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on April 1986— F r e e L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le Tri-Tex Marine Inc., a subsidiary of Baldt Inc., recently introduced the new Fitz-Wright Handy Elevated Lifting Package (H.E.L.P.). The Handy Elevated Lifting Package (H.E.L.P.) accompanies the worker to the job site and provides safe aerial and c
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on April 1986— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le A new acrylic adhesive, called TG-6, has been introduced by Thomson-Gordon Limited of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, for bonding its Thordon elastomeric marine bearings and bearing materials to a wide range of backing metals, including steel and nonferrous
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on April 1986Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Inc., Freeland, Wash., is building a 30-meter (99-foot), 25- knot catamaran for operation by Glacier Bay Yacht Tours, Inc., that will provide luxury passenger accommodations for 49 people in 25 staterooms. The catamaran, being built for Robert and Lori Giersdorf
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on April 1986—Free Literature O f f e r ed Mueller Steam Specialty, a division of Core Industries, Inc., has introduced the Model 721 valve, designed for installation in pump discharge piping where it functions silently and automatically as a spring-loaded check valve, balancing valve and shut-off valve.
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on April 1986M.A.N.-B&W Diesel recently published an unusually attractive new 20-page full-color brochure describing "Holeby"-manufactured generator sets. Besides describing heavy fuel generating sets and giving basic data, the brochure also addresses such topics as the "Total System Solution," and "Tot
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on April 1986— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le Conrad Industries, Inc. of Morgan City, La., recently completed the two-month lengthening and overhaul of a cargo vessel owned by Bahamas Ranger Limited of Nassau, Bahamas. The project was valued at a quarter of a million dollars. The cargo ship, the
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on April 1986A microprocessor-based device that monitors line tension, load position, and line speed is now available from Remote Systems Technology Inc. The device may also control line position and speed. RST's Load Monitoring/Line Payout System incorporates 16K bytes of program memory and interfaces
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on April 1986Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (SEACOR) has been awarded contract N00140-86-D- 9457 to provide engineering and technical services in support of technical training equipment (TTE) for the Naval Sea Support Center, Atlantic (NAVSEACENLANT), Philadelphia. This is a follow-on contra
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on April 1986Mid-America Marine (M.A.M.) of Memphis, Tenn., which specializes in sales and service of marine and industrial generator sets, power units and propulsion engines, has made available free literature on the products and services offered by the company. Included in the package is information o
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on April 1986Free Literature A v a i l a b le Cummins Engine Company has announced the availability of their VTA28-M diesel engine for a wide variety of marine applications. Rated 675 bhp at 1,800 rpm, the powerful, compact VTA28-M is ideally suited for continuous duty marine applications, from tugboat
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on April 1986Free Literature A v a i l a b le Cummins Engine Company has announced the availability of their VTA28-M diesel engine for a wide variety of marine applications. Rated 675 bhp at 1,800 rpm, the powerful, compact VTA28-M is ideally suited for continuous duty marine applications, from tugboat
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on April 1986— F r e e B r o c h u r e A v a i l a b le American Piping Products, Inc., manufactures a complete line of quick-acting spectacle blinds, featuring forged-steel bodies. They are designed for marine piping systems which cannot tolerate leakage and are commonly used for cargo segregation, iner
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on April 1986Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, N.J., a world leader in the manufacture of specialty chemical and metallurgical products, is now offering complete service contracts to customers of its Chloropac® in-situ sodium hypochlorite generators for the prevention of organic fouling in circulating water
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on April 1986EDO Corporation has been awarded a $15.2-million contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for the production of SQR-18 Tactical Towed Array Sonar Systems (TACTAS) and ancillary support items. The contract will be performed at EDO's Government Systems Division located in College Point, N.Y.
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on April 1986Daniel A. Marangiello, executive scientist at ORI, Inc., has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of the Shipbuilding Committee (F-25) of the American Society of Testing & Materials. The prime job of this committee is to develop nongovernment specifications and standards to replace Mi
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on April 1986F.A. Voigt & Company B.V. of Rotterdam has purchased all outstanding shares of Houston-based F.A. Voigt shipping Company, and has reorganized and renamed the firm Voigt & Koutroulis Shipping Company. The changes were announced by Voigt chairman of the board Wieger J. de Ruiter. Nick G. Kout
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on April 1986The U.S. Navy has exercised an option in its contract with the Shipyards Division of Avondale Industries, Inc. for the construction of another fleet oiler of the T-AO-187 (Henry J. Kaiser) Class. This latest award, worth $101 million, brings to six the number of-oilers building or under con
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on April 1986DAMPA Inc. recently announced the relocation and opening of its head office in the United States. The address is: DAMPA Inc., Suite 106-108, The Gatehouse at North Park, Hunt Valley, Md. 21030. DAMPA also announced that its staff has been expanded to facilitate DAMPA's "turnkey" image for ha
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on April 1986Either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries, the Brazilian shipping company Docenave, the shipping arm of the State-owned Companhia Vale do Rio Doce mining company, has ordered 10 new bulkers totaling 1,535,200 dwt. Deliveries are scheduled between 1986 and 1988. Ishikawajima do Br
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on April 1986MacGregor-Navire has won an order to supply Oslo's Port Authority with a moveable-type link span. Designed to service two axial-ramped ships simultaneously, the 58-meter floating, pontoon-based unit, is due for delivery early in September this year. This will be Oslo's second link span of t