Short 1985 Articles
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on April 1985Lars G. Larsson, presently managing director of Consafe AB of Gothenburg, has been named chief executive of MacGregor-Navire International effective June 15 this year. He will bring with him a lifetime of experience in the marine industries, both afloat and ashore. Beginning his seagoing car
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on April 1985Manville, Denver, Co., now has available their 1985 Worldwide Directory of Manville Products and Operations. This easy-to-use reference includes information on all Manville products, services, trade names, regional sales and customer service offices, producing locations, and a worldwide inde
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on April 1985Work on the construction of the 4,000-cubic-yard hopper dredge Ouachita, being built for Gulf Coast Trailing Company of New Orleans, La., continues to progress on schedule at Twin City Shipyard (TCS) in St. Paul, Minn. All steel work is 95 percent complete, and all major machinery— pumps, ge
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on April 1985Sonatech, Inc. of Goleta, Calif., recently introduced the Sonatech Expendable Doppler Penetrometer (EDP) system, designed to determine the undrained shear strength of ocean floor soils by measuring instantaneous velocity of a sound source probe as it falls through the water column and penetr
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on April 1985Robertson A/S Radio-Elektro of Egersund, Norway, has been acquired by Tritech International, the joint venture company of Perry Offshore, headquartered in Riviera Beach, Fla., and Bird Technology A/S of Bergen, Norway. Robertson, to be renamed Robertson Tritech A/S, is a leading producer of
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on April 1985The Saab-Scania Combitech, a major group of the Swedish company Saab-Scania A/B, has purchased the operations of Salwico, Inc. located in Hoboken, N.J. Saab will continue the same operations and services as formerly offered by Salwico. The newly formed division will be known as Saab Tank Con
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on April 1985Woo-Choong Kim, chairman of the Daewoo Group, recently announced the appointment of Young-Suk Yoon as president of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd., a Daewoo Group member company. Mr. Yoon succeeds In-Kie Hong, who has been appointed president of Daewoo's planning and coordinat
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on April 1985— L i t e r a t u r e Available Saab Marine Electronics has developed a new version of its radarbased level-gauging system for tankers. The system is called Saab TankRadar, Model M, and incorporates all the reliable components of the original SUM-21, but with added capabilities to supply tem
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on April 1985The Norcontrol Division of A/S Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk in Norway is restructuring its U.S. operations. Effective immediately, Nav- Control, Inc. of Halesite, N.Y., has been appointed authorized agent for its navigation/instrumentation line of products. Nav-Control will also administer certai
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on April 1985The Vickdock system of submersible drydock for small craft originally catered to vessels of up to 300 tons displacement. Due to worldwide inquiries, the range of models with lifting capacities of 20, 30, 50, 100, and 300 tons has now been increased to include units of 500 and 1,000 tons lift
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on April 1985A study recently conducted by National Marine Service on a newly- developed upper cylinder lubricant, demonstrated a 10.8 percent reduction of fuel consumption at 850 rpm and a 13.7 percent fuel consumption reduction at 750 rpm. The test was on PowerLube 750, an upper cylinder lubricant prod
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on April 1985Woodward-Clyde Oceaneering has announced the promotions of Dr. Edward Owens to vice president and general manager and Dr. Thomas Whelan III to vice president and chief geochemist. Both Dr. Owens and Dr. Whelan will be located in the Houston office. Dr. Owens was previously manager of Europe
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on April 1985A stainless steel that wins the war against corrosion in the oilfields and another that fights wear at an affordable price are featured in two new product data bulletins on Nitronic 50 and 60 available from Armco's Specialty Steels Division. Nitronic 50 provides corrosion resistance and high
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on April 1985W.W. Patterson Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., now has available their new Model M65-H-70I-1.5 constant- tension hydraulic winch. It provides controlled tension for tugs when pushing in the notch of an oceangoing barge. It features a low, 30-inch profile; gearing and rollerchain are splash-lubrica
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on April 1985Bart Turecamo, who owned and operated a fleet of 22 tugs and barges along the East Coast, died recently on his boat in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 64 years old. Mr. Turecamo oversaw the growth of his family-owned business from a fleet of three boats to 19 tugs based in New York and Charleston,
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on April 1985—Literature Available Aeroquip Corporation, Jackson, Mich., has introduced their new Quick Check® Diagnostic Kit. The kit contains Aeroquip FD90 Quick Disconnect couplings for permanent installation in system test ports for easy diagnosis of hydraulic problem symptoms before a failure occurs
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on April 1985Valmet Corporation, Finland, and the engineering and consulting company Foster Wheeler Petroleum Development Limited, United Kingdom, signed a technical cooperation agreement in January with respect to offshore projects. The agreement is part of Valmet's Arctic offshore strategy and a big st
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on April 1985At a recent quarterly meeting of the Shipbuilders Council in Washington, D.C., William E. Haggett, president and chief executive officer of Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath, Maine, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Council, succeeding David H. Klinges, vice president-M
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on April 1985Pyramid Pump Division™ of Transamerica Delaval Inc. of Monroe, N.C., has just published an illustrated 16-page catalog that presents engineering information on three lines of positive-displacement pumps. Its AMR™ three-screw pumps are designed for: engine room, fire room, and shipboard hydr
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on April 1985Resources, boundaries, and management of the U.S. continental shelf region will be the focus for the ninth annual Center for Ocean Management Studies conference to be held June 16-19 at the University of Rhode Island. The conference will begin with an overview addressing the natural resources