Short 1982Peter Articles
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on November 1984American Marine and Machinery Company, Inc. (AMMCO) of Nashville, Tenn., has announced the signing of an agreement with Damen Shipyards, Ltd. of Gorinchem, Holland, for the manufacture and marketing of selected models of the Damen line of vessels. The pact establishes AMMCO as exclusive Dam
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on November 1984Peck & Hale Inc., W. Sayville, N.Y., designer and manufacturer of material handling and cargo securing systems, has completed their contract with Bell Aerospace in Buffalo, N.Y., for a container lashing system to be used on the new LACV-30 vehicle. The LACB (Lighter Air Custion Vehicle) is c
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on November 1984The Maritime Administration has submitted for publication in the Federal Register a final rule governing the evaluation of bids submitted to federal agencies by subsidized U.S.-flag bulk vessel operators for the carriage of dry-bulk preference cargoes. The new rule requires that operating-
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on November 1984As part of the recent consolidation of the Executive Marketing and Contracts and Sales Departments, Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc. of Houston named J. Robert Browning to the position of vice president-contracts and sales, a position that has been vacant for some time. Prior to this change, he
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on November 1984Racor Industries, Inc. of Modesto, Calif., which was founded in 1969 to manufacture and market innovative diesel fuel filter/water separator systems, has made available an eight-page brochure describing these and other items that the company has extended its product line to include. Drawing
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on November 1984Racor Industries, Inc., of Modesto, Calif., is offering literature on its Thermoline™ Self-Regulating Diesel Fuel Line Heater. The text of the literature, which contains a performance chart, specification table, photographs and drawings to complement the descriptive material presented, expla
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on November 1984Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., of Mobile, Ala., recently delivered the 78-foot tour boat Amarya to the Government of Nigeria. The vessel will be operated as a V.I.P. harbor tour boat by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, with her home port being Lagos. Thoroughly modern in her
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on November 1984Closely following the completion of its first catamaran, Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Wash., has just christened the Spirit of Alderbrook, its second 72-foot, all-aluminum, high-speed passenger catamaran, this time for the Wes Johnson family of Union, Wash. Some 600 guests gat
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on November 1984Asea Marine, an operating group of Asea Inc. of White Plains, N.Y., has appointed C.A. Richards & Associates, Inc. of Houston as a manufacturer's representative for marketing and sales of marine electrical equipment for installation on board ships, offshore rigs, and supply vessels. Bo Stenh
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on November 1984AB Siwertell of Sweden has de- veloped a design for floating bulk transfer stations based on a catama- ran platform equipped with various configurations of unloading and loading towers according to re quired capacity and duty. It is in tended for direct trans-shipment between oceangoing carr
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on November 1984Mirrlees Blackstone, one of the world's largest manufacturers of medium-speed diesel engines, has moved into its recently constructed sales, service, and warehousing facility in Houston. The facility, located near Intercontinental Airport, will house a large inventory of spare parts for the
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on November 1984$2.5-million contract to build a penumatic ship's unloader has been won by the Brazilian marine, offshore, and industrial equipment manufacturer CEC Engineering of Rio de Janeiro. CEC is part of the CCN shipbuilding, shipping, and equipment group. The unloader, which will be used for the unl
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on November 1984Moody-Tottrup International, a Reliance Consulting Group Company, has available a new six-page brochure on services it offers to the offshore and marine industry. The publication features a large three-page "marine activity" color photograph over which boxes are laid out somewhat in genealog
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on November 1984—Literature Available Bulletin A4-63.00 from WABCO Fluid Power Division, American- Standard, describes the new Type 740 pneumatic directional control valve, designed for lightweight installation in critical environments. The Type 740 is a family of highly chemical-resistant valves with high
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on November 1984IMODCO of Los Angeles, a unit of AMCA International Corporation and pioneer offshore marine terminal company, has been awarded a contract by Esso Suez, Inc. for a catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) terminal. This unit for Esso is designed to securely moor tankers of up to 85,000 dwt, primari
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on November 1984Seaward International, Inc. has announced the appointment of Dexter H. Brown as director of marketing. He will be based at Seaward's corporate office in Falls Church, Va. and will be responsible for marketing and sales of the company's marine products. He has 20 years of sales and marketing
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on November 1984Consolidated Grain & Barge Company of St. Louis recently announced several personnel changes. Jim McEvilly has been elected vice president with responsibility for all aspects of the company's barge operations. He had previously served as manager of barge operations and manager of barge trans
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on November 1984The first large engine in M.A.N. B&W's new line of ultra-longstroke engines was successfully tested recently in Copenhagen. New color illustrated literature describing this new engine in full detail is now available free of charge. M.A.N.-B&W reports this new engine type for the marine mark
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on November 1984James C. Evans, a veteran of 31 years in the oil and gas industry, has been elected a vice president of Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (ODECO) of New Orleans, responsible for environment and governmental affairs. He succeeds John R. Macgregor, who recently retired after six years in th
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on November 1984—Literature Available AMP Special Industries recently issued Product Bulletin 805-1. This Bulletin, entitled "Marine Cable Splicing Kit," describes the latest equipment for wiring methods to be used in modular shipbuilding, jumboizing and repairs. The methods and equipment listed have been