Medium 1981 Articles
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on April 1981An updated, input-output, economic analysis of America's maritime industries just released by the Commerce Department's Maritime Administration indicates that each dollar in sales by the U.S. merchant marine adds another $3.81 to the national economy. The study, "Economic Impact of the Mari
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on April 1981Dome Petroleum and Nissho Iwai Inc. have announced the signing of an agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Tokyo, for the transfer of Japanese shipbuilding technology to Canada to be used in Dome's proposed new Canadian shipyard. The new shipyard is an integral part of Dome's Western
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on April 1981A contract for nine air cushion vehicles (ACV) was signed in Moscow recently between V/O Sudoimport and Wartsila of Finland. The ACVs, which represent a new line of production for the shipyard, are based on a Soviet license and on long-term product development work at Wartsila. Deliveries a
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on April 1981Royal Schelde's Scheldepoort repair yard at Flushing (Vlissingen), Netherlands, (B.V. Koninklijke Maatschappij 'De Schelde') has named Wesley D. Wheeler Associates, Ltd. of New York City as exclusive U.S. agents. The yard (shown above) is situated at the crossroads of the North Sea and English
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on April 1981In conjunction with Philadelphia Resins Corporation, Waukesha Bearings Corporation has developed a unique method of installing stern tube assemblies and bearings. Waukesha supplies to the yard a stern tube with bearings already installed. The yard merely optically aligns the entire assembly,
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on April 1981W.L. (Lynn) Nelson, managing director of Butterworth Systems (UK) Ltd., has retired after 33 years of service with that company. Succeeding him as managing director is Derek C. Denyer, who was appointed to the board of directors of Butterworth Systems (UK) Ltd. in November 1980. He will also
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on April 1981The corporate structure of Advanced Marine Enterprises, Inc. has been modified to improve response to customer requirements and facilitate diversification of services. The company is currently pursuing opportunities in the areas of energy transfer and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and computer
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on April 1981Hudson Shipbuilders (HUD- SHIP) of Pascagoula, Miss., re- cently delivered its first 85-foot towboat, the Virginia Cole (shown above), to Energy Transport Ser- vices, Inc. of New Orleans. Al- though HUDSHIP builds a stock 70-foot towboat, of which several have been delivered, this is its fi
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on April 1981The Melinda Brent (shown above), an 86-foot inland waterways towboat, was christened recently in New Orleans by her owners, Brent Towing of Greenville, Miss. Designed and built by Superior Boat Works of Greenville, the vessel is powered by Cummins KTA-2300-M marine diesel engines generating
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on March 15, 1981The Edward Rutledge (shown above), a l i g h t e r - a b o a r d - s h ip (LASH) vessel built for Waterman Steamship Corporation by Avondale Shipyards Inc., made her maiden voyage arrival at the Port of New York recently. The second of two LASH carriers built by Avondale recently for Waterma
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on March 15, 1981Conrad Industries' president and founder Parker Conrad announces appointments of Michael J. McAdams and Dennis Perk Jr. as new7 construction superintendents. Their areas of responsibility in the company, which was founded in 1948, include purchasing, coordinating customer projects, employee
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on March 15, 1981The Hampton Roads Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers kicked off its first meeting of 1981 with a technical presentation at the Fort Monroe Officers Club in Hampton, Va. As expected, a large turnout of 121 members and guests was present to hear the evening's paper
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on March 15, 1981A 3,500-ton-lift-capacity drydock for the repair and maintenance of small ocean craft, inland waterway tugs, and barges of up to about 6,000 dwt was dedicated recently at the New Orleans Division of Todd Shipyards Corporation. The new 306-foot by 65- foot drydock, combined with the addition
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on March 15, 1981A new general service boat, PBR/131 (shown above), has been designed and built by Swiftships, Inc. of Morgan City, La. The USCG-approved, all-aluminum vessel is owned by Mariner Equipment, Inc., and operated by PBR Offshore Marine Corporation, also of Morgan City. According to Swiftships' t
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on March 15, 1981Vosper Limited, naval craft designers and builders, fast boat, and SES specialists, reports that its two main manufacturing subsidiaries, Vosper Private Limited, Singapore, and Vosper Hovermarine Ltd., Southampton, U.K., have recently received orders worth more than 12.5 million pounds (abo
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on March 15, 1981The Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met at the Engineers Club recently f o r the presentation and discussion of the technical paper Fundamentals and Applications of the Finite Element in Analyzing Structural and Non-Structural Marine Problems. Th
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on March 15, 1981Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy I n d u s t r i e s Company (IHI) recently c o m p l e t e d the 257,882- dwt tanker Nissho Maru (shown above) for Idemitsu Tanker Company of Tokyo. The new ship is the first vessel delivered by IHI's Kure Shipyard this year, and the first tanker of over 200,000 dwt
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on March 15, 1981Transamerica Delaval Inc. has announced the signing of an agreement with Stork-Werkspoor Diesel B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, to market and manufacture SWD's TM620 diesel engines in the U.S. and Canada. The "Enterprise- SWD" TM620 will be m a n u f a c t u r e d exclusively at Transamerica
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on March 15, 1981The title of the paper presented at a recent meeting of the New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was "Electrical Cable for Ships — Past, Present and Future." The author was Dieter Popoff, and some information for the paper was contributed by
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on March 15, 1981Navire Cargo Gear has released an artist's i m p r e s s i o n (shown above) of the roll-on/roll-off linkspan that will revolutionize transport between the Isle of Man and the U.K. mainland. The innovative design developed by Navire Cargo Gear, working closely with consultants Burness, Corle