Medium 1985 Articles
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on February 15, 1985Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI) of Sturgeon Bay, Wise., recently launched the fourth 255-foot, steelhulled rescue/salvage vessel for the U.S. Navy. Christened Grapple (ARS-53), she is the culmination of a three-year construction project supplying the Navy with these new Safeguard Class vessels
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on February 15, 1985At a recent luncheon meeting of The Society of Marine Consultants held at the Whitehall Club in New York, a large turnout of members and guests heard a presentation on the transportation of oil from the arctic. The speaker was Virgil Rinehart, director of the Office of Advanced Ship Developm
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on February 15, 1985—Literature Available A compact, single-stage centrifugal boiler feed pump, with pump capacities to 400 gpm and total head to 406 psig, is now available from FMC Coffin® Turbo Pump Division, FMC Corporation. Overall dimensions, length-width-height, are just 32 inches by 23 inches by 32 inche
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on February 15, 1985—Literature Available "W.A.I.T.!" (What Alloy Is That!) is the title of a new four-page color brochure on alloy identification kits for non-destructive testing from Fenner & Associates, Inc. of Houston, Texas. The publication explains that the W.A.I.T.! series of non-destructive portable al
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on February 15, 1985The tremendous increase in drilling and production platforms around the world has caused the petroleum industry to place new emphasis on protecting lives and equipment from the hazards of fire. This need has caused equipment manufacturers to search for better pumps and fire monitors for opti
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on February 15, 1985The journey that recently brought two mammoth container cranes from Japan to the Port of Tacoma, Wash., represent a milestone in construction of Sea-Land's new container facility there. Their successful voyage marked the first time that fully erected cranes of this size were transported acro
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on February 15, 1985The Turku shipyard of Oy Wartsila Ab recently completed the 19,999-dwt crude oil/chemical/ products tanker Tavi (shown above), first of two ordered by Neste Oy, the Finnish national oil company. The vessel was delivered less than 14 months after keel-laying. The Tavi is built to Lloyd's Regi
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on February 15, 1985The Rowan Gorilla III departed from Belle Chasse, La., recently bound for the east coast of Canada where the drilling rig will operate under contract to Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd. offshore Sable Island, Nova Scotia. The new unit is the third in a series of the largest self-elevating jackup rigs
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on February 15, 1985—Literature Available Nelson Industries, Inc. of Stoughton, Wis., is offering free new literature on the Bilge Boy™, a 150-gph (568 liter) oily water separator that the company is introducing. The unit carries U.S. Coast Guard approval and is IMO-approved as well. The compact Bilge Boy measur
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on January 15, 1985Goodway Tools Corporation of Stamford, Conn., has published a new 36-page catalog titled "Tube Cleaning Systems and Pressure Washers." The booklet functions as a guide to Goodway's tube cleaning equipment and air and electric-powered tube cleaners for boilers, condensers, and heat exchangers,
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on January 15, 1985Polyurethane crane bumpers are the subject of a new brochure being offered free by Kastalon Inc. of Alsip, 111. The four-page folder says that Kastalon polyurethane crane bumpers outlast all other crane bumpers and, affording physical properties that surpass ordinary materials, they are more r
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on January 15, 1985Bay-Houston Towing Co., with home office in Houston, Texas, has published a new 16-page edition of the popular "Port Reference Handbook" for the Gulf ports of Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Freeport, Texas City, and Port Aransas. The handbook has long been in demand for its informative,
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on January 15, 1985The INMARSAT Ship Earth Station is now a familiar aid to shipto- shore communication, but the latest compact station from Marconi International Marine features several simplifications that make it an economic, easy-to-use and install system. Full free literature is available describing the
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on January 15, 1985E. Bronson Ingram, president of Ingram Industries Inc., recently announced the purchase from United States Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries, Ohio Barge Line, Inc. and Mon-Valley Transportation Company, of substantially all their marine assets. OBL's 15 boats and 516 barges will almost
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on January 15, 1985At the recent annual director's meeting held in New Brunswick, N.J., Robert J. Hughes Sr., chairman of James Hughes, Inc., and William J. Hughes Sr., chairman of Hughes Bros., Inc., announced new appointments in the family-held marine businesses. The meeting also commemorated the 90th anniv
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on January 15, 1985Radar Devices, Inc. (RDI), San Leandro, Calif., recently announced the signing of an agreement valued at $15 million—the largest of its type—with the People's Republic of China for electronic maritime safety equipment. "The immediate portion of the agreement is for $2.4 million," according
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on January 15, 1985The Delaware Pilots Association of Philadelphia recently took delivery of a new 51-foot, steel-hull pilot boat named the Philadelphia (shown above). Built by Gladding- Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation of Somerset, Mass., and designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates of Boston, the twin-screw, 18-
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on January 15, 1985Hyde Products, Inc., designers and manufacturers of ship's deck machinery, steering systems, oil spill recovery equipment and other marine and industrial equipment, recently announced the appointment of two new vice presidents at its Cleveland headquarters. Parker L. Hay has been named vice
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on January 1985Rockwell International is offering a free brochure on the products and capabilities of the Autonetics Marine Systems Division headquartered in Anaheim, Calif. Long recognized for its leadership in submarine navigation, the division in more recent years has also developed extensive and unique
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on January 1985A new double-deck pier has been designed to meet the changing needs of U.S. Navy ships, and Navy engineers believe it could become the prototype for worldwide Navy facilities. Known as Pier Zulu, the facility will be built at the U.S. Naval Station in Charleston, S.C., and will be outfitted wi