Short 1977 Articles
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on April 15, 1977The Maritime Administration has received applications from Zapper, Inc., Morgan City, La., for both a Title XI guarantee and construction-differential subsidy (CDS) to aid in financing the construction of one 7,200-dwt semisubmersible, self-propelled barge carrier. The company was incorpora
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on April 1977The American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc. (the American Club), 25 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004, has announced that three new shipping companies have been added to its growing roster of members. New members include McAllister Bros., Inc. of New York
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on April 1977Richard A. Cady, retired principal surveyor, Atlantic District, United States Salvage Association, Inc., has prepared a new handbook "Marine Damage Survey Guide," which is offered to complement his prior work "Marine Survey Practice," published in 1968. This new handbook introduces numerous
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on April 1977At the February meeting of the New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the members were treated to an interesting presentation on the design and construction of World War II U.S. Navy capital ships. The meeting was held at the Buttonwood Restau
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on April 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs have taken actions to approve the trade-in by American Export Lines, Inc. (AEL) of three Mariner vessels against the cost of constructing two new containerships which AEL has ordered from Bath Iron Works
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on April 1977Karl E. Gierman has been named manager of industrial and marine sales for Diesel Operations, Detroit Diesel Allison. Mr. Gierman's appointment was announced by Chester B. Clum, DDA general sales manager. A 1952 industrial engineering graduate of General Motors Institute, Mr. Gierman also ho
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on April 1977Crowley Maritime Corporation, One Market Plaza, San Francisco, Calif. 94105, has announced the appointment of Peter C. Smedes as a senior port engineer on the corporate engineering staff. As a member of the Hull Engineering Division of the worldwide tug and barge corporation, Mr. Smedes wil
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on April 1977One of the world's largest bulk cargo terminal builders has proposed to build a major bulk handling facility at its own expense on the Port of San Francisco's south waterfront. Soros Associates, headquartered in New York City, suggested to the San Francisco (Calif.) Port Commission a develo
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on April 1977Raymond Weigele, vice president-terminals for United States Lines, Inc., has announced the appointment of Mats Erlandson to the newly created position of corporate stowage coordinator at U.S. Lines' headquarters in New York. Mr. Weigele said that in his new post, Mr. Erlandson would be respon
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on April 1977Introduction in this country of a line of fail-safe, compact oil heaters with a wide range of capacities and proven reliability has been announced by Sunrod Products, Inc. The Sunrod oil heaters for heavy grade oils are designed for land or marine use. Applications include suction heaters i
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on April 1977An all-new Marine Discharge Control System, designed to prevent the discharge of oily bilge water on inland waterways, has been developed by Keene Corporation's Fluid Handling Division. Intended for use on ships 26 feet and longer, the new system provides these vessels with the same automat
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on April 1977Dravo Corporation, One Oliver Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222, announced that Van Houten Associates, Inc. has been named Dravo Van Houten, Inc. The name change was instituted to emphasize the New Yorkbased subsidiary's affiliation with the parent company. Dravo Van Houten, one of three Dravo
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on April 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board has determined the foreign shipbuilding center and the estimated fair and reasonable foreign cost for the construction of 2,000- deadweight-ton breakbulk vessels which American Atlantic Shipping, Inc., New York, N.Y., plans to build with construction-differential
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on April 1977The Caterpillar family of 6.25- inch (159 mm) bore Vee-type engines is featured in a new 12-page, four-color catalog. Basic specifications are given for the V16 D399, V12 D398, and V8 D379 diesel engines, and for their gaseous-fueled counterparts. The brochure contains sections describing t
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on April 1977John H. Funke, a recognized transportation expert, has been named vice president of Hansen and Tidemann, Inc. and general manager for Seaspeed Services. Hansen and Tidemann, Inc. are U.S. agents for Seaspeed's rollon/ roll-off shipping service to the Middle East, scheduled to begin this mon
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on April 1977Soros Associates, an international consulting engineering firm specializing in the planning, design, construction management of port developments and bulk handling systems, has announced the opening of its U.S. West Coast branch office in San Francisco at 50 California Street, Suite 3600. T
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on April 1977The appointment of Vernon A. Olson as sales representative for New England Trawler Equipment Company (NETECO) of Chelsea, Mass., has been announced by W.W. Symonds, president. New England Trawler Equipment Company, now in its 51st year, designs and manufactures marine deck and auxiliary mac
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on April 1977The Maritime Administration has released a publication titled "Foreign Flag Merchant Ships Owned by U.S. Parent Companies," which is for sale for $1.30 per copy from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The report lists foreign-flag merc
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on April 1977To integrate all aspects of new Naval construction in its Seattle, Wash., and Los Angeles, Calif., Divisions under previously announced contracts of over onehalf billion dollars, Todd Shipyards Corporation will establish a wholly owned subsidiary to be known as Todd Pacific Shipyards Corpor
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on April 1977The Natomas Company, San Francisco, Calif., and Skaarup Shipping Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., has announced the formation of a joint venture between Natomas Trading Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Natomas, and Skaarup Shipping Corp., to sell fuel to the shipping industry internati