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on June 1986—Brochure Available A production contract with options for four years to produce fixed-station radio transmitters for the U.S. Navy has been awarded to Rockwell International Corporation's Collins Defense Communications, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The contract, issued by the U.S. Navy's Space and
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on June 1986Construction is underway on a $1.9-million class 130 jackup barge for Danos & Curole Marine Contractors of Larose, La., as part of the ongoing process of expansion in their marine department. Featuring a state-of-the-art closed loop hydraulic system, the vessel, to be christened Eric Danos,
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on June 1986Walter W. Rody, chairman of the American Waterways Shipyard Conference (AWSC), and president of Port Allen Marine Service, Inc., has announced the following to serve as AWSC committee chairmen in 1986: Committee of Counsel—William P. Morelli, Associate General Counsel and Director of Govern
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on June 1986Zapata Gulf Marine Corporation of Houston has completed the acquisition of the assets of Seahorse, Inc., including 92 marine service vessels, according to an announcement by Kenneth W. Waldorf, Zapata Gulf chairman and chief executive officer. In exchange for the Seahorse assets, Seahorse's
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on June 1986A new, eight-page, full-color brochure presents the range of metal fabrication capabilities provided by Marathon LeTourneau for industrial and marine construction markets. This new publication highlights Marathon LeTourneau's integrated steel production, engineering expertise, metal fabricat
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on June 1986Located on the campus of the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, YDI Schools has developed a two-year program which leads to an associate of applied sciences (AASc) degree in small craft design. The associate degree program has been developed in order to offer students an integration
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on June 1986The recent collapse of the British company Elinca, whose antifouling and corrosion suppression systems are used by shipping operators in the U.S.A., has left many companies without a source for replacement anodes. One of the few companies offering replacement anodes which are compatible with t
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on June 1986—Literature Available The installation of a new MacGregor-Navire (MGN) RO/RO link span delivered recently by the Boelwerf yard in Belgium, has primed the ambitious U.K. port of Plymouth for further growth in commercial and tourist traffic. Potential is seen particularly for increased trade th
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on June 1986Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., has delivered the new M/V Prudence Ferry to the Prudence Island Navigation Company. The ferry took over operations of the previous vessel, the Prudence II, on March 1. The new M/V Prudence Ferry at 64 feet by 35 feet by 4 feet, is capable of carrying
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on June 1986—Literature Available SAIT, Inc. general manager, Chris Courard, has announced that SAIT XH 5112 Radio Telex System is fully compatible with the IBM PC© or IBM compatible computers. Utilizing Crosstalk© software, the PC interface consists of one additional printed circuit board with externa
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on May 1986Marine Travelift Inc. of Sturgeon Bay, Wise., is offering a free fullcolor brochure on their 150-toncapacity mobile boat hoist. The color publication features several fine photographs of the 150- ton-capacity mobile boat hoist, as well as the unit's operator cabin, pivot trunnion and hoist a
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on May 1986GALAX Integrated Systems of New Baltimore, Mich., is offering new free literature, including a brochure and data sheets, on their kit-assembled "starship-styled" marine control consoles. The company has now made available a series of high-tech aluminum pre-fab sectional modular consoles to fi
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on May 1986—Catalog Available Puroflow Marine Corporation recently announced that an agreement has been reached with the Marine Division of Sperry Corporation Aerospace and Marine Group for distribution of Puroflow powerline filters in marine markets. According to vice president of marketing C.R. Kenn
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on May 1986The Maritime Administration has announced the publication of a twovolume research report, "Ship Performance Analysis System (SPAN)." The report describes the development of a microcomputer software program for determining the best hull and propeller surface vessel. It operates on an IBM-PC/
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on May 1986Shell U.K. Exploration and Production has contracted with Bardex Corporation, through its London Office, for the rig skidding system on the Shell Eider platform in the North Sea. The system will consist of a control console and four hydraulic gripper jacks. The control console will have the
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on May 1986Leading international personalities in shipbuilding and ocean engineering, including Graham J. Day of the U.K., Prof. Harry Benford of the U.S., Tapio Forsgren of Finland, and Prof. Alexander Kholodilin of the USSR, will be speaking at the Fourth International Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineer
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on May 1986The complete line of Cutless® brand rubber bearings is the subject of a new two-color, four-page brochure from BFGoodrich of Akron, Ohio. Featuring an exclusive water wedge design and broad application flexibility, Cutless rubber bearings are a product of years of research and development by
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on May 1986Raymond G. Wiese, president of CDI Offshore Company, has announced the appointment of Alvin D. Payne Jr. to vice president of Houston operations and Larry Domingue to general manager of quality assurance, based in New Orleans. Mr. Payne has more than 35 years of experience in international
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on May 1986—Literature Available Imperial Manufacturing Co. of Bremerton, Wash., a leading producer of survival suits, has written a contract for over 500 survival suits for two new ODECO drilling rigs. The Ocean Valiant and Ocean America rigs are being built in Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries for O
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on May 1986Alaska Barge Lines (ABL), Inc., the new service begun by Seattle businessman Gordon D. McMillan and Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE), Inc., recently had its first sailing out of the Port of Tacoma, Wash. ABL operates a flat deck barge transporting containers and breakbulk cargo to Anchora