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on October 1977Hyundai Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Ulsan, Republic of Korea, and Burmeister & Wain Engineering Company, Copenhagen, Denmark, have entered into an agreement for the production of B&W diesel engines under license, and the agreement has now been finally approved by the Korean G
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on October 1977Nedlloyd Inc., 5 World Trade Center, Suite 617, New York, N.Y. 10048, general agents for Leif Hoegh & Company in the USA, have announced that L. Hoegh & Company A/S of Norway (Oslo) recently placed an order with Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan for two "Kingsize" multipurpose liner vessel
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on October 1977The Alaska, Puget United Transportation Co. (APUTCO) of Seattle, Wash., has been awarded a five-year, $39-million contract by the Navy's Military Sealift Command to resupply U.S. government installations in Alaska and along the Aleutian chain. APUTCO, a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp.,
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on October 1977Elmer W. Curfman has been named superintendent of the marine department of The Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia, West Point, Va. 23181, succeeding the late Milton A. Paul. The announcement was made by Thomas G. Harris, vice president- woodlands of the corporation. Mr. Curfman will be in
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on September 15, 1977A Marine Discharge Control System that prevents the discharge of oily bilge water on inland waterways is described in a new illustrated brochure available from Keene Corporation's Fluid Handling Division. Features of the system include easy installation with simple piping, disposable filter
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on September 15, 1977Richard J. Daschbach of Walpole, N.H., and Great Falls, Va., was sworn in as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) August 29 in a public ceremony at Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Honorable Norma Holloway Johnson, a judge of the Superior Court of the District of
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on September 15, 1977Pott Industries Inc. has announced the appointment of Dwight W. Miller as vice president of Pott's Offshore Marine Services Division. This division is headquartered in New Orleans, La., and includes Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation, DeFelice Marine Contractors, Inc., and Offshore Fleet,
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on September 15, 1977Robert W. Haack, chairman of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, confirmed that Goodwin Chase, chairman of the Renegotiation Board, had advised him—with respect to Mr. Chase's public allegation of overcharging by Lockheed on certain Navy shipbuilding contracts—that he "erred in the translation o
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on September 15, 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board (MSB) has approved a design change for four 35,000-dwt tankers built for Zapata Tankers, Inc. The tankers, which were constructed by Todd Shipyards Corporation, San Pedro, Calif., are the Zapata Patriot, Zapata Ranger, Zapata Courier, and Zapata Rover. They were b
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on September 15, 1977Capt. Alfred J. Tatman, USCG (ret.), has been named East Gulf representative for Bergeron Industries, Inc., William T. Bergeron, executive vice president, announced. Captain Tatman was graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1946 with a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering
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on September 15, 1977The Willard Company, Costa Mesa, Calif., has announced that it has signed a protocol agreement to license the Egyptian Shipbuilding and Repairs Company of Alexandria, Egypt for the manufacture of fiberglass boats. The Egyptian company is a government-owned operation which presently builds
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on September 15, 1977Skagit Corporation of Sedro-Woolley, Wash., and Rigging International Offshore Limited of the United Kingdom, have entered into a dealership agreement on Skagit's standard line of marine and construction hoists, according to a joint announcement by Ralph A. Clack, president of Skagit Corporati
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on September 15, 1977Todd Shipyards Corporation, Los Angeles (Calif.) Division, recently laid the keel for the first of six Guided Missile Frigates for the U.S. Navy. The official certification of the keel was performed by Capt. Edmund A. Miller, USN, Commander, Long Beach Naval Shipyard and Supervisor of Shipb
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on September 15, 1977National Supply's line of fully hydraulic cranes for offshore operations is described in a new eight-page brochure. The three models covered—OS-105, OS-215, and OS-435—offer maximum API load ratings, respectively, of 85,- 900 pounds, 126,000 pounds, and 170,500 pounds. All feature National's
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on September 15, 1977Twin Disc, Incorporated, Racine, Wis., has announced new single and dual heavy-duty oil filtration systems that are compatible accessories for use in many types of hydraulic systems as well as with Twin Disc Power-Shift Transmissions and Twin Disc Marine Transmissions. Twin Disc recommends
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on September 15, 1977The Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration, has approved the request by Farrell Lines Incorporated (Farrell) to enter into a sale and leaseback agreement for two containerships being built with the aid of con- struction-differential subsidy and a Title XI
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on September 15, 1977A m e r i c a n P a c i f i c Container Line, Inc. (AMPAC), 501 Army Street, Pier 80, San Francisco, Calif., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of four container feeder vessels. Each of the vessels will be 496 feet in length, 75 feet abeam, and have a
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on September 15, 1977The appointment of Gayne Y. Marriner as general manager of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's San Francisco (Calif.) Yard was announced by William C. Brigham, vice president in charge of shipbuilding. Mr. Marriner is s u c c e e d i ng Patrick G. Filip, whose retirement has been announced. The
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on September 1977Already operating successfully aboard tankers of a major U.S. oil company fleet, the new Henschel Rudder Follow-up Failure Alarm meets the recently proposed U.S. Coast Guard rules requiring an alarm upon steering failure. It provides the required audible and visual warning in the pilothouse
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on September 1977Murray Burns has been named manager, process engineering, in charge of the mechanical and electrical engineering services of the Houston, Texas, office of Petro-Marine Engineering, Inc., according to John W. Owensby, president. The Gretna, La.-based company is one of the largest independent