Short 1980 Articles
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on September 15, 1980Hitachi Zosen of Japan recently received an additional order from J.L. Offshore Drilling A/S, Denmark, for construction of a jackup- type offshore drilling rig. This is the second of two of the same type rig to be built by Hitachi for the Danish company; the first order was received in April
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on September 15, 1980Devoe Marine, formerly part of Devoe & Raynolds Co., a Division of Grow Group, Inc., has reorganized as a separate company under Grow Group's Marine and Corrosion Control Group. The move was necessary, according to company officials, to better serve the rapidly expanding market for newtechno
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on September 15, 1980Ferrous Corporation, manufacturer of combustion catalysts for marine diesels and boilers, is now offering a simplified pump system for delivering the proper proportion of catalyst to diesel and bunker fuels prior to combustion. The 110-volt, ac proportioning pump system is designed to fit o
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on September 15, 1980Jerry Jones has resigned as president of Ocean Systems to form a new, highly specialized underwater vehicle inspection services company, JERED. Coowner in the new company is Ed Trlica, former vice president of Martech, and recently manager of Solus Ocean Systems' Gulf Coast Division. The o
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on September 15, 1980Twin Disc, Incorporated of Racine, Wis., has announced the formation of a task force to market the MGN-Z line of marine transmissions throughout North America. This line of marine products, for diesel engines rated 634 to 3,671 kw (850 to 4,850 hp), is manufactured by Twin Disc's partially
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on September 15, 1980Hugh F. Munroe, president and chief executive officer of Morris Guralnick Associates, Inc., has announced that Thomas John Ternes has j o i n e d the San Franciscobased firm of naval architecture and marine engineering in the capacity of supervisory engineer in the Naval Architecture Departm
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on September 15, 1980A $5-million contract for SMATCO deck equipment and Pnu- Tanks has been signed by TBW Industries of Houma, La., which will provide the equipment for MacLaren Shipyard of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MacLaren is currently building 14 supply boats on orders placed by Brazilian offshore operators.
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on September 15, 1980Avondale Shipyards, Inc. of New Orleans, a subsidiary of Ogden Corporation, recently laid the keel for the U.S. Navy auxiliary oiler Willamette (AO-I8O). She is the fourth in a series of five that Avondale is building for the Navy. Named for the river that flows from the Cascades into the C
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on September 15, 1980T. Canonie Jr., president and chief executive officer of The Canonie Companies, Inc., announces the formation of a new subsidiary, Canonie-Bultema Pacific Corporation. S p e c i f i c a l ly formed to handle the West Coast operation of The Canonie Companies, Canonie-Bultema Pacific speciali
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on September 15, 1980Woodward-Clyde Consultants has announced the appointment of Dr. Joseph M. Colonell to the position of senior project engineer with the firm's Anchorage office. Prior to joining Woodward- Clyde, he was affiliated with the University of Alaska's Institute of Marine Science, where he was prof
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on September 15, 1980Marine Management Systems, Inc. (MMS) recently announced the formation of an overseas subsidiary, Marine Management Systems (U.K.), Ltd., to provide technical support for its clientele in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. H e a d q u a r t e r e d in Stamford, Conn., MMS specializes
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on September 1980John J. O'Malley, the founder and publisher of MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News magazine, died recently at his home in Bellerose, Long Island, N.Y., after a short illness. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he attended St. John's University and was active in marine publishing for most of his bus
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on September 1980TBW Industries of Houma, La., announces the signing of a license agreement with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (IHI) of Tokyo. The announcement was made by Robert M. Thompson, president of TBW Industries, and Yoshio Sato, managerengineering department, of t he Material Handlin
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on September 1980Fabrication of custom-built marine equipment for three Midwest firms has been completed recently by Maxon Marine Industries, Inc. of Tell City, Ind. Three identical deck barges (one shown above) were ordered by the J . S . Alberici Construction Company, Inc. of St. Louis. Dimensions of each b
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on September 1980The keel of the Thomas Heyward, the second in a series of three combination roll-on'roll-off (RO/RO) container vessels being constructed by Sun Ship, Inc. for Waterman S t e a m s h i p Corporation, was lowered into place during a brief ceremony at the Chester, Pa., yard recently. The desig
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on September 1980The Port of Jacksonville has installed twenty 6 by 12-foot Sea Cushion® fenders at the Blount Island container terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. The fenders cover about 1,800 feet at the two containership berths on the pier, and are installed along the dock face as a permanent part of the docki
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on September 1980Sub-Sea Systems has announced the formation of a new joint venture company headquartered in Houston. SUBMAR, Inc. is owned jointly by Sub-Sea Systems of Escondido, Calif., and John Brown and Company, Ltd. of London, England, through its subsidiary, UDI Group, Ltd. of Aberdeen, Scotland. SU
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on September 1980Propulsion Systems, Inc., Kent, Wash., has been awarded a contract to furnish PSI/Frydenbo rotary-vane steering gear for two product carriers being built by Avondale Shipyards for Ogden Marine, Inc. The use of the PSI 'Frydenbo rotary vane steering gear is becoming popular among owners and
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on September 1980Gems S e n s o r s Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc. has acquired exclusive rights to develop and market a new line of liquid flow meters, it was announced by Milton Aron, general m a n a g e r of the Farmington, Conn.-based level and flow switch manufacturer. The energy-saving flow met
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on September 1980Versatile, compound-angle metal cutting is now possible with the new Climax Anglematic band saw. With a cutting head that tilts from 0 to 90 degrees and a vise that swivels through 75 degrees, the saw will cut nearly any compound angle, simple angle, or make standard vertical cuts. With the