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on January 1980A former chairman appeared before the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and presented a paper on " A i r Cushion Drilling Systems." Harold D. Ramsden, manager b u s i n e s s d e v e l o p m e n t , Global Marine Development, Inc., was
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on January 1980Western Oceanic Inc. and Far East- Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. announced they have signed a contract for the construction of a mobile self-elevating drilling unit for operation in up to 300-foot water depths. The unit will be built in Singapore for delivery in March 1981. The unit is currentl
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on January 1980OMNITHRUSTER, Gardena, Calif., announced a new series, PV 300, maneuvering system at the Seattle 1979 Fish Expo. This series was designed to meet the need of owners of smaller commercial boats (mainly fishermen) for a strong, dependable maneuvering system to hold boats with the bow in the win
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on January 1980The American Bureau of Shipping recently approved the use of Belzona® Molecular Ceramic Metal for protecting exposed tailshaft sections, providing s h i p o w n e rs with an a l t e r n a t i v e to either stainless-steel clad welding or fiberglass wrapping. Ceramic Metal®, which was develop
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on January 1980A new 16-page brochure describing the full line of MARCO Hydraulic Pump Drive equipment is available from the manufacturer, the Industrial Products Division of Marine Construction & Design Co. ( M A R C O ) , Seattle, Wash. The b r o c h u r e features complete specification and selection
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on January 1980The 7th Ocean Energy Conference, sponsored by the Ocean Systems Branch, U.S. Department of Energy, will be held June 2 through 5, 1980, at the Shoreham Americana Hotel in Washington, D.C. The theme will be "Ocean Energy — A Time for Action." The conference will address the many facets of oc
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on January 1980The Stanwick merchant ship maintenance system will be installed on four of the largest ships in the world, according to Robert Apple, president of The Stanwick Company Division of The Stanwick C o r p o r a t i o n , Washington, D.C. Exxon International Company has awarded the contract to d
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on January 1980Valmet Shipbuilding, Helsinki, Finland, has received an order for an 11,500-dwt tanker. The new vessel, scheduled for delivery late in 1981, has been ordered by Oy Shell Ab, the Finnish subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. This is the second order for Finland placed by the Shell Group. In June,
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on January 1980The 24th ship of the series of 31 Spruanceclass destroyers designed and being built by Litton Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding Division was commissioned into active U.S. Navy service in Pascagoula, Miss., recently. The 7,800-ton, 563-foot-long Harry W. Hill (DD-986), under command of Comdr. J
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on January 1980The Western Strait, a highly sophisticated 185-foot geophysical research vessel with an SCR Diesel Electric propulsion system, has been delivered to Western Geophysical Company by Mangone Shipbuilding Company, a subsidiary of Stewart and Stevenson Services, Inc. Constructed at the Mangone
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on January 1980The Group managing director of Burmah Oil Company Ltd. of England declared recently that tapping reserves of natural gas readily available in many countries "is one of the simplest ways of developing new sources of energy." Speaking at the naming ceremony for the giant liquefied natural gas t
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on January 1980The Maritime Administration has commissioned a study to determine whether wind-powered ships could compete effectively with conventionally powered merchant ships, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Samuel B. Nemirow announced recently. MarAd, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, award
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on January 1980The Great Congress St. & Atlantic Steamship Company, Ltd., Boston, Mass., has signed a contract with Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., for construction of a 75-foot steam launch of traditional turn-of-the-century lines. Designed by Halsey Heereshoff of Bristol, R.I., it will return B
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on January 1980Davie Shipbuilding Limited recently launched the second in a series of marine jackup drilling rigs. Mrs. Lillian Schindler broke the traditional bottle of champagne and thereby launched and christened the Glomar Jackup II. Mrs. Schindler is the wife of Marvin Schindler. manager of engineerin
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on January 1980Robert E. O'Brien, president and chief executive officer of Moore McCormack Lines, Incorporated, New York, N.Y., recently announced three key appointments of that water transportation subsidiary of Moore McCormack Resources, Inc. Henry W. Born was appointed inward traffic manager, A. Charle
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on December 15, 1978The National Maritime Council, Washington, D.C., has urged major foreign shipping line executives and foreign maritime labor union leaders in eight countries to press their own governments to crack down on Soviet rateslashing practices in oceangoing trade. James R. Barker, chairman of the
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on December 15, 1978The De Laval Separator Company has issued a new brochure containing comprehensive information on centrifugal separators. Entitled "Centrifugal Separation: a Science and an Art," the brochure's release is part of a yearlong program commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the centrifugal s
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on December 15, 1978Capt. Ami Richter, president of the Washington Island Ferry Line, Inc., and Joe Gagnon, vice president and general manager of Peterson Builders, Inc., shipbuilders of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., recently signed a contract for construction of a new 90-foot by 36-foot ferry for service across Death's Do
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on December 15, 1978At a recent joint dinner meeting of the New England Section of the Marine Technology Society (MTS), and the Northern New England Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), Prof. Eugene Allmendinger spoke on "Submersibles, Past, Present and Future," at the New England Center at
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on December 15, 1978Varo, Inc., Garland, Texas, has announced that it has signed an agreement in principle with lotron Corporation of Boston, Mass., providing for the merger of lotron with Varo. lotron, located in Bedford, Mass., a Boston suburb, is a privately held, high technology company which was founded in 1