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on July 15, 1984Cummins Engine Company recently announced new engine model codes for their worldwide marine product line. The new models are being adopted to identify all new products by liters instead of present cubic-inch displacement. These new codes have been formulated to provide a consistent marine engi
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on July 15, 1984The North Marchioness, a 61,177-dwt bulk carrier, was recently completed at Hitachi Zosen's Ariake Works and subsequently delivered to its owner, Polaris Transport Corporation of Greece. The North Marchioness is the eighth Panamax 60BC Mark II-type bulk carrier built by Hitachi Zosen, and is
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on July 15, 1984B. James Lowe, president of Tacoma Boatbuilding Company of Tacoma, Wash., has announced that details of a contract valued at $110 million with Gulf Pacific Cruise Lines of Houston for construction of an 800-passenger cruise liner have been finalized. Implementation of the contract had been
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on July 15, 1984Norcontrol, a division of A/S Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk, Norway, has recently renewed a sixyear collaboration agreement with Burmeister & Wain Diesel A/S, Denmark. B&W Diesel is, through its own and more than 30 licensed manufacturers, the world's largest supplier of slow-speed diesel engines
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on July 15, 1984The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers has issued a "Call For Papers" to be delivered at the 1985 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) to be held in the Astrohall, Houston, Texas, May 6 - 9, 1985. A 200 to 300-word abstract should be submitted on the official OTC form by Septe
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on July 15, 1984Caterpillar Tracor Co. announces the availability of factory Remanufactured Fuel Nozzles and Tune-Up Kits for 1100, 3100, and 3208 engines. The nozzles are priced at approximately 45 percent of new on an exchange basis. New nozzles are designed to match Caterpillar engines for optimum fuel
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on July 15, 1984Desco Marine president Tom Collins announced recently that Emerson Shank has accepted the position of vice president for sales and marketing with the St. Augustine shipbuilder. Mr. Shank will supervise Desco's sales and marketing program for new boat construction, repair and marine hardware
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on July 15, 1984Transamerica Delaval Inc. has chosen a new name for its line of three-screw pumps: AMR™—axial multi-rotor pumps. The new trade name was chosen after Transamerica Delaval terminated its joint technical assistance agreement with IMO AB of Sweden. The new name joins those of two other well-kno
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on July 15, 1984Ingram Materials Company, a division of Ingram Industries Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. announced the grand opening of its expanded bulk marine terminal facilities in Paducah, Ky. Ingram Materials' Paducah Port is located at Mile 2.1 on the Tennessee River and has 450 feet of rive
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on July 1984Esso Production Malaysia, Inc. (EPMI) has asked Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd. to build an offshore oil and gas production plant and to supply a dehydration module for a second plant. The total price of the projects, including owner-furnished equipment, is $35 million. The pro
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on July 1984Marathon Marine Engineering Company has named John S. Laird III as manager of engineering and has appointed David R. Lewis to the position of chief structural engineer. The announcement of these two appointments was made by Robert E. Bradbury Jr., president of Marine Engineering Company. Prio
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on July 1984After more than 45 successful years in the foreign and domestic shipping industry, building and operating ships, tugs, and barges, inventor Harold G. Williams, president of Atlantis Services, introduces Cable Saver, a device for the automatic lubrication of moving steel wire cable. The unit
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on July 1984Oceaneering International has been awarded four new offshore drilling rig support contracts. Dual Hydra remotely operated vehicle systems (ROVs) will be utilized to provide the full range of drilling support work tasks for Marathon Australia on the Sedco 600; Occidental U.K. on the Ocean Liber
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on July 1984A 38-page handbook on the chemical treatment of fuels has been made available by Britishbased Perolin Marine, a Unitor company. Titled "The Perolin Fuel Oil Treatment Handbook," the publication has been prepared for guidance in the selection and application of Perolin products in a balanced
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on July 1984The Maritime Administration recently acquired the roll-on/rolloff vessel Atlantic Bear at a federal auction held in Norfolk, Va., with a bid of $17.5 million. The vessel was owned by Pacific Far East Line, Inc., which went bankrupt in 1978. The government holds a preferred mortgage on the sh
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on July 1984Robertson has now extended the applications potential of the Robertson Subsea Gyrocompass (RSG) with the development of a remote control. The remote control facility incorporates a high degree of microprocessor technology. The most immediate benefit for operators will be the ability to adju
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on July 1984The appointment of Hugh Gait to vice president and general manager of Rockwell International Corporation's Autonetics Marine Systems Division (AMSD) heads the list of key top management promotions within the division. Mr. Gait had served as director of the division's navigation and control
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on July 1984Comsat TeleSystems, Inc., Fairfax, Va., has introduced the MCS- 9100 ship earth station, a maritime satellite communications system designed to accommodate the size and weight requirements of yachts, fishing boats, and similarsized craft, but which also meets the rugged construction and desi
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on July 1984Donald W. Jett, executive vice president of CDI Marine Company, recently announced the appointments of John S. (Steve) Smith and Clinton Dodson. Mr. Smith is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has a Master of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from the Naval Post Graduate Sc
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on July 1984Dockside Machine & Ship Repair recently announced its signing of a contract with M.A.N./B&W Service GmbH of Ausburg, Germany. Dockside is under contract to act as a manufacturers approved service/repair shop which is part of the worldwide service organization of M.A.N./B&W Diesel. Consumati