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on April 1980Terence J. Farrell has been named d i r e c t o r of marketing- Canada for Newport News Shipbuilding with h e a d q u a r t e r s in Ottawa. Mr. Farrell has an extensive background in the Canadian shipbuilding industry. Until recently, he was vice president, marketing of Marine Industrie Lt
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on April 1980Vice Adm. C.R. Bryan, USN, has been named as president of Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, it was announced recently by Frank J. Graziano, chairman of the board of trustees. Admiral Bryan will assume his duties on July 1, succeeding Rear Adm. C.N. Payne. Admiral Bryan is presently Comm
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on April 1980The Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met recently at the Philadelphia Engineers' Club, Philadelphia, Pa. After a social hour and dinner, coauthors A.C. Brown Sr., vice president of J.J. Henry Co., Inc., Moorestown, N.J., and F.J. Bradley Jr. assistan
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on April 1980The technical staff of NKK's Tsu Research Laboratories has worked out the basic design of a dolphin type, wave energy absorption/ power generation system permitting 100 percent absorption and effective use of ocean wave energy. Masato Hiraki, NKK New York general manager, said the major co
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on April 1980National Supply Company, a major manufacturer of o i l f i e ld machinery headquartered in Houston, Texas, has named four men to key positions with its drilling equipment product line. Phillip P. Musmeci was named general manager-subsidiary companies, with responsibility over Par Industries
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on April 1980The $43-million highly automated merchant c o n t a i n e r s h ip S S Resolute was delivered to F a r r e l l Lines Incorporated 13 weeks ahead of schedule by Bath Iron Works, a Congoleum Company. The ship's condition was so excellent that it was delivered directly from sea trials, and a bo
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on April 1980Veteran shipbuilding executive Richard W. Thorpe Jr. of Bath Iron Works has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of the C o m m e r c i a l Shipbuilding Committee of the Shipbuilders Council of America, Washington, D.C. Marine Marketing and Long Range Planning manager of the Bath, Ma
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on April 1980Three 195-foot by 35-foot by 11-foot 11-inch double-skin tank barges have been constructed by Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO), Nashville, Tenn., for Binion Marine Service of Houston, Texas. The barges are certified by the United States Coast Guard for the carrying of Grade "A" and lower
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on April 1980Literature is available on a new line blind recently introduced by Marland Environmental Systems, Inc., Walworth, Wis. Ideal f o r use on tankers, barges and associated applications, the device acts to prevent leakage in inert gas systems and pipelines for fluid cargoes, fuel oil and ballast
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on April 1980The El Paso Company, Houston, Texas, announced that Arthur G. Berndt of New York, who has almost 30 years' experience in the shipping industry, has joined its LNG shipping subsidiary, El Paso Marine Company, as vice president operations. El Paso Marine Company operates a fleet of six of the
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on April 1980The U.S. Navy guided missile frigate Clifton Sprague ( F F G 1 6 ) was r e c e n t ly launched 19 weeks ahead of schedule by Bath Iron Works. The ship honors the name and memory of the late Vice Adm. Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague, USN, World War II hero famed for his exploits with aircraft
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on April 1980Columbia, the latest 122-foot combination fishing- vessel built by MARCO Seattle, was christened in Seattle, Wash., recently by Kristine Fuller, daughter of one of the owners. The all-steel vessel is outfitted for crabbing and for packing salmon and herring. Owners of the vessel include Cha
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on April 1980At its recent annual meeting held in New Orleans, La., the Water Resources Congress elected Maurice C. Stout, vice president, Indianapolis Water Company, Indianapolis, Ind., chairman of the board; Tval Goslin, consultant, Western Engineers, Inc., Grand Junction, Colo., vice chairman; B. Jos
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on March 15, 1980Marine Drilling Company of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont, Texas, shipyard recently commissioned a 200-foot mobile offshore drilling vessel. James C. Storm, president of Marine Drilling Company, said this jackup is the first of three scheduled for delivery
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on March 15, 1980Seaforth Maritime has announced revised plans for one of the North Sea's most ambitious project proposals—a floating airport with a 2,000-foot runway capable of taking four-engined 50-seat aircraft. Seaforth originally proposed an airport based on the hull of a very large crude carrier, but h
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on March 15, 1980The board of directors of National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego, Calif., has elected Richard H. Vortmann to the new position of executive vice president, and Kristian K. Christensen to the new position of vice president of Planning and Programs. In announcing the promoti
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on March 15, 1980The Mariners Club of the Port of New Orleans, La., recently announced t h e i r new o f f i c e r s f or 1980. Elected by the board of directors are: president, Frank A. Courtenay of Courtenay, Forstall & Grace, admiralty attorneys; vice president, William V. Trufant Jr. of G & M Marine, Inc
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on March 15, 1980A new 38-page catalog covering performance, dimensional, technical and application data on 33 different models of Coppus portable blower exhausters and accessory equipment, plus welding fume arm systems designed for use with portable welding fume exhausters is now available. The catalog con
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on March 15, 1980Literature is now available describing the SEA FENCE Oil Containment Boom, originally designed by Seaward International, Inc., for the U.S. Navy. The unique SEA FENCE boom combines the ease of handling required for quick response with the toughness and service life of a permanent type boom,
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on March 15, 1980John A. Farris, until recently president of Pall Industrial Hydraulics Corporation, has been appointed corporate director of Aerospace and Fluid Power Development and Planning for the Pall Corporation. Mr. Farris will be responsible for medium and long-range planning, and for identifying ma