Short 1980 Articles
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on February 1980Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, Maritime Administration, has announced the appointment of Gerard E. Neumann to the newly created post of Deputy Assistant Administrator for Maritime Aids (Finance). For the past seven years Mr. Neumann had been Directo
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on February 1980The appointment of Edmond J. Fitzgerald as Director, Office of Ship Financing Guarantees at the Maritime A d m i n i s t r a t i on (MarAd) has been announced by Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs. Mr. Fitzgerald will be responsible for administering Mar
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on February 1980Literature is available describing a new high-performance, single station level s w i t c h f r om GEMS designed to operate a remote alarm or indicator, or to control pumps or other equipment. Made of all PVC, including wire leads, the switch is ideal for use in chemical applications where
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on February 1980Richard F. Andino has been appointed vice president and general manager of Crowley Maritime Corporation's International Division, San Francisco, Calif., according to a recent announcement by Leo L. Collar, CMC executive vice president. The appointment was made as part of a reorganization wi
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on February 1980B&W Engineering and Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., recently signed a renewal of the license agreement enabling Mitsui to continue to manufacture Burmeister & Wain Low Speed Diesel Engines for another 0 decade. Mitsui has built B&W's Marine Diesel Engines in Japan since 1926
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on February 1980The Pansio Shipyard of Valmet Shipbuilding, Finland, r e c e n t ly delivered four 440-kw (600-hp) pusher tugs which are intended to serve the two barge-carrying vessels M 'S Yulius Fuchik and M/S Tibor Szamuely in their Interlighter- trade between the Danube and destinations in Southeastern
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on February 1980Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, recently received a sizable order for large-bore marine hose for unloading crude oil, from Fluor Ocean Services, Inc., Houston, Texas, who is the contractor for the project of the Louisiana O f f s h o r e Oil Port (LOOP). The contract will amount t
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on February 1980The use of aluminum alloy anodes to provide improved cathodic protection for offshore oil structures and vessels is the subject of a booklet available from Kaiser Chemicals. It offers corrosion engineers guidance on anode selection and essential factors in the design of a more efficient cat
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on February 1980Robert V. Jeck has been named president and chief executive of Worthington Pump, Inc., a Mc- Graw-Edison Company, it was announced recently. A graduate of Iowa State University, Mr. Jeck received his MBA degree from the Wharton Graduate School, and has participated in advanced management p
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on February 1980Richard J. Quegan has been appointed assistant general manager, fleet operations, in the Marine Department of Texaco Inc., it was announced recently by James A. Cole Jr., vice president in charge of the Marine Department. In his new assignment, Mr. Quegan will continue to be located in the
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on February 1980Santa Fe International Corp., Orange, Calif., announced that its semisubmersible d e r r i c k barge Choctaw I is being transferred from the Gulf of Mexico to the West Coast to install two proposed oil production platforms off California for Union Oil Company of California. Union is current
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on February 1980Saab Marine Electronics is offering a free technical brochure describing SUM-21, the first microwave operated level gauging system for tankers. The brochure contains complete details on the Saab SUM-21 performance features, including: No moving parts—Only the rugged antenna is mounted inside
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on February 1980Curtis Bay Towing Company has announced two promotions to its executive staff. Effective January 1, 1980, Malcolm W. MacLeod, executive vice president, has been elected president and chief executive officer of the firm. He succeeds Capt. Frank J. Hughes who has served in that position since 1
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on February 1980Robert E. O'Brien, president and chief executive officer of Moore McCormack Lines, Incorporated, has announced the appointment of Michael E. Millard as deputy m a n a g i n g d i r e c t o r, Moore McCormack Lines S.A. (PTY) Ltd., effective January 1, 1980. With headquarters in Johannesburg
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on February 1980Election of G. Graham Whipple to the position of group vice president was announced recently by Lawrence O. Kitchen, president and chief operating officer of Lockheed Corporation. Mr. Kitchen said Mr. Whipple, formerly president of Lockheed S h i p b u i l d i n g and Construction Company (
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on February 1980Edward J. Murphy has been elected senior vice president of Coscol Petroleum Corporation and Coscol Marine Corporation, units of The Coastal Corporation, Houston, Texas. In his new c a p a c i t y , Mr. Murphy reports to Peter J.R. Hunter, Coastal senior vice president, and is responsible fo
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on February 1980Gulf Coast R e f r i g e r a t i o n and Motor Service, Inc. of Houma, La., recently signed the largest contract in its history to install heating and air-conditioning systems in the seven catamaran-style tugs (CATUGS) under construction by Halter Marine, Inc. George Arceneaux, vice president
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on February 1980The 17,706-dwt product carrier Pertamina 1021 was recently delivered to her owner, Scorpa Pranedya Navigation, Inc. of Liberia. The ship was constructed at the Hiroshima Works (Innoshima) of Hitachi Zosen. The Pertamina 1021 is the second of two product carriers of the same type to be construc
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on February 1980G a l l e o n S h i p p i n g Corporation has announced a major expansion of its liner service with the recent sailing from the Philippines to Los Angeles, Calif., of the M/S Galleon Topaz, the first of nine multipurpose ships newly acquired by the Philippineflag carrier. Three ships following
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on February 1980Parker Towing Co., Inc., P.O. Box 72, 1001 o 24th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35402, has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing 35 barges and four towboats. The vessels will be used on the inland and coastal waterways of the United States. The project includes 33 hopper barges, e