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on August 15, 1978The Energy Bureau announced that Congressman John M. Murphy, Chairman of the House ad hoc Select Committee on The Outer Continental Shelf, will keynote its national two-day conference on offshore oil. Entitled "Offshore Oil: Challenge And Change," the conference will be held on November 2 and
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on August 15, 1978A paper on direct calculation methods in ship structural design presented by Lloyd's Register of Shipping at a recent international shipbuilding symposium, "Preparing for the Eighties," organized at Newcastle upon Tyne northeast England by Kongsberg Vapenfabrikk of Norway, attracted internatio
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on August 1978Crowley Maritime Corp. has ordered construction of two additional 580-foot, triple-deck barges for the Caribbean roll-on/roll-off service operated by its subsidiary, Trailer Marine Transport Corp. Carrying up to 374 forty-foot trailers each, the new barges will be identical to Crowley's La R
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on August 1978A new, large enclosed ship production facility has just been officially opened in England by Cammell Laird, part of the stateowned British Shipbuilders group, with headquarters on the River Mersey. Opening ceremonies were performed by Princess Anne, who by pressing a button lifted the keel sec
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on August 1978The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and the Marine Technology Society have announced plans to sponsor an International Symposium on Marine Salvage to be held in New York City next year. The conference, scheduled for October 1-3, 1979, at the New York Hilton Hotel, will bring m
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on August 1978E. Theodore Laborde, vice president, has been appointed head of the New Orleans, La., office of Marsh & McLennan, Incorporated, one of the nation's leading insurance brokers, and Donald L. Pesquie, v i c e president, has been named deputy manager. Mr. Laborde succeeds John B. Mead, a senior
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on August 1978The formation of Palmer Industries, Inc. has been announced by Clifford M. Palmer, chairman of the board. The new firm, according to Mr. Palmer, will offer the Port of New York-New Jersey the latest technology in chassis and container repair. Palmer Industries' new facility, located at 8 Li
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on August 1978Newpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc. has opened a $2-million barge-cleaning and gas-freeing facility on the Houston Ship Channel, capable of providing a wide range of vessel-cleaning services with extensive environmental safeguards. John W. Sansing, president of Newpark Shipbuilding & Repair
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on August 1978Every product in the extensive BF Goodrich line of industrial hoses is described thoroughly with a new 136-page color catalog available from the BFG Engineered Systems Division. Over 100 different products are listed in the catalog's color-coded table of contents. Separate hose and coupling i
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on August 1978The Maritime Subsidy Board has approved the merger of Lykes Corporation, the parent company of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. into LTV Corporation. Additionally, the Assistant Secretary has granted written permission for the domestic operation of vessels by an affiliated company of LTV. U
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on August 1978Bird-Johnson Company, Walpole, Mass., has undertaken the exclusive U.S. distributorship for SKF Steel, Coupling Division, Hofors, Sweden. Under this agreement, BJCo will market the OK coupling to both marine and industrial concerns. The OK-HB coupling will be made available to suit shaft di
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on August 1978With Mayor George Moscone declaring the Golden Gate Bridge District Ferry System "an important transportation link to San Francisco's new downtown," civic dignitaries and U.S. Department of Transportation officials recently dedicated the new $3-million San Francisco Ferry Terminal at the fo
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on August 1978Kenneth J. McGuckin, Taneytown, Md., has been promoted to the position of vice president of the Engineered Pump Division of Worthington Pump Corporation. He will be responsible for the operations of both the Harrison, N.J., and Taneytown manufacturing and marketing operations. Mr. McGuckin
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on August 1978In the light of the increasing emphasis on minimizing fuel oil consumption and the subsequent widening i n t e r e s t among U.S. shipowners for the application of the low-speed diesel engine, Burmeister & Wain American Corporation has recently carried out an organizational change, which is
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on August 1978The Tri-State Regional Planning Commission and the New York Department of Transportation, Bureau of Ferries and General Aviation Operations, is engaged in a United States Department of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration Demonstration Project to test the feasibility of
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on August 1978William H. Banks, vice president and general manager-operations, Chevron Shipping Company, San Francisco, Calif. 94105, has been elected president, effective August 1. He replaces Lawrence C. Ford, who is retiring after 40 years of service. Chevron Shipping Company, a subsidiary of Standard
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- Built By Jeffboat, Inc., The Gemini Will Transfer Bulk Materials To Ships In New Orleans Area page: 17
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on August 1978Jeffboat, Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind. 47130, has announced the completion of hull construction and equipment installation on the Gemini—one of the world's largest floating bulk material transfer plants. Owned and operated by Mid- Stream Transfer, Inc. of Metairie, La., the Gemini will work i
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on August 1978Neil H. Whitehead has been appointed sales engineer f o r the midcontinent region by Alco Power Inc. of Auburn, N.Y. In his new position, Mr. Whitehead will be responsible for the sales and service of Alco POWER BOSS diesel engines and parts in the riverboat and industrial diesel markets. R
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on August 1978The Bank of Boston and the Bank of Montreal will lend $50 million to Argentina's state-owned shipping firm, financing the company's building projects through the end of 1978. The loan will be repayable over seven years. The two banks are members of a syndicate of international financial ins
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on August 1978Robert A. Hartley has been named senior vice president, Technical, North America, by the International Paint Company, Inc. (USA) and International Paints (Canada) Limited. Mr. Hartley will head up the North American Group Laboratories soon to be completed at the Union, N.J., facility of Int