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on April 1981Ralph Arceneaux, president of Delta Shipyard, Houma, La., has announced the appointment of Wayne L. Harper to the company's newly created position of sales engineer. Mr. Harper has served in a wide variety of management and engineering assignments associated with the oil and marine industries
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on April 1981Richard A. Davis has been named director of service at Waukesha Engine Division, Dresser Industries Inc. In this capacity, he is responsible for all international and domestic field service activities, warranty administration, dealer service development, and service training. Mr. Davis has
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on April 1981A new pipe freezing kit sold by Maritime Equipment Inc. of Flemington, N.J. makes it easy to repair and modify existing piping systems without draining or shutting down processes. Trade named Jetfreezer, the kit contains jackets, high-pressure hose, fittings, and other components that make
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on April 1981The Containerization and Intermodal Institute has announced plans for a silver anniversary celebration honoring the 25th year since the inception of container shipping. A special honors luncheon will be held May 5 at the new Vista International Hotel at the World Trade Center, New York City
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on April 1981Kenneth M. Childs Jr., president of Childs Engineering Corporation, Medfield, Mass., recently announced the election of David L. Porter as a vice president of the corporation. Mr. Porter joined Childs Engineering, a consulting firm specializing in waterfront engineering, as a design engineer
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on April 1981The proceedings of the 1980 REAPS Technical Symposium held in October are now available from IIT Research Institute. The REAPS program is a cooperative effort of the Maritime Administration and U.S. shipyards, administered by IIT Research Institute. The soft-cover, 600-page volume document
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on April 1981Seaward International, Inc. has developed a new marine fender specifically for the protection of the legs of offshore platforms and structures. The new Sea Guard® (shown above) fender eliminates damage to both the platform leg and the vessel due to accidental collisions. These fenders provi
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on April 1981Constructed at the Hiroshima Works (Innoshima) of Hitachi Zosen, the 60,662,dwt bulk carrier Jaraconda (shown above) was delivered recently to Aksjeselskapet Kosmos of Norway. A Panamax type bulker developed by Hitachi, she is designed to carry various kinds of cargo, including grain, ore,
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on April 1981Promet Private Limited, Singapore, recently launched a 165- foot by 140-foot by 18-foot jackup rig, Offshore Jupiter (shown above), owned by The Offshore Company of Houston. The drilling rig, a four-legged, 150-foot water depth, cantilever jackup will probably be operating in the Arabian Gu
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on April 1981American Commercial Lines, Inc., Houston, has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee of some $69 million to aid in financing the construction of five towboats and 296 barges. The applicant is a subsidiary of Texas Gas Transmission Corp. of Owensboro, Ky. The barges wi
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on April 1981The late Paul Hall, former president of the Seafarer's International Union and vice president of the AFL-CIO, has been named the 1981 recipient of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award. Mr. Hall is the first awardee to receive the maritime industry's highest award posthumously. It will be accepte
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on April 1981Honeywell Marine Systems Operations in Seattle has implemented a new Customer Support Organization designed to provide local service to the firm's worldwide service areas. "By dividing our service areas into three separate zones, with self-contained service capabilities, we can now provide mo
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on April 1981Maine Maritime Academy's newest facility, the Center for Advanced Maritime Studies (CAMS) and Conference Center, was dedicated in recent formal ceremonies in Castine. U.S. Congressman David F. Emery, James V. Day, Federal Maritime Commissioner and chairman, Maine Maritime Board of Visitors, a
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on April 1981A four-color, 22-page brochure, "Sulzer in the USA," is now available describing the company's 40 years of operation in the United States. Established in 1940, Sulzer Bros, is a subsidiary of Sulzer Brothers Limited of Winterthur, Switzerland. Within four decades, the U.S. company has built a
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on April 1981Zapata Marine Service's senior vice president- marketing, Curtis L. Taylor, recently announced several new assignments within the company's marketing group. Paul W. Hendrie has been named Zapata Marine's vice president-sales, and will assume overall responsibility for the company's marketing
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on April 1981Honeywell ELAC, Kiel, West Germany, a subsidiary of Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, has introduced a survey/sediment sounder. The new, s i n g l e - f r e q u e n cy unit, LAZ 721, can be used for inland and offshore surveys, exploration for oil, gas, and minerals, dredging operations, and for
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on April 1981The Liberian Shipowners' Council has elected Grady C. Brown as chairman of the board of directors for a two-year term, and Stanley Symon as vice chairman for a one-year term. Mr. Brown is vice president, operations and technical, of Conoco Shipping Company in Houston, and has been on the bo
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on April 1981The industrial equipment division of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Sykesville, Md., has published new literature on its Fab-Master 450 and 650 constant voltage arc welding systems. These systems are designed for gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), and subme
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on April 1981Canadian Pacific intends to purchase a one-third share in Dart Containerline Company Limited, it was announced recently. The proposed share purchase will provide Canadian Pacific with an opportunity to participate in the large and growing volume of trade between the United States and Wester
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on April 1981Bailey Refrigeration Company recently announced the completion of two 60-ton water chilling plants for a U.S. Naval activity (one unit shown above). Each plant, designed and constructed by Bailey, is a complete air-conditioning package on a portable steel base, requiring only a single elect