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on January 15, 1977The scale of future independent tanker operations and the long-term role of independent tanker owners is the theme which forms the basis of Study No. 49, "The Role of Independent Tanker Owners," by H.P. Drewry (Shipping Consultants) Limited of London, England. In order to establish the differ
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on January 15, 1977A revolutionary new commercial waste oil dehydrator is presently beginning "on stream" operations after its recent installation on the Houston Ship Channel. The new, multi-effect dehydrator will be operated by Oil Processors of Texas under a franchised lease agreement covering virtually all of
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on January 15, 1977The last of four roll-on/roll-off cargo ships built by Bath Iron Works Corporation (BIW), Bath, Maine, for States Steamship Company of San Francisco, Calif., was launched on December 21, 1976. Named the S/S Illinois, the 684-foot vessel is part of the Maine Class of ships whose flagship is
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on January 15, 1977A second generation development of Marine Moisture Control Company's widely accepted sonic point probe system has resulted in an efficient and extremely precise new MMC Sonic Tank Gauging System for both marine and land-based installations. An unusual feature of the new system provides the
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on January 15, 1977Fifteen ENVIROVAC vacuum sewage collection systems have been ordered by the U.S. Coast Guard from Colt Industries' Water and Waste Management Operation, Beloit, Wis. These vacuum- operated systems will be used to retrofit existing Coast Guard cutters of the WLB-180, WLM- 175, WLM-157, and W
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on January 15, 1977A new high-performance VHF/ FM synthesized marine radiotelephone with capability for 56 transmitting and 99 receiving frequencies is now available from Apelco Marine Electronics, Manchester, N.H. The 25-watt AF-40MA covers the entire VHF worldwide marine band, with no need for adding or ch
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on January 15, 1977Dravo Corporation's Neville Island shipyard near Pittsburgh, Pa., recently launched its 40th Viking-class towboat, the Ned C. Sheats. The 5,600-hp towboat is the latest in the Viking line, which began in 1972 in response to the need for increased productivity in river transportation. Followi
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on January 15, 1977Amidst record-breaking tanker lay-ups and depressed tanker demand, and despite forecasts of continuing glut of tankers, the world tanker fleet in 1975 increased by 15 percent to a record 5,092 tankers of 347 million deadweight tons, according to the "Analysis of World Tank Ship Fleet," an a
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on January 15, 1977The Carthago Nova, a 272,000- dwt tanker launched August 7, 1976 in Spain at the Astilleros y Talleres del Noroeste, S.A., shipyard for Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, S.A., will be the first vessel to use a new Litton Industries' microprocessor-based Integrated Navigation and Steering Contr
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on January 15, 1977The Point Conception, the first tug/supply ship of the newly organized Point Marine, Inc. of Morgan City, La., has been delivered by its builder, Halter Marine Services, Inc., New Orleans, La. The 185-foot vessel is the first of two sisterships being built by Halter's Moss Point, Miss., Div
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on January 15, 1977The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers recently served as host at a joint meeting with The Society of Marine Port Engineers New York, N.Y. Inc. and the local section of The Institute of Marine Engineers. The meeting was held at the Buttonwo
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on January 15, 1977Prudential Lines, Inc. recently signed a contract for leasing three additional MARISAT communications terminals for its entire fleet of LASH (lighter-aboard-ship) cargo vessels serving the Mediterranean-Mideast. It marks the first time, according to Spyros S. Skouras, chairman and chief execut
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on January 15, 1977Maryland's marine police recently took delivery on four new high-speed 28-foot Uniflite patrol boats to be used in year-round law enforcement and search and rescue operations on Chesapeake Bay and along the state's Atlantic shoreline, according to Maj. Harry L. George, chief, Marine Division,
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on January 15, 1977IMODCO, Inc., 10960 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024, pioneer designers and developers of offshore marine terminal systems, has received an important new contract from Exxon USA for a Santa Barbara Channel project and a letter of intent from Societe Entrepose- GTM, Paris, Franc
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on January 15, 1977The Chestnut Hill, 90,000-dwt San Clemente-class tanker, was delivered recently to Chestnut Shipping Company of Philadelphia, Pa. Accepting delivery on behalf of Chestnut Shipping was S.F. Spencer, manager of new construction. Samuel D. Timmons, senior vice president, business relations, re
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on January 15, 1977Transportation Secretary William T. Coleman has approved the construction of the nation's first two offshore superports. To be built in the Gulf of Mexico, the deepwater ports will be connected to shore storage facilities by buried pipelines. In announcing this decision, Secretary Coleman s
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on January 15, 1977The Maritime Administration has announced that American Heavy Lift Shipping Company, P.O. Box 1166, Pittsburgh, Pa., has applied for construction-differential subsidy (CDS) to aid in financing the construction of two heavy-lift roll-on/roll-off (ro/ ro) cargo vessels of approximately 3,000
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on January 1977A new chemical additive for fuel oil could save millions of dollars worth of fuel in industry, ships, power utilities and residential buildings, according to the manufacturer, Drew Chemical Corporation, which announced development of the product at a recent press conference in New York City.
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on January 1977New appointments in its sales organization have been announced in Auburn, N.Y., at The Cordage Group, Division of Columbian Rope Company. William S. Stroud, formerly eastern regional manager, has been appointed national market manager-heavy marine. This is a new post, reflecting the importanc
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on January 1977Walter Kidde & Company, Inc. and WUI, Inc. have announced that an agreement in principle has been reached for the sale of U.S. Lines, Inc. to WUI. Under the terms of the proposed sale, Kidde is to receive $70 million in cash and a $27-million subordinate note of U.S. Lines bearing 10 percent a