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on March 15, 1977Precision National Corporation, the firm which has been saving many dollars for diesel engine operators by restoring bent, worn and damaged crankshafts to likenew condition, can now provide the same repair service for big cylinder liners. The firm has constructed a special building in Waco,
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on March 15, 1977The De Laval Separator Company has established a Marine/ Offshore Sales Department to provide increased service to this rapidly growing segment of the company's markets. Robert J. Wimmer has been named national sales manager for the new department. The sales force for the new marketing dep
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on March 15, 1977The 18th American Towing Tank Conference has been scheduled for August 23-25, 1977, at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. The conference is under the joint sponsorship of the U.S. Naval Academy and the Office of Naval Research. Technical sessions to be held in the following subject area
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on March 15, 1977The Navy has awarded a total of $402.5 million in contracts for eight guided-missile frigates (FFGs) to Todd Shipyards Corp. and Bath Iron Works Corp. These are the second FFG production contracts awarded to each of these firms. Todd Shipyards received a $251.7-million contract to build fi
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on March 15, 1977A new company, to be known as Press Imodco Offshore Terminals, Ltd., has been formed to design, fabricate and supply offshore marine terminal facilities in the North Sea and other offshore waters of the United Kingdom. It is a joint venture between William Press Production Systems, Ltd. of
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on March 1977The Hayward Manufacturing Company, Elizabeth, N.J., has begun the manufacture of 4-inch and 6-inch polypropylene ball valves. The 4-inch valve features Hayward's "fullflow" design. This means the opening through the valve is a full 4 inches—the same as the pipe size. The 6-inch valves feature
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on March 1977National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego, Calif., recently announced promotions in the shipyard's Repair Department, as follows: Ed Hann, formerly repair superintendent, has been promoted to general superintendent-repair. He replaces Bob Nolde, who has retired. In his new
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on March 1977TBW Industries, a manufacturer of offshore deck equipment and pneumatic bulk handling systems, recently conducted the first of several scheduled winch operator seminars at its Central Office, located in Houma, La. Smatco is one of the world's leading manufacturers of offshore deck equipment a
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on March 1977Rolf Williams, president of Anders Williams & Company, Inc., has announced the appointment of Frank A. Johnson as vice president, marketing and sales, and the promotion of Robert A. Glass to the position of general manager, marketing and sales. Mr. Glass joined Anders Williams & Company, Inc.
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on March 1977Robert E. O'Brien, president of Moore- McCormack Lines, Incorporated, Two Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10004, has announced the appointment of Robert H. Jackson as director of marketing and Arthur K. Forester as general traffic manager. In his new position, Mr. Jackson will be responsible for coo
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on March 1977Great Britain's energy minister, Tony Wedgwood Benn, has announced the conditional award of offshore oil production licenses for 44 blocks to 65 oil companies. The offshore blocks are in the seas on all sides of Britain. They involve approximately 18,000 square miles in the North Sea, Irish S
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on March 1977The new Pollution Control Division of Argo Marine, a Division of Argo International Corporation, recently hosted a presentation at the New York Hilton Hotel on pollution equipment. The purpose of the presentation was to introduce the new division of Argo Marine, and to show operators and en
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on March 1977Approximately 38 members attended the recent Delaware Valley Section, American Society of Naval Engineers, meeting held at the Commissioned Officers Club of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. They heard a very interesting report entitled "Innovative Integrated L o g i s t i c s Support (ILS)
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on March 1977Konel Corporation has introduced a new totally solid-state 2-9 mHz sideband: the SSB-1022. This radio has been tailored to fulfill the communications needs of the medium-distance traveler: that boat traveling beyond reliable VHF coverage but less than truly worldwide range. The SSB-1022 deliv
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on March 1977Marine Office of America Corporation (MOAC) has formed the "European American Marine Pool" to be made up of The Insurance Corporation of Ireland (ICI) and La Preservatrice A.I.R.D., a French multiple line insurer. According to MOAC's president John A. Potts, the Pool is designed to assist the
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on March 1977Appointments to newly created posts in its sales organization have been announced by The Cordage Group, Division of Columbian Rope Company, Auburn, N.Y. William L. Hankins has been appointed national market manager, hardware, and will coordinate service to major hardware accounts, including c
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on March 1977F. Steven Carlon has been employed by Savannah Machine and Shipyard Co. of Savannah, Ga., in the position of contracting sales engineer for the industrial steel fabrication division, as announced by David H. Green, executive vice president. Mr. Carlon graduated from Virginia Military Institut
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on March 1977Atco Marine Corporation of Brooklyn, N.Y., has announced that it is now manufacturing the Waco magnetic pilot hoist under license from Walcker & Company of Bremerhaven, Germany. George C. Grimbilas, president of Atco Marine, in making his announcement, indicated that while Atco has been marke
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on March 1977Saudi Arabian ports have greatly improved the problems of congestion and berthing facilities, reported Paul Semack, president of Marine Transport Service, Inc. (MTS) of New York, N.Y., which operates ro/ro vessels with container capability between Galveston, Texas, Baltimore, Md., Philadelphi
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on March 1977John M. Wise, general manager of the Protective Coatings Division of International Paint Company, Inc., has announced the appointment of John S. Cole as manager, Southwest District sales. Formerly with Noury Chemical Co., Mr. Cole has 16 years of experience in the chemical industry, 11 of