Short 1985 Articles
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on December 1985Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, Ltd. of London—a joint venture of Lloyd's Register of Shipping and Lloyd's of London Press— has appointed the Maritime Data Network (MARDATA) of Stamford, Conn., to coordinate all of its sales and marketing activities in North America. The Connecticut
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on December 1985—Literature Available Macmeter®, a cost-effective metering device distributed by North American Marine Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., features a rugged and reliable paddlewheel flow sensor used to verify deliveries, shippers documentation, billing and inventory control. The self-contained unit has se
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on December 1985Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $1.292-million contract by the U.S. Navy for the conversion and regular overhaul of YFU-79 (self-propelled harbor utility craft) to HLT-1 (helicopter landing trainer) with redelivery to the Navy in March 1986. Some of t
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on December 1985W. J. Amoss Jr., president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. and Stanley H. Barer, chairman of Totem Resources Corporation of Seattle, Wash., jointly announced that an agreement in principle had been reached for the acquisition by Totem Resources Corporation of controlling interest in Inter
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on December 1985A contract valued at $115 million has been awarded by Cunard Line to Lloyd Werft of Bremerhaven, West Germany, to convert the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 from steam to diesel propulsion. According to Trafalgar House, Cunard's parent company, no British yard was able to tender for the cont
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on December 1985The chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Interocean Management Corporation, George P. Steele, has announced the election of Robert S. Bassett as president of the company. Mr. Basset previously served as executive vice president and has been with Interocean Management Corporat
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on December 1985The first of 10 Torpedo Weapons Retrievers (TWR) under contract at Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wise., departed the shipyard recently for delivery to the Naval Sea Systems Command in Charleston, S.C. The TWR Class is an entirely new design developed by Marinette in cooperation
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on December 1985Thomas E. Moran, president of Moran Towing & Transportation Company, Inc., has announced new areas of responsibility for vice president W. Anthony Watt. Mr. Watt took over the sales and marketing division of the company. Working with Mr. Watt will be sales representatives Karl B. Eckhardt,
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on December 1985H. Allen Fernstrom was elected president and chief executive officer of The American Ship Building Company according to a recent announcement by George M. Steinbrenner, chairman of the board. He succeeds George A. Chandler, who is leaving to become president and chief executive officer of Aq
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on December 1985Richard J. Quegan has been appointed general manager in charge of the marine department of Texaco Inc., it was recently announced by John K. McKinley, chairman and chief executive officer. Mr. Quegan will continue to be located at Texaco's offices at Harrison, N.Y. The marine department man
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on December 1985Fire Combat, Inc., Marinette, Wise., is offering a free 10-page product manual on their fire suppression systems (dry chemical, foam and halon), fire apparatus and custom systems engineering. The 10-page binder-type manual outlines the general scope of the company's fire suppression product
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on December 1985The Offshore Marine Service Association has elected eight new members to its board of directors replacing those whose terms have expired. Capt. W. A. Mayberry, executive director of OMSA said those elected to two year terms are: chairman, Ken Waldorf, Zapata Gulf Marine Corp., Houston; vice
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on December 1985BP Marine International, a major supplier of lubricants to meet shipboard needs of the merchant fleets of the world, has published a free six-page pull-out brochure on products offered by the company. Titled "Energol Marine Lubricants," the publication gives the grade name, application, typi
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on December 1985—Literature Available The PA Series of "V" and in-line diesel engines now being offered by Fairbanks Morse lend themselves to a wide range of marine propulsion and other power requirments. The engines, ranging in size from six to 20 cylinders, have a horsepower range from 1,000 to 10,000 hor
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on December 1985The Maritime Administration has received an application from United States Cruises, Inc., a subsidiary of Pacific Building Corporation of Seattle, for a Title XI mortgage guarantee to aid in refinancing the reconstruction of the passenger ship United States. Built by Newport News Shipbuildin
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on November 1985BP North America Petroleum, Inc. (BPNAP) Marine Lubricants has announced it has moved its headquarters to new offices in Iselin, N.J. The staff located at the new facilities includes Richard J. Bogash, manager, marine lubricants-USA; Joseph W. Diaz, manager, marine lubricants operations and
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on November 1985The recent launching of the 37-foot tug Max Effort near Virginia Beach represented the culmination of 61/2 years of effort on the part of the boat's creator, Ray Emanuelson, who designed the vessel based on a variety of tugs he saw around the boatyards of Norfolk as a youngster, and constructe
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on November 1985—Literature Available The new Chesterton cartridge mounted single seal meets API 610 requirements and provides the hydrocarbon process industry with an off-the-shelf, high-performance seal with capabilities usually found only in custom seals. The floating throttle bushing has very close cle
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on November 1985Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point shipyard near Baltimore has announced that it will begin work soon on the construction of two oceanographic survey ships (T-AGS) for the U.S. Navy. The recently awarded contract has a value of approximately $130 million for both vessels. The proj
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on November 1985Selecting and installing the right hose or tube assembly requires accurate measurement and identification of ports, threads and connectors, which come in a wide variety of sizes and types. "How to Identify Fluid Connectors," Aeroquip Bulletin 5963, describes the tools and simple methods use