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on November 1980Imagine a high-pressure water jetting system so versatile that it does everything from removing marine growth on ship hulls to blasting carbonates and hard polymers f r om refinery heat exchanger tubes. The Partek 100 series Liqua-Blaster, ultra-highpressure water jetting unit does that and
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on November 1980Imagine a high-pressure water jetting system so versatile that it does everything from removing marine growth on ship hulls to blasting carbonates and hard polymers f r om refinery heat exchanger tubes. The Partek 100 series Liqua-Blaster, ultra-highpressure water jetting unit does that and
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on November 1980For the second time in only a f ew months, the authorities of the People's Republic of China have approved a license agreement between a Chinese diesel engine builder and B&W Diesel A / S of Copenhagen. The new agreement grants to China Corporation of Shipbuilding Industry the license to bu
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on November 1980In conjunction with Salen Technologies (SALTECH), ASEA, Swedish-based worldwide manufacturer of electrical equipment, has developed two new systems that are said to result in substantial shipboard fuel savings. Designated Economy Sailing and Opti-Trim, the new systems have been tested with ex
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on November 1980International Paint Company, Inc. of Union, N.J., recently sponsored a technical seminar concerning the economic importance of hull condition. It featured Dr. Robert L. Townsin, professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding at the U n i v e r s i t y of Newcastle-upon-
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on November 1980This year's Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Award, the U.S. maritime industry's highest honor for distinguished service, was presented to Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii. Sponsored by United Seamen's Service, the silver statuette of Christopher Columbus was presented to the Senator by Sam
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on November 1980Iraq has ordered a 6,000-grt seagoing passenger vessel (artist's conception shown above) from the Wartsila Turku Shipyards. The ship will be delivered to the Iraqi Ministry of Transport and Communications in the spring of 1982. Capacity of the vessel will be about 300 persons, and passenger s
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on November 1980Within a recent one-week period, General Dynamics Corporation accepted two conditional orders f o r six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers at a total cost of more than $1 billion. Three of the ships were ordered by Zapata Western LNG Inc., a subsidiary of Zapata Corporation of Houston. The o
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on November 1980Santa Fe International Corporation recently announced that it has awarded shipyard contracts f o r the construction of a jackup drilling unit and the conversion of two construction barges into drilling vessels. The new jackup, Santa Fe Rig 134, will be built by China Shipbuilding Corporatio
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on November 1980The first meeting of the 1980- 81 season of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held aboard the S.S. Princess Louise, berthed in the Port of Los Angeles. Nearly 50 members and guests were in attendance to welcome the new Section o
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on November 1980Krautkramer-Branson has announced an LCD version of its widely used DM2 ultrasonic digital thickness gage. The new DM2 LCD features a large, high-contrast liquid crystal display and offers exceptional readability, even in direct sunlight. Offering improved clarity under a variety of ambient l
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on November 1980The recent initial monthly meeting of The Society of Marine Port Engineers New York, N.Y., Inc., heard a presentation on the National Shipbuilding Research Program sponsored by the Maritime Administration in c o o p e r a t i on with Bath Iron Works Corporation. The speaker was John C. Maso
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on November 1980E u r o c a n a d i a n Shipholdings Limited of Bermuda, and Seatrain Lines, Inc. of New York have concluded an agreement whereby Eurocanadian's Cast Containers Organization will take over 20 Seatrain offices in North America and Europe. As part of the arrangement, Cast has offered employmen
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on November 1980The recent meeting of SNAME's New York Metropolitan Section was past chairmen's night, with 12 of them in attendance, including Lester Rosenblatt, president of the Society. The title of the technical paper, which was presented by R. Stanlev S.vmon of Stolt-Nielsen, Inc., was Parcel Chemical
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on November 1980MarineSafety International of New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of FlightSafety International, has announced it has signed a multiyear contract with LOOP Inc. to provide operational and safety training for mooring masters and vessel traffic controllers. The LOOP (Louisiana Offshore Oil Po
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on November 1980The first meeting of the 1980- 81 season was held by the Chesapeake Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers at the National Naval Medical Center Officers' Club. The technical session featured a paper titled Potential Impact of Twenty Year Hindcast Wind and Wave Clima
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on November 1980Halter Marine, Inc. recently completed a five-vessel contract with Pelham Marine, Inc., New Orleans, with the delivery of three supply boats within 33 days of each other. Two 163 by 38-foot supply boats, the Edith Pelham and Sydney Pelham, were delivered within four days of each other, with th
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on October 15, 1980Richard A. Cadv has prepared a new comprehensive reference and guide for marine surveyors, owner's representatives, ship repairers, underwriters, admiralty attorneys and others concerned with marine damage and condition surveys of seagoing vessels, barges, tugs, yachts, dredges, offshore st
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on October 15, 1980Two 297-foot double-skin rake tank barges specifically designed for asphalt service by Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO) have been delivered to National Marine Service, Inc. of St. Louis. Each barge has a total capacity of approximately 29,000 barrels or 1,218,000 gallons. For asphalt serv
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on October 15, 1980A new, moderate-cost system for obtaining continuous-output, up-to-the-minute weather information from weather satellites covering most of the Western Hemisphere and other parts of the world, "Earth Station W," 46 was introduced to commercial marine interests at the recent 1980 Fish Expo i