Medium 1982Peter Articles
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on October 15, 1980Secretary of Commerce Philip M. Klutznick has announced that the United States and the People's Republic of China have reached accord on a bilateral maritime agreement. Terming it a historic agreement that will officially foster expanded U.S. and PRC shipping services linking the two countries
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on October 15, 1980Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation, headquartered in New Orleans, recently announced the following personnel changes. Richard N. White has been named sales representative for the Houston office. He has 11 years of marketing experience in marine transportation, and will be involved in m a r k e t
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on October 1980Saltech, a company in the Saleninvest group of Sweden, has been commissioned by the National Cement Company (NCC), the Saudi Arabian company based in Jeddah, to design and act as main contractor for the construction of a floating cement terminal that will be sited initially in the port of Yan
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on October 1980Swiftships, Inc. of Morgan City, La., has announced the completion of a 120-foot, allaluminum crew/supply boat named C/Raider. This vessel is the first purchased by CO-MAR Offshore Corporation, also of Morgan City, to employ a ZF 2y2:1 reduction gear. MTU engines combined with the ZF gears al
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on October 1980For the past three years the C. Luhring shipyard in Brake, West Germany, has been working on the development of an oil recovery vessel based on a split-hull design (see October 1, 1979 issue of MR/EN). The unique vessel is really a simple ship that is divided at its center line. At the stern
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on October 1980Gary S. Grimes, who joined General Dynamics 11 years ago as a management intern, has been named general manager of the corporation's Quincy Shipbuilding Division. In announcing the appointment, P. Takis Yeliotis, General Dynamics' executive vice president-marine, said that Joseph H. Lennox,
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on October 1980The 79,999-dwt tanker Yuho Maru, constructed at the Ariake Works of Hitachi Zosen, was delivered recently to the Yuyo Steamship Company, Ltd. of Japan. The ship will operate between Japan and ports in the Arabian Gulf and Singapore. Extensive fuel-saving measures are incorporated in the new
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on October 1980VU-GAGE is a system designed to safeguard tanker and barge crew members from exposure to chemical and petroleum fumes, and to enable vessels to meet present and pending regulations concerning the emission of such fumes. The system consists of replacement covers for tank washing and ullage
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on October 1980A new, 60-page illustrated catalog (No. 80) describing the full line of Wichita airtube clutches and brakes, designed to increase overall operating efficiency and lower maintenance costs, is now available f r om Wichita Clutch Company, a subsidiary of Dana Corporation, Wichita Falls, Texas.
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on October 1980United States Cruises, Inc. (USCI) of Seattle has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the reconstruction and conversion of the SS United States from a trans-Atlantic liner to a luxury cruise ship. (See cover story in September 15 issue of MR/E
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on October 1980The Louisiana (shown above), the 10th liquefied natural gas tanker to be built by General Dynamics in the past three years, was christened recently in ceremonies at the corporation's Quincy shipyard. Mrs. Dwight H. Seely Jr. of Houston, wife of the chairman and chief executive officer of Trun
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on October 1980The formation of Guarino & Cox, Inc., a consulting naval architectural marine design firm, was announced recently in New Orleans by its two principals, Salvadore J. Guarino and Gregory Cox, both formerly with Halter Marine, Inc. Mr. Guarino, president of the new company, said the firm has the
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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