Short 1978 Articles
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on July 15, 1978Peter McChesney has been named director of port development for Port Everglades Authority. In announcing the appointment, Paul deMariano, port director, stated that Mr. McChesney's l o n g - t e rm executive experience with various steamship companies in the area of trade development will b
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on July 15, 1978Robert L. Witt, engineering manager of the Fluid Control Division of FMC Corporation, 10516 Old Katy Road, Houston, Texas 77024, announced that William A. Gill has been named offshore engineering manager. In this newly created position, Mr. Gill's department will be responsible for the deve
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on July 15, 1978The Naval Ship Engineering Center, Philadelphia Division recently held its Annual Awards Banquet. The Joseph Cacciola Technical Achievement Award for 1977 was presented to Gilbert Carlton of the Heat Power Systems Department for his participation and management in bringing about a large Na
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on July 15, 1978Taywood-Santa Fe Limited has been awarded a contract by Shell U.K. Exploration and Production, acting on behalf of the Shell/ Esso partnership, for the project management and detailed design of the topside facilities for the North Cormorant platform in the North Sea. The detailed design wor
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on July 15, 1978Johnny Conrad, president of Johnny's Propeller Shop, has announced the completion of a 5,000- square-foot addition to the company's Houma, La., facility. The company, founded in 1963 and headquartered in Morgan City, La., is one of the largest propeller repair operations in the Central Gulf
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on July 15, 1978Michael W. Marinaro has been named vice president of air power marketing at the Air Power and Construction Division of Worthington Compressors, Inc., Holyoke, Mass. In his new position, he will be responsible f o r marketing and sales activities for air compressors sold through the company'
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on July 15, 1978The annual dinner-dance of the Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held on June 3, at the Cherry Hill Inn, Cherry Hill, N.J. The formal affair was attended by 460 members and guests representing approximately 30 various organizations associated w
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on July 15, 1978A new bunkering service for vessels engaged in all types of trade has commenced in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the Natomas- Skaarup Marine Sales company of Greenwich, Conn., announced. The former bunker barge Bunker Antigua, renamed A1 Fadhili, recently arrived in Jeddah and is available to servi
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on July 15, 1978Morris Guralnick Associates, Inc., San Francisco, Calif., has been awarded a contract by Bethlehem Steel Corporation to provide complete design and engineering services for a major overhaul of the USNS Albert J. Meyer. The U.S. naval vessel, a 370- foot-long, twin-screw cable layer built in
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on July 15, 1978J.T. Gilbride, chairman, announced that Todd Shipyards Corporation will present to its stockholders William H. Todd, 54, financial advisor, as a nominee for election to the board of directors at the annual meeting on July 19, 1978. In commenting on the nomination, Mr. Gilbride said: "Over t
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on July 15, 1978Global Marine Drilling Company of Houston, Texas, and Davie Shipbuilding Limited of Lauzon, Quebec, Canada, have announced the signing of a contract for a marine jackup drilling rig. The cantilever rig, which is based on the Marathon Le- Tourneau design, has a full leg length of 360 feet, a
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on July 15, 1978Bailey Meter Company, U.S.A., a Wickliffe, Ohio-based subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox, has received a new name—Bailey Controls Company. "Our new name more accurately reflects the true nature of our business today, which is high technology control and instrumentation systems and products for th
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on July 15, 1978H. Russell Lemcke has been appointed vice president, Sales and Marketing, for Worthington Pump Corporation. In this capacity, Mr. Lemcke's responsibilities include the Worthington Pump sales organization in addition to marketing and product planning for the North American region of Worthingt
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on July 15, 1978Raymond (Ray) C. Gabriel has been named chief of Procurement and Supply Division for the New Orleans (La.) District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, according to Col. Early J. Rush III, district engineer. As procurement officer, Mr. Gabriel is responsible for carrying out all phases of techni
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on July 15, 1978The Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration, has approved in principle the application by Noble-National Joint Venture, 1924 South Utica, Suite 600, Tulsa, Okla., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of a shallow-water jackup
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on July 15, 1978E.J. Barber, chairman of the board, Barber Steamship Lines, Inc., New York, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Robert H. Pouch as the next president of Barber Steamship Lines, and as a member of the board of directors. Mr. Pouch will succeed William J. Shields, who will be retiring Oct
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on July 15, 1978The Excess Insurance Company, Ltd. of London, England, has appointed Capacity Managers International, Inc. of New Jersey as its agent for excess casualty insurance in the U.S., according to William Griffiths, director of the company. Capacity Managers International, Inc. (CMI) is a managing
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on July 15, 1978Northwest Marine Iron Works of Portland, Ore., has been awarded a $2.67-million contract by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. of Japan for outfitting and testing of the Port of Portland's new drydock #4. The contract award made by IHI was announced by Jim Butler, vice president
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on July 15, 1978The Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration, has approved increases in the actual costs of three ocean tug/ supply vessels financed with the aid of Title XI mortgage guarantees. The increases are the result of construction delays, additional escalati
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on July 1978Butterworth Systems Inc. (BSI) has appointed C.J. Hendry Co. of San Pedro, Calif., as their greater Los Angeles area distributor of tank-cleaning machines, hose, and accessories. A.J. Kelly, president of BSI, made the announcement at corporate headquarters in Florham Park, N.J. For almost 50