Short 1974 Articles
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on February 15, 1974The 230,000-dwt tanker Amoco Singapore recently completed successful sea trials. Built at the Cadiz shipyard of Astilleros Espanoles, S.A., the vessel is the second in a series for Amoco Transport Company from the Gadiz yard. The first of the series, the Amoco Milford Haven, was delivered in
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on February 15, 1974With the acquisition of the Transportation Division, A.E. Goodwin Limited, Comeng Holdings Limited, Sydney, became the new Australian licensee for Alco Engines Division of White Industrial Power, Inc. The license to ibuild Alco dies el engines will he administered within the Comeng Group hy
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on February 15, 1974J. Angus Maclnnes, vice president/ program manager of Frigitemp Marine Division, has announced the appointment of Joseph A. Sanchez as director of field operations for FMD for joiner work on two major naval contracts with Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries. Mr. Sanchez, a Pa
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on February 15, 1974Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont, Texas, shipyard has received a contract from Storm Drilling Company of Houston for an offshore drilling rig. This mat-supported jackup unit will have a drilling capacity of 25,000 feet and will be able to operate in water depths up to 250 feet. Delivery
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on February 15, 1974The Maritime Administration has stolen a march on the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force and will open the ranks to women this fall at its Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., it was recently announced. While it has opened the doors to women, some traditions will remain masculine: —• It will c
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on February 15, 1974Kenneth W. Waldorf has been named vice president of Zapata Corporation's Technical Services Group, with responsibility for new construction of offshore drilling rigs, marine service and fishing vessels, and fish processing plants. This represents a concentration of these construction activit
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on February 15, 1974Harwich Tonnage, Inc. was recently formed to provide consulting and management services to the marine transportation industry, with offices at 17835 Ventura Boulevard, Encino, Calif. 91316. The president of the new firm is C.R. Andrews, formerly assistant vice president with Navios Corporati
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on February 1974Lawson Products Corporation has been purchased for an undisclosed amount by Sasakura Engineering Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan, it was announced by Tetsugoro Sasakura, president. Located at 70 Pine Street, New York, N.Y., since 1945, the Lawson corporate offices have been moved to 14 South Aven
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on February 1974A superbarge, capable of carrying as much cargo as a World War II Liberty ship, is the mainstay of a new shipping service between the Port of Oakland, Calif., and Hawaii. Paclines, operator of the service, employs a barge 336 feet long and 98 feet wide, towed by a 5,000-horsepower twin-screw t
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on February 1974Magnavox Research Laboratories has announced the availability of its new Model 200 Integrated Navigation System for Offshore Geophysical Exploration Systems. The system integrates Loran-C and Doppler Sonar/Gyrocompass information to provide a more precise dead-reckoning capability for offsh
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on February 1974Colt Industries has named Herbert W. Nidenberg to the position of vice president and general manager of the company's Water and Waste Management Operation in Beloit, Wis. The operation's prime objective is to establish Envirovac, Colt's recently announced vacuum sewage collection system, as
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on February 1974Equitable Equipment Company, Inc. was recently awa-rded a second contract to construct an additional 50 LASH barges for Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. The barges will be built at Equitable's New Orleans, La., shipyard. Equitable Equipment Company is the world's largest builder of LASH and SEAB
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on February 1974Ogden Corporation has announced the acquisition of two Americanflag oil tankers iby Ogden Marine, Inc., an Ogden Corporation subsidiary. The two vessels, the Penn Champion and the Penn .Challenger, acquired through purchasing the stock of Penn Tanker Company from U.S. Industries, Inc., are 3
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on February 1974The appointment of James W. Whitehouse as regional representative for the Southwest United States and Gulf Area of ABS Worldwide Technical Services, Inc., was announced by vice president of operations Walter D. Vandegrift. Mr. Whitehouse will direct ABStech activities from Houston, Texas, w
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on January 15, 1974Hydro Products announces the introduction of a new Right Angle adaptor for their Model TC-125-SN standard Radiation Tolerant Underwater Television Camera. The Right Angle adaptor provides distortion- free 90-degree off-axis viewing. It attaches to the camera front by an outside threaded colla
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on January 15, 1974The Military Sealift Command (MSC) has asked for offers 'by February 4, 1974, from ship operators interested in running' the nine 25,000-deadweight-ton diesel-powered tankers being built for long-term charter to the Navy. The charter period on which offers must be based are for an initial peri
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on January 15, 1974Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa., recently delivered the S/S Matsonia, marking the completion of a nine-month trailership construction program that was the fastest in the shipyard's history. The keel for the Matsonia was laid on March 15, 1973, and the vessel turned over to its
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on January 15, 1974The retirement of Sydney Swan, vice president in charge of operations, was announced by Robert T. Young, chairman and president of the American Bureau of Shipping, effective December 31, 1973. His duties will be assumed by William N. Johnston, assistant to chairman. Mr. Swan began his 36-ye
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on January 15, 1974A.C. Brown, vice president of J.J. Henry Company Moorestown/ Norfolk Operations, has announced several management promotions. David F. McMullen has been appointed director of marketing and contracts for commercial works. Previously, he was contracts manager and in that capacity has dealt wi
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on January 15, 1974Colt Industries has announced the appointment of John F. Morgan as president of the company's Power Systems Division in Beloit, Wis. The announcement was made by Philip Wallach, Colt group vice president. Mr. Morgan has been vice president- finance for the division since January 1969. In th