Medium 1981 Articles
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on October 15, 1981Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., jointly with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., both of Japan, recently received an order for a mobile Arctic caisson rig, the first of its kind in the world, from Gulf Canada Resources Inc., a group company of Gulf Oil of the USA. The contract was concluded
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on October 15, 1981The 100-foot a l l - a l u m i n um crewboat Oil Corsair (shown above) was loaded aboard the Japanese freighter Seki Rokel recently in New Orleans for service in the waters offshore Angola in West Africa, highlighting a "first" for the shipbuilder. Built by Progressive Shipbuilders and Fabr
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on October 1981Christening c e r e m o n i e s were held recently at Avondale Shipyards, Inc., for the Oxy Grower, a 57,000-dwt t u g - b a r g e combination vessel built by Avondale Shipyards for a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. The Oxy Grower is the third and final chemical tanker of the
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on October 1981International Paint Company, Inc. has announced availability of a new, 14-page technical bulletin introducing its "Intersmooth SPC Family of Self Polishing Copolymer Antifoulings," which the company reports "cut fuel costs an average 12 percent yearly." The bulletin documents Intersmooth S
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on October 1981"The outlook for marine construction in the Gulf of Mexico in the 1980s is, in my view, not only good, it is great," Robert E. Howson, president of McDermott Marine Construction, recently told participants in a symposium sponsored by the University of New Orleans on the "Economic Future of
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on October 1981Norshipco, Norfolk, Va., has demonstrated that a 35-year-old cargo vessel, out of service for more than a decade, can be taken from mothballs and reactivated in less than six days. In a recent national defense readiness exercise, Norshipco — Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation — was
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on October 1981The Marine Preventive Maintenance Seminar to be held at the Vista International Hotel in New York City on October 28 this year will feature an impressive slate of speakers and panelists. The one-day seminar will explore the managerial and financial evaluation of preventive maintenance expen
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on October 1981A contract has been signed between V /O Sudoimport of Moscow and Valmet Oy, under which Valmet Helsinki Shipyard will, in 1983-84, build two more Arctic 20,000-dwt multipurpose dry cargo vessels for service in the northern areas of the USSR. The value of the contract is nearly $120 million
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on October 1981A forty-five page technical paper entitled "The Low-Speed Diesel and The Future Energy Scenario" has been published by B&W Diesel, Inc., New York, a subsidiary of B&W Diesel A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark. Well illustrated with drawings, charts, tables and photographs related to the text, the pap
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on October 1981The first comprehensive code covering all lifting appliances intended for marine applications has been published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Entitled "Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment," LR officials claim it is the first design standard in its field, p r o v i d i n
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on October 1981Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle, Wash., announced recently the signing of a contract agreement with Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Tacoma, for the construction of four tractor tugs of a new design. The contract provides options for an additional two tugs. Three of the new tugs will be used in ship
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on October 1981Twin Disc recently introduced the line of coaxial in-line models of the NICO MGN Series of marine transmissions covering a range of up to 3,729 kw (5,000 hp). The company has announced an extension of this line to include horizontal and vertical input output versions of this transmission se
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on October 1981Moss Point Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Miss., delivered two supply vessels, bringing to nine the number of offshore work boats and barges the new shipbuilder has delivered in its first year of operation. The Gulf Coast shipyard also announced the signing of a contract for construction of two
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on October 1981Bergeron Industries Inc., New Orleans, La., announced recently the firm will begin construction soon on a new $8-million shipyard to build river hopper barges. The yard, the company's third, will be located at Demopolis, Ala., on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. George Schiro, vice presiden
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on October 1981The City of Valdez, Alaska, recently awarded a contract for the construction of a container terminal facility that includes what is believed to be the world's first floating container dock, according to Mark Lewis, city manager. The contract was awarded recently to a joint venture of Morris
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on October 1981The seven largest shipbuilders in Japan have earmarked more than $1 billion (U.S.) for investment in plant and equipment this year, 18.3 percent higher than the investment total a year ago. The higher investment is taken as a sign that Japanese shipbuilders are recovering from the recession
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on October 1981The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) will fund the installation costs for U.S.-flag merchant ships of defense communications systems compatible with the Navy's "highest capacity system" when funds are available. MarAd recently proposed rules to cover the application and approval process
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on October 1981In line with the government's emphasis to upgrade the skill and technology level of local industries, Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Limited (FELS) has taken a significant step forward to enhance its operations. The company has acquired license from Shipping Research Services in Norway to
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on October 1981Waterway C o m m u n i c a t i o ns System, Inc. (WATERCOM), Arlington, Va., has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission requesting authority to construct and operate an automated communications system serving the Mississippi, Illinois, and Ohio Rivers and the Gulf I
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on October 1981Santa Fe Diving Services, Inc., Houma, La., has announced that its first advanced-model, remotecontrolled underwater vehicle, a Hydro Products RCV-150, has begun work off Brazil. Thomas M. Angel, vice president and manager of the diving company, said recently that Santa Fe has a contract wi