Short 1981 Articles
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on January 15, 1981McNab, Inc., Mount Vernon, N.Y., has just introduced a computerized fuel management system as an answer to skyrocketing fuel costs. The McNab 63000 onboard system automatically receives instantaneous operating data on shaft horsepower and ship's speed. It calculates fuel consumption costs f
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on January 15, 1981McDermott Incorporated has announced its acquisition of automatic pipeline welding equipment, technology, and related license rights from H.C. Price Company. Included were five automatic pipeline welding spreads that will be installed aboard Mc- Dermott pipelaying barges. Each of the five s
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on January 15, 1981A rugged new lever-operated "Super-Searchlight" is announced by the Super-Marine Division of Phoenix Products Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Using a powerful, energy-saving halogen cycle sealed beam ffl lamp, the new fixture tilts 55 degrees above and 30 degrees below horizontal, and rotates 400
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on January 15, 1981The Wheelock Maritime International Limited of Hong Kong has placed an order with the China Corporation of Shipbuilding Industry of Beijing for the construction of two 27,000-dwt Lakes-fitted bulk carriers. These vessels will be built by CCSI's Dalian Shipyard and are due for delivery in 19
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on January 15, 1981Keyes Offshore, Inc. of Houston, a major drilling rig owner and contractor to the offshore industry, has contracted with Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Miss., to build another Friede & Goldman L-780, Mod 2 jackup drilling rig. This is the fourth rig that Keyes has awarded to Ingalls du
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on January 15, 1981An innovative and versatile system using Lucker hydraulic pulling machines to operate a crane, to pull or tension as required, has been incorporated into the derrick barge Mr. "2" Hooks (shown in drawing above), recently outfitted by i t s owner, Portable Marine Structures, Inc. of Houston.
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on January 15, 1981Escher Wyss, Ravensburg (Federal Republic of Germany) has supplied a total of more than 1,400 controllable-pitch propellers, whose power ratings and diameters extend up to 33,800 kw (45,266 bhp) and 7.8 m respectively. The first hydraulically operated controllable-pitch propeller for marine
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on January 15, 1981The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application from National Marine Service, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of 46 double-skin, petroleum / chemical tank barges and five towboats. The towboats, one built by Dravo Corp
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on January 15, 1981Henschel Corporation of Amesbury, Mass., has introduced a new ship's bell logger to its extensive line of commercial ship control and interior communication equipment. The new 10-2550 series bell logger will accurately record and display ship's control parameters using existing shipboard sig
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on January 15, 1981The annual Joint Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Northern California Section, and the American Society of Naval Engineers, Golden Gate Section, was held recently at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, Treasure Island Naval Station, Calif. A paper titled, "Evaluat
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on January 15, 1981A highly sophisticated, microcomputer- controlled Loran C from Simrad is said to take the time and work out of blue-water navigation. The Simrad/Taiyo model TL-856 provides the latest stateof- the-art features for accurate and economical navigation. Up to 10 different waypoints can be progra
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on January 15, 1981John E. Folsom has been appointed regional sales manager covering the Gulf of Mexico area for Hydranautics Hydraulic systems, according to James L. Bartlett, president. Mr. Folsom will direct marketing and sales efforts on all Hydranautics Hydraulic systems for shipyard and offshore- relate
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on January 15, 1981Hitachi Zosen recently received an order for construction of another cantilever type, jackup offshore oil drilling rig for J.L. Offshore Drilling A/S, Copenhagen. This is the third rig of this type to be ordered from Hitachi by J.L. Offshore. All three rigs are designed for operation under
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on January 15, 1981W. Barkley Fritz has joined the J.J. Henry Company Inc., naval architects and marine engineers, as supervisor of engineering computer operations, and will be based in the Moorestown, N.J., office. He reports to John H. Klose, director of the hull design division, and is responsible for the c
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on January 15, 1981RCA Service Company has announced the introduction of a new VHF/FM radiotelephone to its marine equipment line. The Model 8080 is a fully synthesized marine radiotelephone that has been designed specifically to meet the needs of the most demanding marine environment, according to Edward B.
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on January 15, 1981Electro-Nav president Robert E. Negron has announced that his company had reached agreement with the Marine Division of Unitra Unitech to furnish spare parts and services as required for the marine electronics of all Polish-flag vessels calling at U.S. ports. Eugeniusz Kazimierczak, director o
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on January 15, 1981RYSCO Shipyard, Inc. recently delivered the tug/supply vessel Tom Martin Pugh to Billy Pugh Offshore. This is the fifth vessel built for Billy Pugh by RYSCO's Blountstown, Fla., yard. The latest vessel has an overall length of 175 feet, beam of 38 feet, and depth of 14 feet, and is capable of
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on January 15, 1981Kockums AB of Malmo, Sweden, has reached a preliminary agreement with a West German consortium for the sale of one of the two LNG carriers now undergoing final outfitting at the yard. Kockums has also granted an option on the second LNG carrier. Negotiations regarding the sales contract hav
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on January 15, 1981Some 45 members and guests of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers gathered aboard the Princess Louise for a recent meeting. The evening's paper, titled "Shipboard Noise," was presented by Dr. Robert Saucedo, president of the Casde Cor
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on January 15, 1981The IMO® Pump Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc., Monroe, N.C., has just published an illustrated six-page bulletin on a new fuel oil blending unit recently introduced by the division. Designed primarily for maritime applications, the new unit is nevertheless exciting widespread interest