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on October 15, 1985Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wise., has just added another 1,100 feet to its existing 1,100- foot dockwall along the Menominee River. Planning for the dockwall extension began in 1982 when Marinette applied for grant funding through the Wisconsin Harbor Assistance Program. Thro
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on October 15, 1985—Free Literature Available Alsthom's Diesel Group has received an order for four SEMT-Pielstick type 9 PC 20 L engines to power the 2,600-passenger cruise liner (model shown) ordered by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Alsthom's Shipbuilding Division, Chantiers de l'Atlantique. This diesel ord
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on October 15, 1985The Maritime Administration in cooperation with the U.S. Navy recently announced the selection of 15 port locations on the East and West Coasts for the berthing of 37 cargo vessels in the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), a select group of merchant vessels which can be activated on five days' notic
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on October 15, 1985Guy Ames Stitt, president of American Maritime Int'l, Inc. (AMI), has announced the appointment of Dennis C. Tarbutton to the position of vice president-marine support services. Mr. Tarbutton will have the responsibility for providing support services to marine equipment manufacturers and o
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on October 15, 1985Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production recently announced a significant oil discovery offshore Norway on Haltenbank Block 6507/7, the second major hydrocarbon discovery this year on the block, in which the company is a partner. The 6507/7-3 well flowed at a combined daily rate of 15,491 barr
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on September 15, 1985—Literature Available Grow Group, Inc. has acquired the Napko Protective Coatings Division of the O'Brien Corporation, according to an announcement by Russell Banks, president and chief executive officer of Grow Group. Napko Corporation, with headquarters in Houston, is now a subsidiary of Gr
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on September 15, 1985—Free Literature Available Autronica Marine A/S of Norway is offering a free, six-page brochure on their MlP-calculator, type NK-5, which enables ship engineers to readily monitor the engine's performance and thereby ascertain the action necessary to obtain maximum possible efficiency. The br
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on September 15, 1985As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its responsiveness to the offshore industry, Honeywell's Marine Systems Division has announced two new appointments in its offshore business. John D. Owen was recently named systems business manager. Mr. Owen joined the offshore industry in 1970, and
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on September 15, 1985—Literature Available A three-valve manifold that connects process lines with differential pressure transmitters in control systems, is now available from Whitey Company, Highland Heights, Ohio. A major and visible safety feature is the bonnet lock plate on each valve. It prevents accidental
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on September 15, 1985A new brochure detailing applications of differing sizes of keyless OK couplings is available free from SKF Steel Couplings of Avon, Conn. The four-page brochure, printed on heavy, silver-coated stock, contains illustrations of the OK coupling connections on a marine vessel's shaft lines, th
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on September 15, 1985—Free Brochure Available Centurion Industrial Marine Inc. of Vancouver, Canada, is offering a chair called the Crew Seat that is designed specifically for passenger vessels and workboats. Featuring an elegant and functional design that will "fit" into the most discriminating environment, th
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on September 15, 1985Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wise., recently laid the keel for the first of 13 Yard Patrol (YP) craft in advance of construction schedule. Contracted by the U.S. Navy, the vessels will be delivered to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., and will be used for instruction of mids
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on September 15, 1985Bethlehem Steel Corporation's new Sabine Yard in Port Arthur, Texas went into service recently when its huge floating drydock was used to perform work on the 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman, a vessel for the U.S. Navy's Maritime Prepositioning Ship Program. The ship, one of two Maersk vessels reconstr
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on September 15, 1985Kockums AB in Malmo, Sweden, and the state-owned Polish shipping company Polska Zeguga Baltycka (PZB) in Kolobrzeg have reached an agreement for the construction of an advanced universal ferry to be delivered in the middle of 1987. The order, worth about 400-million Swedish Kronor ($48.7 milli
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on September 15, 1985A recently published, 20-page, full-color brochure presents Marathon LeTourneau Offshore Company's jackup and semisubmersible rig designs and construction capabilities. The new brochure also describes the company's engineering expertise, its specialized steelmaking and fabrication facilities
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on September 15, 1985The naming ceremony for the 65,000-dwt product carrier Lucy was held recently at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Ulsan Shipyard for Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG) of the U.S. The vessel was christened by sponsor Mrs. J.J. Klement, wife of the manager of marine transport, Standard
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on September 15, 1985Caterpillar Marine Systems is offering a free catalog on their marine engine/transmission and marine generator set lines. The 20-page catalog lists a dozen Cat marine propulsion diesels including: 3304, 3208, 3306, 3408, 3412, D379, 3508, D398, 3512, D399 and 3516 models. A handy rating sel
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on September 15, 1985John T. Gilbride Jr., vice president and general manager of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation's Seattle Division, has been elected to the board of directors of Todd Shipyards Corporation, the largest independent shipbuilding company in the U.S., with five divisions on two coasts. Mr. Gilbr
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on September 15, 1985—Literature Available MIROS A/S of Asker, Norway is a budding company with interests geared towards the offshore market. The company has developed a new generation of instruments for remote sensing of directional ocean waves and surface currents. The system represents a breakthrough for rel
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on September 15, 1985Granville W. Holman Jr. was recently elected president and chief operating officer of Raymond International Inc. and James J. Wildasin has been elected president of Raymond Offshore Constructors, Inc., a subsidiary of Houston-based Raymond International, a worldwide engineering and construct