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on October 1981The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has forwarded to its field surveyors worldwide survey instructions relating to the enforcement provisions of the 1978 Protocol to the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). Copies of these instructions also have been given
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on October 1981A self-elevating offshore drilling unit for Offshore Investments Limited of the Hunt Group in the U.S. has been completed at the Osaka Works (Sakai) of Hitachi Zosen. After delivery, the cantilever-type rig named Prober was towed recently to Indonesia. The rig will be operated by Penrod Drilli
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on October 1981Todd Shipyards Corp., San Francisco, Calif., said it plans to move one of the drydocks from its San Francisco yard to its Seattle facility in February or March. The company will transfer a floating drydock that has a lift of 40,000 tons, leaving San Francisco with a drydock that can handle 9,
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on October 1981The petroleum product carrier M/V Philadelphia Sun (shown above) has left Sun Ship Inc., Chester, Pa., and joined its sister ship, the New York Sun, in the Sun Transport U.S.-flag tanker fleet, a considerable portion of which is assigned to transporting petroleum products to the Delaware Valle
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on October 1981Pacific Coal Corp. and the Port of Portland have agreed to develop a $60-million coal export terminal, the port announced recently. The terminal, to be built by Pacific Coal on port property, will handle 10 million tons of coal annually. It is expected to be operating in January 1984. The f
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on October 1981MacLean C. Shakshober has been named vice president of design and engineering at Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. (UPSCO), Ontonagan, Mich. UPSCO, a new construction and repair shipyard, utilizes the most advanced design and steel fabrication technology in the construction of tugs, barges,
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on October 1981A $55.6-million maritime research center is under construction at St. John's, Newfoundland. Named the Arctic Vessel and Marine Research Institute, the center has the potential to make research contributions to the offshore industry. Studies concerned with oil production, vessel performance,
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on October 1981A full-color, 135-page catalog package including seven sections is available from Limitorque describing the company's complete line of marine valve actuators and controls. The catalog is divided into separate sections covering valve actuators, valve c o n t r o l s , highspeed and high temp
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on October 1981Gary C. Wendt has been named vice president and general manager for General Electric Credit Corporation's (GECC) commercial and industrial financing division. Mr. Wendt will be headquartered at Stamford, Conn. Mr. Wendt's new responsibilities include management of GECC's commercial and indu
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on October 1981A steady upward climb in the world orderbook for the 27-month period from January 1979 to April 1981 has been reported by the newsletter Bremen International, published by the Senate of the West German city. As of April this year, for vessels 2,000 dwt and over, there were 1,707 vessels on
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on October 1981The financial, operations and service groups of Racal-Decca Marine, Inc., national marine distribution company, will remain headquartered at the Pine Lakes Industrial Park, Palm Coast, Fla., while the company's sales and marketing group will relocate as planned to Seattle, it was announced
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on October 1981The complete line of advanced, heavy-duty semisubmersible drilling rig propulsion drives offered by the Power Transmission Division of Western Gear Corporation, Lynwood, Calif., for drilling ships and self-propelled semisubmersible drilling rigs is described in a new comprehensive brochure.
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on September 15, 1981Anschuetz of America recently hosted its first Marine Equipment Exhibit held in New York, along with the pricipal companies that Anschuetz represents. More than 350 guests attended the two-day function, by private invitation. Participants in the exhibit included some of the world's bestknown
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on September 15, 1981Literature on a new Flow Transducer designed f o r continuous flow monitoring is available from Gems Sensors Division, Plainville, Conn. Called the FT-200, the transducer interfaces with remote recorders, meters, controllers or other instrumentation. It provides an analog signal of 1-10 VDC
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on September 15, 1981Joseph D. Deal Jr., president of Tracor Marine, Inc., recently announced the appointment of Joe Menghi as production control manager and Jack Schmidt as production manager at the company's Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) shipyard. The added volume of ship repair work from two recently ins
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on September 15, 1981Tim O'Leary, formerly with Foss Launch & Tug Co., has been promoted to manager, market development and research for Dillingham Maritime's Ocean Division, Seattle, Wash. According to Tom Van Dawark, president of the Dillingham Maritime Ocean Division, Mr. O'Leary's new responsibilities will
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on September 15, 1981Bayou Black Shipyard, Gibson, La., recently delivered the push boat Delta Christie (shown above) to C.D. Blankenship of New Orleans. The boat is 60 feet long, has a 25-foot beam, and a 9-foot depth midship. The fuel capacity is approximately 16,000 gallons. Water capacity is approximately 5
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on September 15, 1981Curtis S. Townshend has been appointed vice president, marine sales, for Mobil Sales and Supply, New York. He succeeds J. Owen- Smith who has assumed new duties with the Mobil organization in London. The Marine Sales Department is responsible for overseeing the worldwide sale of Mobil marin
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on September 15, 1981Arrow Marine, Inc. of Houston, Texas, recently took delivery of the Omaha Arrow (shown above), a 120-foot by 26-foot by 10-foot 6-inch, 1,200-horsepower, supply utility vessel built by Skully Bros. Boat Builders, Inc., Stephensville, La. She is a sister ship to the Navajo Arrow delivered ea
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on September 15, 1981John W. Chandler has been named a vice president of Borg- Warner Corporation's York-International operation, York, Pa. He is responsible for all marine, military, and government sales of the c o m p a n y ' s air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment in the U.S. and international markets.