Short 1982Peter Articles

• • A S E A STAL A n n o u n c es C o r p o r a t e N a m e C h a n ge page: 37
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  ASEA STAL Inc. is the new corporate name of ASEA STALLAVAL, Inc. This name change is effective March 1 according to the company's president, P.R. Scordo, and is consistent with the name change made by its parent company in Sweden, ASEA STAL AB, (formerly STAL-LAVAL Turbin AB). ASEA STAL In

• • K o c h - E l l i s C o m p l e t es N e w R O / R O F a c i l i ty — L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 37
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  Koch-Ellis Barge and Ship Service recently announced the completion of a totally new RO/RO facility. This new department has been created to handle the increasing demand for cleaning, gas freeing and light repairs for all standard types of containers in both 20- and 40-foot lengths. Koch- E

• • C l o w / G r e e n b e r g O f f e rs B r o c h u r e O n Bronze V a l v e s A n d Fittings page: 31
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  The Marine Valve Division of Clow/Greenberg Valve Products, Carona, Calif., has available a free 24-page catalog containing detailed information on the major valves and fittings the company manufactures. All Clow/Greenberg valves and fittings are manufactured in accordance with military qua

• • X a n t h o s N a m e d Sales M a n a g e r For Renk's B e a r i n g s D i v i s i on page: 37
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  Werner Funke, president of Renk Corporation, has announced the appointment of Tony Xanthos as sales manager, bearings division. Mr. Xanthos will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the bearings throughout the U.S. Prior to joining Renk, he was a regional sales manager for Applied

• • Burness C o r l e t t / S e a w o r t hy O f f e r Unique R O / R O / T a n k e r Design page: 36
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  The British naval architecture firm of Burness Corlett through their Sydney, Australia, office have joined with Seaworthy Systems of Essex, Conn., to produce an engineering package for shipyards wishing to bid on the U.S. Army Logistic Support Vessel Program. Under the RFP the LSV must be b

• • T r a i l e r M a r i n e T r a n s p o rt A w a r d e d $ 7 . 7 - M i l l i on M S C C o n t r a ct page: 33
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  The Navy's Military Sealift Command has awarded a two-year $7.7-million contract to Trailer Marine Transport Corp. (TMT), of Jacksonville, Fla., for the transportation of military supplies to the Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The contract calls for overland and ocean movement of conta

• • G e n s t a r Uses N o v e l T e c h n i q ue T o Launch P e t r o b r a s D r i l l i n g Rig page: 42
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  A novel technique using two of Seaspan's submersible heavy-lift vessels was used to launch a Petrobas drilling rig at the U.I.E. yard in Cherbourg, France. The 11,000-ton Petrobras XVI, measuring 302 by 226 by 130 feet, with the 160-foot derrick erected, was skidded on board and successfully l

• • a c k u p S a b i n e V A r r i v es A b o a r d D a n Lifter page: 42
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  Houston Offshore International, Inc.'s Sabine V drilling rig prepares to float off of the Dan Lifter in Cameron, La. ship channel after returning to Gulf waters recently from Singapore. The rig was built in Betblehem Steel's shipyards there and remained in the Far East for almost a year before

• • John C r a n e O f f e rs F r e e Brochure On End F a c e Shaft Seals page: 40
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  End face shaft seals used in original equipment are described in a new, colorful brochure prepared by John Crane, one of the world's largest manufacturers of engineered sealing systems. Designated as John Crane Type 1 and Type 2 Series, these seals are used in all types of rotary shaft equi

• • Hampton Roads S N A M E Reports O n Ship Production Committee page: 19
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  The Hampton Roads Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met recently at the Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant in Hampton, Va. The meeting featured a paper by F. Baxter Barham Jr. titled "The SNAME Ship Production Committee— An Overview." Section vice chairman Robert L.

• • N a v y A w a r d s E-Systems $ 4 . 7 - M i l l i o n C o n t r a ct page: 18
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  E-Systems recently received a $4.7-million U.S. Navy contract to provide continuing systems engineering and technical support services for the downlink communications tracking set used with the Terrier SM-2 missile. The contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command calls for a variety of engi

• • John H a s t i e S t e e r i n g G e ar P a r t s / S e r v i c e A v a i l a b le In U.S. F r om J e r e d Brown page: 14
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  Jered Brown Brothers is the American source for spare and repair parts manufactured by the internationally renowned John Hastie of Greenock Ltd., Scotland, including parts for the well-known Hele-Shaw pump, the company announced recently. A separate facility in Auburn Hills, Mich., enables

• • First Vessel Enters N e w Floating Drydock At H a l i f a x Shipyard page: 14
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  Halifax Industries Limited in Halifax, Nova Scotia, recently received its first vessel in the newly commissioned, 100,000-dwt-capacity floating drydock. The Panamax size dock has a lifting capacity of 36,000 tons. Its overall length is 843.16 feet, width between fenders 124.67 feet, and draf

• • Fishing Vessel C o n f e r e n ce T o Be H e l d M a y 1 0 - 1 2 In M e l b o u r n e , F l o r i da page: 13
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  The International Conference on the Design, Construction, and Operation of Commercial Fishing Vessels is scheduled for May 10— 12 at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne. The Conference is sponsored by Florida Sea Grant, the Southeast Section of SNAME, and FIT. Some 200 particip

• • N a v y Seeks Comments On I m p r o v i n g Pump Specifications page: 7
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  Recognizing that the formal process for review of specifications provides for only a short review period, the Naval Sea Systems Command is soliciting technical suggestions for improving several specifications which it plans to revise in the next several months. Those specifications are: MIL-P-

• • Successful T r a n s p o r t Of Biggest-Ever D e c k Structure C o m p l e t e d By N e p t u n / NC page: 7
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  The 40,660-ton deck for the Statfjord 'C' production platform, reported to be the biggest structure ever moved by water, has been successfully transported from its building yard to the mating site by the Neptun/Norwegian Contractors joint venture. The deck was fabricated by Moss Rosenberg Ver

• • N e l s o n N a m e d President O f M . R o s e n b l a t t & Son page: 13
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  Lester Rosenblatt, chairman of the board of M. Rosenblatt & Son, the prominent naval architectural and marine engineering firm, has announced the appointment of Perry W. Nelson as president. Mr. Nelson's marine career started with employment as a ship draftsman with the W.C. Nickum naval ar

• • T a m p a S h i p y a r d s A w a r ds B a b c o c k & W i l c ox $ 1 . 4 - M i l l i o n C o n t r a ct page: 12
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  Babcock & Wilcox, an operating unit of McDermott International, inc., announced that its Industrial Power Generation Division has received a $1.4-million contract from Tampa Shipyards, Inc., Tampa, Fla., for the supply of five ship sets of marine, auxiliary, oil-fired, package boilers and di

• • St. Augustine Trawlers Delivers 600-Passenger Ferry For Mexico page: 11
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  In 1983 the Jacksonville, Fla., naval architectural firm of DeJong & Lebet, Inc. signed a contract with Transportes Maratimos de Yucatan y del Caribe S.A. to design a 600-passenger ferryboat for fast service between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen, Mexico. A combined effort with St. Augustineba

• • C y b e r n e t I n t r o d u c e s N ew V H F - F M R a d i o t e l e p h o ne — L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 10
  pablished in:
  Maritime Reporter
  on April 15, 1984

  The Cybernet CTX-2050 is a fully synthesized 50-channel VHFFM radiotelephone designed to the very highest standards of modern high-technology electronics. This new unit covers all U.S. VHF-FM marine channels including five U.S.; and Canadian weather channels. It features a Channel 16 quick-

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