Short 1980 Articles
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on January 15, 1980A Norwegian company, MSCI, is marketing a new and revolutionary combined porthole/escape hatch as an extra source of security for vessel crew and passengers. J E T O B - T - 3 0 1 has been patented, and meets all classification requirements for safety at sea. It is approved by the Norwegian
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on January 15, 1980The seventh biennial Oil Spill Conference—sponsored jointly by the petroleum industry and the federal government—will be held March 2-5, 1981, at the Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, Ga. More than 1,500 delegates and exhibitors from all over the world are expected to attend. One hundred fifteen tec
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on January 15, 1980Edward C. Flint has been promoted to production manager of the Marine Construction Division of Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, Ore. In his new position, Mr. Flint, who has 20 years of marine construction experience, will be responsible for all phases of Zidell barge construction, outfi
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on January 15, 1980John S. Hollett has joined Crowley Maritime Corporation's Caribbean Division as marketing manager, bulk commodities, according to a recent announcement by Robert G. Homan, Jacksonville, Fla., senior vice president of the division. In his new position, Mr. Hollett is r e s p o n s i b l e f
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on January 15, 1980Literature is now available describing the performance characteristics of the new Argina® T Oils 30 and 40 introduced by Shell Oil Company to meet the more severe performance requirements of newly d e v e l o p e d medium-speed trunk-type diesel engines used in deep-draft marine service. Di
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on January 15, 1980Lips-Doran Company, a subsidiary of Lips Propeller Works of Drunen, the Netherlands, will establish one of its U.S. manufacturing and service facilities in Chesapeake, Va. Lips is one of the world's largest manufacturers of large monoblock propellers, controllable-pitch propellers and thrus
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on January 15, 1980More than 20,000 new jobs were created by 245 plantsites built or expanded along commercially navigable waterways of the U.S.' in the first half of 1979, according to an AWO survey. The 245 industrial facilities represent a 22 percent increase over the first half of 1978. Of the total, 167
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on January 15, 1980George F. Lowman, chairman and chief executive officer of Farrell Lines Incorporated, has announced a realignment of executive personnel. These changes, effective immediately, are planned so that the company can render more efficient service to its customers in anticipation of an increased vo
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on January 15, 1980Robert E. O'Brien, president and chief executive officer of Moore McCormack Lines, Incorporated, New York, N.Y., recently announced the retirement of Edward J. Desher, manager of the company's Philadelphia, Pa., office, effective December 31, 1979, and the appointment of Peter B. Marcelewski t
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on January 1980Paul-Munroe Hydraulics, Inc., Orange, Calif., PMH Products Division, recently a n n o u n c e d the availability of an easy-to-use sixpage selection guide f o r 1 o-micron and 10-micron high flow pressure filters. Matching a filter and element to your hydraulic system has been simplified wi
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on January 1980The New England Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met in Newton, Mass., on December 5, 1979. The speaker was Dr. Kenneth W. Fisher, who presented a paper on "Liability Avoidance in Ship Design and Construction." Dr. Fisher is the author of several papers on shipb
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on January 1980E. Whitney Olson has been named president of Willamette Tug & Barge Co., a major Portland, Ore.-based ship assist, general towing and barging, and oilbarging firm which operates in the Ports of Portland, and Vancouver, Wash. He also serves as Group vice president-Marine S e r v i c e s for
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on January 1980Benjamin C. Martino has been appointed assistant general manager of Todd Shipyards Corporation's Galveston (Texas) Division, it was announced recently by Robert D. Hesley, general manager of that division. Mr. Martino has over 30 years' experience in shipbuilding and ship repair. Prior to j
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on January 1980The S t a n w i c k C o r p o r a t i o n, Washington, D.C., has announced the forming of a joint company with Vickers Canada Inc. The new company, Vickers-Stanwick Systems Inc., is a Canadian entity being 51 percent owned by Vickers and 49 percent owned by Stanwick. Operating out of its ne
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on January 1980Effective immediately, General Electric's Ground Systems Department will operate with a new name: Simulation and Control Systems Department. Formed originally to provide ground systems support for the Apollo Space Program, the Daytona Beach, Fla., facility has successfully re-directed its p
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on January 1980European and Asian customers have ordered seven cargo ships worth £42 million from U.K. shipbuilders Austin and Pickersgill during December 1979. The latest orders are f r om Greek operators for two 14,000- ton SD14 cargo carriers to be completed by the second half of 1980 at Austin and Pic
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on January 1980Electro-Nav president Robert E. Negron announced recently that his company has been granted exclusive rights to market the Elektrisk Bureau (EB) SATURN satcom in the U.S. SATURN furnishes fast contact, round-the-world range, clear reception, and economical operation. It handles telephone co
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on January 1980National Marine Services Incorporated, St. Louis, Mo., has announced the appointment of four manufacturers agents for its line of oil/water separators which control water pollution and recover reusable oils. Tate Engineering, Inc., with offices in West Conshohocken, Pa., and Baltimore, Md.,
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on January 1980Centrifuges are becoming increasingly important on shipboard due to the need for clean fuel oil and other oils at sea. As a result, centrifuges themselves are becoming more s o p h i s t i c a t e d to meet these needs. De Laval Separator Company, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., r e p o r t s a growing
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on January 1980The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association has named George A. Uberti of San Diego, Calif., as its 1979 Marine Man of the Year. Mr. Uberti, a 1948 Academy graduate, c u r r e n t l y serves as chief marine engineer at the National Steel and S h i p b u i l d i ng Company in San Die