Short 1976 Articles
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on April 1976COMSAT General Corporation recently announced an agreement with Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) for the installation of a terminal to operate with the MARISAT satellite system on the S/S Arco Prudhoe Bay, a 70,000-ton, 525,000-barrel tanker commissioned at Bethlehem Shipyard in Baltimore, M
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on April 1976The Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its February meeting at the Engineers' Club located in downtown Philadelphia. The meeting was attended by 65 members and guests. Following a social hour and dinner, S.T. Hudson, president, J.E. Brenneman Co.
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on April 1976The IMO Pump Division of DeLaval Turbine Inc. has just published a six-page illustrated bulletin on IMO fuel and lube pumps for use with gas turbines. The bulletin gives specification and performance parameters for fuel injection, fuel transfer and lube applications. IMO pumps can operate on b
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on April 1976Ralph P. Nolan Jr., chairman, San Diego Section, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, opened the February meeting in the traditional manner by asking all members and guests to introduce themselves. After an enjoyable social hour and dinner, Roger H. Compton of the U.S. Naval
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on April 1976Dr. John J. McMullen, chairman, has announced the appointment of Ronald F. McDevitt as president of Jefferson Electric Corporation, Merrin Electric Co., and Heat Exchanger Engineering, Inc. Mr. McDevitt was formerly general manager of all turbine operations in New York City and Westchester
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on April 1976Halter Marine Services, Inc., New Orleans, La., has established an Office of Advertising & Publishing Relations, and named A.J. Rizzo director. In making the announcement, Harold P. Halter, president, Halter Marine Services, Inc., said the new office was created to consolidate and coordinat
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on April 1976At the 55th Annual Meeting of the Shipbuilders Council of America, four Regional vice presidents were elected, as follows: for the Atlantic Coast—P. Takis Veliotis, president and general manager, Quincy Shipbuilding Division, General Dynamics Corporation; for the Great Lakes—Thomas J. Defoe
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on April 1976Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. (FELS) of Singapore has expanded its operations in the United States with the appointment of a U.S. representative. Lovie and Company, Inc. of Houston, spearheaded by Peter M. Lovie, has been selected by FELS as their technical and sales representative
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on April 1976The Salenergy I, an offshore mat-supported jackup drilling platform built for Salen Offshore Drilling Company of Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in Houston, Texas, was commissioned recently in Beaumont, Texas. It is the first Swedish oil rig ever to be owned by Swedish companies. The Salene
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on April 1976J.W. Berg AB of Goteborg, Sweden, manufacturers of controllable- pitch propellers for ships up to 20,000 bhp, has announced the appointment of Snyder Associates, Inc. of Essex, Conn., as their exclusive sales representatives in the USA. Snyder Associates, Inc. is a marine consultancy and sa
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on April 1976Evergreen Marine Corp. of New York has announced the delivery of a new bulk carrier, the launching of another bulk carrier and a containership, and plans to begin a service from the West Coast to the Far East later this year. The announcements were made by Y.F. Chang, founder and chairman o
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on April 1976Ronald H. Blanchette has been appointed a regional sales manager for the Marine and Industrial Division of Samson Ocean Systems, Inc., 99 High Street, Boston, Mass. 02110. The announcement was made by Robert Billings, vice president, Cordage Operations. Mr. Blanchette will be based in San
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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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