Short 1981 Articles
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on July 1981A new device to limit or prevent damage to thickeners, clarifiers, mixers, elevators, hoists, conveyors, or other process or materials- handling systems where large torques are encountered, has been introduced by the Delroyd Worm Gear Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc. Designated the TQ-8
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on July 1981The S/S Ponce (shown above) left Sun Ship Inc. recently after undergoing a 22- month, $30-million conversion at the Chester, Pa., shipyard. In the unusual project, which began in July 1979, a new hull section was spliced into the center portion of the rollon /roll-off (RO/RO) trailership, and
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on July 1981Arthur E. Erb, president of Eller & Company, Inc. of Tampa, Fla., has announced the purchase of Uiterwyk Cold Storage Corp. The transaction includes all stock and assets owned by Uiterwyk Cold Storage, one in a group of companies o p e r a t i n g out of Tampa under the Uiterwyk name. This
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on July 1981Paddle flow switches are available from Gems Sensors Division of Transamerica Delaval to provide a flow or no-flow condition for shipboard and other marine applications. The FS-550 paddle units are said to offer the same quality and reliability that has been provided by other Gems flow cont
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on July 1981Todd S h i p y a r d s Corporation has contracted for a 14,000-displacement- ton floating d r y d o ck for its Houston Division, to be built by Bender Shipbuilding & Repair company of Mobile, Ala. The dock and related pier and upland facilities improvements will cost approximately $12 millio
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on July 1981TIW Industries Ltd. of Toronto has signed an agreement with DredgeMasters International, Inc. (DMI) of Hendersonville, Tenn., to cover the manufacturing of portable dredges for Canadian and international markets. The agreement covers complete manufacturing and assembly of a minimum of three
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on July 1981Following negotiations between Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. and M.A.N.-B&W Diesel GmbH on behalf of B&W Diesel A/S, Copenhagen, a license agreement was signed recently authorizing the production of B&W twostroke diesels in Japan by Kawasaki. The 10-year agreement includes all B&W two-str
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on July 1981NICOR Inc. chairman and president C.J. Gauthier recently announced acquisition, with NICOR common stock, of two marine transportation companies — Arthur Levy Enterprises, Inc. and Offshore Island Boats, Inc. These two companies, along with Acadian Marine Service Inc., will operate as NICOR'
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on July 1981SeaTec International, Ltd., Gloucester, Mass., has been awarded a $2.3-million turnkey project to install two 2,800 meter, 8-inch and 16-inch-diameter pipelines and a SOFEC four-buoy CBM tanker mooring system at Probolinggo, Java, Indonesia. The award came from Coutinho, Caro and Company, o
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on July 1981The Maritime Subsidy Board has determined the fair and reasonable price and constructiondifferential subsidy (CDS) rates for the reconstruction of two 89,700-deadweight-ton tankers, the Chestnut Hill and Kittanning, operated by Chestnut Shipping Co. Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland, O
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on June 15, 1981Blount Marine Corporation, Warren, R.I., recently delivered t h e commuter boat Fireball (shown above) to Fire Island Ferries, Inc. of Bay Shore, N.Y. The 75-foot by 18-foot by 5-foot 2-inch vessel is powered by three turbocharged GM Detroit Diesel 12 V-71 engines, each rated 340 bhp at 1,8
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on June 15, 1981Promet P r i v a t e Limited of Singapore, a leading rig and shipbuilder, recently signed a fourth order to build a $60-million semisubmersible rig for one of the largest American drilling companies. The rig is to be built for Sedco Incorporated, an international drilling company based in D
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on June 15, 1981Todd S h i p y a r d s Corporation has been awarded a $276-million contract to build three more FFG- 7 class g u i d e d - m i s s i l e frigates (FFG-51, 52, and 54) for the U.S. Navy. Two will be constructed by the Los Angeles Division in San Pedro and one will be built at the Seattle yard
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on June 15, 1981Steven A. Roberts has been named assistant vice president in charge of personnel for Barber S t e a m s h i p Lines, it was announced by Robert H. Pouch, president of the general shipping agent. Mr. Roberts will be responsible for all employment activities and services in the company's netw
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on June 15, 1981EDO Corporation, College Point, N.Y., designer and manufacturer of advanced electronic and electromechanical equipment, has announced that its government products division has received a contract from the U.S. Navy for $3.9-million to produce additional equipment under an existing order for
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on June 15, 1981Canada's major shipyards and the federal government recently signed an agreement to accelerate training programs for skilled tradesmen to meet an expected critical shortage. The agreement was signed by employment and immigration minister Lloyd Axworthy and Ted Jones and Henry Walsh of the C
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on June 15, 1981Kocks Crane and Marine Company in Pittsburgh, Pa., has been awarded a contract for the supply and installation of a "Heavy Duty Multi-Purpose Bulk Cargo Crane with Container Handling Capabilities" by the South Jersey Port Corporation in cooperation with the EDA and the City of Camden, N.J.
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on June 15, 1981Bel-Aire Shipyard Ltd. of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has received a $20- million contract from Atunera Coinseco S.P.A. de C.V. of Mexico City, Mexico, to build two tuna seiners. The vessels are Canadiandesigned by naval a r c h i t e c ts Cleaver & Walkingshaw Ltd. of Vancou
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on June 15, 1981Michael S. Wasacz has been named president and chief operating officer of Matson Navigation Company and senior vice president-ocean transportation of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., Matson's parent company. This was announced by R.J. Pfeiffer, chair- man and president of A&B and Matson's chairma
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on June 15, 1981The first coal-fired ship to be built in the United States in modern maritime history will be powered by a General Electric Company 12,000-shp geared marine steam turbine. It is the second order for coalfired propulsion equipment received recently by General Electric (Lynn, Mass.). The shi