Short 1977 Articles
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on November 15, 1977Stanley A. Dashew, president and founder of OMNITHRUSTER INC., recently announced that the board of directors elected J. Michael Melvin vice president, marketing. Mr. Melvin will report directly to the office of the president. OMNITHRUSTER INC. manufactures 12 different models of thrusters
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on November 15, 1977Electro-Nav president Robert E. Negron has announced the addition of the EN 400 SSB Transmitter/ Receiver to his company's product line. "This is a unique unit," said Mr. Negron. "It's chock full of excellent features, performs beautifully and reliably, is simple to operate, and has a sensi
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on November 15, 1977Geared Twin Screw (GTS) pumps, capable of moving large quantities of crude oil and almost any other liquid cargo or water ballast, are fully described in a bulletin published by the IMO Pump Division, DeLaval Turbine Inc. GTS pumps have particular application in the marine field, as they can
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on November 15, 1977Kenneth W. Verge was named director of long-range planning and product development, and Fritz K. Weimann was named director of engineering at Skagit Corporation, Sedro-Woolley, Wash., according to Skagit's president and chief executive officer Ralph A. Clack. Mr. Verge is a 24-year Bendix emp
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on November 15, 1977James F. Slatic has been named president of the Ameron Protective Coatings Division, according to William E. Steele, corporate group vice president. The Ameron Protective Coatings Division, based in Brea, Calif., develops, produces and markets a broad line of high-performance coatings, surf
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on November 15, 1977The newly organized Spanish ship classification society FIDENAVIS, and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have entered into an agreement of full cooperation between the societies, it was announced by Robert T. Young, chairman and president of ABS. Under the agreement, the American and S
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on November 15, 1977Construction of a new roll-on/ roll-off dock for the Port of Tampa, Fla., will begin in December under a $658,000 contract awarded by the Tampa Port Authority. The facility, which will be adjacent to Public Berth 202 at the Holland Terminal, will fill an important need at the port, according
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on November 15, 1977Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Limited of Great Britain have received an order to build a specialized vessel costing approximately $8,750,000 to carry spent nuclear fuel from Japan to France and the United Kingdom. The ship has been ordered by Pacific Nuclear Transport, a subsidiary of British Nu
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on November 15, 1977W.A. Whitney Corp., Rockford, 111., an Esterline Company (NYSE), the leading manufacturer of metal fabricating machinery and the originator of 28XX style tooling, recently introduced a new combination catalog and price list on their 28XX style punches and dies. These punches and dies are us
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on November 15, 1977A. Newell Garden has been promoted to director of public relations of Raytheon Company, Lexington, Mass. His responsibilities will include both external publicity and press relations, and internal editorial services. Mr. Garden joined the diversified electronics company in 1953, and has hel
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on November 15, 1977The board of directors, C.F. Bean Corporation, One Shell Square, New Orleans, La. 70139, has named Charles R. (Yogi) Barron, vice president, Bean International Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of C.F. Bean Corporation. Mr. Barron will be responsible for Bean's international dredging
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on November 15, 1977Thomas S. Tan, president of Itel Corporation's Transportation Services Group, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Feffer to president of SSI Navigation. SSI Navigation is engaged in the chartering of ships for the transportation of dry and liquid bulk commodities. The company owns and
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on November 15, 1977R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of the U.S. Navy, Jacksonville Shipyards, estimators and production personnel of various marine firms attended an Electroplating Seminar held at the Jacksonville, Fla., headquarters of Hoffert Marine, Inc. The Hoffert firm is the authorized U.S. Navy job shop fo
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on November 15, 1977Sigurd Nilsen, executive vice president of Bailey Refrigeration Co., Inc., has announced the appointment of Ed Toale to their sales staff. Mr. Toale's sales and service background in the marine refrigeration and air-conditioning field spans a period of more than 20 years. He will handle worl
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on November 15, 1977Samson Ocean Systems, Inc., 99 High Street, Boston, Mass. 02110, rope systems and undersea services company, has sold its Marine Survey Division, it has been announced by Jerry J. Jones, president. The new company, Ocean Surveys, Inc., has been purchased for an undisclosed price by the form
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on November 15, 1977One of the world's largest "shipto- ship" operators, Cayman Energy Ltd., reports that since the beginning of its operations in August in the Cayman Islands, they are now averaging 4 million barrels per month of crude oil transfers and expect this amount to increase substantially in the next
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on November 15, 1977Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock C o r p o r a t i o n (Norshipco), Norfolk, Va., has adopted a new corporate logo. The announcement was made by John L. Roper III, president and chief executive officer of Norshipco. The new logo is circular in design, and depicts a ship in drydock, with sunli
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on November 15, 1977Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa., has announced that Joseph J. Kleschick was elected to the Sun Ship board of directors. Mr. Kleschick is Sun Ship's vice president-marketing. Mr. Kleschick is a 1951 graduate of Villanova University with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering de
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on November 15, 1977John Y. Williamson has been named regional manager for Samson Ocean Systems, Inc., according to a recent announcement by Jerry Jones, president. Mr. Williamson will be responsible for the sale of Samson rope systems and mooring systems for the heavy marine and industrial and the offshore ma
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on November 15, 1977The Maritime Administration has awarded a $117,563 study contract to ARINC Research Corporation, Annapolis, Md., for development of an Automated Management Control System for U.S. public marine terminals. The objectives of the 12-month study are to analyze the functional requirements of a p