Short 1978 Articles
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on October 15, 1978Jim Grissom has been appointed San Juan, Puerto Rico, operations manager for Crowley Maritime Corporation's Caribbean Division, according to a recent announcement by Robert G. Homan, senior vice president of the division. Formerly Jacksonville, Fla., terminal manager for Trailer Marine Tran
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on October 15, 1978Robert E. Kenny has been elected president of Hillman Barge and Construction Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., an operating subsidiary of Hillman Manufacturing Company. At the same time, Bernard T. Kelley was elected to the newly created position of chairman. Mr. Kenny joined the Hillman Manufacturing
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on October 15, 1978The promotions of two new executive vice presidents and four new vice presidents of Continental Oil Company were announced by Conoco board chairman and chief executive officer Howard W. Blauvelt as part of moves "to further strengthen the company's petroleum operations and administrative funct
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on October 15, 1978Jay Brickman has been appointed director of Caribbean and Latin American services for Crowley Maritime Corporation's Caribbean Division, according to a recent announcement by Robert G. Homan, senior vice president of the division. Mr. Brickman was formerly director of international developm
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on October 15, 1978John E. Lescroart, former Federal Administrator of the Deep Water Port Act of 1974, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of C.F. Bean Corporation, New Orleans, La. Mr. Lescroart, promoted from vice president of Bean's Washington, D.C., office, will relocate to
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on October 15, 1978The appointment of Richard (Dick) Muller to manage the Northeast Region sales of all ITT Decca Marine electronic equipment has been announced by Alan Thompson, director of sales for IDM. Mr. Muller, headquartered in the IDM New York City office at 17 Battery Place, will also work out of hi
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on October 15, 1978Five subsidiaries of The El Paso Company, Houston, Texas 77001, announce proposed offerings of an aggregate of $30,864,000 United States Government Guaranteed Ship Financing Bonds, Series P and Q, subject to approval of the Maritime Administration. The bonds will be offered publicly by Merr
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on October 15, 1978Abex Corporation has announced the appointment of Paul J. Powers as president of the company's Denison Division, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. In his new position, Mr. Powers is responsible for the division's worldwide operations. These include the Research & Development Center, manufact
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on October 15, 1978James J. Convy, executive vice president-Operations of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., one of the nation's leading independent naval architectural firms, has announced the opening of the Newport News Division, 6060 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Va. The Newport News Division will be staffed with experi
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on October 15, 1978Great Lakes Atlantic Steamship Co., Suite 893, 1028 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, has filed an application with the Maritime Administration for an operatingdifferential subsidy contract for a proposed new U.S.-flag service. Following is the text of a news release issued
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on October 1978The Sperry Division of Sperry Rand Corporation has named George P. Blumberg to the new position of marketing communications manager. He will be responsible for developing marketing materials for Sperry Division products, services, and capabilities, and will coordinate Sperry participation i
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on October 1978The Institute of Marine Engineers, in conjunction with the Singapore Branch, is organizing a major conference on "Equipment for Specialized Vessels," at the Hyatt Hotel, Singapore, February 6-9, 1979, in conjunction with Asia Marine 79, the international exhibition being organized by the Europ
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on October 1978Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation, New Orleans, La., one of the principal operating companies of the Offshore Marine Services Division of Pott Industries, has taken delivery of a new 190-foot by 40-foot by 16-foot, 5,000-hp-class towing/supply vessel. The Gulf Fleet No. 23 is a combination
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on October 1978Northwest Marine Iron Works of Portland, Ore., has placed the Veendam, a Holland-America passenger liner, back into service in less than two weeks, following an accident suffered in Alaskan waters. The passenger liner, which runs between Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Alaska, was
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on October 1978The advantages of using general-purpose dry cargo containers for the carriage of both dry and liquid bulks as opposed to special units, which probably have to bear the costs of repositioning after use, is discussed in a booklet published by the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Associ
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on October 1978The Maritime Administration has released a report which presents procedures, recommendations, and guidelines for tuning marine steam turbine propulsion systems and related auxiliary components. The study, "A Practical Operating Guide for Tuning Steam Turbine Propulsion Systems — Final Repor
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on October 1978James J. Scott Jr. of Sea-Land Service, Inc. has been named executive director for the Port Authority of Jebel Ali, a new Mideast port due to become fully operational in the second quarter of 1979. Announcement of the appointment has been made by Sea- Land following the signing of a 10-year
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on October 1978C.J. Gauthier, chairman and president of NICOR, Inc., and D.A. Wright, chairman and president of National Marine Service, Incorporated, have announced an a g r e e m e n t in principle under which NICOR would acquire National Marine for 580,000 shares of NICOR's common stock. National Marin
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on October 1978James A. McQuilling, president of Midland Marine Corporation, recently announced that John J. Bajor has joined the sales staff in Midland Marine's New York City office. Mr. Bajor will expand their ship repair sales effort under the leadership of Wayne H. Christensen. Midland Marine acts as
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on October 1978Advanced plans for the construction of a 37,000-dwt bulk cargo ship, with an unparalleled capacity to operate in Arctic waters, have been made by the Gotaverken Arendal Shipyard in Goteborg, West Sweden. The yard recently presented its latest study on the vessel at a recent international sy