Short 1981 Articles
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on May 1981The Naval Air Development Center, Warminister, Pa. Chapter of the Naval Civilian Administrators Association recently awarded an honorary membership to Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby, USN (ret.). Captain Barnaby, now 87 years old, has had a long and intimate association with the Center and its civilian
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on May 1981A uniquely simple system for measuring and inspecting cargoes of petroleum and chemical tankers and barges is the topic of a new 24-page brochure offered by Vu-Gage System, a Mobil Company. The Vu-Gage® system covered by the brochure has been accepted f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n on U.S. Co
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on May 1981Gerald R. Carson has joined American President Lines (APL) as a director of operations, North America, according to Lorenz P. Robinson, vice president for the North America area. Mr. Carson is responsible for the overall coordination and control of the intermodal carrier's operations within
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on May 1981The Ship Structure Committee has recently published three new technical reports which are available free of charge. SSC-297, "Evaluation of Liquid Dynamic Loads in Slack LNG Cargo Tanks," presents a review of worldwide scale model sloshing data and reduces the data to a common format for th
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on May 1981The appointment of Larry C. Anderson to the position of marketing manager, Raytheon Marine Company dealer/distributor programs, was announced by Stan Clark, director of marketing operations. Mr. Anderson will administer the company's light marine sales and marketing programs, working closel
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on May 1981Edward A. Wardwell, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Oceaneering International, Houston, has been elected as the new chairman of the board of directors of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). He served as NOIA's vice chairman last year and as a member of the
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on May 1981Kiyotaka Furuno, p r e s i d e nt and founder of the Furuno Electric Company, Ltd., Nishinomiya City, Japan, was given special recognition by the National Marine E l e c t r o n i c s Association (NMEA) in the closing ceremonies of their recent annual convention held in St. Petersburg Beach
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on May 1981The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application from Rio Marine, Inc., Pearland, Texas, for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of seven double-skin chemical tank barges. Three of the vessels were delivered last year (one in June and two in Decembe
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on May 1981A new 12-page catalog (No. 3231) describing Spicer® universal joint couplings for industrial applications is now available from the Spicer Universal Joint Division, Dana Corporation, Detroit. The catalog includes both cardan type and constant-velocity type joints. Spicer universal joint cou
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on May 1981Alfred Kurzenhauser has been appointed vice president for production of St. Louis Ship and the Shipbuilding Group of Pott Industries Inc., according to Edward Renshaw, president. Most recently, Mr. Kurzenhauser was commander of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the nation's largest repair yard, a
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on May 1981Twin Disc, Incorporated of Racine, Wis., a leading manufacturer of power transmission components, has announced a new Type Four-2620 industrial hydraulic t o r q u e c o n v e r t e r . This unit, specifically designed for oilfield applications, is one of four models offered in this new line
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on May 1981James E. Cunningham, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of McDermott Incorporated, New Orleans, has announced that Robert E. Howson has been elected president and chief operating officer of its Marine Construction Unit. This unit is responsible for providing worldwide enginee
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on May 1981A multi-chambered, g r a v i ty type oily water separator that discharges bilge water overboard and exceeds U.S. Coast Guard pollution control requirements is being marketed by Microphor, Inc., Sacramento, Calif. The company's new separator utilizes the straight coalescing method to remove
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on May 1981Gearmatic Company, Surrey, B.C., Canada, has announced a new three-speed, hydraulic planetary hoist — the Model 54. Providing bare drum line pulls up to 56,000 pounds (25,800 kg) and line speeds up to 474 feet per minute (144 m/min), Gearmatic believes that its Model 54 is the largest, most
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on May 1981John M. Johnson has been promoted to manager of shipyard systems for Hydranautics Hydraulic Systems, according to Ed Krabacher, executive vice president and general manager. In his new position, Mr. Johnson will be responsible for sales, product development, and customer service of Hydranau
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on May 1981Hercules I n c o r p o r a t e d , Wilmington, Del., offers a six-page brochure in color on the advantages of Parlon® chlorinated rubber as an important raw material in paint formulations to offset the effects of acids, alkalies, salts, fungi, fresh and salt water. Features of Parlon describ
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on May 1981The keel for Hull 729 was laid recently at Bay Shipbuilding Corporation (BSC), Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The oceangoing bulk cargo barge is being built for Universal American Barge Corporation, Greenwich, Conn. This will be the first vessel built for Universal American by BSC. The 550-foot by 78-f
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on May 1981Richard W. Vander Laan has been promoted to vice president of Soros Associates, New York City. Soros, an international consulting engineering firm, specializes in the planning, design and construction management of port facilities, offshore terminals, and bulk material handling systems. Mr.
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on May 1981The U.S. Coast Guard has just published guidelines for the enforcement of the equipment and construction standards mandated by the Port and Tanker Safety Act (PTSA) of 1978. These requirements include s e g r e g a t ed ballast tanks, dedicated clean ballast tanks, crude oil washing systems,
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on April 15, 1981At a recent meeting of the Eastern U.S.A. Branch of The Institute of Marine Engineers, Mikael Ugander, manager, Mineral Oil Division, Alfa-Laval, Inc. presented a paper titled The Treatment and Cleaning of Modern Low-Grade Heavy Fuel Oils. The meeting was held at American Bureau of Shipping