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on March 1977Saudi Arabian ports have greatly improved the problems of congestion and berthing facilities, reported Paul Semack, president of Marine Transport Service, Inc. (MTS) of New York, N.Y., which operates ro/ro vessels with container capability between Galveston, Texas, Baltimore, Md., Philadelphi
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on March 1977John M. Wise, general manager of the Protective Coatings Division of International Paint Company, Inc., has announced the appointment of John S. Cole as manager, Southwest District sales. Formerly with Noury Chemical Co., Mr. Cole has 16 years of experience in the chemical industry, 11 of
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on March 1977Pott Industries Inc., 611 East Marceau Street, St. Louis, Mo. 63111, has announced that Gulf Fleet Jones (Ireland) Limited, a recently formed Irish corporation owned by Pott and The Jones Group Limited of Dublin, had been awarded a contract by Marathon Petroleum Ireland Limited to furnish t
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on March 1977Newpark Resources, Inc., has announced their purchase of a 50 percent interest in Bulkfleet Marine Corporation for an undisclosed cash amount. Bulkfleet was organized to design, construct and operate Dedicated Deep Notch Tug Barge Units (DDNTBU) in charter service along the U.S. Gulf, Carib
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on March 1977Svend Hansen Sr., chairman and founder of Hansen and Tidemann, Inc., ship agents, charter brokers, and related transportation services, was awarded the "Order of Good Hope" recently by the South African Government. Mr. Hansen, who is Honorary Consul-General of the Republic of South Africa i
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on March 1977Schmidt Manufacturing, Inc. of Houston, Texas, has introduced the Model BRC 4000, a unique new sandblasting system designed to blast, recover, and classify blasting abrasive. The BRC 4000 is comprised of a blasting unit, a vacuum recovery system, and a classification system, all in a single
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on March 1977Frederick L. Smith has been elected vice president of Oil Mop, Inc., it was announced by Kelvin J. Smythe, president and chief executive officer of the Belle Chasse, La.-based manufacturer of pollution control equipment. Mr. Smith graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with
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on March 1977St. Louis Ship Division of Pott Industries has announced that it now has available an additional line of FAST marine sewage treatment systems. The systems, called Mini-FAST, are USCG certified as Type II flow-through devices. Mini-FAST units are furnished as individual components with each
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on March 1977Richard N. Weeks, president of Weeks Stevedoring Co., Inc., 216 North Avenue East, Cranford, N.J. 07016, has announced the recent acquisition of two barge-mounted cranes to complement their fleet of floating cranes now numbering 18. Formerly owned and operated by Prolerized Schiabo Neu Co.
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on March 1977Decca Survey Overseas Limited, England, has announced that the firm is now providing full marine consultancy services in the Arabian Gulf area through its Bahrain office. This service is designed to meet the requirements of clients in this area who may not have the appropriate expertise ava
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on March 1977The Marlin, a 14,943-dwt bulk/ oil carrier built at Hitachi Zosen's Mukaishima Shipyard, Japan, was delivered to her owner, Lib Ore Steamship Co., Inc. on January 24, 1977. The first of two sisterships ordered by Lib Ore Steamship Co., the Marlin left Japan for Trinidad via Honolulu after de
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on March 1977The 13th annual edition of the colorful, informative 16-page tabloid "Uniflite News" with 28 articles and 115 photos — 55 in color — on 1977 Uniflite fire retardant fiberglass boats from 28 to 42 feet long is available free of charge from Uniflite dealers or the company. A two-page, 26-colo
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on February 15, 1977On behalf of the Council and Executive Board of the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association, the chairman, R.P. Holubowicz, has announced that Patrick Finlay has been appointed secretary general of the Association. Headquartered at Abford House, 15 Wilton Road, London SW1Y 1L
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on February 15, 1977Jeremiah J. Sullivan, executive vice president, Security Bureau, Inc., 67 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004, recently announced that at the Annual Meeting of the Security Bureau, Inc., the following officers were reelected: president—William J. Shields, president, Barber Steamship Lines, I
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on February 15, 1977A coldwelding system that makes possible repairs where welding and soldering is impossible due to fire and explosion risks is gaining wide acceptance on merchant ships and on naval vessels. Known as Velodur Metal, it also can save valuable parts and machinery, repair pipes, be used to make
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on February 15, 1977Alfred J. Maloney, general manager of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's San Pedro, Calif., shipyard, recently was elected president of the Western Shipbuilding Association. Mr. Maloney was elected during the association's board of directors meeting, held in the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisc
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on February 15, 1977Winthrop A. Wyman has been appointed executive vice president of Gulf Marine Management Company and general managermarine transportation for Gulf Trading and Transportation Company. He had been vice presidenttrading and transportation for AGRICO, Inc., in Tulsa, Okla. Mr. Wyman started his
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on February 15, 1977Dale R. Miller has been appointed a sales representative for the Houston, Texas, office of Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., according to an announcement by Fred A. Wendt, senior vice president- traffic and sales, of the New Orleans, La.-based company. Mr. Miller has extensive experience in the
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on February 15, 1977Cali and Associates, Inc., 3101 37th St., Metairie, La. 70001, a firm engaged in NC lofting services for the marine industry, has received two contracts from Tacoma (Wash.) Boatbuilding Company, according to announcement by Filippo Cali, president. Cali will furnish Tacoma with all NC lofting
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on February 15, 1977The appointments of Louise Gonzales and Rosalie Castanon as assistant traffic managers for inbound and outbound freight, respectively, was announced by Capt. M.H.K. Aschemeyer, district manager in southern California for Prudential Lines. Working from Prudential's offices in Long Beach, Ms. G