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on May 1985The Falk Corporation, Milwaukee, Wise., is offering their 32-page bulletin which provides comprehensive information on the firm's extensive line of crowned tooth gear couplings. More than a dozen different types in the 1000G Series are presented for evaluation complete with illustrations, de
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on May 1985Furness Withy, the British group of companies based and managed in the United Kingdom, is offering a free color folder that describes the group's structure and services and gives a glimpse into its wide-ranging interests. Since 1980, these companies have been part of the Tung Group of Hong
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on May 1985H. Peter Young has been appointed vice president of marine operations for American President Lines (APL), according to H.B. Hubbard, senior vice presidentoperations. Mr. Young will have overall responsibility for the intermodal transportation company's fleet of 16 containerships and five mu
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on May 1985The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) of London, and Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG) of New York, recently announced that they have reached agreement to form a joint venture involving the acquisition by OSG of a 50-percent interest in P&O's liquefied petroleum gas
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on May 1985Bjorn Ahlstrom, president and chief executive officer of Volvo North American Corporation, has announced the appointment of Robert Bridge as president and chief executive officer of Volvo Penta of America. Headquartered in Rockleigh, N.J., VPA will direct all of Volvo's marine activities in
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on May 1985Stephen A. Van Dyck, president of Sonat Marine, Inc. of Philadephia, a subsidiary of Sonat Inc., has announced the purchase of a 244,000-barrel barge and its associated 7,000-bhp tug. This tug/barge unit will join the Sonat fleet as the Liberty (ex Satoco) and the Ocean 244 (ex Chromalloy I)
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on May 1985The Southwest Marine, Inc. shipyard in San Pedro, Calif., lost a landmark recently but gained a satisfied customer. The drilling rig Rowan Alaska has towered over the buildings, boats, and even big ships in the SWM yard for more than a year. As one skipper on the docks put it: "The Rowan Ala
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on May 1985The 16,770-dwt motor car carrier Nissan Laurel (shown) was completed recently at Hitachi Zosen's Hiroshima Works and delivered to Intercontinenal Car Carriers S.A. of Panama. The ship, which can carry a total of 4,900 Japanese-size cars, has an overall length of 590.5 feet, beam of 105.8 fee
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on May 1985The Penrod 99, a Marathon Le- Tourneau 82-SD-C shallow-draft, cantilever offshore jackup drilling rig, was launched recently (photo) at the company's Gulf Marine Division in Brownsville, Texas. With the rig in the water, the rest of the selfelevating platform's three legs, its drilling derri
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on May 1985James R. Pugh has been named vice president-marketing for Lubriquip- Houdaille, Inc. of Cleveland, with responsibility for worldwide sales and marketing operations. He comes to the company from Parker Hannifin Corporation. According to Lubriquip president Mark W. Baker, "The appointment is
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on May 1985Illman Jones, Inc. recently celebrated the grand opening of their new office and warehouse facilities in American Canyon, Calif. Previously located in Oakland, Illman Jones has been a major worldwide supplier of large-bore diesel engine parts and accessories for over 25 years. The grand ope
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on May 1985A continuing surge in boatbuilding has added a new feature to the waterfront in Pensacola, Fla., as Patti Shipyard recently began operations at a new location on Bayou Chico. Previously, the shipyard operated on properties leased from Patti Industries, Inc. on Pensacola Bay. The parent compa
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on May 1985Advanced civil engineering soil design and cost-effective construction technology make Tensar geogrids the answer to a broad range of marine construction projects, according to an eight-page, four-color brochure now available from Armco Construction Products Division, a division of Armco Inc
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on May 1985Raytheon Company of Lexington, Mass., has established a new office to arrange and manage venture investments for the diversified electronics company. Chairman Thomas L. Phillips said the new enterprise would be coordinated closely with the company's strategic planning function, and would se
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on May 1985The Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers (CIMARE) will hold its Annual General Meeting and Seventh Annual Technical Conference, Mari-Tech '85, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Montreal on May 8-10. It will be hosted by the St. Lawrence Branch of Montreal. CIMARE, a nationwide organization wi
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on May 1985Timothy V. O'Sullivan has been named president of the Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Colt Industries, Beloit, Wise. He joined the Division in 1983 as vice president and general manager of parts and service, and later assumed the additional duties of vice president of marketing and sales.
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on May 1985A-C Compressor Corporation of West Allis, Wise., has acquired the compressor operation of Allis- Chalmers Corporation. Terms were not disclosed. According to Carl R. Hall, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, the newly formed and independent A-C Compressor Corporation recently
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on May 1985The Canadian shipbuilder and repairer, Davie Shipbuilding Limited of Quebec, has been purchased by the Vancouver-based Versatile Corporation, already a significant shipyard operator and one of Canada's top 100 industrial manufacturers. This acquisition makes Versatile a major force in Canadi
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on May 1985The self-propelled, anchormoored drillship Sagar Vijay, built for the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) of India, was completed recently at Hitachi Zosen's Osaka (Sakai) Works. Immediately following delivery, the vessel sailed for India, where it will be placed in drilling service off Bo
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on May 1985The Maritime Data Network (MARDATA) of Stamford, Conn., has added Baltic Freight Rate Index data to its on-line information service for ocean shipping. Subscribers can now access the Daily Baltic Index and year-to-date activity in addition to detailed information on dry cargo shipments in th