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on October 1980The Norfolk Naval Shipyard chapter of the Naval Civilian Administrators' Association awarded its NCAA Productivity Award to Capt. A. Kurzenhauser recently in recognition of his leadership in helping this shipyard lead all Navy yards in productivity achievements. "Norfolk Naval Shipyard (in Po
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on September 15, 1980Michigan Wheel Division, Dana Corporation, recently announced that it will now market a line of bow thrusters under the trade name of Michigan-Jastram. This exclusive arrangement applies to the United States, Canada, and Mexico. According to Chuck Dykstra, director of marketing of Michigan
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on September 15, 1980A new study by the Maritime Administration e s t i m a t e s that c o n s t r u c t i o n c o s t s to increase deepwater cargo-handling facilities at American ports will exceed $5 billion in this decade. Growth of the nation's waterborne commerce, the report says, will require construction
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on September 15, 1980Edward Renshaw, president of St. Louis Ship, was honored recently by the American Waterways Shipyard Conference (AWSC), an organization founded in 1976 largely through his efforts. Under Mr. Renshaw's stewardship, the AWSC has grown into a representative national body, which today includes
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on September 15, 1980Promet Private Limited, a marine construction company based in Singapore, has won repeat orders for the construction of two supply vessels from National Marine Service, and the construction of two three-legged, self-propelled jackup barges from Sun Contractors, Inc. Earlier this year, Prome
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on September 15, 1980National Supply Company has received a U.S. patent for a subsea template system for multiple well drilling and production. The template design was developed by National Supply's Well Control Systems engineering group, Houston, to reduce time and cost of underwater operations, whether by remot
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on September 15, 1980Completion of an extensive radar simulator system at California Maritime Academy was announced recently by Furuno. The system was designed by Furuno engineers to present a wide variety of typical radar situations at sea on standard Furuno FRK- 100 16-inch radar displays under the control of
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on September 15, 1980Alimar S.A. of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has purchased a Boeing Jetfoil for operation in the Rio de la Plata area between Argentina and Uruguay. The announcement was made at recent launching ceremonies in Seattle by Adm. Victor Malatesta, president of Alimar. The Alimar Jetfoil was christened
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on September 15, 1980Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation of New Orleans recently took delivery of the Gulf Fleet No. 41, a towing/supply vessel measuring 190 feet by 40 feet by 14 feet. The No. 41 is Gulf Fleet's 101st vessel, and the seventh delivered this year. Built in Houma, La. by Quality Shipyards, Inc. a Gulf
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on September 15, 1980The Dixie Dredge Corporation of St. Louis, a subsidiary of Pott Industries' St. Louis Ship Division, Houston Natural Gas Corporation, recently affirmed the shipment of the first of five dredge tender boats, two crewboats, and the second of five dredges to the Egyptian Dredging Company of Ca
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on September 15, 1980The headquarters office of Hongkong United D o c k y a r d s Ltd. (HUD) recently moved to Tsing Yi Island, where its new yard is now in full operation and where plans for the second phase of expansion have been made. The recent drydocking of the passenger/cargo vessel Shanghai, owned by Xin
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on September 15, 1980A Toronto company is prepared to start a roll-on roll-off, translake ferry service if the scheme receives approvals from U.S. regulatory bodies. Sherwood Marine Inc. has been developing plans for a truck/ trailer ferry run across Lake Ontario for some time, and has set up a subsidiary, Ro-R
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on September 15, 1980Armco recently restructured its Western Steel Division into three operating divisions — Southwestern Steel, Midwestern Steel, and Manufactured Products. The reorganization is a further step in Armco's strategy to establish autonomous business units. Southwestern Steel Division is headquarte
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on September 15, 1980A barge operator in Argentina is among the first customers for a new radio-controlled, emergency anchor windlass system that has been designed, developed, and is now being manufactured by SSI, Inc., an associate company of TBW Industries of Houma, La. The new system, now being installed on ba
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on September 15, 1980A crowd of several thousand watched the recent christening of the USS Cape Cod (AD-43) at the San Diego yard of National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. She was the third Gompers Class destroyer tender to slide down the ways at NASSCO during the past 18 months. A fourth, (AD-44), is scheduled
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on September 15, 1980Frank Shepherd has been promoted to the position of director, project engineering and systems analysis, and Dr. Pramud Rawat has joined Designers & Planners, Inc. as director, special projects. The announcement was made recently by Ferd Serim, president of the company. Designers & Planners is
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on September 15, 1980Mid-Coast Marine, Inc. of Coos Bay, Oregon, recently delivered the second 94-foot trawler Centurion to Continental Marine. She is designed to participate in the North Pacific trawl fishing industry, with capabilities of switching quickly from bottom trawling to mid-water trawling. The vessel i
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on September 1980Government and industry will join forces on October 1 to create an oil spill on the waters of Florida's Cypress Gardens tourist attraction. That's the "bad" news. The good news is that they will clean it right up. This dramatic exercise in coping with hazardous spills is to be part of the 7 th
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on September 1980The American Society of Naval Engineers announces the publication of the Naval Engineers Journal Cumulative Index. The Index provides a comprehensive guide to nearly a century of technological information contained in 397 issues of the Journal (1889 through 1979). Anyone in naval, maritime,
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on September 1980An international effort has produced a luxurious new tour boat for 30,000 Island Cruise Line of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Designed by J.B. Hargrave, Naval Architects, Inc. of West Palm Beach, Fla., and built by Hike Metal Products Ltd. of Wheatley, Ontario, the new Island Queen V has a