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on January 15, 1986Pool Arctic Alaska Anchorage has contracted with Bardex Hydranautics for a rig skidding system which Pool Arctic Alaska will use for Sohio on the Endicot artificial island project in the Beaufort Sea. The system will perform transverse rig skidding over the wellheads on an Arctic wheel-mount
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on January 15, 1986McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a contract worth approximately $48-million by the Chinese Petroleum Corporation of the Republic of China. The turnkey contract involves engineering, procurement, and construction of one drilling and production platform, two wellhead platforms, i
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on January 15, 1986—Literature Available Ingersoll-Rand Company has purchased Fafnir Bearing Division of Textron, Inc., and has merged the ball bearing manufacturer with The Torrington Company, a wholly owned subsidiary. "This merger broadens the combined company's bearing product lines, strengthens our techn
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on January 15, 1986Raytheon Company of Lexington, Mass., has announced that D. Brainerd Holmes, president, will retire from the company effective May 31, 1986. On May 24 he will be 65, the traditional retirement age for senior executives of this diversified electronics company. Thomas L. Phillips, chairman an
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on January 15, 1986The twin-screw harbor utility boat Pelican, was recently christened by Balehi Marine Inc. of Lacombe, La., for the vessel's owner Martin Marietta at a NASA slip. The ceremonies were attended by Mike Gnau, project engineer; Guy Keller, contract administrator; J.S. Checkan, chief engineer; Bil
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on January 15, 1986Simrad, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Wash., has announced the establishment of a branch office in the New York metropolitan area, which has been created in order to more efficiently promote Simrad products in the Eastern portion of the U.S. and Canada. Simrad is a leading manufacturer of
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on January 15, 1986Roger Nejes was appointed assistant to the president of Todd Shipyards Corporation at a recent board of directors meeting and will be responsible for facilitating and implementing the integration of the company's newly acquired subsidiary, formerly The Aro Corporation, into the Todd organiza
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on January 15, 1986Some of the foremost diesel engine manufacturers, shipping companies and engineering firms were represented at the first Diesel Propulsion Conference recently held in Seattle, sponsored by Trans Marine Propulsion Systems of Seattle and International Power Engineering, Copenhagen, Denmark. A
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on January 15, 1986—Literature Offered Sales of cold-water survival suits by Imperial Manufacturing Company of Bremerton, Wash., approached 100,000 last year, according to production manager Jim Skelly. A big boost in sales for the company, which has been producing survival suits for 15 years, came last summe
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on January 15, 1986Huthnance Offshore Corporation, formed in 1983 as the parent company of Huthnance Drilling Company and Huthnance International, Inc., has consolidated management of the nine offshore drilling rigs owned by these subsidiaries. "The consolidation is a move designed to streamline operations,"
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on January 15, 1986James L, Kilpatrick, a veteran of more than a quarter century of offshore oil and gas and contract drilling operations, has been elected executive vice president of Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (ODECO). Hugh J. Kelly, ODECO president and chief executive officer, said Mr. Kilpatrick
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on January 15, 1986Bay Shipbuilding Corp., of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., was recently granted an expansion of its Foreign Trade Sub-Zone operations by the U.S. Commerce Department. The expansion will allow Bay Shipbuilding to utilize facilities at its parent company, The Manitowoc Company, Inc., Manitowoc, Wis. The
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on January 1986—Literature Available A new company, GCG Consultants, Houston, Texas, offering mooring equipment technology for the offshore and marine industries was recently formed, according to company principal G. Curtis Gibby. GCG Consultants offers a variety of services including: evaluation of moori
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on January 1986—Literature Offered A comprehensive line of pneumatic valve actuators to meet virtually any service condition required has been introduced by Limitorque Corporation. Complete details are contained in a new free brochure from the company. Ranging in torque outputs from 70 to 250,000 inch-pou
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on January 1986Nupro Company of Willoughby, Ohio, has available fine metering valves, redesigned for better flow control and longer cycle life. The valves also have a more compact design with fewer components. Long-term reliability is an important benefit. Stem threads, for example, are removed from system
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on January 1986McAllister Brothers, Inc., the New York-based towing and transportation company, has acquired the marine and other transportation- related assets of Norfolk. Baltimore and Carolina Lines, Inc. (NBC). The announcement was made by company president Brian A. McAllister. Termed a charter/ sale
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on January 1986Garlock Mechanical Packing Division, Colt Industries, is offering a free 44-page full-color catalog on their line of sealing devices for the marine industry. Garlock, a worldwide supplier of sealing devices, has been developing effective sealing methods and products since 1887. The company h
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on January 1986Wilson Walton International Ltd. of Stockton-on-Tees, U.K., signed an agreement with BV Materiaal Metingen of Holland to sell the company's range of testing services in the U.K. for ships and offshore structures. Under the terms of the agreement, Wilson Walton will be able to offer the ship
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on January 1986Royal Viking Line recently announced the appointment of Joseph A. Watters as its new president and chief operating officer. Mr. Watters comes to the line from Princess Cruises, where he has served as president since April 1981. Prior to that time he was vice president and subsequently execut
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on January 1986Bull & Roberts (B&R) of Springfield, N.J., is offering free literature on the company's service, products and programs available to the marine industry. B&R is one of the largest suppliers of chemical products and services to all types of oceangoing vessels through one of the largest worldwi