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on November 1980C o n t r a c t s t o t a l i n g approximately $15.4 million have been awarded to Bath Iron Works by the Naval Sea Systems Command for additional work on four guided- missile frigates constructed by the Maine shipbuilding firm, president John F. Sullivan Jr. announced. Mr. Sullivan said the
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on November 1980General Cable Company, Greenwich, Conn., a division of GK T e c h n o l o g i e s , Incorporated, has announced the a p p o i n t m e n t of Joseph J. Nagi Jr. to the position of area sales manager for the state of Hawaii. In making the announcement, Howard J. Boyd, the company's regional m
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on November 1980Dr. Alan Berman, director of research at the Naval Research Laboratory f o r the past 13 years, was one of the 49 career Federal managers to be presented the "Distinguished Executive" award by President Carter at White House ceremonies recently. Dr. Ber.ijian's award was based on a citation
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on November 1980George T. Richardson, president of The Offshore Company, Houston, recently announced the promotions of C.D. Lofton and J.R. Kennerson. Mr. Lofton has been promoted to division manager and will be responsible for the overall operations of the Morgan City, La., D i v i s i o n of the company.
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on November 1980Scandinavian Marine Services, Westwood, N.J., has announced their exclusive U.S. agency representation for Gotaverken Motor AB and Oresundsvarvet AB. G o t a v e r k e n Motor produces main and auxiliary diesel engines of Gotaverken, E r i k s b e r g and B&W design. SMS will also be respons
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on November 1980The board of directors of National Steel and S h i p b u i l d i ng Company (NASSCO) has elected Fred N. Hallett to the new position of vice president-finance and treasurer, reporting to NASSCO president C. Larry French Mr. Hallett comes to NASSCO f r om Risi Industries, Inc., Santa Ana, Ca
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on November 1980Dodwell Industrial of Tokyo recently delivered its 500th fuel oil blender to Sumitoma Heavy Industries. It is being installed in a 57,650-dwt products carrier under construction for Ogden Marine of New York. The vessel will be powered by a Sumitomo/Sulzer 4RLA90 diesel engine rated at 14,74
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on November 1980A new 4 8 - p a g e p u b l i c a t i on which presents a new approach to controlling contamination in shipboard fluid systems is now available from Aircraft Porous Media, Inc., Land and Marine Division (LMD). Entitled " A PM Filter Technology and Applications Expertise f o r Shipboard Flui
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on November 1980Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. (FELS) has signed a contract to construct a semisubmersible accommodation and construction platform for Consafe Offshore AB. The rig will be built in Singapore, and is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 1982. The platform, the first of its
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on November 1980Thomas R. Hensley has been named president and chief operation officer of The Service Machine Group, Inc. The announcement was made by Julian E. Fernandez, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Morgan City, La., company. Beverly H. Fernandez, former president and company
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on November 1980W.J. Amoss Jr., president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., a subsidiary of The LTV Corporation, has been selected to receive the American Legion's National Merchant Marine Award. The announcement was made by Comdr. G.Y. Ross of the Legion's Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Industries Post i
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on November 1980William J. Blume, president, announces that Blume Worldwide Services has been appointed North American sales representative for the Selco Group of Companies, Singapore. The Selco Group includes Selco Salvage, which operates a comprehensive marine salvage service in an area covering the South
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on November 1980William Hunt and Kenneth Watson have joined N a s h v i l le Bridge Company (NABRICO) as plant engineers. Mr. Watson was formerly with Watson & Wynne, contractors, Murfreesboro, Tenn. He will manage all construction c o n c e r n i n g the Nashville and Ashland City, Tenn., plants for NABRI
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on November 1980The Hunt Company of Houston continues its expansion with the addition of three new sales team members — Elmo Bergeron, Terry L. Tucker and Frank Doonan Jr. Mr. Bergeron, with more than 30 years' experience in the oil industry, has been named sales manager for Louisiana. He will headquarter
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on November 1980Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. (FELS) has announced the signing of contracts to build two jackup rigs for Reading and Bates Exploration Co. (R&B). Costing approximately $80 million in total, the jackups will be of Friede & Goldman L-780 MOD II design for operating in water depths up
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on November 1980As the title implies, this is a technical book dealing with the shipping industry. It is a reference manual packed with detailed information r e l a t i n g to shipping, navigation, marine insurance, maritime and commercial law, chartering, and ship operations. The bulk of the 510-page, hard
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on November 1980lotron Corporation of Bedford, Mass., in close cooperation with Radio-Holland B.V. of Amsterdam, has just received what it believes to be one of the largest orders ever recorded in the maritime collision-avoidance industry. This order, valued at more than $4 million, calls for the installati
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on November 1980John T. Gilbride Jr., general manager of Todd's Seattle yard, recently announced the promotions of Lawrence H. Hagen to director of industrial and public relations, and Dennis M. Plumb to personnel manager. Mr. Hagen has been employed continuously in the area of personnel management at the Se
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on November 1980The Kings Point Fund, Inc., the financial arm of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association, has received a $20,000 grant from the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. The generous grant will be utilized to acquire books for the Academy's library, and the volumes obtained will b
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on November 1980M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., one of the nation's largest naval architecture and marine engineering firms, has expanded its Western Area operations with a recently added facility in Oxnard, Calif. The Oxnard office will be staffed initially with 60 engineers, technical writers, editors, and illus