Short 1985 Articles
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on September 15, 1985As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its responsiveness to the offshore industry, Honeywell's Marine Systems Division has announced two new appointments in its offshore business. John D. Owen was recently named systems business manager. Mr. Owen joined the offshore industry in 1970, and
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on September 15, 1985—Literature Available A three-valve manifold that connects process lines with differential pressure transmitters in control systems, is now available from Whitey Company, Highland Heights, Ohio. A major and visible safety feature is the bonnet lock plate on each valve. It prevents accidental
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on September 15, 1985A new brochure detailing applications of differing sizes of keyless OK couplings is available free from SKF Steel Couplings of Avon, Conn. The four-page brochure, printed on heavy, silver-coated stock, contains illustrations of the OK coupling connections on a marine vessel's shaft lines, th
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on September 15, 1985—Free Brochure Available Centurion Industrial Marine Inc. of Vancouver, Canada, is offering a chair called the Crew Seat that is designed specifically for passenger vessels and workboats. Featuring an elegant and functional design that will "fit" into the most discriminating environment, th
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on September 15, 1985Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wise., recently laid the keel for the first of 13 Yard Patrol (YP) craft in advance of construction schedule. Contracted by the U.S. Navy, the vessels will be delivered to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., and will be used for instruction of mids
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on September 15, 1985Bethlehem Steel Corporation's new Sabine Yard in Port Arthur, Texas went into service recently when its huge floating drydock was used to perform work on the 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman, a vessel for the U.S. Navy's Maritime Prepositioning Ship Program. The ship, one of two Maersk vessels reconstr
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on September 15, 1985Kockums AB in Malmo, Sweden, and the state-owned Polish shipping company Polska Zeguga Baltycka (PZB) in Kolobrzeg have reached an agreement for the construction of an advanced universal ferry to be delivered in the middle of 1987. The order, worth about 400-million Swedish Kronor ($48.7 milli
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on September 15, 1985A recently published, 20-page, full-color brochure presents Marathon LeTourneau Offshore Company's jackup and semisubmersible rig designs and construction capabilities. The new brochure also describes the company's engineering expertise, its specialized steelmaking and fabrication facilities
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on September 15, 1985The naming ceremony for the 65,000-dwt product carrier Lucy was held recently at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Ulsan Shipyard for Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG) of the U.S. The vessel was christened by sponsor Mrs. J.J. Klement, wife of the manager of marine transport, Standard
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on September 15, 1985Caterpillar Marine Systems is offering a free catalog on their marine engine/transmission and marine generator set lines. The 20-page catalog lists a dozen Cat marine propulsion diesels including: 3304, 3208, 3306, 3408, 3412, D379, 3508, D398, 3512, D399 and 3516 models. A handy rating sel
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on September 15, 1985John T. Gilbride Jr., vice president and general manager of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation's Seattle Division, has been elected to the board of directors of Todd Shipyards Corporation, the largest independent shipbuilding company in the U.S., with five divisions on two coasts. Mr. Gilbr
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on September 15, 1985—Literature Available MIROS A/S of Asker, Norway is a budding company with interests geared towards the offshore market. The company has developed a new generation of instruments for remote sensing of directional ocean waves and surface currents. The system represents a breakthrough for rel
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on September 15, 1985Granville W. Holman Jr. was recently elected president and chief operating officer of Raymond International Inc. and James J. Wildasin has been elected president of Raymond Offshore Constructors, Inc., a subsidiary of Houston-based Raymond International, a worldwide engineering and construct
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on September 15, 1985Wartsila's Turku Shipyard in Finland recently received an order from the Soviet Union for a specialized vessel intended for transportation of floating oil drilling rigs weighing up to 20,000 tons. The contract, valued at about $42 million, was won against fierce international competition. Sc
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on September 15, 1985Bertrem Products, Inc., Tulsa, Okla., recently began importing Straub couplings and pipe repair clamps from Switzerland for use in the United States and Canada. These pipe connections have a patented pressure energized sealing system ideal for all kinds of pipes. The new Straub coupling repl
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on September 15, 1985—Literature Available Saab Marine Electronics' U.S. subsidiary, Saab Tank Control of Hoboken, N.J., has announced that Tampa Shipyard, Inc. has ordered five shipsets of level gauging equipment. The systems ordered are the latest development of level gauging equipment by Saab Marine Electro
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on September 15, 1985Alsthom's ACB unit in Nantes, France, has decided to create a subsidiary in Norway, called ACB Norge A/S, to develop business in the Norwegian offshore market. ACB thus intends to concentrate efforts in Norway on activities for which it already has significant involvement, including Skuld te
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on September 15, 1985Rep. W.J. (Billy) Tauzin (D LA) will discuss standby boats and warehouse vessels at the next quarterly meeting of the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) to be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel on September 24. Capt. W.A. Mayberry, USCG (Ret.), executive director of OMSA, said t
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on September 15, 1985Bethlehem Steel Corporation's design for the world's largest matsupported jackup drilling rig, the Bethlehem 600, will open an additional million square miles of outer continental shelf to jackup operations. That's a 30-percent increase from current jackup territory, representing an area nea
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on September 15, 1985Brown & Root International, Inc. has been awarded a contract for engineering feasibility studies related to the development of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.'s Rocky Point Unit drilling and production platform offshore California. Chevron and partners Phillips Petroleum and Champlin Oil are considerin