Short 1978 Articles
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on December 1978A 134-foot multipurpose peacetime landing craft for delivering deck cargo and/or bulk fuels to areas of Alaska without port facilities has been designed by Miami, Fla., naval architects James Krogen & Co. for the Arndt Brothers Construction Company of Homer, Alaska. The all-steel 183-gross-
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on December 1978Richard M. Currence, president of the Offshore Marine Services Division of Pott Industries, St. Louis, Mo., has announced that John P. Kuchta Jr. has joined Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation, New Orleans, La., as sales representative for the company's North Sea and European activities. Mr
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on December 1978The 30th Annual Fall Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Gulf Central Section was held recently at the Saxony Restaurant in New Orleans, La. Following cocktails and dinner, the new vice chairman of the Gulf Central Section, Ralph Martin, introduced the ne
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on December 1978At a recent exhibit presented at the Sheraton-Newark (N.J.) Airport, MIPCO, Inc., a leading supplier of electrical power outlets, plugs and connectors for reefer containers, held an exhibit of their complete product line. The exhibit included all "Standards" currently in use, including the
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on December 1978The Maritime Administration has released a technical report, "Marine Bunker Fuels-Analysis and Forecast of Price and Availability," which forecasts the possible prices and availability of two major bunker fuels — No. 2 marine diesel and high sulfur residual fuels. The forecasts were based o
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on December 1978A new $20-million self-elevating jackup rig is going into service in the Gulf of Mexico, Ross A. McClintock, president of Fluor Drilling Services, announced. The vessel is contracted to Samedan Oil Corporation of Oklahoma for one year, with options. Operated by the Coral Division of FDS, a su
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on December 1978The Institute of Marine Engineers, Eastern U.S.A. Branch, held its first meeting of the 1978-79 season on October 31 at the Seamen's Church Institute in New York City. Guest speaker for the occasion was W.R.O. Mann, B.A., C.Eng., Fellow I.M.E. Mr. Mann is engineering superintendent for BP Tank
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on December 1978An extensive line of self-generating electric tachometers with v a r i o u s magnetos, indicators, drives, and accessories is described in a new catalog available from the Electric Tachometer Corp. The 12-page catalog shows the many stock variations of the company's Model 120 line, includin
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on December 1978Patrick J. Marcello has been elected vice president of Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc., according to F. Robert Black, chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Headquartered in Providence, R.I., Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc., serves over 50 ports from Maine to Texas, through eight of
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on December 1978The appointment of Geoffrey VV. Hands as president and chief operating officer of Worthington Compressors, Inc., Holyoke, Mass., effective January 1,1979, has been announced. Mr. Hands, presently president of Worthington-Turbodyne International, Inc., Brussels, Belgium, will be headquartere
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on December 1978Dredge Technology Corporation, a company owned jointly by IHC Holland and John J. McMullen Associates, Inc., has been selected to provide dredging equipment for the new dredge Eagle I, owned by Eagle Dredging Corporation, a joint venture of Royal Adriaan Volker Company of Rotterdam, Holland
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on December 1978An extra-strong a n t i f o u l i ng coating, specifically developed to provide long-term protection to commercial ships in tropical waters, has been introduced by Farboil Company. Trade named STA-CLEAN, the new coating is formulated with an organic antifouling compound that synergizes the
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on December 1978Delaval Turbine Inc., Oakland, Calif., has won a $20-million contract to supply marine engines to a new U.S. dry bulk cargo fleet, Delaval Division vice president and general manager Douglas H. Martini announced. Delaval's Engine and Compressor Division of Oakland, under the project awarded
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on December 1978Egil Arnessen, president of The Arnessen Corporation, r e c e n t ly announced the appointment of Stephen P. Keller as manager, Navigation and Communication Systems. The Arnessen Corporation, through its subsidiary Arnessen Marine Systems, Inc., supplies and services a full range of vessel
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on December 1978Electro-Nav president Robert E. Negron has announced that George E. Chronakis, navigator, marine electronic sales representative, and most recently -program manager for a major firm of naval consulting engineers has joined the Electro-Nav sales staff. After graduating from the Maritime Acad
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on December 1978The Maritime Administration has executed amendments to research and development contracts with two firms for additional work to be performed for the agency. Under one of the contracts, Daedleaen Associates, Inc., Woodbine, Md., has been developing an adequate protective covering system for
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on December 1978Jardine Offshore Promet Pte. Limited, one of the leading steel fabricating firms in Southeast Asia, recently signed a license agreement with Paceco, Inc., a subsidiary of Fruehauf Corporation, 'to manufacture offshore equipment, to Paceco design, at their Singapore production facilities. Jard
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on December 1978James D. Glotfelty has been appointed a vice president for Adams & Porter Associates, Incorporated, Houston, Texas, and John Currie has joined the firm's Employee Benefits Group as an account manager. Announcement of the new additions was made by Richard R. McKay, president. Mr. Glotfelty joi
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on December 1978George P. Livanos, president of Seres Shipping, Inc., New York, N.Y., was elected to the Management Committee of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) by the board of managers at its recent Semiannual Meeting. Announcement of his election was made by Robert T. Young, chairman of the board o
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on December 1978By letter of November 2, 1978, A r t e m i s Marine Company has amended its application filed May 9, 1976, for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of an integrated tugbarge unit of the Catug (catamaran- tug) design. Artemis, located at 410 Lakeville Road, Lake Success,