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on June 1985Free Brochure Available DAMPA Marine has made avail- able a free 20-page brochure on the DAMPA® Continuous Ceiling Sys- tem (DDC) that the company manufactures. The U.S. Navy (NAVSEA)-approved DAMPA Continuous Ceiling is a lightweight galvanized steel and baked enameled with unperforated
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- Marathon LeTourneau GranGulf™ Semi Design Offers Economic Construction & Optimum Deck Load page: 113
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on June 1985Marathon LeTourneau's new GranGulf™, a large, lighter-weight semisubmersible drilling unit for Gulf of Mexico-type operating conditions, offers construction economies plus optimum deck load for a semi of its size and weight. Rated for a 4,000-ton deck load when moored in 2,000 feet of water,
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on June 1985AMETEK/Offshore Research & Engineering Division, Santa Barbara, Calif., has announced the development of a computerized inspection management system. The system is based on the IBM-PC-XT (or compatibles) and offers inspection scheduling, data collection, multi-year analysis, comprehensive s
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on June 1985As a result of the move to trawling in the North Pacific fleet, two of this year's more complete conversions took place at the Marco-Seattle shipyard. A pair of Marco combination crabbers built in 1979—the 122-foot Columbia and the 123-foot American Beauty (ex-Northern Leader)—had extensive
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on June 1985—Literature Available Valcor Engineering Corporation, Springfield, N.J., has published a three-ring-binder Aerospace and Support System catalog that includes products that can be used in marine and naval applications. Valcor Engineering has been a recognized leader in the design and manufac
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on June 1985—Literature Available Aeroquip Corporation's T-J Division has come out with the new series TP proximity switches which provide fully adjustable position sensing and control of series TP NFPA interchangeable aluminum air cylinders. Detailed information regarding series TP proximity switches
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on June 1985Information normally requiring references to 20 or more catalog pages is contained in a new onlyof- its-kind Actuator Selection Slide Chart available from Jamesbury Corp., Worcester, Mass., a Combustion Engineering company. With the Actuator Slide Chart, the user selects the type of Jamesbur
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on June 1985Raytheon Marine Company has introduced the new, compact JUE- 35B SatCom for fishing and pleasure craft as well as oceangoing ships. It provides 24-hour global maritime communications by telephone, telex, and facsimile, as well as data transmission for special applications. The JUE-35B INMARS
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on June 1985Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wise., is the first shipyard in North America to install a dual walking beam (DWB) ship transfer system as part of its continued upgrading of facilities and emphasis on state-of-the-art technology. The 1,600-ton transfer system, manufactured by Tota
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on June 1985Devoe Marine Coatings Co., Division of Grow Group, Inc., has published a six-page color brochure that highlights the high-quality, technologically advanced marine and corrosion control coatings the company produces. Titled "Full Speed Ahead With Devoe Marine Coatings Co.," the introduction
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on June 1985The Farboil Company of Baltimore, Md., is offering a free fourcolor folder on Wetsall®, the primer specially designed by Farboil, after years of extensive laboratory and field research, to penetrate damp, rusty surfaces. Under the heading "Life Insurance for Metal Surfaces," the text of the
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on June 1985A totally new report has been completed by IMA. It is a thoroughly professional assessment of future U.S. Navy procurement. The report is designed to assist U.S. and foreign firms interested in selling to the $40-billion-per-year U.S. Navy market. The 220-page report will be useful to busine
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on June 1985—Literature Available Dubai Drydocks, which declared a profit after its first year of activity, reported a profit exceeding expectations at the completion of its second year of operation at the end of February of this year. Since opening the yard in March 1983, and despite the adverse effect
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on June 1985It is estimated there are approximately 10,000 self propelled tugs, towboats and offshore service vessels in the U.S. fleet. Add to the above 10,000 tugs, towboats, and offshore support vessels, the balance of the United States shallow draft self propelled fleet consisting of 11,000 ferrie
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on June 1985—Literature Available Ingersoll-Rand, Charlotte, N.C., recently announced a major sales and technical agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan to market and sell X-FLO, a singlestage turbo compressor manufactured for Ingersoll-Rand by Kawasaki. Ingersoll-Rand will handle marketing
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- Marathon LeTourneau To Construct World's Largest Bottom Supported Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit page: 12
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on June 1985Rowan Companies, Inc. has contracted with Marathon LeTourneau Company, a Marathon Manufacturing company, a subsidiary of The Penn Central Corporation, for the construction of the world's largest bottom supported mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU). The MODU, a larger version of the highly
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on June 1985—Literature Available Marine computers are used to calculate and check shipboard safety criteria, primarily stability and cargo distribution, but also material stresses. The rugged Siemens SIMAC marine computer is this type of microcomputer which runs on the concurrent CP/M-86 standard opera
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on June 1985I.T.C. Holland B.V., Haarlem, Holland, the Netherlands, recently contracted the dry transport of two Rowan rigs from Seward, Alaska to Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Rowan Middletown was loaded aboard the Sibig Venture in Seward, Alaska. The vessel then proceeded to Long Beach, California whe
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on June 1985The Portuguese Princess, a fast, sleek, new 94-foot passenger whale watch boat has entered service in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Owner Suzanne Carter was looking for a shipyard that could build a high quality boat in a short time. Aluminum Boats, Inc., Crown Point, La., "had recently built
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on June 1985Many significant improvements are claimed for a new line of gear-type speed reducers introduced by the Falk Corporation, Milwaukee, Wise. Essentially the new line, carrying a new "A" Unit designation, combines significantly higher performance with reduced space requirements. In making the anno