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on December 1977Perko, Inc. has just released their new 1978-79 full line Catalog- #230. This edition illustrates and describes thousands of marine lights, hardware and accessories for boats and ships of all types and sizes, including scores of new and improved products introduced in recent months. The new
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on December 1977In keeping with the growing demands of the offshore market, Jim Darby has recently been appointed sales engineer for Bird- Johnson's Gulf Coast office located at 6430 Hillcroft, Houston, Texas. This assignment represents an expansion of the company's regional resources. Mr. Darby will work
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on December 1977John Perez, general manager of Comet Marine Supply Co., New York, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Comet as marine distributor for John Crane Mechanical Seals and Packing, manufactured by Crane Packing Co. Crane is one of the world's largest manufacturers of seals for pumps and simila
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on December 1977Rapifax Corporation has supplied United States Lines with nine Rapifax 100 units domestically, and seven overseas, creating the first high-speed facsimile system for the transmission of stowage information in the intermodal transport industry. This gives United States Lines the capability to e
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on December 1977Everett L. Case, vice president of marketing for the Process and Gas Division of Worthington Compressors, Inc., has announced senior management positions on his marketing and sales staff. Named to the marketing staff are Daniel J. Schiffhauer, director of marketing for process compressors a
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on December 1977Earle V. Maynard presented a brief paper entitled "Strict Liability, Its Impact on the Marine Field" at a recent dinner meeting of the Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Mr. Maynard outlined the potential problems over recent court interpretati
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on December 1977The Philadelphia, Pa., Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its October meeting at the Airport Holiday Inn in Essington. Seventy members and guests attended the technical session to hear a paper entitled "New Flexible Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facility," p
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on December 1977The Maritime Administration has released a two-volume technical report which provides a comprehensive engineering and economic analysis of various improvements that can be applied to conventional two-heater steam turbine propulsion machinery systems to improve overall specific fuel consumpt
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on December 1977Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., has announced that it has been awarded a contract for the construction of two 150- foot offshore oil-supply boats. The contract includes options for two more identical vessels. The vessels are being built for the State Boat Corporation of Houston,
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on December 1977A $281,203 contract for the Development of a Standardized U.S. Flag Dry Bulk Carrier has been awarded to M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 350 Broadway, New York, N.Y., by the Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration. M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc. has form
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on December 1977Genstar Limited, Montreal, Canada, has announced the appointment of James S. Byrn as president of Genstar Marine Limited, Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Byrn was formerly president and owner of Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. Ltd. of Vancouver, recently acquired by Genstar's Seaspan Internatio
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on November 15, 1977As part of an effort to enhance Wigham Poland Inc.'s brokerage services, one of the first areas to be expanded is the marine insurance division. The marine division, 111 John Street, New York, N.Y. 10038, headed by a team of professionals with excellent reputations, will offer a wider range o
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on November 15, 1977Stanley A. Dashew, president and founder of OMNITHRUSTER INC., recently announced that the board of directors elected J. Michael Melvin vice president, marketing. Mr. Melvin will report directly to the office of the president. OMNITHRUSTER INC. manufactures 12 different models of thrusters
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on November 15, 1977Electro-Nav president Robert E. Negron has announced the addition of the EN 400 SSB Transmitter/ Receiver to his company's product line. "This is a unique unit," said Mr. Negron. "It's chock full of excellent features, performs beautifully and reliably, is simple to operate, and has a sensi
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on November 15, 1977Geared Twin Screw (GTS) pumps, capable of moving large quantities of crude oil and almost any other liquid cargo or water ballast, are fully described in a bulletin published by the IMO Pump Division, DeLaval Turbine Inc. GTS pumps have particular application in the marine field, as they can
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on November 15, 1977Kenneth W. Verge was named director of long-range planning and product development, and Fritz K. Weimann was named director of engineering at Skagit Corporation, Sedro-Woolley, Wash., according to Skagit's president and chief executive officer Ralph A. Clack. Mr. Verge is a 24-year Bendix emp
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on November 15, 1977James F. Slatic has been named president of the Ameron Protective Coatings Division, according to William E. Steele, corporate group vice president. The Ameron Protective Coatings Division, based in Brea, Calif., develops, produces and markets a broad line of high-performance coatings, surf
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on November 15, 1977The newly organized Spanish ship classification society FIDENAVIS, and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have entered into an agreement of full cooperation between the societies, it was announced by Robert T. Young, chairman and president of ABS. Under the agreement, the American and S
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on November 15, 1977Construction of a new roll-on/ roll-off dock for the Port of Tampa, Fla., will begin in December under a $658,000 contract awarded by the Tampa Port Authority. The facility, which will be adjacent to Public Berth 202 at the Holland Terminal, will fill an important need at the port, according
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on November 15, 1977Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Limited of Great Britain have received an order to build a specialized vessel costing approximately $8,750,000 to carry spent nuclear fuel from Japan to France and the United Kingdom. The ship has been ordered by Pacific Nuclear Transport, a subsidiary of British Nu