Short 1984 Articles
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on October 1984Amos Baki, vice president and manager of the M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc. Washington Area Office, has announced the appointment of Robert R. Miller as deputy director of marine engineering. He will be responsible for implementing a recently awarded contract for engineering and technical support
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on October 1984A contract worth about $17 million was signed recently in the Netherlands between Rolls-Royce and the Dutch shipbuilder Royal Shelde for the supply of Marine Spey gas turbines to be manufactured at Rolls-Royce's Coventry, England, plant. The engines are for a new class of multipurpose (M) fr
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on October 1984Marine Management Systems (UK) Ltd. has named John D. Gregory as managing director. Prior to joining Marine Management Systems, Mr. Gregory was a director of Turnkey and Applied Computer Systems, Ltd. Where he was responsible for development and marketing of shipping systems for marine and
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on October 1984Robert E. Wiltz, senior vice president and general manager of Alfa-Laval's Industrial Group, recently announced that Kirk E. Spitzer, general manager of the Thermal Group, has been promoted to divisional vice president. Mr. Spitzer's responsibilities as head of the thermal division focus on
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on October 1984Global Marine Inc., Houston, Texas, announced that E. Hunter Sheridan has been named president of its products development subsidiary, Global Marine Development Inc. Mr. Sheridan's previous position was vice president, drilling for Applied Drilling Technology Inc. (ADTI), another subsidiary
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on October 1984Under a licensing agreement with Hatlapa Uetersener Maschinenfabrik GmbH of West Germany, the first Mitsui/Hatlapa electro-hydraulic, ram-type steering gear for commercial use was completed recently at the Takatori Manufacturing Company in Kobe, Japan, a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & S
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on October 1984Shaver Transportation Company of Portland, Ore., kept the 149.5 gtd tug Columbia in the Stork-Werkspoor family when it repowered the vessel to keep pace with the ever larger ships at the Port of Portland. The firm replaced two RHO 218K SWDiesel engines, each developing 700 hp at 720 rpm, wit
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on October 1984The completion by LEEVAC Shipyards of a one-of-a-kind, highly specialized vessel conversion for Cal Dive International (CDI), a worldwide full-service oilfield diving contractor, was announced recently by Jerry Bostic, president of LEEVAC Corporation. LEEVAC's Jennings, La., shipyard was sel
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on October 1984After 35 years of operations in downtown Washington, D.C., the American Association of Port Authorities has relocated its headquarters to Alexandria, Va., a port city located directly across the Potomac River from the nation's capital. The 6,000-square-foot office building is a part of the n
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on October 1984James K. Taggart, president of Tampa-based TECO Transport & Trade Corporation, has announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Freeman United Coal Mining Company of Chicago to supply river transport, ground storage, and coal-loading services for two million tons of U.S. steam coal de
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on September 15, 1984The U.S. Navy has awarded a $21,116,087 contract to Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company of Chester, Pa., for the "phased maintenance" of the USS Patterson (FF- 1061), the first of four Naval Reserve Force frigates to be based in Philadelphia. The contract calls for four overhauls during a fiv
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on September 15, 1984Halifax Shipyard's new 36,000- ton-lifting-capacity floating drydock Novadock is now being used with increasing frequency. By mid- November this year, the yard will have been in continuous use for eight successive months. The dock, which can accommodate up to Panamax size vessels, was commi
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on September 15, 1984Marinette Marine Corporation in Wisconsin has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for the construction of six Yard Patrol Craft (YP). These vessels will be used at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis for instructing midshipmen in seamanship, navigation, and marine e
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on September 15, 1984Norwegian Caribbean Lines, the Norwegian-owned cruise ship operation based in Miami, has acquired Royal Viking Line Inc. of San Francisco (also Norwegian-owned) in a deal valued at nearly $240 million. Under the agreement, Norwegian Caribbean will pay $86.9 million in cash and will assume so
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on September 15, 1984John F. Cave has been promoted to vice president of Boland & Cornelius, Inc. (B&C). The announcement was made by American Steamship Company (ASC) vice president-marketing Ned A. Smith. B&C is a subsidiary operation of American Steamship. As a vice president of B&C, Mr. Cave will continue to
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on September 15, 1984The U.S. Navy has selected the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Command and Control Divisions in Baltimore to participate in the NATO Frigate Replacement Program (NFR-90). Dr. Robert S. Johnson will be the NFR-90 program manager. After competitive procurement, Westinghouse won the $2-mil
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on September 15, 1984American Marine and Machinery Company, Inc. (AMMCO) of Nashville has announced the signing of an agreement with Orenstein & Koppel of West Germany for the exclusive right to market O&K's complete line of underwater bucket wheels and cutting wheels in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In making
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on September 15, 1984Tacoma Boatbuilding Company's Northern Line Division has been awarded a $210,000 contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for the manufacture and testing of a 9- foot-diameter propeller hub assembly, according to a recent announcement by B. James Lowe, president and chief executive officer.
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on September 15, 1984Pearlson Engineering Company, Inc. of Miami has begun work on the world's largest ship transfer system that will be installed at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited in Barrow-in Furness, England, as part of the yard's Submarine Facilities Project. Up to 90 self-propelled transfer c
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on September 15, 1984Keel-laying ceremonies were held recently at Twin City Shipyard in St. Paul, Minn., for the 3,850-cubic-foot, suction hopper dredge Ouachita being constructed for Gulf Coast Trailing Company of New Orleans. The 300-foot vessel will incorporate many state-ofthe- art features unique for U.S.