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on October 15, 1978Great Lakes Atlantic Steamship Co., Suite 893, 1028 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, has filed an application with the Maritime Administration for an operatingdifferential subsidy contract for a proposed new U.S.-flag service. Following is the text of a news release issued
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on October 1978The Sperry Division of Sperry Rand Corporation has named George P. Blumberg to the new position of marketing communications manager. He will be responsible for developing marketing materials for Sperry Division products, services, and capabilities, and will coordinate Sperry participation i
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on October 1978The Institute of Marine Engineers, in conjunction with the Singapore Branch, is organizing a major conference on "Equipment for Specialized Vessels," at the Hyatt Hotel, Singapore, February 6-9, 1979, in conjunction with Asia Marine 79, the international exhibition being organized by the Europ
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on October 1978Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation, New Orleans, La., one of the principal operating companies of the Offshore Marine Services Division of Pott Industries, has taken delivery of a new 190-foot by 40-foot by 16-foot, 5,000-hp-class towing/supply vessel. The Gulf Fleet No. 23 is a combination
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on October 1978Northwest Marine Iron Works of Portland, Ore., has placed the Veendam, a Holland-America passenger liner, back into service in less than two weeks, following an accident suffered in Alaskan waters. The passenger liner, which runs between Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Alaska, was
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on October 1978The advantages of using general-purpose dry cargo containers for the carriage of both dry and liquid bulks as opposed to special units, which probably have to bear the costs of repositioning after use, is discussed in a booklet published by the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Associ
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on October 1978The Maritime Administration has released a report which presents procedures, recommendations, and guidelines for tuning marine steam turbine propulsion systems and related auxiliary components. The study, "A Practical Operating Guide for Tuning Steam Turbine Propulsion Systems — Final Repor
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on October 1978James J. Scott Jr. of Sea-Land Service, Inc. has been named executive director for the Port Authority of Jebel Ali, a new Mideast port due to become fully operational in the second quarter of 1979. Announcement of the appointment has been made by Sea- Land following the signing of a 10-year
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on October 1978C.J. Gauthier, chairman and president of NICOR, Inc., and D.A. Wright, chairman and president of National Marine Service, Incorporated, have announced an a g r e e m e n t in principle under which NICOR would acquire National Marine for 580,000 shares of NICOR's common stock. National Marin
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on October 1978James A. McQuilling, president of Midland Marine Corporation, recently announced that John J. Bajor has joined the sales staff in Midland Marine's New York City office. Mr. Bajor will expand their ship repair sales effort under the leadership of Wayne H. Christensen. Midland Marine acts as
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on October 1978Advanced plans for the construction of a 37,000-dwt bulk cargo ship, with an unparalleled capacity to operate in Arctic waters, have been made by the Gotaverken Arendal Shipyard in Goteborg, West Sweden. The yard recently presented its latest study on the vessel at a recent international sy
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on October 1978Maarten L. de Ruiter, managing director of Royal Netherlands S t e a m s h i p Company (Antilles) N.V., has announced that three new m u l t i - p u r p o s e freighters have been ordered from Dutch shipyards for the company's U.S. East Coast Services to the Caribbean and South America. Befo
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on October 1978Glennon G. Bequette has been appointed vice president-business development of the Shipyard Division of National Marine Service Incorporated, D.A. Wright, president of the company announced. Among his new duties, Mr. Bequette will have the responsibility for expanding the division's diesel e
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on October 1978Jeffrey S. Kindl has been appointed v i c e president-general manager of T r i a n g l e Fleeting Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of United Barge Co., it was announced by Robert A. Kyle, president of Triangle Fleeting. United and Triangle are part of the Inland Waterways Division of Pott I
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on October 1978Allied Barge, Inc., P.O. Box 717, Norfolk, Va., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing reconstruction of two nonself-propelled, flat-deck, oceangoing barges, the Cindy F and Susan F. The application states PACIFIC SHIPYARDS CORPORATION SHIPYARDS: LOS ANGELES - SEATTLE A su
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on October 1978Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs Samuel B. Nemirow has approved in principle an a p p l i c a t i o n by E a g l e Dredging Corporation, Suite 3700, One Shell Square, New Orleans, La., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of one self-propel
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on September 15, 1978Ogden Corporation, 277 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017, has announced that Ogden Marine, Inc. will construct two U.S.- fiag 42,000-ton multi-product vessels at Avondale Shipyards. A long-term charter has been entered into for one vessel. These ships, of Avondale design, will carry a wide
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on September 15, 1978The Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine, will sponsor a seminar on "The Human Element In Ship Operations" on campus, October 22-25, 1978. The seminar is designed to provide a forum through which chief executive officers and senior managers in the maritime industry will experience an in-d
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on September 15, 1978D.J. Kirchhoff, president and chief executive officer of Castle & Cooke, Inc., has announced that an agreement in principle has been reached with a Honolulubased conglomerate and European interests in which seven refrigerated cargo vessels and other properties will be acquired by the U.S. f
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on September 15, 1978President John F. Sullivan of the Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, has announced the appointment of L. James Gardner as general counsel for the shipyard. Mr. Gardner is the shipyard's first f u l l - t i m e staff attorney. He has extensive experience in corporate, governmental and