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on February 15, 1977As of January 1, the federal government of Pakistan took over the management of all shipping companies in Pakistan, including the National Shipping Corporation. This action was taken in accordance with the people's government policy of nationalizing major industries. The resulting firm is c
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on February 15, 1977A new high performance, U.S. Coast Guard approved fire extinguisher for boats, engines, galleys or any other areas where flammable liquid Class "B" fires may occur, is now being marketed nationally by Walter Kidde & Company, Inc., world's largest and oldest manufacturer of fire extinguishin
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on February 15, 1977Roberto Lugo D'Acosta, a wellknown figure in both Puerto Rican shipping and governmental circles, has been appointed executive director of the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority. PRMSA operates Navieras de Puerto Rico, whose fleet of ro/ro and container vessels provides the most compre
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on February 15, 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board has approved the application of American President Lines, Ltd. for construction-differential subsidy (CDS) to aid in the reconstruction of four Pacesetter-Class containerships, MA Design C6-S- 85b. The vessels, the Presidents Jefferson, Madison, Pierce, and Johnso
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on February 15, 1977The latest development of MacGregor is a folding-type weather-deck hatch cover in three sections, which is operated by a single wire from the ship's crane or derrick and thus requires no hydraulics or other means of drive. Called the "Direct Pull" system, it is fully described in the December
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on February 1977A 180-foot by 40-foot offshore supply vessel being built for Arthur Levy Boat Service, Inc. was launched recently at the Moss Point, Miss., Division of Halter Marine Services, Inc. The new vessel, the Lincoln Seahorse, is designed and built to operate anywhere in the world where the explora
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on February 1977Bernard R. Schmidt, a sales engineer in the cathodic protection department of Federated Metals Corporation (a subsidiary of ASARCO Incorporated), has been named chairman of the Metropolitan New York Section of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE). Mr. Schmidt, who previous
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on February 1977The first installation on a U.S.- flag tanker of an Atlas S-Band radar with basic collision avoidance features was recently performed on the S/S Allegiance owned by International Ocean Transport Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa. The radar Type Atlas 6500 S BCA was installed by Electro-Nav, Inc
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on February 1977Dr. Marvin A. Griffin, University of Alabama professor of computer science and industrial engineering, has joined Matson Navigation Company in San Francisco, Calif., as a vice president, it was announced by R.J. Pfeiffer, Matson president. Dr. Griffin, who previously served with Matson in t
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on February 1977Chesterton Clear Acrylic Lacquer, a tough, flexible, heavyduty clear coating formulated for marine maintenance services, has been developed by the A.W. Chesterton Company Chemical Products Division. The new product meets the performance r e q u i r e m e n t s of MIL-C-17504 as a coating co
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on February 1977Dravo Corporation, One Oliver Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222, has announced the appointment of C.J. Donoghue as general commercial manager for the company's International Construction Division. He will be responsible for all commercial activities of the division and will coordinate and monito
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on February 1977John M. Wise, general manager of the Protective Coatings Division of International Paint Co., Inc., has announced the appointment of Jack Voyles and Al Ellis as engineering specialists. Formerly chief engineer of coatings sales for AMF Tuboscope, Mr. Voyles joined the International Paint Grou
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on February 1977Thomas J. Patterson Jr., western regional director, U.S. Maritime Administration, recently addressed a luncheon meeting in San Francisco, Calif., of the California Chapter of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association, on the 1976 progress of the U.S. marine industry under the Merchan
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on February 1977Seaward International, Inc., recently delivered another Spiltrol Harbor Skimmer to Asiatic Petroleum Corporation. This is the second that Asiatic has purchased, and it will clean up spills in the Strait of Malacca. The first stands ready at Singapore where Esso Singapore Private, Ltd., also
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on February 1977Robert S. Boston, assistant to the Chief of Naval Engineering, 12th Coast Guard District, presented a paper entitled "Management of Shipboard Maintenance" at a recent joint dinner meeting of the Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the Gold
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on February 1977Harold F. Neville Jr. has been promoted to chief design engineer in the Planning Department's Design Division at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, N.H. He started his career at Portsmouth in April 1959 as an electronics engineer in the Design Division. He joined the supervisory for
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on February 1977International management consultants H.B. Maynard and Company, Inc., 60 East 42nd Street, New York, N.Y. 10017, have designed a development plan for the DIANCA Naval Shipyard at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, to increase shipyard capacity substantially over the next two years. Maynard's proposa
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on February 1977William R. Mitchell Jr. has been appointed Chief of the Division of Commercial Cargo in the Maritime Administration's (MarAd's) Office of Market Development, it was announced by Robert J. Blackwell, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs. Mr. Mitchell formerly was market deve
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on February 1977Jeffboat, Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind., recently announced the keel laying for the M/Y Capt. Neville Levy, a ferry under construction for the Mississippi River Bridge Authority, New Orleans, La. Completion is set for late 1977. The Capt. Neville Levy will carry up to 40 automobiles and 1,000 p
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on February 1977Hydranautics' hydraulic Translift systems are now in operation moving 12-story-high LNG spheres at the General Dynamics tank fabrication facility located at Charleston, S.C. The Trans-lift systems, having a maximum capacity of 1,000 tons, move the massive tanks out of the fabrication buildi