Medium 1981 Articles
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on June 1981Robert L. Wendt, president of the Sperry Division of Sperry Corporation, recently announced the appointment of Dr. Walter R. Beam to the newly created post of division vice president for research and development. In his new position, Dr. Beam will be responsible for monitoring and advising
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on June 1981Sun Transport, Inc., Aston, Pa., recently took delivery of the Suncor Chippewa, a 20,000-dwt petrochemical carrier constructed by Hayashikane Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Ltd. of Shimonoseki, Japan. Sun Transport will operate the vessel in world trade for Sunchem Ltd. of Canada, anot
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on June 1981The Hampton Roads Section held its annual "Ladies Night" meeting at Newport News Shipbuilding recently. The feature of the evening was a sailing film-narration by John Biddle of Rhode Island. Renowned for his sailing films and film-lectures, he presented his 25th Anniversary Sailing-Film- Sho
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on June 1981DEBEG Marine Inc. has formally launched its entry into the U.S. and Canadian markets with the opening of its new headquarters in Salem, N.H. Rolf D. Seichter is president of the U.S. operation while Robert McCarthy is sales manager. Mr. McCarthy is a well-known figure in marine communicatio
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on June 1981David H. Green, president and chief executive officer of Savannah Shipyard Company has announced the f o l l o w i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n al changes. William L. Kwitchoff has been elected vice presidentgeneral superintendent, and will be responsible for production and overall yard opera
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on June 1981The towboat Fosti Sybil M. (shown above) was delivered recently by Orange Shipbuilding Company, Inc. of Orange, Texas, to Fuel Oil Supply and Terminaling, Inc. (FOSTI) of Houston. She is the fourth of a five-vessel contract from Fosti, which includes three other pushers and a tugboat. Powe
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on June 1981The annual presentation of student papers highlighted a recent meeting of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. This sixth meeting of the 1980-81 season drew 38 members and guests of the Society to the Port of Los Angeles for the dinne
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on June 1981P o r t a b l e , rugged, collapsible rubber drums designed to transport or store gasoline, oil, alcohols, lubricants, water, and other liquids, are available from the E n g i n e e r e d Systems Products Group of Uniroyal, Inc., Mishawaka, Ind. Shaped like a giant wide wheel, the Sealdrums
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on May 15, 1981Free literature is now available describing the CH150 series, the second of a new generation of planetary winches, incorporating several changes to improve performance, from Braden Winch Co. of Broken Arrow, Okla. The CH150, when compared with earlier Braden winch designs has the following
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on May 15, 1981Two d o u b l e - h u l l bunkering barges were completed recently by Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO) of Nashville, Tenn. Built for John W. Stone Oil Distributor, Inc. of Harvey, La., they are 235 feet long with a beam of 35 feet and depth of 11 feet 11 inches. Each of the barges is outf
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on May 15, 1981Donald M. Surgenor, executive vice president/general manager of Nickum & Spaulding Associates, Inc., Seattle-based naval architecture/ marine engineering firm, announced the appointment of two vice presidents: Stan C. Stumbo as vice president, operations and E.C. Hagemann as vice president,
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on May 15, 1981The Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., has awarded Tracor, Inc., Rockville, Md., a new contract of $7.6 million to continue supporting development, system engineering, design, production, installation maintenance, testing, logistics, and operational phases
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on May 15, 1981Halter Marine, Inc. recently completed contracts for a series of vessels with the Marsea Marine Companies, New Orleans, with the delivery of the supply boat Marsea Six (shown above). The companies have also signed contracts for 14 additional similar vessels. The 180-foot by 40-foot Marsea Six
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on May 15, 1981The economy will experience a boost in the Coos Bay/North Bend, Ore., area soon. John Sweet, director of marketing and sales for Sause Bros., Coos Bay's ocean towing company, says that its new barge-building facility (shown above) is expected to be finished by mid-year. The first oceangoing b
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on May 15, 1981Levingston Shipbuilding Company of Orange, Texas, recently laid the keel for the first of two Levingston-designed jackup drilling rigs to be built for Noble Drilling Company of Ardmore, Okla. The first rig will be named the Ed Holt; the second rig has not been named. Noble Drilling, a leadi
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on May 15, 1981Robert E. Howson, president and chief operating officer of McDermott Marine Construction, recently announced a management realignment. The McDermott Operating Unit has been officially renamed McDermott Marine Construction. It employs 20,000 people in both foreign and domestic marine enginee
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on May 15, 1981Mobil Exploration and Producing Services, Inc., a unit of the Exploration and Producing Division of Mobil Oil Corporation, has awarded the Sperry Division, Great Neck, N.Y., of Sperry Corporation contracts to develop and produce one of the most advanced navigation systems ever developed for
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on May 15, 1981A recent meeting of the Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held at the Engineers Club in San Francisco. The Section's Annual T. Douglas MacMullen Award was presented during the business portion of the meeting to Irene Halpern, wife of pas
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on May 15, 1981Ocean 210 (shown above), a 200,000-barrel petroleum barge, was launched recently at the Galveston S h i p b u i l d i n g Company yard in Galveston, Texas. The 25,000-dwt barge, under construction for Interstate and Ocean Transport Company (IOT), will be employed in the U.S. coastal transpo
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on May 15, 1981Tidewater Inc., New Orleans, La., has elected Dr. Paul W. Murrill, senior vice president for research and development, Ethyl Corp. of Baton Rouge, and former chancellor of Louisiana State University, to the company's board of directors. This was announced by John P. Laborde, Tidewater chair