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on July 15, 1981A new brochure containing general information about Philadelphia Resins Corporation and its unique products for marine and industrial applications has just been published. The eight-page, full-color pamphlet illustrates and describes some of the company's installations throughout the world.
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on July 15, 1981Representatives of government maritime agencies of the United States and Canada have signed a formal agreement to cooperate in marine transportation research and development, it was announced recently in Washington and Ottawa. Under the agreement, there will be information and personnel ex
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on July 15, 1981National Crane of Waverly, Nebr., a subsidiary of Kidde, Inc., offers a 12-page, full-color brochure describing its complete line of pedestal-mounted hydraulic marine cranes and equipment. National manufactures hydraulic cranes for shipboard, offshore, dockside, and other marine uses. The N
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on July 15, 1981The Valley Line Co., a subsidiary of Chromalloy American Corporation, 120 South Central Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., has applied for Title XI guarantees to aid in financing 240 new covered hopper barges and refinancing three existing towboats and 53 used hopper barges. The proceeds of the refina
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on July 15, 1981B.D. Miller, vice president of Pool Company's Operations Support Services Division, has announced that Nicholas Petronio has been elected vice presidentengineering. He is responsible for all engineering support for the company's three expanding operating units—Pool Well Servicing Company, P
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on July 15, 1981Four 6,000-bhp Mississippi River type towboats were loaded aboard the heavy-lift vessel Dock Express 11 (shown above) at the Port of New Orleans recently for transport to the People's Republic of China, it was announced by Warren R. Wheelock, vice president of Dock Express Shipping, Houston
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on July 15, 1981Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation, headquartered in New Orleans, has taken delivery of the Gulf Dolphin (shown above), a 112- foot by 26-foot by 11-foot, 1,200- horsepower-class u t i l i t y vessel built by Hudson Shipbuilders, Inc. (HUDSHIP) in Pascagoula, Miss. The Gulf Dolphin represents th
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on July 15, 1981Approximately 30 members and guests attended a recent meeting of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Society of Naval Engineers at the Officer's Club, Philadelphia Naval Base. Richard Watson of the J.J. Henry Co., Inc. made an excellent presentation of "The Pros and Cons of Governme
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on July 15, 1981Inslee M. Rigdon, vice president of Tampa Barge and Ship Repair Services of Tampa, Fla., has announced the appointments of Arthur Benson as executive assistant to the president, Bill Basse as supervisor of steel erection planning and layout, and Bill David as field superintendent in charge
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on July 15, 1981An agreement has been signed between Consafe Offshore AB and Gotaverken Arendal AB, both of Sweden, for the construction of two semisubmersible accommodation and multiservice rigs, design GVA 2000. The total value of the order is approximately $140 million. Delivery is scheduled for early f
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on July 15, 1981Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, the oldest four-year naval architecture undergraduate institution in the U.S., announced recently that Edward Campbell has been elected a trustee. Frank J. Graziano, chairman of the board of trustees, stated that he is "pleased that such a distinguished
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on July 15, 1981Theriot-Modec Enterprises, Inc. (TMEI), a marine construction company located in Larose, La., recently signed a contract with Energy Ammonia Corporation, a subsidiary of Energy Transportation Corporation of New York City, for construction of an 8,000- ton, oceangoing anhydrous ammonia barge
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on July 15, 1981Anthony J. McAllister Jr. was elected chairman of the New York Towboat and Harbor Carriers Association at its recent annual meeting. Mr. McAllister succeeds Robert W. Sanders, vice president, Turecamo Coastal & Harbor Towing Corporation. The Association represents the interests of the tug a
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on July 15, 1981Santa Fe Diving Services, Inc. of Houma, La., has been awarded a contract by Montreal Micoperi J.V. to provide a remote-controlled underwater vehicle and a crew of operators to assist in the installation of two oil-production platforms off Brazil for the government oil agency, Petrobras. Th
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on July 15, 1981Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co., a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corporation, One Market Plaza, San Francisco, has applied for Title XI guarantees to aid in financing t he construction of 12 barges. The vessels will be of three types: four 240-foot-long lighterage barges, four 282-foot oil/ g
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on July 15, 1981An order for a Single Point Mooring terminal, valued at approximately $5 million, has been awarded to IMODCO, a unit of AMCA International Corporation, by Petrobras, the national oil company of Brazil. To be sited in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil in 338 feet of water, the terminal will p
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on July 15, 1981Following the recent announcement by Suez Canal authorities that new beam and draft regulations have gone into effect for the 120-mile waterway, a circular giving specifics is available from Candia Shipping (USA), Inc. as a service to the U.S. shipping industry. "As a major specialist in at
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on July 15, 1981Robert Ware, editor of MARITIME REPORTER / Engineering News, has announced the establishment of his own firm, Robert Ware Associates (RWA). Effective with the completion of this issue, July 15, Mr. Ware will leave his position as editor of MR/EN to devote full time to his new career. Prior
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on July 15, 1981Butterworth Systems Inc. has announced that eight product carriers now under construction at Hellenic Shipyards, Athens, Greece, will be outfitted with a total of 506 Butterworth® tank cleaning machines. Included are 300 Butterworth P-60 machines that will be deck-mounted, plus 206 fixed-in
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on July 15, 1981The Naval Sea Systems Command recently awarded the Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation a $384,382 producibility study contract for DDGX, the Navy's next generation guided missile destroyer. Todd will investigate techniques to modify contract design data packages to im