Short 1981 Articles
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on March 15, 1981COMSAT (Communications Satellite Corporation) of Washington, D.C., will conduct a one-day informational seminar for mari- European Agent European Marine & Machinery Agencies. 60 Brookley Hoad. Brockenhurst Hants, S047RA, U K Telex 47509 time communications equipment suppliers and telecommuni
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on March 15, 1981Epoxo, a non-slip safety coating that helps prevent hazardous slips and falls on offshore rigs and aboard ship is now available from American Abrasive Metals Company. Designed for a highprofile, h e a v y - d u t y t r a c t i o n, Epoxo was originally developed for use by the United States
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on March 15, 1981As part of its continuing expansion of services related to arrival of new 22,000-dwt container- RO/RO vessels, Gerald W. Chick has joined Gdynia America Line, Inc., New York, general agents for Polish Ocean Lines (POL), as manager of sales in the metropolitan New York region. Ronald G. Davi
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on March 15, 1981More than 90 people attended a recent meeting of the Southern New England Section of The American Society of Naval Engineers held at the Submarine Base Officer's Club, Naval Submarine Base, New London/Groton, Conn. Ronald Provencher from Naval Sea Systems Command gave a presentation describ
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on March 15, 1981Compania Trasmediterranea of Madrid, Spain, has purchased a second Boeing Jetfoil hydrofoil for passenger service on their route between Las Palmas and Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The Jetfoil will be delivered in October of this year. Trasmed began Jetfoil service in August 1980, and in
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on March 15, 1981F. Robert Black, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Moran Transportation Industries, Inc., announces the relocation of his office to Houston, where he will be directing the majority of his attention to strategic affairs and corporate expansion to Los Angeles and New Orleans.
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on March 15, 1981Many hazardous cargoes now require self-checking of loading and off-loading operations under c l o s e d - l o a d i n g conditions for crude and fuel oil, chemical, and other product carriers. The Gems LS-55555 Series manual check level switches were designed to meet these requirements, spe
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on March 15, 1981Harold L. Smith Jr. has been named general manager of the Detroit Diesel Allison Division, General Motors Corporation; he is also a GM vice president. Mr. Smith replaces Donald J. Atwood, who has been appointed group executive in charge of GM's Electrical Components Group. Mr. Smith joined
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on March 15, 1981The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract valued at $690,000 for five 50-foot utility boats to Uniflite, Inc., fiberglass boat manufacturer headquartered in Bellingham, Wash, according to James J. Doud Jr., president. These utility craft are used as support vessels on aircraft ca
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on March 15, 1981Avondale Shipyards, a subsidiary of Ogden Corporation, announced that it will double its repair capacity through the construction and equipping of an additional floating drydock and support facility. The new $50-million drydock will enable Avondale to undertake an increased volume of repair
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on March 15, 1981Wall Rope Works, a division of Wall Industries, Inc., Beverly, N.J., announces the recent promotion of J.R. Breedlove to vice president of manufacturing, and G.A. Berger to plant manager. Mr. Breedlove has 15 years of experience in engineering, production, and management positions with Wall
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on March 15, 1981W.H. Banks, president of Chevron Shipping Company in San Francisco, has been elected chairman of the board of the American Institute of Merchant Shipping (AIMS) for the next 12 months. The change in leadership was announced by outgoing AIMS board chairman J.J. Ervin, president of Trinidad C
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on March 15, 1981The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans recently d e d i c a t e d its new Hines Lane Wharf on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The $8.4-million reconstruction project, which includes $1.7 million received by the City of New Orleans in a Federal Urban Development Action
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on March 15, 1981Richard R. Hopkins has been promoted to vice president and director of government marketing and special projects at J.J. Henry Co., Inc., reporting to Anthony C. Brown, senior vice president and manager of the Moorestown Division (Moorestown, Portsmouth, Crystal City, and San Diego Offices)
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on February 15, 1981Courtney A. Benson, former manager of Peterson Maritime Services, Inc. in Houston, has been appointed manager of the company's newly organized Hazardous Materials Division in New Orleans. William L. Thomas, assistant to Mr. Benson, has been named to succeed him as manager of the company's Hou
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on February 15, 1981Francis A. Martin and Ottaway, Inc. has announced the opening of an office in London. Francis A. Martin and Ottaway, Inc. of New York, and Marine Advisory and Technical Services (Aspenway Ltd.) of London have agreed to a joint venture in the foundation of Martin, Ottaway and Marine Advisory
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on February 15, 1981A new, four-color brochure containing scores of photographs and describing the ship repair and drydocking services offered by Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation is now available at no cost from the Virginia shipyard. One of the largest ship repair complexes on the U.S. East Coast, N
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on February 15, 1981Roland Malins-Smith has been appointed a vice president of Concorde Line, according to an announcement by Donald T. Quinn, Concorde's president. Mr. Malins- Smith will be located at Concorde Lines' home office in Miami, Fla. Prior to joining Concorde, he had been general manager of West Ind
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on February 15, 1981Simrad, Inc. of Armonk, N.Y., has introduced a new generation of VHF automatic digital direction finders. Computer-controlled, these instruments utilize a unique microprocessor in place of motors of moving parts. Even when signal conditions are erratic, the Simrad/Taiyo Models TD-L1510 and
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on February 15, 1981Several key executive appointments have been made by Crowley Maritime Corporation's Caribbean Division in order to further strengthen its organization, according to a recent announcement by Robert G. Homan, senior vice president and general manager of the division. Dave Messer has been prom