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on April 15, 1984A recent meeting of the New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects heard a paper titled "A New Approach To Computer-Based Preliminary Ship Design." The authors were Dr. Farrokh Mistree and Timothy D. Lyon, both of the University of Houston. The following paragraph is a
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on April 15, 1984The Standards and Specifications Panel of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME Panel SP-6) will hold their next meeting at ASTM Headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 17-18, 1984 immediately following the May 14-16, 1984 meeting of ASTM Committee F-25 on Shipbuildin
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on April 15, 1984Ralph Larimer has been named chief, engineering planning and control of all MMC engineering operations and supervision of project engineering functions. Mr. Larimer joined MMC in 1975 after completing active duty as a nuclear power qualified officer aboard the USS Grayling (SSN646). Assignm
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on April 15, 1984The Trimble Navigation Model 300 LORAN Computer combines LORAN-C technology, state-of-the-art computer technology, and traditional dead-reckoning navigation in one small, easy to use package. It gives the navigational information rapidly and with accuracy. In its Dead Reckoning Mode it can com
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on April 15, 1984High-efficiency energy absorption is the advantage claimed for the F Series of marine fenders manufactured by Lord Corporation. Intended for sheltered or exposed berthing facilities, these fenders are available in 22 sizes, with absorption capacities ranging from 1.4 to 124 foot-kips. They a
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on April 1984Richard A. Kienitz has been appointed senior vice presidentmarketing, and John A. Flahaut has been promoted to vice president- sales, it was announced by John F. Lynch, president of the Inland Waterways Division of Pott Industries, Inc. He also announced that Thomas F. Maloney, formerly sen
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on April 1984Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd. of Japan recently introduced a new family of self-polishing, antifouling hull coatings. These new products are based on the formulation technology of the company's AF-SEAFLO Z-100 self-polishing antifouling paint that was developed five years ago and is now in se
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on April 1984Worthington's redesigned line of general-purpose end-suction pumps, with capacities to 1,500 gpm, is covered in a new brochure. The cast-iron pumps, designated as the D-800 line, are available in 19 sizes, frame-mounted or closecoupled. The pumps are designed for minimum operating and mainte
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on April 1984Raymond International Inc. of Houston has expanded its services to the offshore oil and gas industry by establishing an offshore projects group at the Oakland, Calif., headquarters of Raymond's wholly owned subsidiary, Raymond Kaiser Engineers Inc. The new group will provide engineering and
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on April 1984Roger A. Ficchi, chairman of Maritime Capital, Inc. of San Francisco, has announced that D. Whitney Thornton II has been named president of the company. Maritime Capital is the parent of two ship repair and conversion subsidiaries—SFW Corporation located in San Francisco, and San Diego Iron
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on April 1984W.F. (Bill) Ammentorp has joined Sonat Exploration Company as executive vice president. Mr. Ammentorp will have responsibilities for exploration, land, financial, engineering and corporate planning functions, said Sonat Exploration president Don Leigh. Mr. Ammentorp most recently served as
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on April 1984Amot Controls of Richmond, Calif., has announced the availability of a new family of pressure and temperature sensing switches, the 8250 Series, designed specifically for application on vibrating equipment. These rugged switches have adjustable set points and are constructed with a union tha
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on April 1984The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, headquartered in the United Kingdom, has been asked to undertake a study for the U.S. Navy to identify resources for combating oil spills in certain high-risk areas in Europe, it was announced recently by John Archer, managing director o
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on April 1984Two companies based in Bergen, Norway—Norwinch and MTT (Marine Transport Technology) A/S—have developed an electrohydraulic cargo crane, the prototype of which has been demonstrated to a number of ship owners. According to Reidar Rasmussen, sales manager for Norwinch, the new crane has crea
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on April 1984Literature Available Alden Electronics, Inc. of Westboro, Mass., has introduced the Alden/ Metz Marinefax HF antenna for use with its popular line of Marinefax weather chart recorders. The Alden/Metz antenna is a compact passive unit designed spe- cifically for the reception of radiofacsimil
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on April 1984Marine Travelift, Inc. of Sturgeon Bay, Wise., has announced another new model in a continuing program of development of its "Beam Forward" design concept for mobile boat hoists. Latest in the series is the 60BFM model with a lifting capacity of 60 tons. Besides numerous maintenance and eff
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on April 1984The U.S. Navy has awarded a $1,775,000 fixed-price contract to Nationwide Boiler Inc. of Fremont, Calif., for the refurbishment of seven mobile steam plants. The period of performance extends from February 1984 to June 1985. The contract calls for redesign and complete reconditioning of the
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on April 1984Scientists at BP's Research Centre at Sunbury-on-Thames, England, have succeeded in developing a family of new anti-corrosion pigments. These pigments, which have been widely patented, are based on the ion-exchange principle—a radical departure from existing technology. Almost all metal fab
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on April 1984McDermott Shipyard's New Iberia Division recently delivered two 194-foot supply vessels to Tidewater Marine Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Tidewater Inc. The Jan Tide and the Abshire Tide are the seventh and eighth in a series of 10 supply boats being built by Mc- Dermott for Tidewater. The pr
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on April 1984A brochure describing the full range of Kahlenberg airhorns and accessories is available from the Two Rivers, Wise., company. Kahlenberg airhorns are distinctive, powerful signals backed by many years of successful performance. Horn projectors have been scientifically developed for volume,