Short Maritime Reporter 1982Peter Articles
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on October 1980Rockport Yacht & Supply Company, Inc., Rockport, Texas, recently delivered the first of two 130-foot cementing vessels to Halliburton Services. The Halliburton 224 operates out of Harvey, La., and incorporates Halliburton's latest pumping machinery and five P-tanks inserted in the main deck.
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on October 1980Dravo SteelShip Corporation of Pine Bluff, Ark., has announced the recent completion and delivery of two pushboats to owners in the Gulf Coast area. Each of the vessels is 56 feet long, with a beam of 22 feet and depth of 7 feet. The Jo Ree, delivered to Weber Marine, Inc. of Burnside, La.
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on October 1980A unique, computer-based technique for accurately determining vessel power plant performance has been developed by Ferrous Corporation of Bellevue, Wash., a manufacturer of combustion catalysts for marine diesels and boilers. Using a s p e c i a l l y developed software package, Ferrous can
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on October 1980Sheldon Shapiro has been appointed manager-bulk services of Federal Barge Lines by Pott Industries Inc., it was announced by Thomas F. Maloney, senior vice president-sales of Federal Barge Lines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pott Industries. Pott is a member of the Houston Natural Gas Corpo
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on October 1980During 1979, for the first time in history, the Port of Houston led the nation in a major category of port activity, becoming No. 1 in foreign trade tonnage. In doing so, Houston surpassed the traditional leader, the Port of New York-New Jersey. Statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce
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on October 1980Albert R. Schultz has joined R.J. Brown and Associates in Houston as manager of the newly f o r m e d Offshore Terminals & Floating Production Systems Division. Mr. Schultz comes to RJBA after more than 12 years' experience in the design, engineering and construction management of harbors,
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on October 1980Hydranautics, Inc. has been chosen by McDermott Engineering Ltd. of London to provide two complete hydraulic rig systems for use on Amoco's Northwest Hutton Field p l a t f o rm in the North Sea (U.K.). The contract calls for eight 200-ton, push/pull piston gripper jacks, four 80-ton lift s
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on October 1980John J. McMullen Associates, Inc. (JJMA), naval architects, marine engineers and transportation consultants of New York, recently installed an AUTO-TROL AD/380 Interactive Graphics System in its detail design office located in Newport News, Va. This office, known as JJMA's Hampton Roads Ope
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on October 1980Huthnance Drilling Company/ Vanguard I and Charger II, Ltd. of Houston has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI mortgage guarantee to aid in financing the construction of two jackup drilling barges. The 180-foot by 180-foot, 10,- 848-dwt barge being built for Vanguard I by
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on October 1980Hiroshi Ito has been named president, Kubota America Corporation, New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubota, Ltd. of Japan, succeeding Tsutomu Hashimoto, who returns to Tokyo as export manager, machinery. Mr. Ito, with the parent company for 34 years, most of these in export-related are
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on October 1980Dome Petroleum Limited of Calgary, Canada, announced it has entered into a letter of intent with the Japanese National Oil Company. This letter confirms an agreement, in principle, whereby the Japanese National Oil Company has agreed to lend Dome Petroleum Limited $400 million for use in co
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on October 1980Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc. (MECO), New Orleans, is marketing three new waste heat recovery evaporators for the production of fresh water. Applications include offshore drilling rigs and production platforms, pipelaying barges, tankers, cargo vessels, tugboats, survey ships, etc. The
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on October 1980Frank W. McBee Jr., president of Tracor, Inc., Austin, Texas, and Robert Mainhardt, president of MBAssociates, San Ramon, Calif., have jointly announced the completion of the merger of MBAssociates (MBA) into a wholly owned subsidiary of Tracor. Terms of the merger, approved by the director
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on October 1980JESCO, Inc., a Unit of AMCA International Corporation located in Fulton, Miss., has received a contract for approximately $2.5 million for the design and construction of manufacturing facilities at Wiley Manufacturing in Port Deposit, Md. The facilities are part of an expansion project at W
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on October 1980The appointment of Howard F. Casey as deputy superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., with the rank of Commodore, U.S. Maritime Service (USMS), was announced recently by Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs. Commodore Casey ha
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on October 1980ARCTEC, internationally known Canadian specialist in cold regions engineering and research, have acquired a majority interest in the Offshore Technology Corporation (OTC) of Escondido, Calif. OTC currently operates two of the largest model test basins in the world, and serves the needs freo
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on October 1980Curtis L. Taylor has been named managing director of Offshore Marine Limited, an oilfield supply vessel firm based in Great Yarmouth, England. He will direct the operation of that company, which recently was acquired by Zapata Off-Shore Services Limited, Zapata Corporation's U.K. subsidiary
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on October 1980John J. McMullen Associates, Inc. (JJMA), naval architects, marine engineers and consultantants, has announced the opening of its newest office at 12 Case Street in Norwich, Conn. This office will operate in conjunction with JJMA's detail design office in Newport News, Va., under the guidan
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on October 1980Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aluminum Company of America, has signed a contract with Japan's Hitachi Shipbuilding & Engineering, Ltd. for three combination liquid/dry bulk carrier vessels. The contract, valued at more than $80 million, calls for the first of t
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on October 1980N.E.I. Clarke Chapman Cranes Ltd. of the United Kingdom recently signed a license agreement with Paceco, Inc. of Alameda, Calif., the world's largest designer and builder of container-handling cranes. After operating several months under an ad hoc arrangement, the two companies signed the agr