Short 1984 Articles
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on October 15, 1984Hyundai Heavy Industries Company, Ltd. in Ulsan, South Korea, has recently delivered the 23,500- dwt bulk carrier Kowulka (shown above) to her Australian owner, Gypsum Resources Australia Pty. Ltd. This vessel has special significance, as she is the first built in Korea for an Australian own
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on October 15, 1984Literature Available Line isolation monitoring (LIM) has proven to be extremely effective in reducing costly downtime from overload in isolated power systems. Bender, Incorporated of Haverford, Pa., has developed a system said to be ideal for dc power supplies on offshore platforms and oth
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on October 15, 1984McDermott International, Inc. of New Orleans recently announced that its McDermott Scotland unit has received a telex of intent from Marathon Oil, U.K., Ltd. for a contract valued at more than $85 million to fabricate an 18,000-metricton offshore platform jacket and two 4,500-ton compression
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on October 1984Bethlehem International Engineering Corporation BIEC, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, has signed a licensing agreement with DLI Engineering Corporation of Bainbridge Island, Wash., providing DLI with the technology for a Bethlehem-developed vibration measurement and analysis sys
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on October 1984Colonial Williamsburg, Va., is the site for the December 12-14, 1984 meeting of the ASTM Committee F- 25 on Shipbuilding. The committee's 10 technical standards writing subcommittees, ranging from standards for marine paints and coatings to outfitting, will conduct their semi-annual technica
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on October 1984Unidynamics/St. Louis, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UMC Industries, Inc., is offering a 24-page color brochure that gives an overview of the company, its growing facilities, capabilities, products, and organization. The publication first presents a message from its president, who thro
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on October 1984Waukesha Engine Division, Dresser Industries, Inc., Waukesha, Wise., has entered into technology purchase, development, and transfer agreements with Guascor, S.A., a diesel engine manufacturer based in Zumaia, Spain. The announcement was made by B.R. Stuart, president of Waukesha Engine, and
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on October 1984Eastern Marine Inc. of Panama City, Fla., recently launched a ferryboat being built for the Lake Champlain Transportation Company of Burlington, Vt. The vessel has an overall length of 180 feet, beam of 43 feet, and design draft of 8 feet 2 inches. Main propulsion will be supplied by two Cate
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on October 1984American Hydromath Company of Germantown, N.Y., is the producer of LOADOSCOPE GP, a desktop general-purpose computer programmed to meet the needs of the marine industry in ship's cargo loading and business management, both shoreside and shipboard. It can include ship's store control, financ
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on October 1984Ralph Helm, president and chief operating officer of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. of Manitowoc, Wise., has announced the promotion of Dexter Defnet to vice president- marketing of the Manitowoc Engineering Company. Since joining the firm in 1983, he has served as director of marketing. Mr. D
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on October 1984Construction of amphibious tracked vehicles will be continued at the Port of Iberia, La., following the recent completion of a $4-million order for the People's Republic of China. Cheryl Wilson, president of the Kori Corporation of Lafayette, La., has announced that, following shipment of 32
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on October 1984George U. Curry, president of Henschel Corporation, a unit of General Signal, Newburyport, Mass., has announced the promotion of John R. Carter to vice president—advanced programs. Mr. Carter has held a succession of engineering positions at Henschel since 1960. His most recent position was
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on October 1984Harbormaster of Quincy, Mass., Division of Mathewson Corporation, has available a free eight-page brochure on the Harbormaster® propulsion units produced by the company. Harbormaster deck-mounted and thru-hull mounted propulsion units are illustrated in the publication, with pertinent data
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on October 1984The U.S. Maritime Administration, on behalf of the Navy, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the acquisition of roll-on/roll-off vessels with a high military utility for the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). A similar RFP earlier this year invited owners of U.S.-built, U.S.- flag ships of
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on October 1984Personnel changes at LEEVAC Shipyards in Jennings, La., were an- nounced recently by Jerry Bostic, president of LEEVAC Corporation Bob Burlet, formerly involved with sales and marketing for the shipyard, has been named marketing manager for LEEVAC Corporation, responsible for all divisions
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on October 1984The first Sulzer RTA84 engine, a six-cylinder model, is now undergoing test-bed trials at Mitsubishi's Kobe engine works. Started in August, it has already run successfully at full load and is now going through a series of optimization trials. As the largest bore size in the RTA series, the
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on October 1984Steven Wolgamot has been named executive vice president of Waterways Transportation and Trading Company and Maritime Transportation and Trading Company, Twin Cities, Minn.-based barge and marine equipment companies. Mr. Wolgamot was formerly assistant to the president of Twin City Barge, In
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on October 1984The Falk Corporation and Zahnraderfabrik Renk of Augsburg, West Germany, have signed a license agreement that grants Falk the exclusive sales and manufacturing rights in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for Renk Marine Reversing Gear Drives. These drives, which will be offered in addition to th
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on October 1984John Arbizzani, president of Marine Coatings, Inc., recently announced that Jordan Lieb has joined the company as vice president. He was formerly with Atlantic Sandblasting and Coatings, Inc. as manager of sales and estimating. Prior to that he worked at Tampa Shipyards as a senior ship repa
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on October 1984Hayward Industrial Products, Inc., Elizabeth, N.J., a leading manufacturer of pipeline strainers, has published a new technical bulletin on strainer baskets and screens. Entitled "The Heart of a Hayward Strainer is the Basket or Screen," this 8-page bulletin will assist engineers and end use