Short 1985 Articles
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on November 1985A free, full-color, eight-page brochure on the SIMOS 32 integrated monitoring system is being offered by Siemens AG of West Germany. According to the publication, the SIMOS 32 is a new generation monitoring system and is conceived for operation with unattended machinery spaces. Depending on
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on November 1985Norcontrol Automation AS of Norway has been awarded two major contracts valued at NOK 5.5 million (about $687,000) for the supply of monitoring and control systems aboard twin shuttle tankers now being built at the Fredrikstad, Norway, and Dalian, China, Shipyards for Knutsen Shuttle Tank of
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on November 1985A full-color "Viewnav® Master Mariner Electronic Chart Navigation System" brochure is available from Navigation Sciences, Inc. of Bethesda, Md. The four-page brochure describes and illustrates the Viewnav system used by operators of pilotboats, ferries, tugboats, and others who need an extra
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on November 1985Vincent R. Almerico Jr. has joined Moss Point Marine, Inc., as vice president, according to John Dane III, president of the Escatawpa, Miss., shipbuilding company- Prior to joining Moss Point Marine, Mr. Almerico had been vice president of engineering and maintenance for Zapata Gulf Marine
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on November 1985Oerlikon Welding Industries, Houston, Texas, has announced the introduction of a new line of maintenance and repair electrodes designed to cater to the majority of the needs of fabricators. The range consists of two electrodes (Super-Tex and Cryo-Tex) for dissimilar metal welding, two elect
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on November 1985Literature Available Two major European engine manufacturers, KHD, Klockner-Humboldt- Deutz AG of Cologne, and MWM, Motoren-Werke Mannheim AG of Mannheim, have merged to form Deutz/MWM. The new diesel engine group will offer one of the broadest power ranges of engines in the world. This
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on November 1985—Literature Available The Marathon from AB Hagglund & Soner is a new low-speed, high-torque hydraulic motor, originally intended for highly demanding industrial applications, which is considered particularly suitable for many heavy-duty situations in the marine and offshore fields, especiall
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on November 1985The Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) has awarded an indefinite quantity, fixed price contract— with an adjustment for fuel costs— totaling approximately $22,300,000 to Trailer Marine Transport Corp. of Jacksonville, Fla., for the carriage of U.S. military-sponsored cargo between the Mil
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on November 1985— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le Falk-Sime fluid couplings now available from The Falk Corporation of Milwaukee, Wis., are designed to provide softer starts, smoother acceleration and more controlled torque than conventional couplings. Falk reports that the special fluid design absorb
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on November 1985Drew Ameroid Marine, Boonton, N.J. recently reported that a major shipping company concluded a sixmonth evaluation of Drew Ameroid Marine's AMERGIZE™ deposit modifier/combustion improver aboard one of their motor vessels with positive results. As a result of the evaluation, they have decided
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on November 1985—Literature Available COMSAT TeleSystems, Inc. announced that its recently introduced transportable communications system, the TCS-9000, has received an unqualified Type Approval from the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT). Following the successful completion of a series
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on November 1985Eastern Marine, Inc., the diversified Floridabased shipbuilding firm, recently signed a contract with James A. Odlin, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, to build an 88-foot steel scallop trawler vessel. This latest addition, which will join Odlin's fleet in early 1986, has been designed by John W. Gilber
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on November 1985—Literature Available The Falk Corporation of Milwaukee, Wis., reports that its Torus Type WA couplings with all-steel hubs never need lubrication. And no maintenance except for routine inspections. The couplings also feature high torsional flexibility and easy installation. Falk's unique d
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on November 1985—Literature Available The Johnson Rubber Company, Duramax Marine Division, has introduced two new styles of impact absorbing tow-knee pusher plates. The firm, which currently markets a standard single pad tow-knee, now offers new double and precurved styles. New Duramax double tow-knees fe
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on November 1985—Literature Available John B. Smyth, vice president, Ederer Unitec Division of Ederer Incorporated (Ederer and Washington cranes), recently unveiled a new product said to provide improved safety, reduced potential of environmental damage, increased productivity and reduced maintenance and r
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on November 1985Dr. David Leslie Bradley recently became the new superintendent of the Acoustics Division of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) of Washington, D.C. NRL's Acoustics Division participates in the Navy's Undersea Warfare Program. Dr. Bradley began working for the Federal Government in 1960 at
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on November 1985Artificial Intelligence, voice technology, and interactive video are now uniquely joined in a new family of affordable microcomputer-based authoring and application delivery systems called the IM (Intelligent Machine) Series. Jointly offered by Newport News Shipbuilding, a Tenneco subsidiary
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on November 1985The Waterway Transportation Information Service is conducting a comprehensive survey of inland waterway operators. The purpose of the survey is to gather basic economic and operating data about the U.S. inland waterways industry. The data will be used by barge company executives and other in
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on November 1985Dodd Fiori, formerly director of equipment management for American President Lines, Oakland, Calif., has been named director of special services for the Pacific Basin shipping firm. In this capacity, Mr. Fiori is responsible for corporate activities related to perishable commodities and gove
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on November 1985Gunnar Bretvin has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Stolt-Nielsen Inc. of Greenwich, Conn., according to an announcement by Jacob Stolt- Nielsen Jr., chairman of the Stolt- Nielsen Group, who will continue as chairman and chief executive officer of Stolt-Nielsen Inc.