Medium Articles
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978The Department of Energy has awarded ft contract to Gibbs & Cox, Inc. for system engineering studies of alternative ocean platforms to support the modular installation of Offshore Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power systems in the 10 to 40 megawatt range. The one-year contract with two one
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978A Quality Assurance Program for massproduced rolled-steel products is being o f - fered to steel mills worldwide by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The steel products covered in the program are those used in the construction of ABS-classed merchant vessels and other marine structures.
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978John W. Johnson, a leader in finance operations in ocean shipping and other major United States industries for more than a decade, has been elected executive vice president and chief financial officer for Northeast Marine Terminal Company, Inc. The action by the board of directors was repor
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978A system that rings an alarm and flashes a light in a ship's wheelhouse just seconds after a steering gear failure occurs has been designed by the Sperry Division of Sperry Rand Corporation. Called the "Steering Failure Alarm," the system is intended to prevent groundings and collisions att
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978The American Society of Naval Engineers has established a scholarship program for college students who are interested in pursuing a career in naval engineering. Naval engineering includes all arts and sciences as applied in the research, development, design, c o n s t r u c t i o n , operati
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978Port Houston Marine, Inc., a new and modern general ship repair yard, has begun operations in the Port of Houston, Texas. The facility is conveniently located at the turning basin on the south side of the Houston Ship Channel, with docking for vessels up to 600 feet, and workshops for any k
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978Genstar Pacific Corporation of San Francisco, Calif., a Genstar Limited company, has announced the appointment of Gregor G. Peterson as president and chief executive officer of the company. H.D. Edelen, formerly president, now becomes chairman. Mr. Peterson was president of Sutter Hill Comp
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978The Pennsylvania Schoolship Association's 24th Annual Muster (reunion) was held at the Ben Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia on October 14, 1978. The Association represents graduates of the former Pennsylvania Maritime Academy, closed since 1947, but who have actively carried on the lore and t
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978A & P Appledore International Ltd., the marine industry's services group, has been acquired by A & P Appledore (Holdings) Ltd., a company formed by the senior employees of the company. The shares in A & P Appledore International Ltd. were in the main owned previously by London & Overseas Frei
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978Capt. S. Fraser Sammis, president of the National Cargo Bureau, New York, N.Y., and a longtime leader in ship i n d u s t ry safety, has been elected general chairman of the Marine Section of the National Safety Council for the coming year. He succeeds Capt. Lars N. Pedersen as chief execut
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation, 1 Riverside Avenue, Somerset, Mass. 02725, recently announced the delivery of an allsteel 48-foot by 16-foot tug, Tappan Zee II, to the New York State Thruway Authority. There is really nothing spectacular about the boat—it's just a plain, sturdy tug,
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978ORBA Corporation has announced that Edward R. Robertson has been promoted to the position of director of engineering and construction. In his new position, Mr. Robertson will be responsible for ORBA's engineering and construction activities. Mr. Robertson has a B.S. degree in civil engineer
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978Rockport Yacht & Supply Company, Inc. of Rockport, Texas, has delivered the Gulf King 12 to the Gulf King Shrimp Company of Aransas Pass, Texas. The newest addition to a fleet of 50 shrimp boats, the 75-footlong by 20-foot-wide by 10-footdeep vessel has a fuel capacity of 12,500 gallons and
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 1978U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary Robert J. Blackwell spoke at a recent dinner in New York City, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the French classification society, Bureau Veritas. In his brief remarks, Mr. Blackwell praised the Society's record of achievements and respond
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on October 15, 1978The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classed 53 vessels worldwide in August, totaling 381,892 deadweight tons or 273,309 gross tons. The vessels classed during the month included one French-built 125,188-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas carrier, one Canadianbuilt drilling vessel, one U.S.-b
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on October 15, 1978Equipped with a unique computerized positioning system, the Saipem Castoro Sei, the world's largest pipelaying barge, began its sea trials in August off the Italian coast. The column-stabilized, semisubmersible barge, which measures 470 by 212 by 98 feet is designed to lay pipe on the floor of
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on October 15, 1978A.L. Burbank & Company, Ltd., New York, N.Y., well-known steamship owners, agents, brokers and consultants to the maritime industry, has announced the election of Peter Burbank to the office of chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the company. Mr. Burbank, who since 1955 has be
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on October 15, 1978The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers opened the 1978-79 season with Past Chairman's Night on September 19, 1978, at the Whitehall Club in New York City. The Section chairman, David A. O'Neil, introduced all the past chairmen present. Robert
-
- President Signs Murphy Energy Bill page: 54
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on October 15, 1978Chairman John M. Murphy of the Ad Hoc Select Committee on the Outer Continental Shelf applauded the signing by President Carter of S. 9, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978. The new law establishes a revised statutory regime for the management of our offshore oil and ga
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on October 15, 1978Kubota, Ltd. is initiating the first stage of its U.S. marketing program for KCP cargo oil pipe with the establishment of stockpiles at Coastal Marine Service, Port Arthur, Texas. Initial inventory of the corrosive resistant centrifugally cast pipe was delivered in late September and includ