Short 1981 Articles
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on February 1981Zigler Shipyard, a division of Lee-Vac, Ltd., recently launched an 80,000-barrel barge, the LMT Pelican, constructed for Louisiana Marine T r a n s p o r t of Chelsea, Mass. The barge, the second of its kind to be constructed by the Jennings, La., yard, features internally coated tanks to ca
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on February 1981Believed to be the largest barge ever built in the U.S., the 640-foot Belcher 102 (shown above) was launched recently at the Galveston Shipbuilding Company yard in Galveston, Texas. To be employed in the U.S. coastal transportation of petroleum products, this double-skinned barge has a carg
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on February 1981Thomas E. Moran, president and chief executive officer of the Moran Towing Corporation, has been elected c h a i r m a n of the board of the family-owned firm. A fourth generation towing company executive in his family, Mr. Moran succeeds his father, Rear Adm. Edmond J. Moran as head of one
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on February 1981Santa Fe International Corporation, Alhambra, Calif., has announced that it has placed an order for a new jackup drilling rig to work initially in the Gulf of Suez. The new unit, Rig 136, will be the company's fourth offshore drilling rig under construction in Far East shipyards. It is sched
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on February 1981The continuing push in petroleum exploration fueled another outstanding year for Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont, Texas, yard, Sherman C. Perry, general manager, has reported. Demand for Bethlehem's jackup drilling rigs continues strong, he said. Contracts for nine mobile offshore dr
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on February 1981Guests of honor at the recent 76th Anniversary Dinner (shown above) of the Navy League of the United States, New York Council, were Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr. (since nominated by Presidentelect Reagan to be Secretary of State in the coming Administration), and Adm. Thomas B. Hayward, Chief
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on February 1981The Seawise Giant, a 420,000- dwt tanker owned by Universal Petroleum Carrier Inc., has been jumboized at the Tsu Shipyard of NKK (Nippon Kokan) in Japan. The huge ship gained 81 meters in length and 140,000 tons (metric) in deadweight to become, at 560,000 dwt, the world's largest tanker.
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on February 1981Donald D. Chrisco has been named director of materials at St. Louis Ship, division of Pott Industries Inc. He joined St. Louis Ship in March 1980 as director of purchasing. Prior to that he served in various material responsibilities for Monsanto Company, International Telephone & Telegraph
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on February 1981Hitachi Zosen of Japan recently received orders from two Liberian companies—Nymphea Corporation and Actinia Corporation —for two semisubmersible offshore oil drilling rigs. Both rigs will be operated by Foramer S.A. of France. The rigs are each 82.3 meters long, 60.96 meters wide, and 35.36
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on February 1981Vemar Shipyard, Channelview, Texas, VECO International's offshore rig construction facility, recently celebrated the completion of its first drilling rig. Nearly 600 people attended the christening ceremony at the Vemar yard. Vemar built the $12-million posted barge rig f o r Glendell Drill
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on February 1981The 19,407-dwt cargo ship Galleon Diamond (shown above) was delivered recently to Galleon Shipping Corporation of the Philippines by the Hiroshima Works (Innoshima) of Hitachi Zosen, Japan. She is the first of three sister ships ordered from Hitachi by Galleon; one more will be constructed
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on February 1981The keel for the first of three diesel-powered containerships under c o n s t r u c t i o n f o r American President Lines (APL) was laid recently at Avondale Shipyards, Inc. (ASI) near New Orleans. These three containerships will be the largest ever built in the United States, and the first
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on February 1981Alvin B. Goodspeed, general director of export sales, automotive components for the General Motors Marketing Staff, has been named general sales manager of Detroit Diesel Allison Division, General Motors Corporation. He will have executive responsibility for the Division's sales and service
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on February 1981Charles M. Aker, vice president and general manager for Omnithruster Inc., has announced the award of a contract from Industrie Navali Meccaniche Affini S.P.A. (INMA), La Spezia, Italy, for Omnithruster maneuvering and slow-speed propulsion systems for a fleet of tuna vessels being built by
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on February 1981Charles J. Dockery has been promoted to president of Raytheon Marine Company, Manchester, N.H. He had served as vice president and assistant general manager since last May. Raytheon Marine Company, a division of Raytheon Company, is a leading international producer of marine electronic equi
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on February 1981Irv H. Dennen has been appointed president of the Fairbanks Morse Engine Division at Beloit, Wise. He assumes responsibility for all of the operating functions of this important division of Colt Industries. Mr. Dennen first joined Colt as president of the Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool Divisi
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on January 15, 1981Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, the oldest four-year naval architecture undergraduate institution in the U.S., recently announced the selection of a new trustee member — Frederick P. Eisenbiegler. Frank J. Graziano, chairman of the board of Webb Institute, stated that he is "delighted an
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on January 15, 19812-30 MHz, single-sideband marine antenna recently introduced by Phelps Dodge Communications Company is described in new literature now available. The new Model PD-230 is presented as a major design breakthrough that eliminates the need for traps and tuners required by conventional marine an
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on January 15, 1981Gotaverken's Arendal yard in Sweden recently delivered a jackup type drilling rig to a group of Swedish owners — Salen Energy, Salenia, and VBB. This is said to be the first rig of Friede and Goldman L-780 design ever built. It has been constructed to American Bureau of Shipping classificati
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on January 15, 1981The Worthington Group of the McGraw-Edison Company, Mountainside, N.J., has established a parts specialty shop that specializes in quick turnaround of orders for genuine OEM replacement parts for engineered pumps. Worthington's parts s p e c i a l ty shop is located in a separate section of