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on October 15, 1984Halifax Industries Limited of Nova Scotia, Canada, has won a C$10.7-million contract to carry out the mid-life modernization of the Canadian Coast Guard's Narwhal, a 2,222-dwt NavAids tender. Nine shipyards competed for the contract, which was awarded on the basis of competitive bidding. The v
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on October 15, 1984Furuno is now offering a full line of 12 and 16-inch radars designed to meet all current IMO requirements for ocean-going vessels. These new radars offer the most modern technology, with features such as digital signal processing for an extremely bright steady picture, an interscan system fo
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on October 15, 1984The 63,953-dwt crude/products carrier Andromeda (shown below) was delivered recently by Hitachi Zosen's Ariake Works to the owner, Arapaho Shipping Corporation (Liberia). A Panamax type developed by Hitachi, the tanker is designed to carry crude oil and refined petroleum products. The vesse
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on October 15, 1984Furuno U.S.A., Inc. of San Francisco recently announced the appointment of six direct Furuno employees as regional managers. These men, all with years of experience in the industry, will provide more effective communication between Furuno and the dealers, thereby meeting the needs of custome
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on October 15, 1984Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI), one of Korea's largest industrial groups, is now offering, free a new 70-page color brochure on its modern shipbuilding and related facilities. SHI established shipbuilding activities in 1977 on Koje Island off the southern coast of th
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on October 15, 1984The new 400-passenger Music City Queen (shown above) was christened recently in her home port of Nashville, Tenn., according to Dr. Hugh D. Claughton, owner and president of Belle Carol Riverboat Company of that city. His daughter, Carol Ann Claughton, was the vessel's sponsor. The 135-foot
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on October 15, 1984Walter Kidde, Division of Kidde Inc.," 375 Main Street, Belleville N.J., is offering a free four-page brochure on the company's marine fire protection equipment for vessels, facilities, and other marine applications. Decorated with a blazing circle of flame as a reminder of the staggering fi
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on October 15, 1984Two significant events occurred at Midland/Port Allen Marine Services (PAMS) recently. The Baton- Rouge-based firm announced the installation of a new dry dock at its River Plant, located at Mile 224 on the Lower Mississippi River. The 1,200-ton drydock measures 56 feet between its wingwall
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on October 15, 1984The 13,740-dwt Happy Buccaneer, said to be the most powerful heavy lift cargo carrier in the world, was delivered recently by the Hiroshima yard of Hitachi Zosen Corporation in Japan to Amstel Tanker Management B.V. (Mammoet Transport) of the Netherlands. The vessel is fitted with two heavy
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on October 15, 1984Capital Marine Supply, Inc., a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Midland Affiliated Company, is keeping its business shipshape with the help of computer technology. Capital Marine is a floating store built on a converted railroad barge on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, La. It maintains a
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on October 15, 1984With an assist from Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl, the keel has been laid for the General Jackson, a 274-foot paddlewheel showboat being built for Opryland USA Inc. of Nashville by Jeffboat, Inc. in Jeffersonville, Ind. Miss Pearl joined a Nashville delegation that included U.S. Represent
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on October 1984MARCO Seattle recently delivered its second vessel to the Hawaiian Islands, this one a 64-foot steel work boat named Nene (shown above). Built for Uaukewai Diving, Salvage and Fishing Co. of Honolulu, the new vessel is named for the now-rare wild goose that is the state bird of Hawaii. Uauk
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on October 1984—Literature Available Furuno announces a new family of modest cost, high performance radars that combine the most advanced technical features with traditional Furuno quality and reliability. The Furuno FR-800D Digiscan radars have a high brightness, steady picture 12 inch CRT: range scales
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on October 1984A new corporate organization structure for the land, marine and administrative operations of Brown & Root, Inc., Houston, Texas, has been announced by president T. Louis Austin Jr. Under the reorganization, Brown & Root, Inc. will operate as a holding company, managing its interest in its v
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on October 1984Lykes Bros. Steamship Company of New Orleans recently awarded contracts for the construction of two additional 2,500-TEU containerships to be built in Japan. These vessels, costing some $38 million each, will be identical to four others to be built for Lykes by a joint venture of Mitsubishi
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on October 1984Designed for transport of logs, the 41,545-dwt bulk carrier Sanko Stork (shown below) was delivered recently by the Tamano yard of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company (MES) to the Jade Corporation of Liberia for charter to Sanko Line. She is the first of 10 sister ships ordered from ME
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on October 1984Seaward International's Sea Cushion® and Sea Guard fenders recently played a vital role in the mating operating of the Conoco-operated Hutton Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in Scotland's Moray Firth. Seaward supplied 53 of its foam-filled fenders for this innovative offshore oil platform. The fen
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on September 15, 1984—Literature Available This past February John Deere acquired the stratified charge rotary engine business formerly property of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. This purchase includes exclusive North American rights to the Wankel engine, patents, know-how and experimental engines and components.
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on September 15, 1984—Free Literature Available Increased operating reliability, less maintenance, and better adaptability to different climatic conditions—these are some of the experiences reported by Swedish shipowners Johnson Line and Brostroms, who have become the first to test a new air-conditioning technique
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on September 15, 1984Raytheon Marine Company's new RAY-1285 frequency synthesized, microprocessor controlled Single Side Band is the most technologically advanced compact long-distance radiotelephone for professional worldwide mariners. Although we tried, we could not find an SSB in its class with better perform