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on February 1986Peterson Builders, Inc., (PBI), Sturgeon Bay, Wise., has announced the certification of their metal thermal spray facility and metal thermal spray operators by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. Metal thermal spray is a system for melting any metal (aluminum, bronze, copper, st
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on February 1986The U.S. Coast Guard recently announced that it will begin joint shipboard fire protection research, development and testing with the U.S. Navy at the Coast Guard Fire and Safety Test Detachment at Mobile, Ala., early this year. The two services will share operating costs and equipment and t
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on February 1986Two Carnegie Hero Medals were recently awarded posthumously to Capt. William A. Fournier and seaman Daniel J. Govoni by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. The medallions are awarded annually by the commission, citing the heroic actions of one individual to save another's life. Captain Founi
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on February 1986Apelco Marine Electronics has published a full-color 1986 catalog describing a number of new, exciting high-tech products. Among these is a liquid crystal display (LCD) radar, the Model LDR-9900, which Apelco plans to introduce this spring. Using the newest LCD technology, this is said to be
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on February 1986Peterson Builders, Inc. of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., held successful acceptance trails for the second 225- foot steel vessel of the new class of Navy Auxiliary Rescue/Salvage ships, ARS-51, Grasp. The trial included included performance tests for all ship systems and operational equipment. Having
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on February 1986Bath Iron Works Corporation of Bath, Maine, has been awarded a $386.6-million Navy contract for the construction of two Aegis guidedmissile cruisers (CG-63 & 64) of the Ticonderoga Class, and Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Miss., was awarded $242.6 million to build one ship (CG-65) of t
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on February 1986—Literature Available COMSAT TeleSystems, Inc. announced recently that its MCS-9100 maritime communications system has received Type Acceptance from the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. The MCS- 9100 is one of the smallest, lightest, and most technologically advanced shi
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on February 1986Capt. Hans J. Hjelde has been named vice president and general manager of Barber Steamship Lines' newly formed Atlantic region, it was announced by Robert H. Pouch, president of the steamship agency. Captain Hjelde succeeds Frank M. Cangemi, who left Barber January 1 to assume his recently
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on February 1986Automatic Power, Inc., Houston, Texas, is offering a free 20-page color brochure, reprinted from their 1984-85 composite catalog, on obstruction lights, fog signals and alarm systems. The brochure, with the use of schematic drawings, black-andwhite photographs, charts, illustrations, and de
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on February 1986James H. Webber has been promoted to vice admiral and assigned as chief engineer of the Navy. In making the announcement, chief of naval operations Adm. James D. Watkins said the appointment "sets a new tone for the Engineering Duty Officer Corps, and reaffirms the critical importance of tec
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on February 1986A Patrol Boat Symposium sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Flagship Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers will be held Thursday and Friday, March 13-14, at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Va. Vice Adm. Benedict L. Stabile, vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, w
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on February 1986Two hydraulic service cranes have been supplied by HIAB-FOCO of Sweden to Norway's Gullfaks oilfield project in the North Sea. The cranes, both HIAB 180 Sea Crane units, were specially designed for use on tanker loading facilities in the North Sea. Both will work on the field's two single-po
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on February 1986—Brochures Offered In other to standardize the names of the Wartsila Diesel production units and sales companies, the following changes have been made: The new official name of the Turku Diesel Works is Oy Wartsila Ab Turku Factory, and the new name of Nohab Diesel AB i Trollhattan, Swede
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on February 1986The Sparrows Point shipyard of Bethlehem Steel Corporation has completed the construction and installation of a $l.l-million intermediate gate for its 1,200-foot-long building and vessel servicing basin. The gate, shown in one of two fixed locations in the basin, will provide a savings to th
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on February 1986Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island, Inc., in Middletown, R.I., has launched the first of two passenger ferries for the City of New York Department of Transportation, Bureau of Ferry and General Aviation Operations. The $3.8-million Alice Austin has been designed for yearround operation in N
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on February 1986London shipbroker E.A. Gibson said that the tanker market closed 1985 "on the highest note for some time," with a surge in freight rates during the last two months of the year. As a result, some Greek ship- owners are buying secondhand tonnage at a brisk rate. Laid-up tonnage is at a three-y
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on February 1986The recent order received by M.A.N.-GHH of Oberhausen, West Germany, for a 33,000-ton floating dock to be built for Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, is a continuation of a long and and successful collaboration. The very first floating dock supplied by GHH was completed
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on February 1986Boston Fuel Transportation, Inc. and Midland Enterprises, Inc. announced recently that Boston Fuel Transportation has entered into a contract to acquire the vessels, real estate, and other assets of Boston Towboat Company, a Midland subsidiary, for an undisclosed amount of cash. The agreemen
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on February 1986Marinette Marine Corporation's contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command for fifty-two 50-foot workboats was completed one year ahead of contract schedule when the last workboat departed the Wisconsin- based shipyard in December of 1985 for delivery to the West Coast. One vessel per week h
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on January 15, 1986Baldt Inc., Chester, Pa., has published a new 12-page four-color facilities brochure detailing the company's recent reorganization. Entitled "Baldt Charts a New Course," this brochure highlights the responsibilities and long-term goals of Baldt's three new operating divisions. These new divi