Short 1985 Articles
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on May 1985The 16,770-dwt motor car carrier Nissan Laurel (shown) was completed recently at Hitachi Zosen's Hiroshima Works and delivered to Intercontinenal Car Carriers S.A. of Panama. The ship, which can carry a total of 4,900 Japanese-size cars, has an overall length of 590.5 feet, beam of 105.8 fee
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on May 1985The Penrod 99, a Marathon Le- Tourneau 82-SD-C shallow-draft, cantilever offshore jackup drilling rig, was launched recently (photo) at the company's Gulf Marine Division in Brownsville, Texas. With the rig in the water, the rest of the selfelevating platform's three legs, its drilling derri
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- Pugh A p p o i n t e d Vice President O f M a r k e t i ng For L u b r i q u i p - H o u d a i l le page: 16
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on May 1985James R. Pugh has been named vice president-marketing for Lubriquip- Houdaille, Inc. of Cleveland, with responsibility for worldwide sales and marketing operations. He comes to the company from Parker Hannifin Corporation. According to Lubriquip president Mark W. Baker, "The appointment is
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on May 1985Illman Jones, Inc. recently celebrated the grand opening of their new office and warehouse facilities in American Canyon, Calif. Previously located in Oakland, Illman Jones has been a major worldwide supplier of large-bore diesel engine parts and accessories for over 25 years. The grand ope
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on May 1985A continuing surge in boatbuilding has added a new feature to the waterfront in Pensacola, Fla., as Patti Shipyard recently began operations at a new location on Bayou Chico. Previously, the shipyard operated on properties leased from Patti Industries, Inc. on Pensacola Bay. The parent compa
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on May 1985Advanced civil engineering soil design and cost-effective construction technology make Tensar geogrids the answer to a broad range of marine construction projects, according to an eight-page, four-color brochure now available from Armco Construction Products Division, a division of Armco Inc
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on May 1985Raytheon Company of Lexington, Mass., has established a new office to arrange and manage venture investments for the diversified electronics company. Chairman Thomas L. Phillips said the new enterprise would be coordinated closely with the company's strategic planning function, and would se
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on May 1985The Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers (CIMARE) will hold its Annual General Meeting and Seventh Annual Technical Conference, Mari-Tech '85, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Montreal on May 8-10. It will be hosted by the St. Lawrence Branch of Montreal. CIMARE, a nationwide organization wi
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on May 1985Timothy V. O'Sullivan has been named president of the Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Colt Industries, Beloit, Wise. He joined the Division in 1983 as vice president and general manager of parts and service, and later assumed the additional duties of vice president of marketing and sales.
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on May 1985A-C Compressor Corporation of West Allis, Wise., has acquired the compressor operation of Allis- Chalmers Corporation. Terms were not disclosed. According to Carl R. Hall, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, the newly formed and independent A-C Compressor Corporation recently
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on May 1985The Canadian shipbuilder and repairer, Davie Shipbuilding Limited of Quebec, has been purchased by the Vancouver-based Versatile Corporation, already a significant shipyard operator and one of Canada's top 100 industrial manufacturers. This acquisition makes Versatile a major force in Canadi
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on May 1985The self-propelled, anchormoored drillship Sagar Vijay, built for the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) of India, was completed recently at Hitachi Zosen's Osaka (Sakai) Works. Immediately following delivery, the vessel sailed for India, where it will be placed in drilling service off Bo
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on May 1985The Maritime Data Network (MARDATA) of Stamford, Conn., has added Baltic Freight Rate Index data to its on-line information service for ocean shipping. Subscribers can now access the Daily Baltic Index and year-to-date activity in addition to detailed information on dry cargo shipments in th
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on May 1985Gilles Courville, interim president of Bombardier/Alco Power Inc. in Auburn, N. V., has announced the appointment of C. Jay Slaybaugh as vice president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining Bombardier/Alco, Mr. Slaybaugh was president and chief executive officer of Rock of Ages Corp
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on April 1985Clemco Industries of Burlingame, Calif., is offering a family of internal pipe cleaning tools—Spin-Blast, Hollo-Blast, and Hollo-Blast Junior—designed to blast clean the interior of pipe or tubing ranging in size from %-inch to 36-inch I.D., without rotating the pipe. Used in conjunction with
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on April 1985McNab, Inc., Mt. Vernon, N.Y., a U.S.-based marine electronic instrumentation manufacturer and supplier, has announced it is now the exclusive American supplier of the Aquacatch® speed through water log, manufactured by Chernikeeff Instruments Ltd. of England. The Aquacatch, McNab says, is a
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on April 1985Matson Navigation Company of San Francisco has announced plans to convert its 700-foot trailership Matsonia to a combination lift-on/ lift-off containership and roll-on/ roll-off cargo carrier, and enlarge the vessel to provide nearly three times her present capacity. Plans approved by the c
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on April 1985Moss Point Marine Inc., Escatawpa, Miss., recently delivered ahead of schedule the Amfish, a new 219- foot freezer/stern trawler to Searay Partners L.P. of New York. John Dane III, president of Moss Point Marine said "while we don't have statistics on all fishing vessels, we are confident th
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on April 1985Contecco, Inc., Springfield, N.J., has been appointed exclusive sales agent in the U.S. for Kvaerner Ships Equipment AB, of Gothenberg, Sweden. This was jointly announced by Kvaerner's managing director, Gustaf Stolk and Contecco, Inc.'s president J.H. Klewsaat. According to Mr. Stolk, this
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- New Waterways Rope By Columbian Rope page: 109
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on April 1985— L i t e r a t u r e Available A new line of towing and locking lines, identified as P/D 84 has been introduced by Columbian Rope, Guntown, Miss. Designed for the inland waterways system as a companion rope to Columbian's P/D 101 river rope, P/D 84 has the family characteristics to perform