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on March 1985—Literature Available K.E.W. has named Unitor its worldwide distributor to the marine and offshore markets for the company's line of hot and cold water, highpressure cleaning machines and wet/dry vacuum cleaners that are enjoying impressive sales around the world. Their cleaning effect and
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on March 1985Foss Shipyard in Seattle has been named an "Authorized and Recommended Workshop" for Stork- Werkspoor marine diesel engines, and will provide service and spare parts throughout the Pacific Northwest. The agreement between Foss Launch & Tug Company, a Dillingham company of which Foss Shipyar
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on March 1985Wayne Brinlee formerly division manager in Malaysia for Loffland Brothers Company, has been appointed general manager of the company's operations in Venezuela, and will be stationed at the Maracaibo office. He joined Loffland as a rig superintendent in Libya in 1968, and was promoted to sen
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on March 1985James D. Palmer, executive vice president of J.J. Henry Company, has announced the elections of Robert B. McFadden to vice president-production, John H. Klose to vice president-project management, and T.K. Lawrence to assistant vice president-Hampton Roads Operation. Mr. McFadden and Mr. Kl
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on March 1985—Literature Available Full flow, X-inch ball valves with swing-out bodies for fast, easy maintenance are now available from Whitey Co., Highland Heights, Ohio. The valve, designated the "62" Series, features high flow capacity and is rated to 2,200 psi (ANSI 1500-lb Class) and 450°F. This q
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on March 1985The Navy's Military Sealift Command has awarded a $41.7-million contract to Sea Mobility, Inc. of Houston for the operation and maintenance of 12 T-AGOS-1 Class ocean surveillance ships. The contract took effect February 1 this year and will continue through September 30, 1989. T-AGOS ships
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on March 1985Carlton E. Tripp, chairman of Marine Consultants & Designers, Inc., has announced the election of Richard H. Suehrstedt as president, and George H. Plude as vice president of the firm. Mr. Suehrstedt has been employed by the company since 1951. He became vice president in 1972 after serving a
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on March 1985Thomas E. Moran, chairman and president of Moran Towing & Transportation Company, has announced that the board of directors has elected two new vice presidents, Edmond J. Moran Jr. and W. Anthony Watt. Edmond Moran came to the company from States Marine Lines in 1971 to work in the sales depa
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on March 1985IMODCO, a unit of AMCA International Corporation's Marine Division, has been selected by CONOCO, Inc. of Houston, on behalf of Geisum Oil Company of Cairo, to provide engineering and construction mangement services for the conversion of a VLCC into a floating production storage and offloadin
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on March 1985Henschel Corporation, a unit of General Signal, recently dedicated its new plant in Newburyport, Mass. The newly constructed facility combines office, design, research and development, and manufacturing spaces. Henschel's move to this new location in historic Newburyport follows 50 years of op
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on March 1985The Board of Directors of Frank L. Beier Radio, Inc., a New Orleans-based marine electronics sales and service firm, has announced the appointment of two new vice presidents and the promotion to management positions of three other employees. David C. Hackney has been named vice president of s
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on March 1985Moran Container Services Company, a subsidiary of Moran Towing and Transportation Company, Inc., has announced the expansion of its trade routes to Philadelphia and Baltimore. The company will load containers for this service in New York at the Global Marine Terminal, destined for Northern Shi
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on March 1985Myung-Won Sohn, formerly executive vice president of Hyundai Heavy Industries Company, Ltd., has been appointed president of Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Company, responsible for the management of the world's largest shiprepair yard. He joined HHI in 1980 as senior vice president responsible for di
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on March 1985EPSCO, Incorporated of Westwood, Mass., has announced the receipt of an $877,435 follow-on order for the manufacture of its large Integrated Navigation Plotters (INP). The Model 4436 INP will be used on the U.S. Navy's new YP Class training vessels under construction at Peterson Builders fo
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on March 1985Carl R. Brown has been appointed to the newly created position of general manager for the Engineered Systems business unit of Uniroyal's Plastic Products Division, according to vice president and general manager A1 Weber. Mr. Brown will have direct responsibility for sales, marketing, and p
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on March 1985A new book on radar, "The Radar Book" by experienced mariners MaxH.CarpenterandSamuelM. Van Wyck, was published recently by Cornell Maritime Press of Centreville, Md. Both authors teach at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies in Linthincum, Md. The book provides instruc
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on March 1985Albert J. Herman, vice president of Mobil Shipping and Transportation Company, a subsidiary of Mobil Oil Corporation, has been elected chairman of the board of the American Institute of Merchant Shipping (AIMS) for a one-year term. A graduate of the State University of New York Maritime Coll
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on March 1985Following the recent appointment of Robert Smith as managing director, Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd. (HUD) has announced executive management changes. Y.C. Chiu, who has been with HUD since 1950, has been appointed commercial manager of the dockyard. A naval architect and marine engineer,
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on March 1985Sperry has announced that it in tends to acquire the assets of Navidyne Corporation of Newport News. Va. Navidyne develops, sells, services, and operates marine electronic navigation and communications systems. The firm had 1983 sales of approximately $5 million. The Newport News company wil
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on March 1985Gary E. Hoglund has been appointed senior vice president-finance and administration for Dillingham Maritime. He previously served as vice president-finance for the Seattle-based Foss Launch & Tug Company, a Dillingham company. He has been with Foss since 1970. In his new position, Mr. Hoglu