Short 1982Peter Articles
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on September 15, 1980Woodward-Clyde Consultants has announced the appointment of Dr. Joseph M. Colonell to the position of senior project engineer with the firm's Anchorage office. Prior to joining Woodward- Clyde, he was affiliated with the University of Alaska's Institute of Marine Science, where he was prof
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on September 15, 1980Marine Management Systems, Inc. (MMS) recently announced the formation of an overseas subsidiary, Marine Management Systems (U.K.), Ltd., to provide technical support for its clientele in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. H e a d q u a r t e r e d in Stamford, Conn., MMS specializes
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on September 1980John J. O'Malley, the founder and publisher of MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News magazine, died recently at his home in Bellerose, Long Island, N.Y., after a short illness. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he attended St. John's University and was active in marine publishing for most of his bus
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on September 1980TBW Industries of Houma, La., announces the signing of a license agreement with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (IHI) of Tokyo. The announcement was made by Robert M. Thompson, president of TBW Industries, and Yoshio Sato, managerengineering department, of t he Material Handlin
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on September 1980Fabrication of custom-built marine equipment for three Midwest firms has been completed recently by Maxon Marine Industries, Inc. of Tell City, Ind. Three identical deck barges (one shown above) were ordered by the J . S . Alberici Construction Company, Inc. of St. Louis. Dimensions of each b
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on September 1980The keel of the Thomas Heyward, the second in a series of three combination roll-on'roll-off (RO/RO) container vessels being constructed by Sun Ship, Inc. for Waterman S t e a m s h i p Corporation, was lowered into place during a brief ceremony at the Chester, Pa., yard recently. The desig
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on September 1980The Port of Jacksonville has installed twenty 6 by 12-foot Sea Cushion® fenders at the Blount Island container terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. The fenders cover about 1,800 feet at the two containership berths on the pier, and are installed along the dock face as a permanent part of the docki
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on September 1980Sub-Sea Systems has announced the formation of a new joint venture company headquartered in Houston. SUBMAR, Inc. is owned jointly by Sub-Sea Systems of Escondido, Calif., and John Brown and Company, Ltd. of London, England, through its subsidiary, UDI Group, Ltd. of Aberdeen, Scotland. SU
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on September 1980Propulsion Systems, Inc., Kent, Wash., has been awarded a contract to furnish PSI/Frydenbo rotary-vane steering gear for two product carriers being built by Avondale Shipyards for Ogden Marine, Inc. The use of the PSI 'Frydenbo rotary vane steering gear is becoming popular among owners and
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on September 1980Gems S e n s o r s Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc. has acquired exclusive rights to develop and market a new line of liquid flow meters, it was announced by Milton Aron, general m a n a g e r of the Farmington, Conn.-based level and flow switch manufacturer. The energy-saving flow met
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on September 1980Versatile, compound-angle metal cutting is now possible with the new Climax Anglematic band saw. With a cutting head that tilts from 0 to 90 degrees and a vise that swivels through 75 degrees, the saw will cut nearly any compound angle, simple angle, or make standard vertical cuts. With the
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on September 1980Tom Frazier I I I , formerly vice president of sales, has been named senior vice president of sales and marketing at American Commercial Barge Line Company (ACBL), a unit of the Inland Waterways Services division of Texas Gas Transmission Corporation. In addition, vice presidential appointm
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on September 1980The New Jersey firm of Richard F. O'Boyle, Inc., has been named sales associate for Esgard Inc., a Lafayette, La., manufacturer of rust and corrosion preventatives that are distributed worldwide. Richard F. O'Boyle, president of the sales firm, said his organization will represent the entir
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on September 1980Cold-weather hassels with icing, waxing, and related problems have r e p o r t e d l y become things of the past with the development of the new Racor RX- 20 in-line diesel fuel heater. The RX-20 is an efficient, compact- sized unit. It combines heatrise efficiency and reliability in a rugg
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on September 1980Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc. (MECO), New Orleans, has developed a new line of packaged water desalination equipment, the Water-Wizard reverse osmosis water maker. Ten models are available ranging in capacities from 1,300 to 30,000 gallons of fresh water per day, with dry weights from
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on September 1980Racal Airstream, Inc., Rockville, Md., announces the publication of a new sales bulletin describing the newly introduced Airstream supplied-air systems. The AH30 standard supplied-air system and the AH31 system for welders incorporate the features of Airstream-powered air-purifying units in
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on September 1980Coal-fired steamships are making a comeback on the high seas. Bulkships, limited of Sydney, has ordered two 75,750-dwt bulk carriers to serve the Australian bauxite trade. The c o a l - f i r ed steamships will be powered by General Electric Company geared marine steam turbines. The ships w
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on September 1980Steve B. Vorenkamp has rejoined Halter Marine, Inc. as director of services, responsible for corporate production control, estimating, and purchasing. The announcement was made by Halter president Floyd J. Naquin, who welcomed the return of the executive as another outstanding addition to t
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on September 1980The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a $3.5- million contract to Uniflite, Inc., Bellingham, Wash., for construction of 36-foot, Sea-Fox special warfare craft, including associated equipment, road trailers, and spare parts. The company did not disclose the number of units to be bu
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on September 1980Navidyne Corporation has received an order from Compagnie General Maritime (CGM), Paris, for seven ESZ-4000 satellite navigators for installation aboard CGM's modern container vessels. The order was placed with Navidyne's French agent, Sperry Marine Systems, France. The ESZ-4000 was selecte