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on June 1985Three GEC Rolls-Royce electrical generating sets worth $18 million have been ordered to power the Shell/Esso Tern offshore production platform in the northern sector of the North Sea. Two ERB-1 generating sets, each powered by a Rolls-Royce Industrial RB211 gas turbine developing 30,840 hp,
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on June 1985Bow and stern mooring systems that improve supply boat operations in hostile environments are described in a brochure just prepared by Samson Ocean Systems, Inc. Defined as passive systems, they utilize the special load-elongation characteristics of Samson two-to-one braided ropes to modulat
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on June 1985Lips Propellers has opened a new facility at Todd Shipyard on Harbor Island, Seattle, Wash. Headed up by James (Kimo) Mackey, the new plant will specialize in propeller service, both in drydock and wherever needed in Puget Sound and up the Inland Waterway. Formerly plant manager of Lips Oak
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on June 1985Two new CN Marine icebreaking ferries are being fitted with advanced ultraviolet water purification systems that will provide pure potable water without the use of chlorine or other harsh, expensive chemicals. Orders have been received by Puroflow Marine Corporation of Newport News, Va., to
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on June 1985McDermott Marine Construction, a major operating unit of McDermott International, Inc., has received a contract from SOHIO Petroleum Company for the design, fabrication, and installation of a deepwater drilling and production platform in 860 feet of water off the coast of Texas in East Break
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on June 1985Subsequent to Mr. Rice's writing of this article, just as we went to press with this issue, Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole promulgated a rule permitting the owners of U.S.- flag tankers built with the assistance of construction differential subsidy (CDS) for the foreign trades t
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on June 1985Two power plant barges, NAPORCOR Power Barges 3 and 4, built for the National Power Corporation (NPC) of the Philippines, were completed recently at Hitachi Zosen's Osaka Works and subsequently towed to their destination. These barges, the same type as the two power barges built for NPC by
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on June 1985Marathon LeTourneau Offshore Company's Slo-Rol® motion suppression system significantly widens the operating window for jackup rigs by making major reductions in roll, pitch and heave motions. It allows jackups to change location during periods of high waves or swells, thus diminishing costl
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on June 1985A contract for $C6,685,054 has been awarded to Foundation-Lundrigans, a joint venture for the construction of a wharf at the oil rig facility at Cow Head on the Burin Peninsula. The wharf, which was designed by Newfoundland Design Associates of St. John's, will measure 125 meters long with
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on May 15, 1985A four-fold brochure from McTighe Industries, Bohemia, N.Y. summarizes high-flow and low-flow oil water separators capable of removing oils and/or other volatile liquids and solids from wastewater, water draw-off systems and an EPA-approved biocide known as Karacide. The separators, utilizi
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on May 15, 1985Caterpillar Engine Division's guarantee of over-the-counter parts availability, first announced in January 1984, helps demonstrate Cat's commitment to provide the marine industry with one of the better engine support efforts. To date, Caterpillar has not had a single claim. The guarantee is
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on May 15, 1985A. William Perigard, president of COMSAT Technology Products ( C T P ) , has announced that Charles A. Zito has been elected to the newly created position of vice president-marketing and development. He will assume responsibility for the management of CTP's corporate marketing, strategic pla
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on May 15, 1985Reed M. Bailey has joined Selkirk Metalbestos Commercial/Industrial Operations as staff engineer for the Model PS product line. He is working out of the company's Logan, Ohio, headquarters, according to a recent announcement by Daniel P. Jordan, vice president of marketing. Mr. Bailey will
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on May 15, 1985Jack Edwards, president of Halter Marine, has announced the receipt of a contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for the construction of six ocean surveillance ships (T-AGOS). Total contract value, including options, is said to be in excess of $85 million. The T-AGOS vessels, which
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on May 15, 1985Harris Corporation, RF Communications Group, Long Range Radio Division, has announced the availability of a new brochure on radio products for the marine industry. The six-page, full-color brochure describes Harris's full range of HFSSB radio products and accessories. The radio communication
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on May 15, 1985—Literature Available John R. Martin, president of Paceco, Inc. of Gulfport, Miss., has announced the receipt of an order for a new Paceco Portainer® crane from the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport. The ship-toshore, container-handling gantry will be capable of loading or unloadi
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on May 15, 1985Products Research & Chemical Corporation (PRC) recently announced the availability of a new family of mercaptan functional polymers called Permapol P-3. The mercaptan-terminated Permapol polymers were introduced to complement the hydroxy materials offered by the company. According to Herbert
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on May 15, 1985The cantilever type jackup drilling rig Sugar Ratna, ordered by the Oil & Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) of India, was completed recently at the Osaka Works (Sakai) of Hitachi Zosen Corporation. Immediately following delivery, the rig left under tow for India, where it will begin drilling offsh
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on May 15, 1985Clemco Industries of Burlingame, Calif., is offering a family of internal pipe cleaning tools—Spin-Blast, Hollo-Blast, and Hollo-Blast Junior—designed to blast clean the interior of pipe or tubing ranging in size from X-inch to 36-inch I.D., without rotating the pipe. Used in conjunction with
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on May 15, 1985The Transportation Chemicals Group of Nalco Chemical Company, Oak Brook, 111., has announced their new diesel fuel additive, FIREPREP 2012. It is designed to control bacteria and fungi in marine diesel fuel storage tanks and also helps disperse existing sludge and controls formation of new s