Short 1984 Articles
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on September 1984After a construction time of only 10 months, Krupp Ruhrorter Schiffswerft GmbH in Duisburg, Federal Republic of Germany, recently completed two harbor tugs destined for Conakry, the capital of Guinea. The tugs, ordered by the African country's Ministry of Transport, concluded extensive tria
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on August 15, 1984Markey Machinery Co., Inc. of Seattle, designer and builder of auxiliary marine deck equipment, recently delivered a Type WESD- 28S Drum Windlass for a 350-foot barge built by McDermott Shipyards, for Matson Navigation Co. The 10 hp electric windlass has a narrow width drum to ease spooling, a
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on August 15, 1984Baatservice Verft A/S of Mandal, Norway, is currently fitting out a new and larger version of the JKL twin-hulled survey vessel design for J.K. Lindberg of Harstad. The new vessel, with an overall length of about 125 feet and beam of 33 feet, represents a scaling up of the 78-foot Blom Surveyo
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on August 15, 1984— Literature Available Dahl Manufacturing, Inc. plans to market new, improved Racor diesel fuel filter/water separator replacement elements in addition to their standard product lines. Headquartered in Ceres, Calif., Dahl manufactures Dahl Fuel Filter/Water Separators for diesel engines. The
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on August 15, 1984—Issues Call For Papers The annual meeting of the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has been scheduled for October 14-16, 1984 in Boston, Mass.; the association has issued a Call for Papers to be presented at the conference. The NMEA annual meeting will take place immediately p
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on August 15, 1984Ferrous Corporation, Bellevue, Wash., manufacturer of FE-4 Marine Grade Combustion Catalyst, has announced the availability of the Ferrous Marine System (FMS) Catalyst Proportioning Pump and Depulsing Unit. The FMS Catalyst Proportioning Pump and Depulsing Unit is designed to work as part o
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on August 15, 1984The new generation of lightweight marine satcom antennas are achieving large savings for shipowners, according to a study recently completed by Navidyne Corporation. Navidyne's vice president of marketing, Jerry N. Wilson, stated that as much as $8,000 could be saved in a typical satcom ins
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on August 15, 1984The MacGregor-Navire organization has announced with deep regret that Per-Ake Hanson, president and chief executive officer, died suddenly at the age of 48 on July 17 at Kungsbacka, Sweden, as a result of a heart attack. Following the purchase of the MacGregor organization by the Kone Group
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on August 15, 1984ASTECH®'s Marine Products Division of Santa Ana, Calif, is offering new literature on its lightweight structure for the marine industry: NAVSTEEL ™ all-welded honeycomb, and NAVTRUSS™ allwelded steel sandwich panel. Presented in an attractive media- folder, the publications use text, color
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on August 15, 1984Lykes Bros. Steamship Company of New Orleans last month signed contracts worth more than $150 million for construction of four 2,500-TEU containerships by a joint venture of two Japanese shipyards—Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The 36,762-dwt ships wil
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on August 15, 1984It was announced by John T. Gilbride Jr., vice president and general manager, that Todd Seattle has been awarded a Phase I DATA REVIEW AND PRODUCTION PLANNING contract for the air cushion landing craft (LCAC) follow-on construction program. The LCAC is a high speed air cushion landing craft
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on August 15, 1984Tyne Shiprepair Limited announced recently that it has been awarded a multimillion pound contract to rebuild the Sir Tristram— the Royal Fleet Auxiliary which was badly damaged during the Falklands' conflict and subsequently brought back to the U.K. The Sir Tristram contract will require an
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- Seaworthy And Bethlehem Steel Offer An Innovative 1,500-TEU Class Convertible Container Carrier page: 16
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on August 15, 1984Seaworthy Systems, Inc., of Essex, Connecticut, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Sparrows Point Yard have announced an innovative vessel design intended for Jones Act trade routes. The vessel's capacity is based on the carriage of 774 forty-foot equivalents using longitudinally movable cell gu
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on August 15, 1984A 12-page brochure describing the most recently developed line of its diesel engines, the K&KV Major Mk3 Series, is available from Mirrlees Blackstone. The brochure contains full technical details on this series, and is illustrated with drawings and photographs. The K Major Mark 3 is a fours
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on August 15, 1984Steve Stonebreaker has resigned for health reasons as president of Halter Marine, Inc., and Jack P. Edwards has been named to succeed him. The announcement was made by W. Ray Wallace, president and CEO of Trinity Industries, Inc., which owns the New Orleans-based shipbuilding company. Mr.
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on August 15, 1984RFD-Elliot Inc. of Riviera Beach, Fla., is offering literature describing the entire range of products the company offers for safety and survival at sea. Included is a complete line of F.A.A.-approved liferafts and leisure craft rafts, as well as Elliot's highly acclaimed Coast Guard-approve
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on August 15, 1984Newport News Shipbuilding recently made the following organizational changes to put proper priority on projects and to broaden responsibilities of key managers within the company. The position of vice presidentconstruction and repair, formerly held by L.R. Sorenson Jr., has been eliminated.
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on August 15, 1984The Swedish company Boghammar Marine AB of Lidingo, near Stockholm, recently delivered the new 40-foot light-alloy pilot boat Turnstone to the Mersey Dock & Harbour Company of Liverpool, England. The new Volvo-Penta-powered vessel has a beam of about 13 feet, draft of 29.5 feet, and an all-up
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on August 15, 1984— First Of New Seiner Design ASMAR, Chile's leading shipbuilder and repairer, recently delivered a 60-foot fishing vessel that is the first of a new design built of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (GRP) to her owner, Sociedad Pesquera Palacios Ltd. of Chile. The vessel, designed as a purse seine
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on August 15, 1984The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has announced two key appointments. Gerald A. Gutman has been elected president of the organization and Charles S. Carney has been named executive director. Mr. Gutman is president and co-founder of Nav-Com Incorporated, Deer Park, N.Y. Prior