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on December 15, 1983As of the first eight months of this year, Kockums AB of Malmo, Sweden shows a surplus of SEK 31 million (last year 39+ million) and expects a surplus for the entire year equal to that of 1982 (SEK 56 million). The eight-month report indicates that the value of the order backlog at the end o
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on December 15, 1983COMSAT General Corporation announced recently that the U.S. Navy has extended its contract for the use of UHF capacity on each of the three satellites in the MARISAT system for an additional year. The provision of this additional satellite service is valued at $12.7 million. The Navy also ha
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on December 15, 1983Hoboken Shipyards, Inc. is in the midst of the $14.25-million overhaul of the replenishment oiler USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) shown above in the yard's 26,000-ton floating drydock. In addition to this dock, the Hoboken, N.J., facility has three other drydocks with lifting capacities of 16,760, 14,
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on December 15, 1983A BMC-300 design jackup rig ordered by West African Drilling Investment was launched recently at the Singapore yard of Promet Private Limited. When delivered in early 1984 the $50-million rig Nengue Sika ("silver island" in Gahonese) will be drilling for Elf Gabon off the coast of Gabon. Th
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on December 15, 1983Wesmar's 500SS side scan sonar has proven to be a valuable tool for locating submerged objects. The lightweight side scan tow fish (13 pounds) and chart recorder are an economical and valuable tool for shallow-water salvage, survey, and diving operations. Two sonar transducers sweep the sea
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on December 15, 1983The Water Technologies Division of Aqua-Chem, Inc. recently introduced a new line of marine plate-type, seawater desalting evaporators, designated type "SP". The standard unit, using low-temperature waste heat, is capable of producing 10,000 to 15,000 gallons of fresh water per day; other si
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on December 15, 1983Stanley Clark, president of Raytheon Marine Company and Sorensen Company, Manchester, N.H., has announced that Malcolm R. Malcomson has been appointed manager of manufacturing operations of these two Raytheon companies. He will report directly to Mr. Clark. Mr. Malcomson will be responsible
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on December 15, 1983The appointment of Christopher J. Jacobs, assuming the dual roles of vice president, marketing, and director of international operations, has been announced by Contromatics' president John P. Kempton. In this new management position, Mr. Jacobs is responsible for marketing matters and the d
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on December 15, 1983An aid in determining possible fuel cost savings derived from burner upgrading is now available from Howe-Baker Engineers, Inc. The data sheet, consisting of four different graphs depicting natural gas, propane, No. 2 (diesel) oil, and No. 6 oil, is a valuable guide for virtually every opera
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on December 15, 1983A large turnout of members and guests attended the recent second meeting of the 1983-84 season of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Guest speaker was David B. Sucharski of ARCO Oil and Gas Company in Dallas. His presentation, which
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on December 15, 1983International Maritime Associates (IMA), a Washington, D.C.- based management consulting firm, has published an extensive report entitled "U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Program: Market Opportunities and Contracting Requirements." IMA's objective has been to produce a tightly written, practical, th
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on December 15, 1983Raytheon Marine Company has appointed John Scott marketing sales manager of its marine electronics for pleasure, fishing, and light commercial craft in Europe. Products include radars, lorans, radiotelephones, depth indicators and recorders, color fish-finders, satellite navigators, sonars a
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on December 15, 1983Western Marine Electronics (WESMAR) of Seattle recently presented the company's first SC44 stability computer and printer to the 860-foot containership President Lincoln. The presentation was in acknowledgement of American President Lines' cooperation in testing the new device. The small comp
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on December 15, 1983Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd. in Korea recently delivered a second semi-submersible drilling rig to Santa Fe Drilling Company of Orange, Calif. Both rigs constructed for Santa Fe Drilling, a subsidiary of Santa Fe International Corporation, are self-propelled, Friede and Goldman
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on November 15, 1983The Republic of Indonesia has reached agreement with Boeing Marine Systems for the purchase of four Boeing Jetfoil hydrofoils with an option for six more. The agreement includes cooperative manufacture of Jetfoils in Indonesia. The initial contract, valued at approximately $150 million, is fo
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on November 15, 1983The newest diesel engine factory in Singapore, Wartsila Power Singapore (Pte) Ltd., has started production. Wartsila Power Singapore, is a joint venture comprising Wartsila of Finland and Keppel Shipyard of Singapore. The company manufactures and markets Wartsila Vasa 22HF heavy fuel diesel en
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on November 15, 1983National Security Advisor William P. Clark was the principal speaker at the launching of the attack submarine Honolulu at the Newport News Shipbuilding yard where the submarine was built. Jean Clark, wife of the National Security Advisor, was the ship's sponsor breaking the traditional bottle
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on November 15, 1983Fetterolf Corporation of Skippack, Pa., has acquired the Stacey Value product line, and is currently manufacturing and marketing Stacey® Line Blinds on a worldwide basis. J.W. Williams, president of Fetterolf Corporation, stated in an interview: "Up until now, our endeavors have been concen
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on November 15, 1983Phillip S. (Scott) Mangan has been named Service Manager of National Marine Service Incorporated's East Coast Operations. He will be headquartered at National Marine's new diesel engine repair and parts facility, 4580 Village Avenue, Norfolk, Va. 23502, and reports directly to the regional
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on November 15, 1983The suspension of payments (the Dutch equivalent of Chapter XI) for the ship and offshore repair yard Verolme Botlek B.V. Rotterdam and for its 100 percent subsidiary Verolme Tankcleaning Company B.V. has been lifted. They continue their activities as independent companies, the shares of wh