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on March 15, 1981The Speed Sincher is a mechanical device which tensions open-bodied d e c k - c a r g o lashing turnbuckles, which are used extensively in the Pacific Northwest in shipments of logs and lumber. Powered by a gasoline engine and weighing 40 pounds, this unit is highly portable and can tension
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on March 15, 1981Drawing upon a joint total of three and a half centuries of diesel experience of the GEC Diesel Group offering a wide range of experience in applications spanning marine propulsion, marine auxiliaries, offshore power, rail traction, and power generation for industry and public service, ALCO
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on February 15, 1981John Manly Shipyards, a division of Riv- Tow Shipyards Ltd., recently delivered two tugboats to RivTow Straits Ltd., the second largest towing company in British Columbia, Canada. The new vessels have joined RivTow's fleet of 75 tugs, 175 barges, and 75 small boom boats. The RivTow Spirit is
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on February 15, 1981The Lift Tide (shown above), a derrick x supply vessel operated by Tidewater Contractors, Inc., a subsidiary of Tidewater Inc., is now in U.S. Gulf service off the Louisiana coast following extended duty in the Middle East. Refitted with a new American Hoist & Derrick, Model 9760, 90-ton lift
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on February 15, 1981Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., recently delivered the cruise vessel Pacific Northwest Explorer to Alaska/Pacific Boat Company of Seattle. The 143-foot vessel incorporates many novel features not usually found in a boat of this size. While built under U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter
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on February 15, 1981The Naval Civilian Administrators Association (NCAA) has announced the establishment of a new chapter at the Polaris Missile Facility, Atlantic, and the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, S.C. The officers shown above (L to R) after receiving their charter are: secretary treasurer Lynn La
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on February 15, 1981The Allis-Chalmers Corporation of Milwaukee, Wis., has become the licensee for slow-speed diesels in the United States for one of the world's major designers and builders of this type of diesel engine. The agreement with B&W Diesel A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, grants to Allis-Chalmers full r
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on February 15, 1981Todd Shipyards C o r p o r a t i on has reported higher sales and pre-tax earnings for the third quarter and 39 weeks ended December 28, 1980, than in the comparable year e a r l i e r periods. Third quarter sales amounted to $150.7 million, compared with $125.8 million in 1979. These gains
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on February 15, 1981Wall Shipyard Inc. has announced $11.5 million worth of service to the maritime industry during 1980, an increase from $7 million in 1979, according to Charles W. Wall Sr., president. He said that the majority of his Harvey, La., shipyard's work comes from repairs to boats, barges, and rigs t
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on February 15, 1981Mt. St. Helens added another victim to its long list of damaged capital equipment when the U.S. Corps of Engineers hopper dredge Pacific entered a Zidell drydock recently far in advance of its regularly scheduled date for maintenance. The condition of the dredge's pumps, with their impellers v
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on February 15, 1981A new satellite navigator receiver that makes a significant breakthrough in terms of cost, performance, and size of Sat-Nav equipment was announced recently by Racal-Decca Navigator Limited. The Racal-Decca DS4 uses signals from the U.S. Navy N a v i g a t i o n S a t e l l i t e System (TR
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on February 15, 1981Christening and launching ceremonies were held recently at the San Diego yard of National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) for the Coast Range, a 37,500-dwt products carrier under construction for Union Oil Company of California. A gathering of more than 400 invited guests witnessed
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on February 15, 1981Fredriksstad mek. Verksted of Fredrikstad, Norway, a leading maritime manufacturer, shipfitter and installer of inert gas systems (IGS), crude oil washing (COW) installations, and other devices for petroleum tankers and other liquid cargo vessels, has announced the appointment of The Stanwick
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on February 15, 1981Swiftships, Inc. of Morgan City, La., has acquired Mangone Shipbuilding Company of Houston from Stewart and Stevenson Services, Inc., representatives of the companies announced. Jerry Hoffpauir, president of Swiftships, and Ray Loden, vice president of Stewart and Stevenson and president of M
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on February 15, 1981Blancke Marine Services of Sewell, N.J., has signed a contract with Victress Ltd. for the conceptual design of a passenger-freight- RO/RO vessel. The vessel is intended for inter-island use in the Bahamas. The vessel will carry passengers, mail, frozen /refrigerated foodstuffs, and vehicles.
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on February 15, 1981Coffin Turbo Pump, a Division of FMC Corporation, has signed a letter of intent to manufacture and distribute Turbo Charger Union b.v. (TCU) turbochargers in the U.S., announced John Burrows, operation manager. TCU is based in Amsterdam, Holland, and has produced turbochargers for diesel en
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on February 15, 1981Waukesha E n g i n e D i v i s i o n, D r e s s e r Industries, Waukesha, Wis., will manufacture a new family of 1,500 to 4,800-bhp diesel engines under a license from Sulzer Brothers Limited of Winterthur, Switzerland, officials announced recently. Waukesha Engine, a 75-year-old supplier of
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on February 15, 1981The Society of American Milit a r y Engineers (SAME), a professional e n g i n e e r i n g s o c i e ty which was founded in 1920 and is comprised of active duty military and civilian engineers who are dedicated to the defense of our c o u n t r y , has officially installed its new local off
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on February 15, 1981Sun Company said that after a year-long analysis of the market for new ships and the competitive position of its Sun Ship subsidiary, the yard will withdraw from new ship construction activities and redirect its Chester, Pa., operations to a ship repair and industrial products facility. Sun
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on February 15, 1981Swiftships, Inc. of Morgan City, La., has announced the completion of a twin-screw, 115-foot steel utility boat named C/Major. This vessel is the second in a series of five contracted for by COMAR Offshore Corporation, also of Morgan City. The C/Major was designed to CO-MAR's specifications