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on May 1980At a recent gathering at the Netherlands Club in New York, J.F.W. Neeb, managing director of Amsterdam Dry Dock, and T.A.S.T. C o r p o r a t i o n , the U.S. representatives for ADM, hosted members of the marine industry and described the modernization program being c a r r i e d out in Am
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on May 1980Halter Marine, Inc. of New Orleans, La., recently delivered the Russell A. Cheramie, third of four 110-foot supply/utility boats being built for C & E Boat Rental, Inc. of Galliano, La. The new vessel is now working out of Cameron, La., hauling supplies, potable water, and diesel fuel for C
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on May 1980A recent meeting of the Delaware Valley Chapter, American Society of Naval Engineers, wras held at the Officers Club, U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pa. The t e c h n i c a l s e s s i o n was opened by meeting coordinator Lt. Comdr. C.E. Jones, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, who introduced C
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on May 1980The Governor General of Australia, Sir Zelman Cowen, and Lady Cowen were present at the launching of the Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Tobruk, at Carrington Slipways Pty. Ltd.'s shipyard at Tomago, recently. Lady Cowen named and launched the $36-million amphibious heavy-lift ship during a tr
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on May 1980Research-Cottrell, Inc., Somerville, N.J., and Transamerica Delaval Inc., Princeton, N.J., have formed a joint venture to address the energy utilization markets. The announcement was made by John E. Schork, chairman and chief executive officer of Research- Cottrell, and D.T. Bixby, president
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on May 1980Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., recently delivered two of its new l o n g - d e c k 101-foot crewboats to P.T. Bailey, Inc. of Morgan City, La. The Richard Hill and Steve Partain sport 55-foot-long clear deck areas capable of carrying more than 30 tons of cargo. The deck is 17 feet w
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on May 1980A proposal to c o n s t r u c t six 50,000-dwt oil tankers has been announced by American Trading and Transportation Company of New York City. Through individual subsidiaries designated Attransco T a n k e r C o r p o r a t i o n I through VI, American Trading has requested Title XI construc
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on May 1980A contract for the design of an 82-foot offshore lobster pot and longline boat has been signed between Blancke Marine Services of Westville, N.J., and Yank Boat Works. The all-aluminum vessel is designed in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping Rules, with length overall of 82 feet,
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on May 1980The U.S. Maritime Administration will hold a seminar on "Coal- Firing Technology for the Maritime Fleet" on May 19, 1980, at the Seamen's Church Institute in New York City. "The enormous i n c r e a s e s in ships' fuel costs and the increasing dependence on foreign oil has spurred interest
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on April 15, 1980Maritel, Inc., Annapolis, Md., has recently published a 14-page maritime satellite communication study titled "MARISAT—A Cost- Benefit Perspective." The study contains an examination of the performance, availability, and reliability, compared with conventional means of maritime communicatio
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on April 15, 1980The Maritime Administration has released a report, "United States Port Development Expenditure Survey." The study analyzes 1973-78 capital expenditure data for marine terminal facilities in p r i n c i p a l ports of the United States and includes projections through 1983. By using data fro
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on April 15, 1980COMSAT General Corporation's new 16-page color brochure describes its m o d u l a r t e r m i n a l, M o d e l 3055M, for communications via the Marisat satellite system. Marisat provides modern high-quality communications f r om ships and offshore rigs or construction barges, to shore point
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on April 15, 1980Energy Transportation Corporation, New York, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Gregory J. Masaitis to the position of vice president, Operations, where he will assume overall administrative and operating responsibility for the company's fleet, as well as supervision of the company's op
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on April 15, 1980Regie Voor Maritiem Transport (RMT), the state-owned ferry company of Belgium, has purchased two Jetfoils for passenger service between Ostend, Belgium, and Dover, England, from Boeing Marine Systems, Seattle, Wash. The Jetfoil Model 929-115s are scheduled for delivery in time to begin oper
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on April 15, 1980Bulletin 104-43, a new 18-page catalog published by American- Standard Heat Transfer Division, contains complete design and installation information for heavyduty heating coils. Type H, Type HA and doubletube Type HD1 coils are used for heating air with steam, at pressures to 350 psi and te
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on April 15, 1980Henschel Corporation of Amesbury, Mass., recently published literature describing their new Ship's Master Clock System. The Henschel Digital Master Clock System provides a synchronized display of time in various shipboard locations. The master clock displays both local time and Greenwich Me
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on April 15, 1980Jerry Russell, Foss Launch and Tug Company, was elected president of the Northwest Towboat Association at its recent Fourteenth Annual Membership Meeting in Seattle, Wash. Bill Wood, Marine Leasing Corporation, was elected vice president, and Don Lusk, Crowley Maritime Corporation, was elec
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on April 15, 1980W. Brandt Brooksby and Richard L. Tavrow have been elected senior vice presidents of American President Lines, Ltd. (APL), it was announced recently. W.B. Seaton, president of APL, said that Mr. Brooksby will be responsible for the finance and administration areas, i n c l u d i ng the comp
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on April 15, 1980The Finnish owner Oy Gustav Paulig Ab has ordered a 45,200-dwt product tanker f r om Wartsila Turku Shipyards. Work will begin in late 1980, and the vessel will be delivered about a year later. The value of the order is about 140 million Finnish marks (approximately $35 million). The hull will
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on April 15, 1980Ed Paden, president of Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ashland Oil, Inc., announced the signing of a $28.6-million contract to build a Levingston-designed Class 111-C jackup drilling rig f o r Dixilyn-Field of Houston, Texas. Delivery is set for Apr