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on February 1981The 19,407-dwt cargo ship Galleon Diamond (shown above) was delivered recently to Galleon Shipping Corporation of the Philippines by the Hiroshima Works (Innoshima) of Hitachi Zosen, Japan. She is the first of three sister ships ordered from Hitachi by Galleon; one more will be constructed
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on February 1981The keel for the first of three diesel-powered containerships under c o n s t r u c t i o n f o r American President Lines (APL) was laid recently at Avondale Shipyards, Inc. (ASI) near New Orleans. These three containerships will be the largest ever built in the United States, and the first
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on February 1981Alvin B. Goodspeed, general director of export sales, automotive components for the General Motors Marketing Staff, has been named general sales manager of Detroit Diesel Allison Division, General Motors Corporation. He will have executive responsibility for the Division's sales and service
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on February 1981Charles M. Aker, vice president and general manager for Omnithruster Inc., has announced the award of a contract from Industrie Navali Meccaniche Affini S.P.A. (INMA), La Spezia, Italy, for Omnithruster maneuvering and slow-speed propulsion systems for a fleet of tuna vessels being built by
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on February 1981Charles J. Dockery has been promoted to president of Raytheon Marine Company, Manchester, N.H. He had served as vice president and assistant general manager since last May. Raytheon Marine Company, a division of Raytheon Company, is a leading international producer of marine electronic equi
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on February 1981Irv H. Dennen has been appointed president of the Fairbanks Morse Engine Division at Beloit, Wise. He assumes responsibility for all of the operating functions of this important division of Colt Industries. Mr. Dennen first joined Colt as president of the Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool Divisi
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on January 15, 1981Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, the oldest four-year naval architecture undergraduate institution in the U.S., recently announced the selection of a new trustee member — Frederick P. Eisenbiegler. Frank J. Graziano, chairman of the board of Webb Institute, stated that he is "delighted an
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on January 15, 19812-30 MHz, single-sideband marine antenna recently introduced by Phelps Dodge Communications Company is described in new literature now available. The new Model PD-230 is presented as a major design breakthrough that eliminates the need for traps and tuners required by conventional marine an
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on January 15, 1981Gotaverken's Arendal yard in Sweden recently delivered a jackup type drilling rig to a group of Swedish owners — Salen Energy, Salenia, and VBB. This is said to be the first rig of Friede and Goldman L-780 design ever built. It has been constructed to American Bureau of Shipping classificati
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on January 15, 1981The Worthington Group of the McGraw-Edison Company, Mountainside, N.J., has established a parts specialty shop that specializes in quick turnaround of orders for genuine OEM replacement parts for engineered pumps. Worthington's parts s p e c i a l ty shop is located in a separate section of
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on January 15, 1981McNab, Inc., Mount Vernon, N.Y., has just introduced a computerized fuel management system as an answer to skyrocketing fuel costs. The McNab 63000 onboard system automatically receives instantaneous operating data on shaft horsepower and ship's speed. It calculates fuel consumption costs f
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on January 15, 1981McDermott Incorporated has announced its acquisition of automatic pipeline welding equipment, technology, and related license rights from H.C. Price Company. Included were five automatic pipeline welding spreads that will be installed aboard Mc- Dermott pipelaying barges. Each of the five s
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on January 15, 1981A rugged new lever-operated "Super-Searchlight" is announced by the Super-Marine Division of Phoenix Products Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Using a powerful, energy-saving halogen cycle sealed beam ffl lamp, the new fixture tilts 55 degrees above and 30 degrees below horizontal, and rotates 400
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on January 15, 1981The Wheelock Maritime International Limited of Hong Kong has placed an order with the China Corporation of Shipbuilding Industry of Beijing for the construction of two 27,000-dwt Lakes-fitted bulk carriers. These vessels will be built by CCSI's Dalian Shipyard and are due for delivery in 19
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on January 15, 1981Keyes Offshore, Inc. of Houston, a major drilling rig owner and contractor to the offshore industry, has contracted with Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Miss., to build another Friede & Goldman L-780, Mod 2 jackup drilling rig. This is the fourth rig that Keyes has awarded to Ingalls du
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on January 15, 1981An innovative and versatile system using Lucker hydraulic pulling machines to operate a crane, to pull or tension as required, has been incorporated into the derrick barge Mr. "2" Hooks (shown in drawing above), recently outfitted by i t s owner, Portable Marine Structures, Inc. of Houston.
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on January 15, 1981Escher Wyss, Ravensburg (Federal Republic of Germany) has supplied a total of more than 1,400 controllable-pitch propellers, whose power ratings and diameters extend up to 33,800 kw (45,266 bhp) and 7.8 m respectively. The first hydraulically operated controllable-pitch propeller for marine
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on January 15, 1981The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application from National Marine Service, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of 46 double-skin, petroleum / chemical tank barges and five towboats. The towboats, one built by Dravo Corp
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on January 15, 1981Henschel Corporation of Amesbury, Mass., has introduced a new ship's bell logger to its extensive line of commercial ship control and interior communication equipment. The new 10-2550 series bell logger will accurately record and display ship's control parameters using existing shipboard sig
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on January 15, 1981The annual Joint Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Northern California Section, and the American Society of Naval Engineers, Golden Gate Section, was held recently at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, Treasure Island Naval Station, Calif. A paper titled, "Evaluat