Short 1982Peter Articles
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on February 15, 1980The M/V National Energy, flagship of National Marine Service Incorporated towboat fleet, was christened recently at dockside ceremonies in New Orleans, La. As a mover of bulk petroleum and chemical products, the new towboat will primarily serve the Gulf Intracoastal and lower Mississippi R
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on February 15, 1980The appointments of Robert P. Fink as sales manager and David Calvert as parts sales supervisor of Wichita Clutch Company, division of Dana Corporation, P.O. Box 1550, Wichita Falls, Texas 76307, have been announced by Thomas F. Long, general manager of the division. Mr. Fink joined the Forms
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on February 15, 1980Sayville Ferry Service Inc. recently announced the addition of the Fire Island Clipper to its fleet. The Clipper (shown above), built by Robert E. Derecktor at Mamaroneck, N.Y., was placed into service on the company's Sayville, N.Y., to Fire Island run immediately upon delivery. Designed by
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on February 15, 1980A free technical bulletin just released by the LIMA Electric Company, Inc., Lima, Ohio, completely describes the company's S E R ^ (Synchronous Externally Regulated) Alternators for marine applications. The 361 and 441 Frame SER 1,200 RPM brushless alternators are built especially for use o
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on February 15, 1980N. Seregos, president of Jackson Engineering & Drydock Co., Inc. (formerly Brewer Drydock Co.), Staten Island, N.Y., recently announced the appointment of James A. Thompsen as vice president- Marketing and Sales. Mr. Thompsen will be responsible for all marketing functions, including sales,
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on February 15, 1980Wiley Manufacturing, Port Deposit, Md., has completed and delivered to its new owners a passenger and automobile ferryboat, Surry, that will operate on the James River between Glasshouse Point and Scotland, Va. Designed by Coast Engineering Company of Norfolk, Va., for the Virginia Departme
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on February 15, 1980Phillip F. Gresser, managing director of Phillip Gresser & Associates (Pte.) Ltd., the wellknown firm of marine engineers, consultants and s u r v e y o r s , recently announced that the firm's Singapore office is being closed. Effective May 1, 1980, Phillip Gresser Associates Limited will
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on February 15, 1980N. Seregos, president of Jackson Engineering and Drydock Co., Inc. (formerly Brewer Drydock), Staten Island, N.Y., announced the appointment of Robert Sanders as yard superintendent. Mr. Sanders has had over 30 years' experience in the ship repair industry. He has previously served in vario
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on February 1980Amoco (UK) Exploration Company, an operator for the license group concerned*, announced it has placed a contract with Mc- Dermott Scotland, of Ardersier in Scotland, for the construction of the platform jacket for its North West Hutton oilfield in the U.K. sector of the North Sea. The contra
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on February 1980Ronald A. Rossway has been named vice president of Twin City Shipyard, Inc. (TCS), St. Paul, Minn., according to an announcement by the company's president John Buursema. Mr. Rossway formerly served as director of engineering for Twin City Shipyard a f t e r the company initiated a faciliti
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on February 1980IHI ( I s h i k a w a j i m a - H a r i ma Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.) recently received an order for a 22,000-dwt Fortune-type multipurpose dry cargo carrier from Paal Wilson & Co., A/S, Hop (Bergen), Norway, through intermediation of Arvid Bergvall Shipbroking A / S & Co., Oslo, Norway.
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on February 1980Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, Maritime Administration, has announced the appointment of Gerard E. Neumann to the newly created post of Deputy Assistant Administrator for Maritime Aids (Finance). For the past seven years Mr. Neumann had been Directo
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on February 1980The appointment of Edmond J. Fitzgerald as Director, Office of Ship Financing Guarantees at the Maritime A d m i n i s t r a t i on (MarAd) has been announced by Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs. Mr. Fitzgerald will be responsible for administering Mar
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on February 1980Literature is available describing a new high-performance, single station level s w i t c h f r om GEMS designed to operate a remote alarm or indicator, or to control pumps or other equipment. Made of all PVC, including wire leads, the switch is ideal for use in chemical applications where
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on February 1980Richard F. Andino has been appointed vice president and general manager of Crowley Maritime Corporation's International Division, San Francisco, Calif., according to a recent announcement by Leo L. Collar, CMC executive vice president. The appointment was made as part of a reorganization wi
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on February 1980B&W Engineering and Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., recently signed a renewal of the license agreement enabling Mitsui to continue to manufacture Burmeister & Wain Low Speed Diesel Engines for another 0 decade. Mitsui has built B&W's Marine Diesel Engines in Japan since 1926
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on February 1980The Pansio Shipyard of Valmet Shipbuilding, Finland, r e c e n t ly delivered four 440-kw (600-hp) pusher tugs which are intended to serve the two barge-carrying vessels M 'S Yulius Fuchik and M/S Tibor Szamuely in their Interlighter- trade between the Danube and destinations in Southeastern
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on February 1980Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, recently received a sizable order for large-bore marine hose for unloading crude oil, from Fluor Ocean Services, Inc., Houston, Texas, who is the contractor for the project of the Louisiana O f f s h o r e Oil Port (LOOP). The contract will amount t
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on February 1980The use of aluminum alloy anodes to provide improved cathodic protection for offshore oil structures and vessels is the subject of a booklet available from Kaiser Chemicals. It offers corrosion engineers guidance on anode selection and essential factors in the design of a more efficient cat
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on February 1980Robert V. Jeck has been named president and chief executive of Worthington Pump, Inc., a Mc- Graw-Edison Company, it was announced recently. A graduate of Iowa State University, Mr. Jeck received his MBA degree from the Wharton Graduate School, and has participated in advanced management p