Short 1981 Articles
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on June 1981James G. Costello, president of Universal Maritime Service Corporation, has announced appointment of Albert Termo, a veteran marine terminal and ocean trade specialist, to a new company position as vice president of market- ing and planning. The action was described by Mr. Costello as a ste
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on June 1981Alan C. McClure Associates, Inc. of Houston, naval architects and engineers, specializing in consultation work for a range of offshore and marine transportation related activities, has announced that Fred E. Shumaker has joined the firm as vice president. A graduate of the University of Mich
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on June 1981Rivtow Straits Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has announced the awarding of a contract for its largest vessel yet. Designed by Talbot Jackson & Associates, also of Vancouver, the twin-screw tug will be built by John Manly Shipyard in Vancouver, with delivery schededuled for la
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on June 1981Members and g u e s t s of the P u g e t Sound Chapter of the American Society of Naval Engineers met recently at the Edgewater Inn in Seattle. The speaker, Lt. Comdr. Steven J. Corcoran, who was operations officer onboard the USCG cutter Boutwell during the search and rescue effort, gave a
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on June 1981Richard E. Fisher has been appointed vice president, marine services, for SeaTec International Ltd. by president William T. Jebb Jr. Mr. Fisher's primary responsibilities will be business development and client contact for SeaTec's Services Division out of the company's Houston facility. Hi
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on June 1981Bill Wood, Marine Leasing Corporation, was elected president of the Northwest Towboat Association at its recent 15th Annual Membership Meeting. Don Lusk, Puget Sound Tug and Barge Company, was elected vice president; while Bill Epping, General Construction Company, was elected secretary-tre
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on June 1981Vu-Gage System, New York, N.Y., a Mobil company, has been awarded contracts for visual inspection and measuring aids to be installed on two new liquid cargo carriers, under construction for Ingram Tankships at National Steel & Shipbuilding Co. in San Diego. The Vu-Gage® units, fitted with h
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on June 1981David G. Lunceford, manager of the Gulf Coast Branch of the Marine D e p a r t m e n t of Exxon Company, U.S.A., was recently elected chairman of the board and president of the National River Academy for the year 1981- 82, Thomas Tooker, executive director of the academy, announced. Mr. Lun
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on June 1981A christening ceremony on a newly built self-elevating drilling rig (shown above) was performed recently at the shipyard of Promet Private Limited in Singapore by Mrs. Y. Murase, wife of the s e n i o r vice p r e s i d e n t of Abu Dhabi Oil Company. The rig is the first of three jackup rig
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on June 1981Paul R. Tregurtha, president and chief o p e r a t i n g officer of Moore McCormack Resources, Inc., has announced that Capt. Jan A.A. van Lier, president of the firm's ocean bulk transport subsidiaries, has been elected a vice president of the corporation. Mr. Tregurtha stated that, "This
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on June 1981J. David Shlemmer, vice president of Western Gear Corporation and manager for the Power Transmission Division, announced that Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery, Ltd. of South Korea has awarded Western Gear a $1.5-million contract for six propulsion drives to be installed on three Daew
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on June 1981Designers & Planners, Inc., a naval architecture and marine engineering firm with offices in Washington, D.C., and Galveston, Texas, is establishing a Philadelphia Area office. It will provide services to Philadelphia naval activities and other marine-associated organizations w i t h i n thi
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on June 1981Orders for river towboats and barges have been at a high level at Dravo Corporation. During a recent 30-day period, for example, Dravo was awarded contracts to build four 6,000-bhp towboats, each valued at over $4 million. The towboats will be constructed by Dravo's Engineering Works Divisi
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on June 1981The Kraissl Company of South Hackensack, N.J. offers a 172- page catalog that describes, in text and drawings, the many products it supplies to the marine field. The company has been engaged for many years in the design, development, manufacture, and supply of pumps, separators, and other f
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on June 1981The annual student paper meeting of the Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held recently at the Engineers Club in San Francisco. This meeting was also Past Chairmen's Night, with many past section chairman attending as honored guests. Th
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on June 1981Charles A. Orem, president of Bird-Johnson Company, has been named chief executive officer, according to Howard H. Scott, chairman of the board. Bird- Johnson, a wholly owned subsidiary of A. Johnson & Co., Inc., is one of the world's leading manufacturers of marine propellers. Mr. Orem was
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on May 15, 1981The 900-ton, heavy-duty floating derrick Tog Mor (shown above) was delivered recently by Blohm + Voss AG, Hamburg. Built for Howard Doris Ltd. of Edinburgh, the derrick's hull is 101.4 meters long and 27.4 meters wide (about 332.7 by 89.9 feet). It has been towed to Loch Kishorn yard in Scotl
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on May 15, 1981Geosource Inc., Houston, Texas, recently announced its board of directors has elected William R. Laws to the position of executive vice president. He will have corporate operating responsibility for the company's operations which serve the petroleum exploration, petroleum development and el
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on May 15, 1981Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. (FELS), Singapore, recently announced it has signed a contract to construct a drillship for Global Marine Drilling Company of USA. The vessel will be built in Singapore and is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 1983. The vessel will be a twi
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on May 15, 1981Bulletin A4-61.00, just released by WABCO Fluid Power Division of American-Standard, Lexington, Ky., describes the full line of Controlair® pneumatic valves for marine a p p l i c a t i o n s . The valves are widely used for pneumatic engine and clutch control as well as to control bow thrus