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on June 15, 1980Hitachi Zosen of Japan recently received an order from Compania Espanola de Petroleos, S.A. (CEPSA) to change the main engine of the 173,266-dwt tanker Valencia from steam turbine to diesel. This is Hitachi's first order for main engine conversion work for a supertanker. The value of the co
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on June 15, 1980The 26,977-dwt bulk carrier Seagrand Ace, constructed at the Setoda Shipyard of Naikai Zosen, an affiliate of Hitachi Zosen, was delivered recently to Seagrand Company, Ltd. The new vessel is a diesel-driven, singlescrew, single-decker type bulk carrier, with an aft engine room, forecastle, an
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on June 15, 1980Gotaverken Arendal AB of Gothenburg, Sweden, recently signed a contract with Wilh. Wilhelmsen of Oslo to build a semisubmersible drilling rig at a cost of about $85 million. Delivery is scheduled for 1982. Following a decision by the Norwegian Parliament to start oil drilling north of the 62n
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on June 15, 1980Peabody Holmes Ltd., London, England, has announced the appointment of Atco Marine Corporation, Brooklyn, N.Y., as their exclusive representative in the U.S. for Peabody marine inert gas systems, including flue gas systems and inert gas generators for marine use. The agreement was signed in
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on June 15, 1980At the spring meeting of the Riverman's Energy Conservation Conference in Carefree, Ariz., Edward K. Arndt presented a paper titled "Shrinking Fuel Consumption." In his presentation Mr. Arndt, who is manager of marine and railroad sales for Mobil Oil Corporation, commented on a number of wa
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on June 15, 1980Keyes Offshore, Inc. of Houston, a major drill rig owner and contractor to the offshore drilling industry, has contracted with Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Miss, for a third jackup drilling rig of Friede and Goldman design. Earlier this year Keyes ordered two jackup rigs from Ingalls
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on June 15, 1980AAT Communications Corporation, headquartered in Staten Island, N.Y., has announced the availability of Wesmar marine products, including scanning sonar, Loran C, and satellite navigation equipment. In addition to the Wesmar line, AAT also supplies and services marine communications and nav
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on June 1980Four new assistant vice presidents have been appointed by International Marine Coatings Division of International Paint Company, Inc., New York City. The announcement was made by Wm. Norman Duncan, vice president and general sales manager. He said the appointments were made to establish great
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on June 1980Dennis Derby has joined Crowley Maritime Corporation's Caribbean Division as Northeast regional marketing manager, according to a recent announcement by Robert G. Homan, senior vice president and general manager for the division. Mr. Derby will manage the sales and marketing activities in Cro
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on June 1980Ron H. Wright has been appointed vice president of engineering for the Gyroscope unit of the Sperry Division of Sperry Corporation, Edwin D. Decker, vice president and general manager of the unit, announced. Mr. Wright, who had been vice president of antisubmarine warfare and navigation and
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on June 1980P. Takis Veliotis, General Dynamics' executive vice president and general manager of its Electric Boat Division, has been elected to the corporation's board of directors. Mr. Veliotis is responsible for the company's Electric Boat Division operations at Groton, Conn, and Quonset Point, R.I.
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on June 1980P r o g r e s s i v e Shipbuilders and Fabricators, Inc. of Houma, La. recently delivered the aluminum crew/supply boat Port Arthur to Port Arthur, Inc., also of Houma. The 110-foot boat has a beam of 24 feet and depth of 10 feet 6 inches. She is able to carry 63 passengers and a crew of fiv
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on June 1980Joseph F. McGoldrick, chairman and chief executive officer, John W. McGrath Corporation, has been elected a member of the board of directors of Barber Steamship Lines, Inc. In making the announcement, Edward J. Barber, chairman of Barber Steamship, commented: "Mr. McGoldrick adds a new dimensi
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on June 1980B&W Shipyard and B&W Shipbuilding Services have signed a contract with the shipyard of Tsakos Industrias Navales in Montevideo, Uruguay for construction of B&W trawlers under license. A few years ago, B&W Shipyard entered the Uruguay market with a new type of stern trawler of about 300 dwt an
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on June 1980Maryland Port administrator W. Gregory Halpin has announced the appointment of Frank L. Hamons Jr. as project managerharbor development for the Maryland Port Administration, Baltimore. Mr. Hamons will be directing his energies toward the single most critical area of attention in the Port of B
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on June 1980SCNO Barge Lines, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., has announced the election of John R. McKenzie to the position of executive vice president. Fred S. Sherman, president of SCNO, in making the announcement, stated "that the company has a long-term commitment to fulfill the transportation needs of ship
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on June 1980Capt. Alan F. Hobbs, with extensive experience in offshore marine operations, has joined IMODCO's London staff in a marketing and business development capacity. An E n g l i s h citizen, Captain Hobbs comes to IMODCO, the pioneer Single Point Mooring (SPM) company headquartered in Los Angel
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on June 1980The Port of Albany has awarded a $5.5-million contract to the Edward B. Fitzpatrick, Jr. Construction Corporation of Williston Park, N.Y. for the reconstruction of a 1,500-foot petroleum terminal. The major portion of the contract is being- funded by the State of New York. The project inclu
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on June 1980Cargo Carriers, Inc., a water transportation subsidiary of Cargill Incorporated of Minneapolis, recently announced plans to spend about $2.5 million to increase bargebuilding capabilities 50 percent at its plant in Pine Bluff, Ark. When the project is completed in late fall 1980, the barge-ma
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on June 1980Capt. Robert C. Engram, USN (ret.) of Gulf p o r t , Miss., was named a vice president of Ryan- Walsh Stevedoring Company, Inc. recently by that firm's board of directors. Captain Engram joined Ryan- Walsh in 1978, and has since been assigned to special projects development, generally in th