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on April 1976The American Society of Naval Engineers' (ASNE) Northern New England Section elected a new slate of officers for 1976 at a recent dinner meeting held at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Officer's Club. Gary Adams was elected chairman, Harold Neville, vice chairman, Wadsworth Hardy, secretary,
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on April 1976An expert in international marketing for petrochemicals and pollution control equipment has joined the New Orleans, La.-based oil spill cleanup firm Oil Mop, Inc., according to C. Horton Smith, president. Kelvin John Smythe of Dublin, Ireland, is the new executive vice president who brings
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- Russians Buy Oil Barriers From U.S. page: 12
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on April 1976Eleanor Chance Swett, president of Offshore Devices, Inc., 91 Dale Street, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02167, announces a $700,000 contract with SUDOIMPORT, the USSR marine trade organization, for six High Seas Oil Pollution Control Barriers. The barriers will be used on the Black Sea, the Baltic,
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on April 1976The General Accounting Office (GAO) has criticized the Navy's continued use of tugs operated and manned by the Navy when suitable commercial tugs are available, according to a report published by the Transportation Institute. The GAO report points out that the Navy could conserve manpower,
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on April 1976The promotion, effective March 1, of Robert S. Newcomb to treasurer of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's shipbuilding operations was announced by Robert C. Wilkins, corporate treasurer. Mr. Newcomb is currently credit manager of shipbuilding operations, with offices in New York City. Mr. Newco
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on April 1974The Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom and the British Shipping Federation are to unite to form one national organization representing the interests of- British shipowners. The new organization will be called the General Council of British Shipping. Final approval for its creation wa
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on April 1974Joseph G. Barkan, a veteran of more than 25 years in various segments of the maritime industry, has been appointed Director of the Federal Maritime Commission's Atlantic District, it was announced by Commission Chairman Helen Delich Bentley. A native of New York and a licensed public accoun
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on April 1974The fourth meeting of the season for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held on February 14, 1974, at the Princess Louise Ship Restaurant in the Port of Los Angeles. The meeting was well attended and was preceded by a dinner and s
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on April 1974Ronald L. Gaylord has been named director of the general sales force of the American-Standard Power and Controls Group, headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., according to H.J. McBride, vice president of the Group. He was formerly field sales manager of the organization. The general sales force,
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on April 1974Continuing the expansion of its European operations, MacGregor announces the appointments of Sir Andrew Crichton and D.E. Turnbull to the 'board of MacGregor Centrex Limited. Based near London Airport, MacGregor Centrex is the parent company of the Group's U.K. operating companies, which are m
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on April 1974Formation of a new stevedoring operation in the mid-Gulf coastal region has been announced by the two participating companies. T o be known as Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Company, Inc., it is the joint enterprise of Ryan Stevedoring Co., and Walsh Stevedoring Co., both with main offices in Mobile
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on April 1974Royal Viking Line A/S, Norwegian^ flag world cruise line, has named Erland M. Raastad managing director in the Oslo headquarters.' iBased in Oslo, Royal Viking Line A / S is the parent company of* Royal Viking Line, and handles all operations for the three-vessel fleet —Royal Viking Star, Ro
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on April 1974Crutcher Resources Corporation, P.O. Box 3227, Houston, Texas 77001, has announced it has signed an amended license agreement with Brown & Root, Inc. on Brown & Root's rights to use CRC's automatic welding system in marine operations. Don H. Hartmann, president of Crutcher Resources, said t
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on April 1974Ernest S. Ware has been appointed general manager of Sembawang Shipyard Limited, succeeding R.A. Hooker. Mr. Ware is on secondment from Swan Hunter (International) Limited of U.K., which had its management agency agreement with the Yard extended for an additional period of five years from N
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on April 1974The Miami, Fla., chapter of The Propeller Club of the United States has announced that plans are nearing completion for its upcoming Southeastern Regional Convention, May 1-3, at the Sonesta Beach Hotel, Key Biscayne. The three-day business and pleasure meeting is the group's annual gatheri
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on April 1974The Carboline Company of St. Louis, Mo., announces the employment of John R. Saroyan as consultant for the company to assist in the research and development of new generation antifouling and antipolluting protective coatings for the marine industry. Prior to joining Carboline in a consultin
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on April 1974Dearborn-Storm Corporation, 9545 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024, .has announced completion o'f the sale of their portfolio of IBM System 360 computers to a group of private investors for $17 million in cash. A spokesman for the new investor group stated that the new company will continue
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on March 1974Michael B. Northen, president of Associated Container Transportation/ PACE Line, has been elected president of The Containerization Institute, the international trade organization of the multibillion-dollar intermodal industry. Mr. Northen, who is also on the board of directors of ACT (Austr
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on March 1974The Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries has signed a contract with Engelhard Industries, Murray Hill, N.J., for its Systems Department to provide Capac® cathodic protection systems for installation on 16 new U.S. Navy multimission destroyers. The first of the new destroyers, t
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- AAPA Committee Names John Finnegan page: 39
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on March 1974Charles S. Devoy, president of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), recently announced the appointment of John F. Finnegan Jr., manager of marine operations for the Niagra Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), to membership on Committee IVConstruction and Maintenance, for