Short 1981 Articles
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on June 1981Raymond M. Burke, vice president and general manager, has announced three promotions in the Ameroid Marine Division of Drew Chemical Corporation. John P. Kay has been named vice president-development; John R. Wolf director of sales-North and S o u t h A m e r i c a ; and Jack E. Woolen, man
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on June 1981Bonito Offshore II Inc. of Houston, has signed a contract with Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Miss., to build a second Friede and Goldman design L-780 (Mod 2) cantilevered jackup drilling rig. The offshore rig is scheduled for delivery in December 1982. The rig will be capable of drill
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on June 1981The H a r t z e l l Propeller Fan Company, Piqua, Ohio, has announced that its Series 44, 50, and 56 line of marine duty blowers (axial flow) are now certified for performance by the Air Movement and Control Association. These fans, which are available to meet Federal Marine Specifications,
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on June 1981Macawber Engineering, Inc., pneumatic conveying specialists of Maryville, Tenn., has been awarded a contract by the Maritime Administration for the preparation of a manual for shipboard coal-handling and ash disposal systems. There has been a tremendous resurgence of interest in coalfired
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on June 1981Matson Navigation Company has promoted John C. Couch to senior vice president, Barrick L. Prince to vice president, and Merle Kelai to assistant vice president, sales, it was announced by J.P. Gray, president. Mr. Couch, a vice president since February 1978, will continue as Matson's area mana
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on June 1981Orders for vessels to American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classification increased by a healthy amount during 1980, William N. Johnston, chairman and president, reported at the recent annual meeting of the members at ABS Headquarters in New York. Mr. Johnston said: "The increase can be attribute
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on June 1981On June 13, 1980, The Marine Environmental Protection Committee of IMCO adopted resolution MEPC.5 (XIII). Recalling the 1973 ICPPS regulation that tankers should be provided with effective oil/water interface detectors for use in tank discharging effluent into the sea, the new resolution se
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on June 1981A gala reception was held at the W a l d o r f - A s t o r i a Hotel in New York in honor of Wesley D. Wheeler becoming exclusive U.S. agent for Royal Schelde Shiprepairers, Flushing (Vlissingen) Holland, with the respective principals present. The Honorable J.J.P. Robertson, N.Y. Consul of
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on June 1981Hermann Christian Helms has been named to the newly created position of vice president-international for Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., headquartered in New Orleans, Lykes chairman Joseph T. Lykes Jr. announced. Mr. Helms, who will be based in Bremen, West Germany, will serve as the senio
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on June 1981Hitachi Zosen has received an order to supply four main marine diesel engines for two Chinese shipyards, Daliang Shipyard and Hudong Shipyard. The contract for this order was signed recently in Beijing in the presence of Wu Run Ting, deputy general manager of China Corporation of Shipbuildi
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on June 1981Edward Forthofer has been named vice president of manufacturing, and Patrick Reardon vice president of engineering for Perry Oceanographies, Inc. of Florida, it was announced by Hap A. Perry, president. Formerly vice president of manufacturing for Pompano Manufacturing, Inc. of Pompano Beac
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on June 1981Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wis., has been awarded a Ships System Design Study contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command to evaluate the proposed arrangements and construction techniques of the new class of Mine Countermeasure vessels (MCM) to be built in the near future. The
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on June 1981Ian-Conrad Bergen, Inc. of Gulf Breeze, Fla. offers an eight-page, full-color brochure describing its Guard Level® 07324 high-level alarm and automatic shut-down system. It is a single unit sensor for use in chemical, crude oil, and liquefied gas tankers, and is said to have features that sa
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on June 1981The Maritime Subsidy Board has authorized the award of a $622,500 contract to Atlantic Marine, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., for the subsidized construction of a twin-screw, diesel-powered landing craft-type cargo vessel to be owned and o p e r a t e d by Blue Lines, Inc., Cruz Bay, V.I. The in
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on June 1981Riva Gaft Schwartz has been appointed sales manager for Simrad, Inc. She has been a member of Simrad's Marketing Department for several years. Before joining Simrad, Ms. Schwartz was sales administrator and advertising manager for Communication Associates, Inc. Ms. Schwartz will be statione
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on June 1981Joseph F. Madeo Jr. has been named vice president, operations of Ocean Salvors Company, a joint venture of Moran Towing Corporation of New York, and Crowley Maritime Corporation of San Francisco. Captain Madeo formerly served in the U.S. Navy in many capacities involving marine salvage, wr
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on June 1981Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., has announced the receipt of orders of a total value of approximately $1.2 million for Model 3055M Marisat satellite communications terminals from two of the largest international oil companies. Texaco Inc. has ordered 11 communications terminals to be placed on it
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on June 1981A brochure on the Cleanofire fuel oil/water emulsifier manufactured by Cleanodan A/S of Denmark is now available. The company is represented in the U.S. by American United Marine Corporation. Cleanofire can be installed with minimum modifications of the existing plant, independent of type
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on June 1981Ed Paden, president of Levingston Shipbuilding Company of Orange, Texas, has announced that a license agreement has been signed between Levingston and Viktor Lenac Shipyard, acting for itself and on behalf of Jadranbrod, the Association of Yugoslav Shipbuilding I n d u s t r i e s , which h
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on June 1981John L. Roper III, president and chief executive officer of Norshipco, has announced the election of two new company officers and a promotion for one current officer. The corporate changes were made by the Norshipco board of directors. Wesley D. Payne was promoted to senior vice president o