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on May 15, 1981NICOR Inc., Naperville, 111., c h a i r m a n and p r e s i d e n t C.J. Gauthier recently announced acquisition w'th NICOR common stock of two marine transportation companies — Arthur Levy Enterprises, Inc. and Offshore Island Boats, Inc. These two companies along with Acadian Marine Servi
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on May 15, 1981Elliott Dubuisson has been appointed assistant manager-Central Offshore Engineering, effective i m m e d i a t e l y , it was announced recently by Robert C. Shields, vice president in charge of Producing-East for Texaco U.S.A. In his new assignment, Mr. Dubuisson will be located in New Orl
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on May 15, 1981TANO Corporation of New Orleans has signed a contract for $1,907,538 to provide sophisticated machinery plant automation systems for two petroleum tankers being built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ships are being built for Falcon I Sea Transport Company of Houston, and when complet
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on May 1981Maine Maritime Academy announced that Amoco Foundation, Inc. of Chicago has contributed $4,000 in support of the ongoing activities at the Academy, as part of its annual giving program. Donald G. Schroeter, executive director of the Amoco Foundation, approved the contribution on the recommenda
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on May 1981Conrad I n d u s t r i e s president Parker Conrad has announced the promotion of Michael J. McAdams to general manager, and the appointment of Herman J. Bailey to new construction superintendent, Building Two. Mr. McAdams, who moves from c o n s t r u c t i o n superintendent to general ma
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on May 1981American United Marine Corporation (AUM) of Saugus (Boston), Mass., has been appointed the exclusive worldwide maritime industry sales agent for marketing NRG™ lubrication treatments for engines and gears. The announcement was made recently by Robert J. Robideau, president of Ariel Internat
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on May 1981Connecting and disconnecting docked ships to shore-generated power is now faster, safer, and easier thanks to rugged new ship/ shore connectors recently introduced by Joy M a n u f a c t u r i ng Company, LaGrange, N.C. The Joy ship/shore three-phase connector offers several important featu
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on May 1981The second specially designed rubber transport ship, destined for Firestone's t r a n s - A t l a n t ic service, was christened recently at Koyo Dock Yards in Japan. After several months of outfitting and shakedown, the new Harbel Tapper will join her sister ship, Harbel Cutlass, this summe
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on May 1981Mid-Coast Marine of Eastside, Ore., recently received a $l-million contract for construction of a 72-foot pusher type towboat for Rocafosforica Mexicana S.A. de C.V. The vessel will be delivered in September to the owner's o p e r a t i o n in Baja California, Mexico. Propulsion will be pro
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on May 1981The Maritime Administration has released a study, "U.S. Exports & Imports Transshipped Via Canadian Ports," which presents the dollar value of estimated tonnage for United S t a t e s trade transshipped through Canada during calendar year 1979. It revealed that the value of exports in 1979
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on May 1981Waukesha Engine Division, Dresser Industries, Inc., has announced the addition of Jose Luis Martinez and Werner Faass to their international marketing staff. Mr. Martinez has been named district sales manager in the firm's Mexico City office, and Mr. Faass is regional sales manager in the Car
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on May 1981Hoffert Marine Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., supplier of deck and engine equipment and services, has added Hundested Multi-Pitch propellers to its products for distribution from New York south along the East Coast and to ports along the Gulf Coast. The Multi- Pitch propellers are manufactured i
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on May 1981S i m r a d ' s computer-controlled TL-838 takes advantage of microprocessor technology to insure quality operation. It quickly and automatically acquires and tracks the master and all secondary signals in a selected Loran C chain. All TDs can be tracked simultaneously while any two are disp
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on May 1981Wilfred J. Galatas has been appointed vice president and assistant plant superintendent, and Ernest M. Graham has been named assistant to the president at Southern Shipbuilding Corporation, Slidell, La. Mr. Galatas has been with SSC since 1972, serving in sales and as repair superintendent. P
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on May 1981The Maritime Administration has postponed until June 4 the opening of bids for the sale of five obsolete Government-owned vessels for conversion and operation in the fisheries or the domestic commerce of the United States. Invitation for Bids No. PD-X-1035, issued last October 31, offered f
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on May 1981Ralph E. Van der Naillen, vice president of Cargo Carriers, Inc., Minneapolis, has been installed as chairman of the board of The American Waterways Operators, Inc. (AWO). He has served as vice chairman of the board for the past year. Mr. Van der Naillen, in an address to the AWO annual mee
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on May 1981Swiss-Lok has designed and fabricated a special design staging for the new drydocks at Newport News Shipbuilding. This staging will save time in erection and needs no wood planking. The staging is designed to support Swiss Fabricating's Swiss-Lok design removable roof in sections of 48 feet
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on May 1981The Pacific Northwest Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its annual student meeting recently. The turnout for students was very good, ranging from high schools in the Seattle area to colleges from British Columbia to Oregon. The student paper, titled "The H
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on May 1981A new catalog showing a broad range of electrical components and accessories for maintenance, repair, and overhaul of industrial equipment is now available from Reliance Electric Company, Cleveland. C o n t a i n i n g hundreds of photos, drawings, and diagrams, the 154-page catalog is full
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on May 1981A new six-page four-color illustrated brochure titled "Treasure Islands" is now available from Marathon LeTourneau Offshore Company, the leading designer and manufacturer of mobile selfelevating, offshore drilling rigs. The brochure gives specifications of the company's line of slot and can