Short 1982Peter Articles
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on August 1984Orange Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Orange, Texas, recently signed a contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority of Chattanooga, Tenn. for a 52V2 foot by 22 foot by 8 foot push boat. The vessel is to be named Patricia H and will be used to handle 1,500 ton barges on the Green River at the Paradi
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on August 1984Bjorn Fagerstrom has been appointed president of Alfa-Laval, Inc., Ft. Lee, N.J., the U.S. member of the Swedish-based Alfa-Laval Group of worldwide companies. Mr. Fagerstrom succeeds Ragnar Beyer who, under Alfa-Laval's policy of rotating the assignments of its principal managers, is return
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on August 1984An advanced wear-resistant material (Hexoloy™ SA Silicon Carbide Alloy) has been successfully molded into a one piece Venturi configuration to create the Clemlite liner . . . the key component of Clemco's successful high production nozzle. Clemco's Clemlite nozzles are made from high qualit
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on August 1984Seattle's new fireboat, designed by Nickum & Spaulding Associates, is being built by Nicholas Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Wash., and will carry an ABS classification when completed in mid-1984. The 96-foot by 23-foot by 7-foot aluminum hull and superstructure is capable of 28 knots
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on August 1984The Flexaust Company, the industry leader in ventilation ducting, announces a major improvement in its product line. Most hoses are now flame retardant and are recognized as having an Underwriter's Laboratories 94 V-0 flammability classification. By using a variety of constructions and mate
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on August 1984Following the successful modification of the jack-up drilling rig Britannia from a slot-type drilling unit to a cantilevered unit, completed recently within the contractual time, the Rotterdam Shipyard has contracted another rig modification job. The Houston-based rigowners Reading and Bate
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on August 1984Mississippi Marine, a Greenville based shipyard and repair facility, demonstrated its lift strength, length capabilities and drydocking expertise recently for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The job was to drydock and repair the 279- foot-long dredge Jadwin. This was no small task as the
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on August 1984Two 22,000-hp tugs, the Smit Rotterdam and Smit London of Smit Tak International Ocean Towage and Salvage Company (the Netherlands), recently towed a Concrete Island Drilling System (CIDS) from Nippon Kokan's Tsu Yard in Japan to the north coast of Alaska. Global Marine Development Inc.'s
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on August 1984Eastern Marine, Inc. of Panama City, Fla., recently delivered the 64-foot aluminum passenger launch P.C.C. Colibri (shown above) to the Panama Canal Commission Agency of the U.S. Government. The vessel has a beam of 18 feet and a depth of 8 feet 6 inches. Propulsion equipment on the P.C.C.
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on August 1984Due to the many requests received, Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc. will once again conduct a Dockmasters Training Seminar on December 11-14, 1984, to be held in San Diego, Calif. The 15th such seminar of its kind, it is intended to familiarize dockmasters and their colleagues with the many
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on August 1984At the invitation of Bath Iron Works (BIW), the members of the Northern New England Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers were recently treated to a tour of BIW Portland Repair Facility. This operation is the result of the combined efforts of the city, state and private industry w
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on July 15, 1984Bruce C. Gilman, president of Sonat Subsea Services, Houston, Texas, announced recently that Thomas A. Angel has been appointed senior vice president. Formerly vice president and general manager of Santa Fe Underwater Services, Mr. Angel has more than 20 years' experience in underwater serv
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on July 15, 1984American - Standard, Heat Transfer Division, Buffalo, N.Y., is offering an eight-page bulletin on its FanEX® air/oil heat exchangers. The well-illustrated brochure contains general information on the advantages of FanEX heat exchangers, the Amaspher® turbulation principle on which they work
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on July 15, 1984Charles W. Gower has been named vice president of engineering for Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO), Nashville, Tenn., according to an announcement by A1 Zang, president of the shipyard. Mr. Gower joined NABRICO in 1978 as manager of design. He was named director of engineering in 1980, an
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on July 15, 1984Marland Environmental Systems Inc. of Walworth, Wise., a leading manufacturer of water purification and treatment systems and services, announced that Bob Daniels has been elected president and chief executive officer. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, he will be directing the
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on July 15, 1984Gennaro Oliva, former hull design engineer with Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., has just recently joined the staff of Atlantic Coast Enterprises, Inc., manufacturers of a widely diversified marine product line. Since his education as a naval architect, and receipt of a Bachelor
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on July 15, 1984The three ferry boats that carry thousands of commuters and visitors daily across San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Larkspur will soon have completely new propulsion drive systems for which Philadelphia Gear Corporation is manufacturing special gearboxes. The original propulsion o
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on July 15, 1984Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. of Mobile, Ala., recently delivered the 98-foot scalloper Traveler to Jakob N. Shervo and his sons, John K. and Jarry, of New Bedford, Mass. Over the years, Bender has delivered several scallopers to New Bedford fishing interests, but this is the first
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on July 15, 1984Deutsch Metal Components, Los Angeles, Calif., has announced the release of their new detailed Pyplok catalog which contains technical and dimensional information on the mechanically applied pipe connecting system. The catalog illustrates how Pyplok is designed for the shipbuilding and ship
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on July 15, 1984A/S Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk has entered into an agreement with the international corporation McDermott International Inc. for cooperation in a joint venture for offshore oil and gas engineering. Kongsberg will sell 49 percent of Kongsberg Engineering, a.s. to McDermott, and the joint company