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on December 1980Ogden Marine Indonesia, Inc., a subsidiary of Ogden Marine, Inc., New York, has applied to the Maritime Administration for conconstruction- differential subsidy (CDS), and amended its 1975 application for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of three liquefied natural ga
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on November 15, 1980MacGregor Land & Sea, Inc. has appointed Maxwell S. Graham to the post of operations manager of its New York area service station. Being the nation's largest port, this assignment is a key position in MacGregor's rapidly expanding marine service network. Not only will Mr. Graham direct a te
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on November 15, 1980Bernard Ambroseno is the newly elected president of the Wild Goose Association, an international organization for individuals with a common interest in Loran. He comes to the office well equipped with a background rich in Loran work. He is currently the Loran product manager for navigation
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on November 15, 1980Brown Marine Service, Inc., Pensacola, Fla., has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of one single-skin tank barge and one double-skin tank barge. The single- skin barge will have a 20,000- barrel capacity; the double-skin bar
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on November 15, 1980The bid opening date for the Maritime Prepositioning Ship has been extended from November 18, 1980 to January 19, 1981, to permit additional time for the preparation of bids. The Maritime Administration originally extended the invitation for sealed bids on the first two vessels in this new
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on November 15, 1980The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application by Parker Towing Co., Inc., Tuscaloosa, Ala., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing 33 hopper barges, two doubleskinned petroleum tank barges, one towboat, and the reconditioning of two towboats and four used hopper
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on November 15, 1980Coastal Towing, Inc., Texas, a subsidiary of Coastal Towing, Inc., Houston, has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of six tank barges and two towboats. All of the vessels are to be used in the inland waters of the United State
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on November 15, 1980Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. of New Orleans, a subsidiary of The LTV Corporation, has set up container freight stations at Atlantic, Gulf, and interior cities for intermodal service via the West Coast to and from the Far East. This arrangement allows a shipper to move his cargo between t
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on November 15, 1980James T. Traylor has been appointed general manager of Halter Marine's Chickasaw, Ala., division, according to James Steadman vice president-special assignments. Before joining Halter, Mr. Traylor had been associated with Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., for five years as special as
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on November 15, 1980Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. has announced a $4.7-million contract to provide generator sets for a Spanish Navy aircraft carrier. The company will supply three 2,500-kw "high shock" gas turbine generator sets by mid- 1982 to the prime contractor, Empresa Nacional Bazan Shipyard in Spa
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on November 15, 1980Red Fox Industries has recently appointed Flo-Systems, Inc. of Burbank as their sales/service agent in California. Located in New Iberia, La., Red Fox pioneered in the research and development of marine and conventional (land-based) sewage treatment units. With more than 1,900 systems in us
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on November 15, 1980Si-Tex has expanded into the marine radio market with the introduction of the Model 678 synthesized VHF/FM radiotelephone. With 55 transmit and 78 receive channels, the transceiver provides complete coverage of all U.S. and international VHF marine frequencies. Four weather channels are als
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on November 15, 1980Michael S. Wasacz has been appointed to the newly established position of executive vice president of Matson Navigation Company of San Francisco, it was announced by James P. Gray, president. Mr. Wasacz will also continue to serve as president and chief executive officer of Matson Terminals
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on November 15, 1980A new standardized marine tank gauging system, designed with modular, interchangeable, and plug-in components packed with marine gauging benefits, has been introduced by Metritape, Inc. The new Metrimodule™ system features unique compact Metrimodule- digital displays—each providing level, t
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on November 15, 1980Dravo SteelShip Corporation has announced the recent completion and delivery of nine 48-foot pilot boats for the Panama Canal Commission. The single-screw pilot launches have all been delivered to the Canal Zone under their own power. They were delivered two at a time for safety measures. The
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on November 15, 1980The Northern New England Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers held its first meeting of the new season at the Commissioned Officers Club, Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, N.H. The featured speaker for the technical session was Robert Reid, who gave a slide presentation titled "Operati
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on November 15, 1980Intermac 650, a jacket launching barge built for McDermott Incorporated of New Orleans, was completed recently at the Osaka (Sakai) Works of Hitachi Zosen. After delivery, the barge set out on its maiden voyage to Louisiana. The largest barge of its kind in the world, Intermac 650 is capable
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on November 15, 1980The American Association of Port Authorities concluded its 69th annual convention, held in Norfolk, Va., recently with the election of officers and directors for the coming year. Don Welch, executive director of the South Carolina Ports Authority, was elected president of the Association th
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on November 15, 1980The first cement carrier ever built in Taiwan was delivered recently to her owners, Asia Cement Corporation, by China Shipbuilding Corporation's Keelung Yard. Named Asia Cement No. 1, the vessel is now operating in Taiwan coastal trade. The 6,000-dwt ship constitutes an important step in th
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on November 15, 1980James J. Linane, a vice president of the New York insurance brokerage firm of Johnson & Hig- gins, has been reelected to another one-year term as general chairman of the Marine Section of the National Safety Council. Mr. Linane headed a slate of officials on the Marine Section executive com