Short 1982Peter Articles
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on September 1981A fuel catalyst, Clean Power, was the recent focus of discussion at the Whitehall Club in New York. Company executives and engineers from 11 shipping companies convened to learn more about the product. The fuel catalyst is currently being used by several Scandinavian ship lines, who are rep
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on September 1981Construction started recently at FMC Corporation's Marine and Rail Equipment Division, Portland, Ore., on a 400-foot-long deck cargo barge for Zidell Explorations, Inc. Delivery of the barge is scheduled for December. The largest new barge ever built for Zidell, it will be certified for oce
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on September 1981William T. Bergeron, president of Bergeron Industries, Inc., has announced the appointment of Alfred F. Piazza to a new company position as vice president of international sales and marketing. Mr. Piazza, who has an extensive background in the shipping industry and development of foreign co
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on September 1981The American Ship Building Company, Tampa, Fla., was recently awarded a $73-million contract by the Moore McCormack Lines, subsidiary of Moore Mc- Cormack Resources, Inc., to convert four C-4 cargo liner vessels. The conversion involves lengthening each vessel by addition of a new 115-foot-
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on September 1981Selby, Battersby & Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., recently appointed Ronald P. Fendrick as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Fendrick is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and attended graduate school there. He has an extensive background in purchasing at
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on September 1981Bayou Black Shipyard of Gibson, La., recently delivered the 42-foot aluminum crewboat "Sundance Horizon" (shown above) to Sundance Marine of Houston. The vessel has a length of 42 feet, a beam of 13 feet, and a depth midship of 6.5 feet. The main propulsion is supplied by two GM Detroit Die
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on September 1981Designers & Planners, Inc., a firm of naval architects and marine engineers with offices in Washington, Philadelphia, Galveston, and San Diego, Ferd Serim, president of the company, recently announced that Mr. Wickert will serve as assistant director of naval architecture reporting to Carlo
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on September 1981Three generals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been nominated by President Reagan to serve on the Mississippi River Commission (MRC). The nominations are subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Designated to be president of the MRC is Maj. Gen. William E. Read, Vicksburg, Mis
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on September 1981Stewart Offshore Services, a part of the Stewart Group, has formed a new joint venture company with O'Herlihy Operations Limited, Cork, Ireland. The joint venture company, registered in Ireland and named Stewart O'Herlihy Services Limited, will operate from Cork in support of operations off
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on September 1981The publishers of the Maritime Reporter and Engineering News announced recently the appointment of Edward J. Quigley as editor of the semi-monthly magazine. During his journalistic career, Mr. Quigley was a reporter and rewriteman for the New York Mirror and was a publications editor for th
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on September 1981Michael J. Ucci has been appointed a vice president of AMCA International C o r p o r a t i o n . Mr. Ucci will concentrate on selective sales and marketing activities for the newly formed Marine Division which includes the products and services of its IMODCO and Wiley Manufacturing units. H
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on September 1981"Keyes 300," the first of four L-780 self-elevating offshore drilling rigs being built for Keyes Offshore Inc. by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., left the Ingalls yard recently on its way to drilling for Shell Oil Co. in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. The second j a c k
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on September 1981Dr. John J. McMullen, chairman of the board of John J. Mc- Mullen Associates, New Yorkbased naval architectural, marine engineering, and consulting firm, recently announced the establishment of an office of the chief executive in which all corporate management responsibilities formerly exer
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on September 1981The next Marine Maintenance Seminar sponsored by Meeting Resources, Inc. will be held on October 28 this year at the Vista International Hotel at the World Trade Center in New York City. Focusing on the need to probe managerial evaluation of maintenance systems and techniques, the program wil
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on September 1981A & P Appledore, Canada Ltd., a member of the A & P Appledore Group, has been awarded a $2-million (Canadian) contract by Dome Petroleum Limited of Calgary, to design a shipyard capable of building large arctic vessels, including Arctic VLCCs up to 200,000 dwt. A & P Appledore's involvement i
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on September 1981The nuclear-powered attack submarine Dallas (SSN-700) was commissioned recently during ceremonies held at General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn. William P. Clements Jr., Governor of Texas, was principal speaker during the ceremonies. Mrs. Clements was the ship's sponsor. Th
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on September 1981Krupp Atlas Elektronic Division, Jersey City, N.J., has promoted Mike Drogowitz to the position of U.S. operations manager and Ed Blayer to U.S. service manager. Formerly the East Coast operations manager, Mr. Drogowitz will expand his present responsibilities to coordinate the total U.S. ope
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on September 1981Seaward International, Inc., Falls Church, Va., has been awarded an $860,000 contract for the installation, supervision, and training of an oil-spill protection program for the Jeddah Oil Refinery harbor area in Saudi Arabia. The refinery is operated by Petromin, an agency of the Saudi Arabian
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on September 1981Paul N. (Red) Adair, the internationally known expert in oilwell fire control and blowouts, will be featured speaker at the 8th Annual Spillage Control Conference to be held October 29 through 31 at Ft. Lauderdale's Marriott Hotel and Marina. Mr. Adair, one of several outstanding speakers b
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on September 1981A unit of Raymond International Inc., Houston, Texas, recently purchased a crane ship from an Italian firm for $34.5 million, according to Henry F. LeMieux, chairman and chief executive officer. Mr. LeMieux said that Raymond Offshore Constructors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, concluded