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on July 15, 1986American Commercial Barge Lines (ACBL), headquartered in Jeffersonville, Ind., recently christened three towboats that it purchased from other companies. The renaming ceremonies for two of the vessels—the MV Don Stephens (ex- Miss Rosie) and the MV Al Pannier (ex-MV United States)—were held
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on July 15, 1986In accordance with its policy that diversity makes good business sense, Goltens, the 45-year-old worldwide marine diesel service organization, has undertaken a number of projects in fields beyond a strictly marine environment, but in areas in which Goltens is equally at home. The firm's lat
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on July 15, 1986Jackson A. Baker has been promoted to the new position of vice chairman for Sea-Land Service, the principal operating unit of Sea- Land Corporation. He was also named chief operating officer for Sea-Land Service and executive vice president-operations for the parent company. R. Kenneth John
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on July 15, 1986George A. Lorenz, Jack T. Trotter and Kenneth W. Waldorf were elected to the board of directors of Zapata Corporation of Houston at the recent annual stockholders' meeting. All will serve three-year terms expiring in 1989. Mr. Lorenz has been a member of the board since 1979. He retired in
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on July 15, 1986National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) has announced the appointment of Janice S. Shanklin to the position of director, Information Systems. In this capacity, she reports directly to R. H. Vortmann, president, who said, "This will provide a single, company-wide focus for all data
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on July 15, 1986A free brochure is being offered by S.S. White Industrial Products on their line of havy-duty flexible reach rods, available to the marine industry for remote valve control up to 40 feet from the valve site. S.S. White Industrial Products' pre-lubricated heavy-duty flexible reach rods have b
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available A compact, smooth and quiet diesel powered DC arc welding generator with solid-state current control, BIG 30 Diesel is a product of M iller Electric Mfg. Co., Appleton, Wis. The new solid-state design assures a stable, consistent output of welding power, even
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on July 15, 1986Automobiles being imported from Japan and South Korea through the Port of Portland (Oregon) have grown to a record rate of 1,000 units a day during recent months, and are expected to soar even higher during the coming months. Executive director Lloyd Anderson reports that Toyota, one of thre
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on July 15, 1986Bailey Controls, Wickliffe, Ohio, has announced the following appointments in its domestic sales operation: William T. Heist has been named manager of the newly formed Northeast Sales Region, which was created by the merger of the Eastern and Allegheny Sales Regions. Mr. Heist joined Bailey
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on July 15, 1986Robert E. Howson, president and chief operating officer of McDermott Marine Construction, announced that James F. Franklin has been promoted to vice president and general manager, Fabrication and Shipyard Operations based at Bayou Boeuf and Amelia, La. Mr. Franklin has been general manager
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on July 15, 1986Two of Finland's biggest shipyards, Wartsila and Valmet, will merge into one shipbuiding group, with Wartsila taking a controlling 70-percent interest. To begin operations in early 1987, the merger will make the new group a market leader in specialty vessels, according to Wartsila president
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on July 15, 1986Tracor Hydronautics, Inc., Laurel, Md., a subsidiary of Tracor, Inc., has received a multimillion-dollar contract from FlightSafety International to provide a shiphandling simulator to support a program for the U.S. Navy's Surface Warfare Officers School in Newport, R.I. William C. Moyer, Ph
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on July 15, 1986A $700,000 contract to supply five Data Automatic Link 11 sets to the Spanish Navy has been awarded to Rockwell International Corporation's Collins Defense Communications (CDC). Under the 14-month agreement, five Spanish Navy Baleares Class frigates will be modernized with CDC's latest Techn
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on July 15, 1986The cargo access equipment for two car/truck carriers to be built at a major shipyard in the People's Republic of China for West German operator Christian F. Ahrenkiel will be Mac- Gregor-Navire designed. Each 3,700-car capacity vessel will be fitted with an extensive access shipset that, in a
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available Gould Inc. Systems Protection Division has announced the opening of two new facilities to provide repair and overhaul services for circuit breakers. The new facilities are located at Gould's headquarters plant in Philadelphia and in Virginia Beach, Va. George
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available The engineering department of Bailey Refrigeration has announced the addition of computer- automated drafting to its roster of services. Using ATT computers and Autocad software, and the HP 6-pen Plotter, the firm can handle the large and small air conditioning
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on July 15, 1986Marianne C. Hughes, vice president of operations and administration for Coastal States Trading, Inc., the transportation and supply subsidiary of The Coastal Corporation, has assumed the additional responsibilities of marine operations following the retirement of Albin Smith, vice president of
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on July 15, 1986Valmet Automation a.s. in Norway recently received an order for eight Damatic marine automation systems to be delivered to the Yugoslav shipyards Split and Uljanic. These systems include monitoring as well as control functions of the propulsion machinery and electrical power station, and are
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on July 15, 1986Action Threaded Products, Inc., is offering a free 20-page color brochure on their extensive line of non-corrosive fasteners, including: lock nuts, hex head cap screws, socket cap screws, wood screws, lag screws, studs, etc. The color publication, complete with a table of contents, is divided
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available Unaflex Rubber Corporation has announced the availability of their Unasphere precision molded expansion joints. Identified as Style 800, this line is available in sizes ranging from 2 inches to 12 inches in diameter. Molded of neoprene and nylon, these units r