Short 1980 Articles
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on December 15, 1980James W. Steadman has been appointed vice president, production of Halter Marine, Inc., with responsibility for the production activities of all Halter shipyards and production centers. The announcement was made by Harold P. Halter, president and chairman of the New Orleans-based shipbuildi
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on December 15, 1980Patti Industries of Pensacola, Fla., has announced the signing of an agreement with Huey L. Cheramie Inc. of Galliano, La., for the construction of two 65- by 24- by 9-foot, 1,000-hp Model Bow Tugboats. One vessel will be named the M/V Katie Cheramie, after Huey L. Cheramie's granddaughter,
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on December 15, 1980Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, Maritime Administration, Samuel B. Nemirow has approved in princiciple an application by Ogden Shamrock Transport, Inc., and Ogden Hudson Transport, Inc., two wholly owned subsidiaries of Ogden Bulk Transport, Inc., 280 Park Avenue, New
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on December 15, 1980FMC Corporation recently laid the keel that began construction of an oceangoing tank barge at the Marine and Rail Equipment Division in Portland, Ore. This is the second of two sister barges being built by FMC for Crowley Maritime Corporation. The barges, each measuring 400 feet long by 99
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on December 15, 1980Philip B. Bannan was promoted to the position of division manager for the Heavy Machinery Division of Western Gear Corporation. The move was announced by Ade K. Eitner, group vice president of Western Gear. Mr. Bannan takes his new post with a thorough knowledge of the workings of the Heavy
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on December 15, 1980Astilleros Del Golfo, S.A. (ADG), Tampico, Mexico, has named Wesley D. Wheeler Associates, Ltd. of New York City as agents. The Wheeler firm of international maritime consultants will act as ADG's exclusive representative for the United States and other areas not presently covered by agents
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on December 15, 1980Conoco has placed an order with the Underwater Maintenance Company of Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, England, to equip their entire tanker fleet with Neutrally Buoyant Hull Aperture Blanks. On several occasions in the past, Conoco has purchased these to enable emergency repairs to sea valves to
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on December 15, 1980Tracor Inc. has received a $5.3- million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command for continued engineering and technical support for the U.S. Navy's strategic and attack submarine fleet. The contract work will be performed in the company's Applied Sciences Group operations in Rockville,
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on December 15, 1980Crowley Martime Corporation has restructured its Alaskan construction operations to concentrate on marine and highly specialized shoreside projects, according to a recent announcement by Leo L. Collar, CMC executive vice president, San Francisco. The move will make available to operators on
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on December 15, 1980The Sperry Division of Sperry Corporation recently received orders for 50 CAS II collision avoidance systems, totaling more than $2 million, from several Japanese shipowners, bringing the total number of Sperry collision avoidance systems sold worldwide to more than 500. The CAS II system w
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on December 15, 1980The San Diego Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers opened its 1979-80 program year by holding its first meeting at the Naval Officer's Club in San Diego, Calif. J. Thomas Schroppe, president of Foster Wheeler Boiler Corporation, presented a timely paper titled "Al
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on December 15, 1980Kenneth E. Cochran Jr., president of Alliance Marine Services, New Orleans, has announced that Phillip J. Wright has joined the company as vice president of Sales and Marketing. He will be responsible for all marketing for the company, including towing and affreightment of liquid and dry bu
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on December 15, 1980Twin Disc, Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of marine transmission in the 52 to 1,193- kw (70 to 1,600-hp) range, announces the availability of shallow- case ratio versions of both the MG-518 and MG-520 marine transmissions. Three ratios for the MG-518 have been added which are ideal f
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on December 15, 1980An entirely new format for easier reference and latest product and technical information are features of a revised elastomeric expansion joint manual (CP-001) from Garlock Inc. The 32-page manual explains the advantages of elastomeric construction over metal expansion joints and provides de
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on December 15, 1980Charles M. Aker, vice president and general manager of Omnithruster, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., a manufacturer of marine maneuvering and propulsion systems, has announced the signing of a representative's agreement with Marteco Ltd., S.A., Member of Marteco group of companies, based in Pira
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on December 15, 1980Hitachi Zosen recently received an order for one semisubmersible offshore oil drilling rig from Penrod Drilling Company, a member of the Hunt Group of Companies. The rig is the first semisubmersible one to be ordered from Hitachi Zosen. An Enhanced Pacesetter type designed by Friede & Goldm
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on December 15, 1980Recent board action of Ryan- Walsh Stevedoring Company, Inc., Mobile, Ala., elevated three management employees to corporate officers. Billy W. Parks was named vice president-engineering, and Ross K. Drake and Bernard H. Greene Jr. were named assistant vice presidents. Mr. Parks joined Rya
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on December 15, 1980John R. Parmater has been named president of Bultema Dock & Dredge Company and LaCrosse Dredging Corporation. Both the Muskegon, Mich.-based firms are subsidiaries of The Canonie Companies, Inc. Mr. Parmater, a graduate of the University of Colorado holds a BSCE degree. Prior to this appoin
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on December 15, 1980General Dynamics' Quincy Shipbuilding Division recently received a contract, valued at approximately $15 million, from Coastwise Trading Company, Inc. of Delaware, for the construction of a 471-foot chemical carrier barge. The barge, which will transport paraxylene between the Gulf Coast an
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on December 15, 1980James R. Kelly, director of the Delaware River Port Authority's World Trade Division and a past president of the North Atlantic Ports Association, has been named to succeed executive director William W. Watkin Jr. as head of the bistate agency. Mr. Kelly will also assume the new title of pre