Short 1982Peter Articles
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on September 15, 1980CDI Marine Company announces the recent award of two major contracts to supply design services to the U.S. Navy. The first is a $1.3-million, one-year contract to provide design and engineering support for Navy surface ships to Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, Fla. CDI Marine has b
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on September 15, 1980Orders were placed recently for the first four of a new generation of coal-burning ships. Two 75,000-dwt coal-fired bulk carriers have been ordered by Bulkships Ltd., the ship-owning arm of Australia's Thomas Nationwide Transport Group, from the Monfalcone Division of Italy's Italcantieri S
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on September 15, 1980Ferrous Corporation, manufacturer of combustion catalysts for marine diesels and boilers, has recently prepared a brochure explaining the factors that affect combustion performance, and how to achieve maximum efficiency. The full-color, six-page brochure explains the causes of poor fuel eco
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on September 15, 1980The Maritime Subsidy Board has authorized the award of construction- differential subsidy (CDS) for work by Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Baltimore to increase the container-carrying c a p a c i t y of four Mariner Class vessels owned by Moore McCormack Lines of New York. The
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on September 15, 1980A new catalog describing Rockwell Edward cast steel gate, globe, angle, and check valves is now available from the Flow Control Division. Covering high-pressure, hightemperature valves for power, process, and general industries, the catalog reviews product design, development, and testing.
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on September 15, 1980Lance J. Melik, formerly manager- product d e v e l o p m e n t , has been promoted to the position of director of marketing for Twin Disc, Incorporated, Racine, Wise. He will be responsible for the formulation and implementation of the c o m p a n y ' s marketing strategy. Mr. Melik will s
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on September 15, 1980Major cost and time savings in naval ship construction are estimated from a newly developed insulation being applied to FFG-7 Class guided-missile frigates under construction at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, a Congoleum company. The new insulation, named Tuff Skin™, was developed and tested
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on September 15, 1980Power take-offs (PTOs) designed for use on diesel engines with indirect drives are now available from the W i c h i t a Clutch Company, a subsidiary of Dana Corporation. These PTOs can handle the horsepower range from 250 to 800 hp at speeds up to 2,100 rpm. Wichita's PTOs utilize the Wich
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on September 15, 1980Levingston Shipbuilding Company of Orange, Texas, recently laid the keel for a new jackup drilling rig. Dixilyn-Field of Houston is the owner of this Levingston- designed Class 111-C rig, and will take delivery in April 1981. Officials of Dixilyn-Field at- tending the ceremony included L.A.
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on September 15, 1980"Gears and Gear Units" is the title of a new 16-page brochure published by Farrel Connecticut Division, Emhart Machinery Group. The publication describes types of gearing produced by the company, including industrial, marine, high-velocity, and special gearing. Single-helical, doublehelical
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on September 15, 1980Magnus E. Olsen, president, Overseas, Enterprises, has announced the appointment of Edward H. Barron as director of chartering. His responsibilities will encompass all chartering, marketing, and operational functions of O.N.E. Shipping Ltd., which maintains regular chemical tanker service f
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on September 15, 1980Hitachi Zosen of Japan recently received an additional order from J.L. Offshore Drilling A/S, Denmark, for construction of a jackup- type offshore drilling rig. This is the second of two of the same type rig to be built by Hitachi for the Danish company; the first order was received in April
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on September 15, 1980Devoe Marine, formerly part of Devoe & Raynolds Co., a Division of Grow Group, Inc., has reorganized as a separate company under Grow Group's Marine and Corrosion Control Group. The move was necessary, according to company officials, to better serve the rapidly expanding market for newtechno
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on September 15, 1980Ferrous Corporation, manufacturer of combustion catalysts for marine diesels and boilers, is now offering a simplified pump system for delivering the proper proportion of catalyst to diesel and bunker fuels prior to combustion. The 110-volt, ac proportioning pump system is designed to fit o
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on September 15, 1980Jerry Jones has resigned as president of Ocean Systems to form a new, highly specialized underwater vehicle inspection services company, JERED. Coowner in the new company is Ed Trlica, former vice president of Martech, and recently manager of Solus Ocean Systems' Gulf Coast Division. The o
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on September 15, 1980Twin Disc, Incorporated of Racine, Wis., has announced the formation of a task force to market the MGN-Z line of marine transmissions throughout North America. This line of marine products, for diesel engines rated 634 to 3,671 kw (850 to 4,850 hp), is manufactured by Twin Disc's partially
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on September 15, 1980Hugh F. Munroe, president and chief executive officer of Morris Guralnick Associates, Inc., has announced that Thomas John Ternes has j o i n e d the San Franciscobased firm of naval architecture and marine engineering in the capacity of supervisory engineer in the Naval Architecture Departm
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on September 15, 1980A $5-million contract for SMATCO deck equipment and Pnu- Tanks has been signed by TBW Industries of Houma, La., which will provide the equipment for MacLaren Shipyard of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MacLaren is currently building 14 supply boats on orders placed by Brazilian offshore operators.
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on September 15, 1980Avondale Shipyards, Inc. of New Orleans, a subsidiary of Ogden Corporation, recently laid the keel for the U.S. Navy auxiliary oiler Willamette (AO-I8O). She is the fourth in a series of five that Avondale is building for the Navy. Named for the river that flows from the Cascades into the C
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on September 15, 1980T. Canonie Jr., president and chief executive officer of The Canonie Companies, Inc., announces the formation of a new subsidiary, Canonie-Bultema Pacific Corporation. S p e c i f i c a l ly formed to handle the West Coast operation of The Canonie Companies, Canonie-Bultema Pacific speciali