Medium 1987 Articles
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- M o o r e M c C o r m a c k Resources Transfers O w n e r s h i p A nd Announces N e w Address page: 77
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on December 1987Moore McCormack Resources, Inc. has recently sold all its marine operations to James R. Barker, its ex-chairman. The company previously known as Moore McCormack Bulk Transport, Inc. has been renamed Mormac Marine Transport, Inc. The principal officers are: James R. Barker, chairman; Capt., Ga
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on December 1987The new trademark Deutz MWM has gained wide acceptance throughout the world since the beginning of cooperation between Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG, Cologne, and Motoren-Werke Mannheim AG, Mannheim, two years ago. It combines the world's two oldest engine builders who had competed with one an
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on December 1987Wartsila Marine Industries, Inc. has signed a contract with Rederi AB Slite, one of the joint owners of Viking Line, to deliver a cruise ferry in the spring of 1990. The vessel, a sister ship to a ferry ordered last February, will be capable of carrying 2,200 passengers and 475 cars or 62 tr
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on December 1987Deutsch, Industrial Products Division, recently announced the introduction of the HD10 Series Connectors for high performance industrial and commercial applications. The HD10 is ideally suited to light or heavy industrial and commercial applications, including trucking, public transportation,
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on December 1987Kim Hotstart Manufacturing Co. of Spokane, Wash., is offering free literature on pre-heating systems. According to the manufacturer, when an engine is equipped with a Kim Hotstart engine pre-heating system, its idling costs are nearly eliminated because electricity is used to keep the engine
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on December 1987St. Philip Towing of Tampa, Fla., recently announced that the company has closed with the U.S. Maritime Administration on the purchase of two "trac"-type tugs that had been under construction in Texas. Bay Transportation, owned by George M. Steinbrenner, purchased the assets of St. Philip T
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- Raytheon Introduces J U E - 4 5 A, Most Compact A n d Sophisticated S a t C om Of The JUE Series page: 62
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on December 1987Available in the USA, Mexico and Europe exclusively from Raytheon Marine Company, this new satellite communications terminal is made by Japan Radio Company, the world's largest manufacturer of such systems. The JUE-45A is designed for merchant ships, commercial fishing vessels, and oceangoin
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- Circle Seal Controls O f f e r s Free L i t e r a t u re On C h e c k - R e l i e f V a l v es page: 62
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on December 1987The functions of both a check valve and a relief valve are performed by the P-389 Series Check- Relief Valves from Circle Seal Controls. They provide free flow in one direction, zero leakage in the reverse direction, with an internal thermal relief unit. The P-389 Series valves prevent back
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on December 1987The Marine Division of Mackay Communications, Inc. recently announced a new generation high frequency marine radio console. Designated MRU-35M, the newly designed product is a 1,000-watt, solid-state unit that incorporates the state-of-the-art communications technology demanded in today's s
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on December 1987— F r e e Literature O f f e r e d— The Walter S. Diehl, T-AO-193, the fifth in a series of seven fleet oilers under construction at Avondale Industries' Shipyards Division, Avondale, La., for the U.S. Navy, was recently christened. She is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 1988. The pri
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on December 1987The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Rock Island 111., recently took delivery of a new 26-foot survey boat designed and built by MonArk Boat Company's Workboat Division in Monticello, Ark. The 26-footer is an all-aluminum vessel which will be used primarily for channel reconnaissance and hydr
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on December 1987C G - 5 9 N a m e d 'Princeton' The 11th in a series of 15 Aegis guided missile cruisers under contract to Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries was recently christened Princeton (CG-59) at ceremonies at the Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard. The principal speaker at the ceremony w
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on December 1987At the dock of Bollinger Machine and Shipyard, Inc. the latest in the series of "Island" Class patrol craft is being readied for sea trials. The skipper and crew look proudly at one of the finest patrol craft available today. The Island Class is based upon the 110-foot hull design offered by
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on December 1987Daniel Weiler, vice president and general manager of JJH Inc.'s Washington office, a leading naval engineering firm located in Crystal City, Va., has announced the addition of several key people to his staff. Robert J. Riggins has been appointed to the position of head of ship design and fl
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- N a v y Commissions USS A v e n g e r, Its N e w M i n e Countermeasure Ship, At Peterson Builders page: 36
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on December 1987— L i t e r a t u r e O f f e r e d— The first of the U.S. Navy's newest class of mine counter-measure ship, USS Avenger (MCM-1) was recently commissioned at the yard of her builder, Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI), in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Mrs. Sybil Bailey Stockdale, the ship's sponsor, who chr
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on December 1987The Advanced Study Program of MIT's Center for Advanced Engineering Study is offering a 16-week graduate level program for practicing port planners and engineers directed by E. G. Frankel, professor of Ocean Systems, a well-known port planner and engineer, senior advisor on ports to the Inte
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on December 1987— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le Fairbanks Morse Engine Accessories Operation recently announced the availability of a new solid state ignition system for six- eight- and twelve-cylinder even firing engines. The 9000RT is an easy starting ignition generator, firing at or before 50 rpm
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on December 1987A major reorganization is being implemented at Bath Iron Works Corporation that will strengthen the overall management team and provide a framework required to optimize the business's performance and growth, according to William E. Haggett, chairman and chief executive officer. In the new o
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on December 1987— F r e e L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e— After their merger two years ago, Deutz and MWM, two of the oldest engine manufacturers in the world, streamlined their engine programs and now offer an extensive and overlay range of diesel engines. Deutz-MWM's wide array of marine engines al