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on September 15, 1984A Norwegian shipowners' consortium, K/S Petrojarl I A/S, has awarded Nippon Kokan (NKK) of Japan a contract to build a deepwater, offshore oil production and testing system. "It will be the first floating production unit built to serve a variety of offshore applications, in contrast with uni
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on September 15, 1984According to William H. Bevan, president of Marine Technologies and Brokerage Corp., the S.S. United States will shortly begin removals in preparation for its movement to the shipyard for a complete retrofit. The vessel will undergo a massive rip-out and rebuild, which will convert it from t
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on September 15, 1984Sperry Corporation has been awarded a $62.8-million definitized contract by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for engineering, development, integration, and production support of combat systems on 11 Perry Class (FFG-7) guided-missile frigates. New COPPER BLAST is a premiumquality, all-pur
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on September 15, 1984Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI) of Sturgeon Bay, Wise., recently launched the third ARS Class rescue/ salvage vessel in a series it is building for the U.S. Navy. A perfect side launch (photo) was executed as sponsor Mrs. Diana M. Walters christened the ship Salvor (ARS-52). Assisting as matro
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on September 15, 1984Because of the increased activity in oil exploration off the Italian coast, private Italian owners have established O.D.S. Italia s.p.a. with offices in Napoli, Genova, and Ravenna, for the purpose of supplying highly specialized vessels to the offshore industry. The first vessel to be owned
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on September 1984A double ceremony took place recently at Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Limited's Portchester Shipyard involving two high-speed ferries being built for Hong Kong owners. Mrs. Rosemary Lamont, wife of MP Norman Lamont, Minister of State for Industry, named the J u Kong and launched the Cheung Kong.
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on September 1984Todd Shipyards Corporation has announced it has been awarded two contracts by the Australian government, with initial value of more than $10 million, for technology transfer and procurement support involving guided missile frigate construction at the Australian Naval Dockyard in Melbourne.
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on September 1984Moss Point Marine, Inc. of Escatawpa, Miss., recently launched a big towing/supply vessel for Intermarine of Houston. The vessel has an overall length of 218 feet, beam of 40 feet, and depth of 14 feet. It was named the Big Orange XXL "Intermarine needed a specialized vessel, so we 'stretched
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on September 1984American-Standard, Inc. has combined its U.S. and European WABCO Fluid Power operations and has reassigned management responsibilities to strengthen the firm's international fluid power business. "We're combining the sales, marketing, product planning, engineering and manufacturing for Eur
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on September 1984Murdock Engineering Co., Dallas, Texas, and finite element engineering consultant Hunt/Leslie/ Associates have used a computer to design the flexible 'controlled yielding' coupling for the world's first deepwater tension leg oil platform (TLP). The coupling is the critical connection betwee
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on September 1984Orders for self-unloading systems to be installed on six seagoing bulk cargo carriers have been announced by the Stephens-Adamson Canadian Division of Allis- Chalmers Solids Process Equipment Company. The value of these orders exceeds $12 million Canadian ($10 million U.S.). They come from
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on September 1984— Literature Available Schottel of America, Inc., of Miami, Fla., recently received an order from the Coast Guard for a remote controlled water-jet bow propulsion and maneuvering system for a shallow-draft barge that is believed to be the first such installation in the U.S. The unit will be
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on September 1984Maritime Administrator Harold E. Shear has announced the approval in principle of an application by Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. for Title XI guarantees to assist the company in modernizing and upgrading its fleet operations. The guarantees will aid in financing the construction of U.S.-built
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on September 1984The world's first composite steel/ concrete offshore drilling platform, a 59,000-ton giant fabricated and assembled in Japan for an American owner, is destined for oil and gas exploration in the Beaufort Sea near Alaska's North Shore. Named the Glomar Beaufort Sea I, the concrete island dril
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on September 1984Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) recently laid the keel of the MCM-4 Champion. The Champion is the second MCM class ship to be constructed by MMC under contract to the Naval Sea Systems Command. The ceremony took place in MMC's MCM Ship Erection Building, a 339-foot-long by 207-footwide
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on September 1984Anthony J. McAllister Sr., former president and chairman of the board of the towing and marine transportation company Mc- Allister Brothers Inc., died recently at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in New York City. He was 85 years old. Mr. McAllister was one of 10 children of James
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on August 15, 1984— Brochure Available Products Research and Chemical Corp. (PRC) of Glendale, Calif., recently released data confirming the extensive use by the U.S. Navy of the firm's PRORECO5 III weather deck system. PRC reports that the PRORECO III system is now utilized on more than 100 U.S. Navy ships of
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on August 15, 1984Christening ceremonies were held recently for the Alyce Danos, a class 130 jackup barge that will service the entire Gulf of Mexico coast. The Alyce Danos represents a $1.7-million investment by Danos & Curole, marine contractors of Larose, La., and brings to their fleet state-of-the-art ca
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on August 15, 1984Bowditch Navigation Systems recently announced the introduction of a new integrated navigation and piloting system, the Bowditch Navigator MK-II. The MK-II combines a powerful integrated navigation computer and a unique viewing screen that gives a "real time" display of position, projected
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on August 15, 1984Crowley Maritime Corporation of San Francisco, which last year awarded McDermott Shipyards a contract to lengthen two roll-on/ roll-off barges, has ordered midbody extensions of three additional barges. Each barge, designed to transport wheeled vehicles and cargo containers, will be extende