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on November 1977Twenty-four women have reported to the United States Coast Guard cutters Gallatin and Morgenthau to begin historic sea duty. The first women ever assigned to serve aboard armed U.S. military vessels, they will be taking part in fisheries patrols in Atlantic and Pacific waters this fall. Tw
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on November 1977The appointment of William Hamilton as assistant general manager at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's San Francisco, Calif., Shipyard was announced by Gayne Y. Marriner, general manager of the shipyard. Prior to this promotion, Mr. Hamilton had been general superintendent at the yard. A native
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on November 1977Donald C. Hankin, marine superintendent for McAllister Brothers in the ports of New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, San Juan and overseas operations, has been appointed to the additional position of vice president-engineering. He will continue in his present position, as well as supervise the
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on November 1977Douglas L. Oehrlein has been appointed marketing director for the Pine Bluff, Ark., shipyard of Dravo SteelShip Corporation. The appointment was announced by Edward D. Fry, vice president/ general manager of Dravo Steel- Ship. Mr. Oehrlein is a graduate of the University of Hawaii, where h
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on November 1977The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has published a new brochure containing detailed descriptions of all containership terminals in America's Container Capital. Virtually all of these f a c i l i t i e s f o r intermodal freight handling have been built during the last 15 years to
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on October 15, 1977A new 24-page brochure is available describing the engineering, construction, installation and design capabilities of the DeLong Corporation. Based on DeLong's line of pneumatic and hydraulic jack systems with standard lifting capacities of 450 to over 1,800 metric tons, the brochure descri
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on October 15, 1977Edwin G.B. Terry has joined the sales staff of Tidewater Marine Service, Inc., a unit of Tidewater Inc., according to Sam S. Allgood, vice president of the worldwide offshore marine support company. Mr. Terry, who was previously vice president and director of marketing for TRW Mission Manuf
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on October 15, 1977Eleven maritime executives from six countries were elected Members of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) at the semiannual meeting of the international ship classification society held in New York City. This brings to 385 the number of ABS Members. The new Members are: Robert Stevens Basse
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on October 15, 1977Two U.S. Navy officers have been assigned duties at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y. Capt. Robert Marshall, a resident of Kings Point, has been selected to head the Department of Naval Science. Comdr. James Perdew of Garden City, N.Y., has been assigned as Protestant chap
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on October 15, 1977Stow Manufacturing Co. has just put on the market a new s t a n d a r d 3/8-inch-size remote valve control flexible shaft, which is ideal for manually remotely controlling all types of small valves in sizes up to those with 2-inch-diameter handwheels. This new flexible shaft will transmit a
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on October 15, 1977John F. Sullivan, president of Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, has announced the appointment of Igo Jekkals as manager of manufacturing engineering for the shipyard. In his new position, Mr. Jekkals will have responsibility for plant maintenance and engineering, industrial enginee
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on October 15, 1977L.C. (Bert) Johnson has joined Varo, Inc. as marine searchlight field representative for the inland waterways, Gulf Coast and Great Lakes areas. In this capacity, Mr. Johnson will be responsible for coordinating the company's sales and service activities to the marine industry. Mr. Johnson
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on October 15, 1977Capt. Edwin K. Yarborough has been named assistant marine superintendent, United States Lines. The appointment was announced by Kenneth W. Gundling, vice president-marine, at New York, N.Y. Captain Yarborough was previously safety director, marine, at the Lines' New York office. He joined
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on October 15, 1977Hoffert Marine Inc. will handle Johnston Vertical Pumps on the East and Gulf Coasts, and has added a repair facility for the Johnston Deepwell Pump at their Jacksonville, Fla., headquarters. Paul E. Hoffert, president of the Jacksonville-based firm, said the new Johnston Model JS Barge Stri
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on October 15, 1977Marko Zaja, president of Crossocean Shipping Co. Inc., general agents for the recently inaugurated service of Medafrica Line between U.S. Atlantic and Gulf ports and Port Harcourt, Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Thomas J. Giardino as director in charge of operations for the line.
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on October 15, 1977Vent Fog Precipitators, to remove oil mist and smoke from the air of breathing vents on marine operating machinery, are now being marketed by Bull & Roberts, Inc. They are designed for installation on compressors, turbines, reduction gear cases, diesel engines, lube oil systems and similar
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on October 15, 1977Capt. George H. Evans has been appointed general manageroperations of the Mediterranean/ Mid-East Division of Prudential Lines. Captain Evans has had an extensive career in shipping, first as a commander of ships (the British vessels Nailsea Meadow, Empire Flame, and Empire Gale), and as a
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on October 15, 1977B&W Marine Service, a division of the Burmeister & Wain Group of companies, marine diesel engineers of Copenhagen, Denmark, has opened a Marine Service Center in Hong Kong at 131- 133 King's Road, North Point. Robert Jensen, superintendent engineer, who has taken up the post in Hong Kong, c
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on October 15, 1977Robert E. O'Brien, president of Moore-McCormack Lines, Incorporated, has announced the appointment of Frederick W. Schneider as director of outport operations. In his new position, Mr. Schneider will have the overall responsibility for the operational functions of the company at East Coast
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on October 15, 1977The San Diego Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its September meeting at Caesar's Mission Valley, San Diego, Calif. Hans A. Hofmann, sales manager for MacGregor - Comarain, Inc., presented an excellent paper entitled "Dry Docking — An Evolution." The paper