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on September 15, 1981Seaward International, Inc. has announced the opening of a New York City office and the appointment of Marvin Gensler as national sales representative. This new office, which will be managed by Mr. Gensler, will provide sales and technical support to Seaward's East Coast customers. Mr. Gens
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on September 15, 1981Ed Paden, president of Levingston Industries, Inc., Orange, Texas, announced that a license agreement has been signed between Levingston Marine Corporation and Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat (CNC), under which CNC will build the Levingston Class 111-C self-elevating drilling unit in its ship
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on September 1981As a part of a complete reorganization, Burton Shipyard, Inc., Port Arthur, Texas, recently announced the following appointments: Gene M. Woodfin, chairman of the board and chief executive officer; Nathan M. Smythe, president and chief operating officer; and Ronnie Moerbe, vice president an
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on September 1981Pickands Mather & Co., Cleveland, Ohio, has announced several managerial promotions in its Cleveland headquarters and Duluth, Minn., field office. In Cleveland, Jay T. Ansberry, vice president and controller, has been named vice president-administration. Robert W. Biggs, treasurer, has been
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on September 1981The M/V Golden Gulf (shown above), a 180-foot long-range supply boat built by Moss Point Marine, Escatawpa, Miss., was christened recently at ceremonies held at the Poydras Street Wharf, New Orleans, La. The new vessel, designed to service the offshore oil industry, is owned by California-G
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on September 1981A new four-color brochure that discusses C a t e r p i l l a r T r a c t or Company views about extended oil and filter change intervals is now available. It states why these intervals are being extended, and why it is not a good idea. The high performance required from today's engines canno
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on September 1981A fuel catalyst, Clean Power, was the recent focus of discussion at the Whitehall Club in New York. Company executives and engineers from 11 shipping companies convened to learn more about the product. The fuel catalyst is currently being used by several Scandinavian ship lines, who are rep
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on September 1981Construction started recently at FMC Corporation's Marine and Rail Equipment Division, Portland, Ore., on a 400-foot-long deck cargo barge for Zidell Explorations, Inc. Delivery of the barge is scheduled for December. The largest new barge ever built for Zidell, it will be certified for oce
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on September 1981William T. Bergeron, president of Bergeron Industries, Inc., has announced the appointment of Alfred F. Piazza to a new company position as vice president of international sales and marketing. Mr. Piazza, who has an extensive background in the shipping industry and development of foreign co
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on September 1981The American Ship Building Company, Tampa, Fla., was recently awarded a $73-million contract by the Moore McCormack Lines, subsidiary of Moore Mc- Cormack Resources, Inc., to convert four C-4 cargo liner vessels. The conversion involves lengthening each vessel by addition of a new 115-foot-
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on September 1981Selby, Battersby & Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., recently appointed Ronald P. Fendrick as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Fendrick is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and attended graduate school there. He has an extensive background in purchasing at
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on September 1981Bayou Black Shipyard of Gibson, La., recently delivered the 42-foot aluminum crewboat "Sundance Horizon" (shown above) to Sundance Marine of Houston. The vessel has a length of 42 feet, a beam of 13 feet, and a depth midship of 6.5 feet. The main propulsion is supplied by two GM Detroit Die
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on September 1981Designers & Planners, Inc., a firm of naval architects and marine engineers with offices in Washington, Philadelphia, Galveston, and San Diego, Ferd Serim, president of the company, recently announced that Mr. Wickert will serve as assistant director of naval architecture reporting to Carlo
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on September 1981Three generals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been nominated by President Reagan to serve on the Mississippi River Commission (MRC). The nominations are subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Designated to be president of the MRC is Maj. Gen. William E. Read, Vicksburg, Mis
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on September 1981Stewart Offshore Services, a part of the Stewart Group, has formed a new joint venture company with O'Herlihy Operations Limited, Cork, Ireland. The joint venture company, registered in Ireland and named Stewart O'Herlihy Services Limited, will operate from Cork in support of operations off
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on September 1981The publishers of the Maritime Reporter and Engineering News announced recently the appointment of Edward J. Quigley as editor of the semi-monthly magazine. During his journalistic career, Mr. Quigley was a reporter and rewriteman for the New York Mirror and was a publications editor for th
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on September 1981Michael J. Ucci has been appointed a vice president of AMCA International C o r p o r a t i o n . Mr. Ucci will concentrate on selective sales and marketing activities for the newly formed Marine Division which includes the products and services of its IMODCO and Wiley Manufacturing units. H
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on September 1981"Keyes 300," the first of four L-780 self-elevating offshore drilling rigs being built for Keyes Offshore Inc. by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., left the Ingalls yard recently on its way to drilling for Shell Oil Co. in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. The second j a c k
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on September 1981Dr. John J. McMullen, chairman of the board of John J. Mc- Mullen Associates, New Yorkbased naval architectural, marine engineering, and consulting firm, recently announced the establishment of an office of the chief executive in which all corporate management responsibilities formerly exer
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on September 1981The next Marine Maintenance Seminar sponsored by Meeting Resources, Inc. will be held on October 28 this year at the Vista International Hotel at the World Trade Center in New York City. Focusing on the need to probe managerial evaluation of maintenance systems and techniques, the program wil