Short 1983 Articles
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on March 15, 1983Swiftships, Inc., of Morgan City, La., has been awarded a contract to build two 50-foot aluminum fire/rescue boats for the Plaquemines Parish Commission Council. The all-aluminum vessels are designed for fire-fighting, paramedic, and rescue work. They will operate in Plaquemines Parish at
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on March 15, 1983A new company which will offer specialized support to industrial and aerospace companies in developing and selling products and services to the Navy shipbuilding programs was formed recently. Defense-Marine Marketing, Inc. of Annapolis, Md., was founded by David R. Banner, a Naval Academy
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on March 15, 1983Literature is being offered detailing a compact, highly efficient oily water separator, the latest product being marketed by the Pump & Compressor Division of Hamworthy Engineering Limited of Poole, Dorset, U.K., to combat pollution by ships' bilge and ballast discharge. Hamworthy spent ove
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on March 15, 1983J.C. (Jock) Leighton has been elected executive vice president of Raymond Kaiser Engineers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymond International Inc. based in Oakland, Calif. He also was elected a member of the executive committee of the subsidiary's board of directors. Mr. Leighton, who
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on March 15, 1983International Transport Contractors (ITC-Holland) of Haarlem, Holland, is offering a free eight-page color brochure describing its new very large semisubmersible ship the Sibig Venture. The vessel was constructed by A s t i l l e r o s Espanoles S.A. (AESA) and recently completed sea trials
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on March 15, 1983Thomas L. Reece has been named president of Norris Division, Dover Corporation, Tulsa, Okla., replacing Edwin L. Bechtold who will continue as a vice president of the parent company. In his new role, Mr. Bechtold will assist Mr. Reece in the transition and will take on additional responsibili
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on March 15, 1983Raytheon Service Company, of Glen Burnie, Md., was recently awarded a contract exceeding $1 million by Bethlehem Steel Corp. as part of the Navy TAKX program. Raytheon Service Company will supply commercial electronic navigational and communication equipment for the three Maersk Line ships be
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on March 15, 1983Doran-Alabama Propeller Company of Mobile, Ala. has published an eight-page full-color brochure describing its complete propeller manufacturing and repair capabilities. Doran-Alabama Propeller, in business since 1950, offers all boat and shipowners a full line of knowledge from repairs to e
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on March 15, 1983A contract worth approximately $3.5 million for seven shaft g e n e r a t o r systems has been awarded to the marine department of ASEA Inc., White Plains, N.Y., by Stolt-Nielsen, Inc., the Greenwich, Conn.-based owner and operator of one of the world's largest chemical tanker fleets. Due t
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on March 15, 1983The Aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV 59) recently began an extensive, 28-month Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard at an estimated cost of $698.5 million. The Forrestal was selected for the program by its commissioning date and scheduling availability. T
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on March 15, 1983Global Marine Inc., of Houston, Texas, recently announced the incorporation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Global Marine Production Systems Inc. Global Marine Production Systems provides standardized offshore production systems from stock for fast delivery and offers turnkey engineering and
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on March 1983M i c r o p h o r , Inc., of Willits, Calif., and Thyssen Henrichshutte AG, of Hattingen, West Germany, have formed a jointly owned company, Microphor Europe GmbH, to manufacture and market Microphor marine and rail products in Europe, it was announced recently by John M. Mayfield Jr., pres
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on March 1983Selesmar of Florence, Italy has announced the signing of an agreement with INI of Spain, in which INI has acquired 20 percent of the share capital of Selesmar. A leading manufacturer of marine radars and ARPA anti-collision systems, Selesmar had previously been fully controlled by S.M.A. Wi
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on March 1983The Philadelphia area based firm of Scientific Management Associates, Inc. (SMA) was acquired recently by two Washington, D.C., businessmen, George W. Glatis and Louis T. Donatelli, who plan to move the headquarters to the Washington metropolitan area. Mr. Glatis is the former chairman of t
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on March 1983Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES), jointly with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, recently received an order from Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc. of the U.S. to build a semisubmersible offshore oil drilling rig deliverable in July 1985. The rig will be a semisubmersible unit
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on March 1983Talon Technology Corporation, Richardson, Texas, was organized recently to provide mobile satellite data communications systems and consulting services to the petroleum, marine, and defense industries. Lynn B. Heitman is president of the new company, whose corporate headquarters are at 1819
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on March 1983Tracor, Inc., of Austin, Texas, announced recently that its Applied Sciences Group has received an initial $4.6-million contract with a potential value in excess of $9.9-million over the next two years from the Naval Sea Systems Command. The contract is for continued engineering and technic
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on March 1983Captain Ralph Diaz was recently elected president of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association at the association's recent meeting. The association represents 46 barge and fleet operations in the New Orleans area. Captain Diaz is operations manager for towing and fleeting with T.
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on March 1983Seaward International, Inc., Falls Church, Va., supplied 16 Sea Float pendant buoys to a worldwide drilling company for use on four jackup rigs scheduled for service in the Middle East. The buoys have a unique square cross section that minimizes the ADDRESShazard of their rolling around on
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on March 1983Guided Missile Frigate USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG-23) was delivered to the Navy recently after completion of its Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) by the Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, it was announced recently by Len M. Thorell, vice president and general manager