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on June 1977P.K. Wennberg, president of Propulsion Systems, Inc., has announced the appointment of John M. Phinney as manager of engineering. PSI, based in Kent, Wash., o f f e r s PSI/Liaaen Controllable Pitch Propellers and Thrusters, PSI/Frydenbo Rotary Vane Steering Gear, Brunvoll Thrusters, Rate C
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on June 1977C.E. Stinnett Jr., president of Austin Marine, Inc., 925 South Loop West, Houston, Texas 77025, an Austin Industries company, announces the appointment of Don McGee as manager, market development. Austin Marine is a contractor for heavy marine construction, specializing in pile driving, mar
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on June 1977The pilot boat Ducor was recently launched at Delaware Marine & Manufacturing Company shipyard at Milford, Del. Those on hand at the launching included Delaware State Senator Thurman Adams, Milford Mayor Herman S. McNatt, Kurt Schneider, who represented the National Port Authority, and State
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on June 1977James J. Dickman has been reelected president of the New York Shipping Association and the Council of North Atlantic Shipping Associations (CONASA), it was made known by the two organizations. His reelection as head of the New York waterfront management organization, which handles longshore
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on June 1977James V. Bishop has been appointed sales manager for The Dixie Dredge Corporation, pioneer manufacturer of portable dredges, it has been announced by Jack T. Dunn, president. Mr. Bishop will headquarter at Dixie Dredge Corporation's home offices in St. Louis, Mo., and will be responsible fo
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on June 1977Pott Industries Inc., 611 East Marceau Street, St. Louis, Mo. 63111, have announced that Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary providing marine services worldwide to the offshore industry, has been awarded a contract by Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company, Cairo, Egypt,
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on June 1977Uniflite, Inc., a major fiberglass boat manufacturer headquartered in Bellingham, Wash., has been awarded a $1,440,000 contract by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command to build 16 Mark IV 50-foot fire-retardant fiberglass utility boats, according to James J. Doud, executive vice president and
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on June 1977Officials of Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd. and Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd. have formally signed two contracts covering the development of HUD's new ship repair complex at Tsing Yi Island. The first contract valued at HK$9.9 million covers reclamation work, while the second, which is
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on June 1977F.A. Mechling has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Union Mechling Corporation, barge transportation subsidiary of Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard F. Smail was elected to succeed Mr. Mechling as president and chief executive officer of Union Mechling. Mr. Smail
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on May 15, 1977Paceco, Inc., a subsidiary of Fruehauf Corporation, recently held its Third International Conference at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. The conference was prepared for Paceco licensees from around the globe, and included both business and social events. The first international
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on May 15, 1977Two senior executives of Matson Navigation Company and its subsidiaries, Matson Terminals, Inc., and Matson Agencies, Inc., have traded jobs and each has assumed additional duties, R.J. Pfeiffer, Matson president, announced. James P. Gray, president of Matson Terminals, Inc., and Robert T.
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on May 15, 1977At its recent board of directors meeting, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, Calif., elected Kenneth Evans as vice president-engineering. This promotion reflects his increased responsibilities as head of the growing engineering capability. A native of Sunderland, England, M
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on May 15, 1977Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa., has appointed Richard Schmitt as naval architect, Shipbuilding Administrative Division. Mr. Schmitt's responsibilities include the review and updating of ship repair cost estimating techniques and the development of special marketing programs
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on May 15, 1977The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its April meeting at the Seamen's Church Institute in New York City. After a social hour and dinner, the technical session was held, and a paper entitled "Estimated Return-On-Investment of Oil Tan
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on May 15, 1977John H. McMullen Jr. has been appointed manager of manufacturing engineering for Newport News Shipbuilding. Mr. McMullen will be responsible for production engineering, process engineering, capital justifications, space allocations, plant equipment, and office equipment planning and acquisi
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on May 15, 1977Tidewater Marine Service, Inc. of New Orleans, La., has accepted delivery of the Sellers Tide, a new towing-supply vessel built by Halter Marine Services, Inc. at their Lockport, La., shipyard. The 194-foot by 40-foot by 17-foot offshore service vessel is powered by two EMD diesel engines rat
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on May 15, 1977The ferryboat Virginia Dare, being built by Equitable Shipyards, Inc. in its Madisonville (La.) Shipyard for the State of North Carolina Board of Transportation, was recently launched. The Virginia Dare will be delivered to Cedar Island Terminal Facility (Pamlico Sound), Cedar Island, N.C. Th
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on May 15, 1977The New England Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met in March at the faculty club of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following a social hour and dinner, the 100 attending members were greeted by a special guest for the evening, Robert G. Mende, secret
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on May 15, 1977Dravo SteelShip Corporation announces three new brochures available. Fresh off the press is a four-color descriptive brochure of the SteelShip 50, a four-color brochure of the general line of AlumaShip vessels built by Dravo SteelShip Corporation, and a completely revised edition of Dravo S
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on May 15, 1977Basil J. Rusovich Jr. has been elected president of the International Trade Mart of New Orleans, La. Mr. Rusovich, who is president and chief executive officer of Transoceanic Shipping Co., Inc. and its subsidiary, International Export Packers of Louisiana (INTERPACK), was formerly first v