acts to prevent leakage in inert gas systems and pipelines for fluid cargoes, fuel oil and ballast
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on April 1980The El Paso Company, Houston, Texas, announced that Arthur G. Berndt of New York, who has almost 30 years' experience in the shipping industry, has joined its LNG shipping subsidiary, El Paso Marine Company, as vice president operations. El Paso Marine Company operates a fleet of six of the
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on April 1980The U.S. Navy guided missile frigate Clifton Sprague ( F F G 1 6 ) was r e c e n t ly launched 19 weeks ahead of schedule by Bath Iron Works. The ship honors the name and memory of the late Vice Adm. Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague, USN, World War II hero famed for his exploits with aircraft
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on April 1980Columbia, the latest 122-foot combination fishing- vessel built by MARCO Seattle, was christened in Seattle, Wash., recently by Kristine Fuller, daughter of one of the owners. The all-steel vessel is outfitted for crabbing and for packing salmon and herring. Owners of the vessel include Cha