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on May 1980A proposal to c o n s t r u c t six 50,000-dwt oil tankers has been announced by American Trading and Transportation Company of New York City. Through individual subsidiaries designated Attransco T a n k e r C o r p o r a t i o n I through VI, American Trading has requested Title XI construc
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on May 1980A contract for the design of an 82-foot offshore lobster pot and longline boat has been signed between Blancke Marine Services of Westville, N.J., and Yank Boat Works. The all-aluminum vessel is designed in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping Rules, with length overall of 82 feet,
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on May 1980The U.S. Maritime Administration will hold a seminar on "Coal- Firing Technology for the Maritime Fleet" on May 19, 1980, at the Seamen's Church Institute in New York City. "The enormous i n c r e a s e s in ships' fuel costs and the increasing dependence on foreign oil has spurred interest
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on April 15, 1980Maritel, Inc., Annapolis, Md., has recently published a 14-page maritime satellite communication study titled "MARISAT—A Cost- Benefit Perspective." The study contains an examination of the performance, availability, and reliability, compared with conventional means of maritime communicatio
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on April 15, 1980The Maritime Administration has released a report, "United States Port Development Expenditure Survey." The study analyzes 1973-78 capital expenditure data for marine terminal facilities in p r i n c i p a l ports of the United States and includes projections through 1983. By using data fro
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on April 15, 1980COMSAT General Corporation's new 16-page color brochure describes its m o d u l a r t e r m i n a l, M o d e l 3055M, for communications via the Marisat satellite system. Marisat provides modern high-quality communications f r om ships and offshore rigs or construction barges, to shore point
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on April 15, 1980Energy Transportation Corporation, New York, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Gregory J. Masaitis to the position of vice president, Operations, where he will assume overall administrative and operating responsibility for the company's fleet, as well as supervision of the company's op
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on April 15, 1980Regie Voor Maritiem Transport (RMT), the state-owned ferry company of Belgium, has purchased two Jetfoils for passenger service between Ostend, Belgium, and Dover, England, from Boeing Marine Systems, Seattle, Wash. The Jetfoil Model 929-115s are scheduled for delivery in time to begin oper
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on April 15, 1980Bulletin 104-43, a new 18-page catalog published by American- Standard Heat Transfer Division, contains complete design and installation information for heavyduty heating coils. Type H, Type HA and doubletube Type HD1 coils are used for heating air with steam, at pressures to 350 psi and te
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on April 15, 1980Henschel Corporation of Amesbury, Mass., recently published literature describing their new Ship's Master Clock System. The Henschel Digital Master Clock System provides a synchronized display of time in various shipboard locations. The master clock displays both local time and Greenwich Me
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on April 15, 1980Jerry Russell, Foss Launch and Tug Company, was elected president of the Northwest Towboat Association at its recent Fourteenth Annual Membership Meeting in Seattle, Wash. Bill Wood, Marine Leasing Corporation, was elected vice president, and Don Lusk, Crowley Maritime Corporation, was elec
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on April 15, 1980W. Brandt Brooksby and Richard L. Tavrow have been elected senior vice presidents of American President Lines, Ltd. (APL), it was announced recently. W.B. Seaton, president of APL, said that Mr. Brooksby will be responsible for the finance and administration areas, i n c l u d i ng the comp
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on April 15, 1980The Finnish owner Oy Gustav Paulig Ab has ordered a 45,200-dwt product tanker f r om Wartsila Turku Shipyards. Work will begin in late 1980, and the vessel will be delivered about a year later. The value of the order is about 140 million Finnish marks (approximately $35 million). The hull will
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on April 15, 1980Ed Paden, president of Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ashland Oil, Inc., announced the signing of a $28.6-million contract to build a Levingston-designed Class 111-C jackup drilling rig f o r Dixilyn-Field of Houston, Texas. Delivery is set for Apr
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on April 15, 1980A new bulletin, "Low Pressure Tubeaxial Fans," is now available f r om Industrial Air, Inc., Amelia, Ohio. Four fan models are illustrated and described. These include direct-drive or belt-driven fans with cast aluminum or steel fixed-pitch propellers. Adjustablepitch cast aluminum propeller
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on April 15, 1980A new marine services company, Steadfast Marine Consulting, Inc., has recently been formed. Headed by R.E. (Bob) Kutzleb, formerly of Seaward, Inc., Steadfast provides underwater search expertise to customers on a worldwide basis. The Steadfast team has enjoyed an enviable success rate duri
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on April 15, 1980The quarterly meeting of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Southern New England Section, was held recently at the U.S. Submarine Base in Groton, Conn. Chairman Capt. Don Kern, USN (ret.), presided over the meeting. Lt. Comdr. Michael Goodwin, USCG, presented a discussion accompanied
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on April 15, 1980Dr. William B. Morgan, ship hydrodynamicist and international authority on the theory and design of all types of propellers, cavitation, and propeller noise, has been named Associate Technical Director for Ship Performance, and Head of the Ship Performance Department of the David W. Taylor
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on April 15, 1980Seaward International, Inc. of Falls Church, Va., recently announced the promotion of Gus Ruetenik to the position of environmental products manager. In his new capacity, Mr. Ruetenik will have overall business responsibility for Seaward International's environmental products. These respons
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on April 15, 1980Hillman Barge & Construction Company of Brownsville, Pa., has announced the launching of the 400th barge the company has built for the Crounse Corporation of Paducah, Ky. Like the first barge Hillman built for Crounse in 1964, this 195-foot by 35-foot by 11-foot coal barge was designed and