Short 1984 Articles
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on November 1984Closely following the completion of its first catamaran, Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Wash., has just christened the Spirit of Alderbrook, its second 72-foot, all-aluminum, high-speed passenger catamaran, this time for the Wes Johnson family of Union, Wash. Some 600 guests gat
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on November 1984Asea Marine, an operating group of Asea Inc. of White Plains, N.Y., has appointed C.A. Richards & Associates, Inc. of Houston as a manufacturer's representative for marketing and sales of marine electrical equipment for installation on board ships, offshore rigs, and supply vessels. Bo Stenh
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on November 1984AB Siwertell of Sweden has de- veloped a design for floating bulk transfer stations based on a catama- ran platform equipped with various configurations of unloading and loading towers according to re quired capacity and duty. It is in tended for direct trans-shipment between oceangoing carr
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on November 1984Mirrlees Blackstone, one of the world's largest manufacturers of medium-speed diesel engines, has moved into its recently constructed sales, service, and warehousing facility in Houston. The facility, located near Intercontinental Airport, will house a large inventory of spare parts for the
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on November 1984$2.5-million contract to build a penumatic ship's unloader has been won by the Brazilian marine, offshore, and industrial equipment manufacturer CEC Engineering of Rio de Janeiro. CEC is part of the CCN shipbuilding, shipping, and equipment group. The unloader, which will be used for the unl
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on November 1984Moody-Tottrup International, a Reliance Consulting Group Company, has available a new six-page brochure on services it offers to the offshore and marine industry. The publication features a large three-page "marine activity" color photograph over which boxes are laid out somewhat in genealog
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on November 1984—Literature Available Bulletin A4-63.00 from WABCO Fluid Power Division, American- Standard, describes the new Type 740 pneumatic directional control valve, designed for lightweight installation in critical environments. The Type 740 is a family of highly chemical-resistant valves with high
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on November 1984IMODCO of Los Angeles, a unit of AMCA International Corporation and pioneer offshore marine terminal company, has been awarded a contract by Esso Suez, Inc. for a catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) terminal. This unit for Esso is designed to securely moor tankers of up to 85,000 dwt, primari
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on November 1984Seaward International, Inc. has announced the appointment of Dexter H. Brown as director of marketing. He will be based at Seaward's corporate office in Falls Church, Va. and will be responsible for marketing and sales of the company's marine products. He has 20 years of sales and marketing
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on November 1984Consolidated Grain & Barge Company of St. Louis recently announced several personnel changes. Jim McEvilly has been elected vice president with responsibility for all aspects of the company's barge operations. He had previously served as manager of barge operations and manager of barge trans
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on November 1984The first large engine in M.A.N. B&W's new line of ultra-longstroke engines was successfully tested recently in Copenhagen. New color illustrated literature describing this new engine in full detail is now available free of charge. M.A.N.-B&W reports this new engine type for the marine mark
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on November 1984James C. Evans, a veteran of 31 years in the oil and gas industry, has been elected a vice president of Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (ODECO) of New Orleans, responsible for environment and governmental affairs. He succeeds John R. Macgregor, who recently retired after six years in th
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on November 1984—Literature Available AMP Special Industries recently issued Product Bulletin 805-1. This Bulletin, entitled "Marine Cable Splicing Kit," describes the latest equipment for wiring methods to be used in modular shipbuilding, jumboizing and repairs. The methods and equipment listed have been
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on November 1984-Literature Available Charles Stucky of Drew Ameroid ® Marine has announced that DHL Worldwide Courier Express will be the exclusive service for air dispatch of PACE™ fuel evaluation program bunker samples from ports located at the major shipping routes around the world. Upon notifying DHL
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on November 1984Eller & Company, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, announces the appointments of Robert J. Flint as senior vice president in charge of all stevedoring and terminal activities in South Florida ports, including operations at Tam- pa, Miami, Port Everglades, and Port Canaveral, and Ben E.
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on November 1984Richard J. Allen, formerly fiscal management director of McDonnell Douglas Technical Services Company (MDTSCO), has been appointed director of the firm's new Washington (D.C.) Operations Division. He replaces Charles A. Jacobson, who was recently promoted to the position of acting director
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on November 1984The Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) recently awarded a contract to Giannotti & Associates International, Inc. (GAI) of Houston to conduct a feasibility study and provide a conceptual design for an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power plant that would be located along the East Coast
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on November 1984The Annual Banquet of the Alumni Association of Webb Institute of Naval Architecture will be held on Thursday, November 8, 1984, in the Ballroom of the Loews Warwick Hotel, 54th Street on the Avenue of the Americas, New York City. There will be reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at
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on November 1984Andrew H. Greller and Rupert D. Belt have been promoted to new positions at Ashland Petroleum Company, the largest operating division of Ashland Oil, Inc., according to an announcement by Robert B. Keifer Jr., vice president, marine/surface transportation and facilities. Greller has been na
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on November 1984J.K. Irving, chairman and chief executive officer of Saint John Shipbuilding Limited, has announced the appointment of Gilbert J. Snyders as vice-president and general manager of the Shipbuilding Division. Mr. Snyders brings extensive experience in management to Saint John Shipbuilding. For