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on July 15, 1984Transamerica Delaval Inc. has chosen a new name for its line of three-screw pumps: AMR™—axial multi-rotor pumps. The new trade name was chosen after Transamerica Delaval terminated its joint technical assistance agreement with IMO AB of Sweden. The new name joins those of two other well-kno
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on July 15, 1984Ingram Materials Company, a division of Ingram Industries Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. announced the grand opening of its expanded bulk marine terminal facilities in Paducah, Ky. Ingram Materials' Paducah Port is located at Mile 2.1 on the Tennessee River and has 450 feet of rive
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on July 1984Esso Production Malaysia, Inc. (EPMI) has asked Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd. to build an offshore oil and gas production plant and to supply a dehydration module for a second plant. The total price of the projects, including owner-furnished equipment, is $35 million. The pro
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on July 1984Marathon Marine Engineering Company has named John S. Laird III as manager of engineering and has appointed David R. Lewis to the position of chief structural engineer. The announcement of these two appointments was made by Robert E. Bradbury Jr., president of Marine Engineering Company. Prio
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on July 1984After more than 45 successful years in the foreign and domestic shipping industry, building and operating ships, tugs, and barges, inventor Harold G. Williams, president of Atlantis Services, introduces Cable Saver, a device for the automatic lubrication of moving steel wire cable. The unit
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on July 1984Oceaneering International has been awarded four new offshore drilling rig support contracts. Dual Hydra remotely operated vehicle systems (ROVs) will be utilized to provide the full range of drilling support work tasks for Marathon Australia on the Sedco 600; Occidental U.K. on the Ocean Liber
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on July 1984A 38-page handbook on the chemical treatment of fuels has been made available by Britishbased Perolin Marine, a Unitor company. Titled "The Perolin Fuel Oil Treatment Handbook," the publication has been prepared for guidance in the selection and application of Perolin products in a balanced
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on July 1984The Maritime Administration recently acquired the roll-on/rolloff vessel Atlantic Bear at a federal auction held in Norfolk, Va., with a bid of $17.5 million. The vessel was owned by Pacific Far East Line, Inc., which went bankrupt in 1978. The government holds a preferred mortgage on the sh
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on July 1984Robertson has now extended the applications potential of the Robertson Subsea Gyrocompass (RSG) with the development of a remote control. The remote control facility incorporates a high degree of microprocessor technology. The most immediate benefit for operators will be the ability to adju
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on July 1984The appointment of Hugh Gait to vice president and general manager of Rockwell International Corporation's Autonetics Marine Systems Division (AMSD) heads the list of key top management promotions within the division. Mr. Gait had served as director of the division's navigation and control
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on July 1984Comsat TeleSystems, Inc., Fairfax, Va., has introduced the MCS- 9100 ship earth station, a maritime satellite communications system designed to accommodate the size and weight requirements of yachts, fishing boats, and similarsized craft, but which also meets the rugged construction and desi
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on July 1984Donald W. Jett, executive vice president of CDI Marine Company, recently announced the appointments of John S. (Steve) Smith and Clinton Dodson. Mr. Smith is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has a Master of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from the Naval Post Graduate Sc
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on July 1984Dockside Machine & Ship Repair recently announced its signing of a contract with M.A.N./B&W Service GmbH of Ausburg, Germany. Dockside is under contract to act as a manufacturers approved service/repair shop which is part of the worldwide service organization of M.A.N./B&W Diesel. Consumati
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on July 1984Joseph Cangelosi, formerly chief estimator and general superintendent of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Hoboken shipyard and most recently manger of Elliott S. Braswell's Hoboken and Bayonne shipyards, announced the formation of his own firm, Seacon. Seacon will offer its services to owners,
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on May 15, 1984National Marine Service Incorporated, St. Louis, Mo., recently announced that R.J. (Tex) Ritter has joined its Shipyard Division as a sales representative in its Houston offices. From this base, he will represent National Marine's shipyard, diesel engine rebuild/repair, and parts services to
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on May 15, 1984Anixter Bros., Inc., Skokie, 111., has published a new telecommunications catalog: "A Buyers Guide of Products for Business Communications." The buyers guide features a full line of business communications products for every facet of industry and commerce that uses telecommunications products
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on May 15, 1984Peter B. Goetz has been appointed general manager of Electro Dynamic, an Avenel, N.J., facility of the General Dynamics Electric Boat Division in Groton, Conn. He will report to Fritz G. Tovar, vice president-general manager of Electric Boat. Mr. Goetz originally joined General Dynamics at
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on May 15, 1984During the recent Expoship North America 84 Exhibition in New York City, Louis W. Comlick, president of Penn International Marine Agencies, Ltd., hosted a luncheon at the Whitehall Club on behalf of British Shipbuilders and its managing director, J. Graham Day. Attending the luncheon were
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on May 15, 1984Offshore Technology Corporation of Escondido, Calif., invited the offshore industry to participate in a study and test program to determine the response of Tension Leg Platforms (TLP) to wave forces. Rod Edwards, president, OTC, said that the program consisted of wave basin testing of a rep
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on May 15, 1984Moss Point Marine recently launched the first of two 140-foot by 32-foot by 11-foot utility boats for Argosy Offshore, Ltd., of Lafayette, La. The Argosy Mate will be joined in the very near future by the Argosy Chief. These two vessels will complete a five-boat package for Argosy by Moss Po