Short 1980 Articles
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on October 1980John J. McMullen Associates, Inc. (JJMA), naval architects, marine engineers and consultantants, has announced the opening of its newest office at 12 Case Street in Norwich, Conn. This office will operate in conjunction with JJMA's detail design office in Newport News, Va., under the guidan
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on October 1980Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aluminum Company of America, has signed a contract with Japan's Hitachi Shipbuilding & Engineering, Ltd. for three combination liquid/dry bulk carrier vessels. The contract, valued at more than $80 million, calls for the first of t
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on October 1980N.E.I. Clarke Chapman Cranes Ltd. of the United Kingdom recently signed a license agreement with Paceco, Inc. of Alameda, Calif., the world's largest designer and builder of container-handling cranes. After operating several months under an ad hoc arrangement, the two companies signed the agr
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on October 1980Garlock has developed a synthetic fiber for the manufacture of general service packings, according to an announcement by E.S. Kuhnen, vice president and general manager, Compression Packing Division, Garlock Inc. A synthetic organic polymer, the new fiber will provide a pure, non- asbestos
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on October 1980Maritel, Inc. has announced the commissioning of the first JUE- 15A Marisat Terminal. The unit, aboard the Chevron vessel George M. Keller, represents the first installation of the new "Third Generation" JUE-15A terminal from Japan Radio Company, Ltd. (JRC) of Tokyo. The JUE-15A design e v
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on October 1980new shipyard, Moss Point Marine, Inc., has opened on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and will specialize in the construction of barges, utility boats, and pushboats, according to John Dane III, president. The new facility, on the East Pascagoula River near Moss Point, Miss., occupies a 17- acre
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on September 15, 1980The motor vessel Conti-Karla, fourth of six towboats under construction by Jeffboat, Incorporated for ContiCarriers and Terminals, Inc., was christened recently at the Navy Pier in Chicago. ContiCarriers and Terminals is a subsidiary of Continental Grain Company, with headquarters in Des Pl
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on September 15, 1980The keel was laid recently for the first of four 6,000-bhp Friendship Class pushboats being manufactured by Dravo Corporation's Engineering Works Division for the People's Republic of China. The vessel will measure 45.7 meters by 12.8 meters by 3.5 meters (150 feet by 42 feet by l i y 2 feet
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on September 15, 1980Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Wash., has been awarded a contract to construct nine 270- foot, medium-endurance cutters for the United States Coast Guard. Original contract price for the cutters is $378 million; however, with the escalation factor b u i l t into the contract price, ke
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on September 15, 1980CDI Marine Company announces the recent award of two major contracts to supply design services to the U.S. Navy. The first is a $1.3-million, one-year contract to provide design and engineering support for Navy surface ships to Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, Fla. CDI Marine has b
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on September 15, 1980Orders were placed recently for the first four of a new generation of coal-burning ships. Two 75,000-dwt coal-fired bulk carriers have been ordered by Bulkships Ltd., the ship-owning arm of Australia's Thomas Nationwide Transport Group, from the Monfalcone Division of Italy's Italcantieri S
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on September 15, 1980Ferrous Corporation, manufacturer of combustion catalysts for marine diesels and boilers, has recently prepared a brochure explaining the factors that affect combustion performance, and how to achieve maximum efficiency. The full-color, six-page brochure explains the causes of poor fuel eco
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on September 15, 1980The Maritime Subsidy Board has authorized the award of construction- differential subsidy (CDS) for work by Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Baltimore to increase the container-carrying c a p a c i t y of four Mariner Class vessels owned by Moore McCormack Lines of New York. The
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on September 15, 1980A new catalog describing Rockwell Edward cast steel gate, globe, angle, and check valves is now available from the Flow Control Division. Covering high-pressure, hightemperature valves for power, process, and general industries, the catalog reviews product design, development, and testing.
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on September 15, 1980Lance J. Melik, formerly manager- product d e v e l o p m e n t , has been promoted to the position of director of marketing for Twin Disc, Incorporated, Racine, Wise. He will be responsible for the formulation and implementation of the c o m p a n y ' s marketing strategy. Mr. Melik will s
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on September 15, 1980Major cost and time savings in naval ship construction are estimated from a newly developed insulation being applied to FFG-7 Class guided-missile frigates under construction at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, a Congoleum company. The new insulation, named Tuff Skin™, was developed and tested
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on September 15, 1980Power take-offs (PTOs) designed for use on diesel engines with indirect drives are now available from the W i c h i t a Clutch Company, a subsidiary of Dana Corporation. These PTOs can handle the horsepower range from 250 to 800 hp at speeds up to 2,100 rpm. Wichita's PTOs utilize the Wich
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on September 15, 1980Levingston Shipbuilding Company of Orange, Texas, recently laid the keel for a new jackup drilling rig. Dixilyn-Field of Houston is the owner of this Levingston- designed Class 111-C rig, and will take delivery in April 1981. Officials of Dixilyn-Field at- tending the ceremony included L.A.
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on September 15, 1980"Gears and Gear Units" is the title of a new 16-page brochure published by Farrel Connecticut Division, Emhart Machinery Group. The publication describes types of gearing produced by the company, including industrial, marine, high-velocity, and special gearing. Single-helical, doublehelical
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on September 15, 1980Magnus E. Olsen, president, Overseas, Enterprises, has announced the appointment of Edward H. Barron as director of chartering. His responsibilities will encompass all chartering, marketing, and operational functions of O.N.E. Shipping Ltd., which maintains regular chemical tanker service f