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on July 1977Sembawang Shipyard recently won a multimillion-dollar contract from the New Zealand Government for major refitting and modification of one of its ferries, the 4,610-grt G.M.V. Aramoana. The contract, signed between visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon and the shipyard's chairm
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on July 1977Kenneth L. Hawthorne, formerly director-equal employment opportunity for Gulf Oil Corporation, has been named vice president- human resources for Gulf Trading & Transportation Company (GT&T). He succeeds H.G. Carpenter, who has been appointed general manager-international marine fuel sales
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on July 1977The Maritime Administration has approved in principle construction loan and mortgage insurance to help finance a 63,000- deadweight-ton self-unloading Great Lakes bulk carrier for Armstrong Steamship Co., 555 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. Armstrong, a new wholly owned subsidiary of America
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on July 1977A new Rule book, "Rules for Building and Classing Steel Floating Dry Docks," has been published by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The Rules apply to floating dry docks over 61 meters (200 feet) in length, but can be applied, subject to special considerations, to smaller structures.
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on June 15, 1977Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Group of Japan has received a contract from Sea-Land to undertake major conversions of four of its T3- class containerships at a total cost of about $50 million. Beginning next January, the ships will be withdrawn in succession from Sea-Land's recently up-rated Rotte
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on June 15, 1977Robert E. Negron, president of Electro-Nav, has announced the appointment of Brian Woolf as general manager of its new branch office, Electro-Nav San Francisco. Mr. Woolf brings with him a great deal of marine electronic experience to assist Electro-Nav West Coast customers. He graduated fr
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on June 15, 1977Hansen and Tidemann, Inc., has announced the opening of its first West Coast office in San Francisco to provide a broader range of service to its customers in the West. George Mitchell, with some 20 years in the transportation industry, has been named regional manager for the West Coast. H
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on June 15, 1977Propulsion Systems, Inc., 21213- 76th Avenue South, Kent, Wash. 98031, has been awarded a contract to furnish bow thrusters for two heavy lift ro/ro cargo vessels of about 3,000 dwt. These ships are being built by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The vessels will be operated by the Gulf
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on June 15, 1977Union Mechling Corporation has announced the formation of a new division, Water Analytics, to provide more complete consulting services for total transportation and distribution problems incidental to water movement. According to Ralph G. Kennedy III, managing director, Water Analytics is a
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on June 15, 1977The Maritime Administration has awarded two research and development contracts concerning marine fuels. The first is a $172,000, nine-month contract to Combustion Engineering, Incorporated, Windsor, Conn., to develop and test a device to measure the effectiveness of various marine burners i
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on June 15, 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board has approved the application of Pacific Far East Line, Inc. (PFEL), One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, Calif., for construction- differential subsidy (CDS) for the reconstruction of four LASH barge carriers into full containerships at Bethlehem Steel's San Fra
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on June 15, 1977The Shipbuilders' Association of Japan recently elected new managing directors. Dr. Hisashi Shinto, president of IHI (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.), became president of the Association, while Gakuji Moriya, president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tsunesaburo Nishim
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on June 15, 1977Gastech 78, the sixth LNG/ LPG meeting in the series, will be held from November 7-10, 1978, in the new Spelugues Conference Centre in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The meeting thus returns to Europe, following the outstandingly successful Gastech 76 conference and exhibition in New York last year a
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on June 1977Misener Industries, Inc., Tampa, Fla., has just published a new brochure describing its facilities. The four-color illustrated brochure gives a short background with photos of key personnel at the shipyard, along with a description of the various operations performed by the yard. Richard E.
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on June 1977P.K. Wennberg, president of Propulsion Systems, Inc., has announced the appointment of John M. Phinney as manager of engineering. PSI, based in Kent, Wash., o f f e r s PSI/Liaaen Controllable Pitch Propellers and Thrusters, PSI/Frydenbo Rotary Vane Steering Gear, Brunvoll Thrusters, Rate C
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on June 1977C.E. Stinnett Jr., president of Austin Marine, Inc., 925 South Loop West, Houston, Texas 77025, an Austin Industries company, announces the appointment of Don McGee as manager, market development. Austin Marine is a contractor for heavy marine construction, specializing in pile driving, mar
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on June 1977The pilot boat Ducor was recently launched at Delaware Marine & Manufacturing Company shipyard at Milford, Del. Those on hand at the launching included Delaware State Senator Thurman Adams, Milford Mayor Herman S. McNatt, Kurt Schneider, who represented the National Port Authority, and State
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on June 1977James J. Dickman has been reelected president of the New York Shipping Association and the Council of North Atlantic Shipping Associations (CONASA), it was made known by the two organizations. His reelection as head of the New York waterfront management organization, which handles longshore
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on June 1977James V. Bishop has been appointed sales manager for The Dixie Dredge Corporation, pioneer manufacturer of portable dredges, it has been announced by Jack T. Dunn, president. Mr. Bishop will headquarter at Dixie Dredge Corporation's home offices in St. Louis, Mo., and will be responsible fo
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on June 1977Pott Industries Inc., 611 East Marceau Street, St. Louis, Mo. 63111, have announced that Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary providing marine services worldwide to the offshore industry, has been awarded a contract by Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company, Cairo, Egypt,