Short 1986 Articles
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on May 1986—Catalog Available Puroflow Marine Corporation recently announced that an agreement has been reached with the Marine Division of Sperry Corporation Aerospace and Marine Group for distribution of Puroflow powerline filters in marine markets. According to vice president of marketing C.R. Kenn
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on May 1986The Maritime Administration has announced the publication of a twovolume research report, "Ship Performance Analysis System (SPAN)." The report describes the development of a microcomputer software program for determining the best hull and propeller surface vessel. It operates on an IBM-PC/
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on May 1986Shell U.K. Exploration and Production has contracted with Bardex Corporation, through its London Office, for the rig skidding system on the Shell Eider platform in the North Sea. The system will consist of a control console and four hydraulic gripper jacks. The control console will have the
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on May 1986Leading international personalities in shipbuilding and ocean engineering, including Graham J. Day of the U.K., Prof. Harry Benford of the U.S., Tapio Forsgren of Finland, and Prof. Alexander Kholodilin of the USSR, will be speaking at the Fourth International Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineer
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on May 1986The complete line of Cutless® brand rubber bearings is the subject of a new two-color, four-page brochure from BFGoodrich of Akron, Ohio. Featuring an exclusive water wedge design and broad application flexibility, Cutless rubber bearings are a product of years of research and development by
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on May 1986Raymond G. Wiese, president of CDI Offshore Company, has announced the appointment of Alvin D. Payne Jr. to vice president of Houston operations and Larry Domingue to general manager of quality assurance, based in New Orleans. Mr. Payne has more than 35 years of experience in international
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on May 1986—Literature Available Imperial Manufacturing Co. of Bremerton, Wash., a leading producer of survival suits, has written a contract for over 500 survival suits for two new ODECO drilling rigs. The Ocean Valiant and Ocean America rigs are being built in Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries for O
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on May 1986Alaska Barge Lines (ABL), Inc., the new service begun by Seattle businessman Gordon D. McMillan and Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE), Inc., recently had its first sailing out of the Port of Tacoma, Wash. ABL operates a flat deck barge transporting containers and breakbulk cargo to Anchora
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on May 1986International Maritime Associates (IMA) is preparing a business analysis of the Navy ship systems market. The approximately 200- page report will provide a very comprehensive assessment of current and future market opportunities and will be available in June. Market updates will then be issu
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on May 1986Adams & Porter Incorporated of New York, N.Y., insurance brokers and adjusters of average, recently announced the election of three officers to the positions of president, chairman of the board and chairman of the executive committee. David B. Adams has been elected president of Adams & Port
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on May 1986At a recent meeting of the Hampton Roads Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held in Norfolk a paper entitled "Navy Acquisition Streamlining" was presented by Gerard C. Hoffmann. The author was recently appointed to be the Navy's Specification Control Advocate Gen
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on May 1986The Maritime Administration has announced the availability of a twovolume research report, "Micro- Computer Based Part Power Heat Balance Program for Commercial Marine Steam Turbine Propulsion Systems." Prepared by Seaworthy Systems of Essex, Conn., the program was developed to assist ship
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on May 1986—Literature Available Taylor Diving, Inc., Belle Chasse, La., a Halliburton Company subsidiary, announced the award of two new contracts and the completion of its first Gulf of Mexico underwater project for 1986. Norman Chambers, president of Taylor, said the diving service contractor has b
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on May 1986Russell G. McVay, vice president of Moran Towing and Transportation Co., Inc., has appointed Kenneth S. Johnson as chief harbor dispatcher for the Port of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Johnson is a veteran of 40 years' experience, ashore and afloat, in the tugboat industry in New York Harbor
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on May 1986—Tavrow Named Chairman The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) held its 1986 Annual Meeting Luncheon recently at the San Francisco World Trade Club. It provided PMSA members with an opportunity to review the group's activities in the past year and hear the views of Congressman Edwa
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on May 1986The 1986 schedule of Mechanical Maintenance Skills Development and Improvement Seminars has been announced by John Crane International Sealing Systems. The comprehensive four-day seminars are conducted at the company's new Mechanical Maintenance Training Center in Arlington Heights, 111. At
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on May 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available Radio-Holland recently announced they have obtained exclusive distributorship rights to the Anschuetz Product Line in the U.S. This means that sales and service of Anschuetz products will now be handled through Radio-Holland's branch offices in the USA as well
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on May 1986At the recent quarterly meeting of the Shipbuilders Council of America, William E. Haggett, president and chief executive officer of Bath Iron Works, was reelected chairman of the board of the Shipbuilders Council of America. Hans K. Schaefer, president of Todd Shipyards Corporation, was ren
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on May 1986The 43,300-dwt containership Hanjin Longbeach (photo), a highspeed, ultra-rationalized vessel, was completed recently by Hitachi Zosen's Innoshima Works and delivered to Highness Maritime S.A. (Panama). The new ship has a capacity of 2,358 TEUs with containers stacked three high on deck. She
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on May 1986William R. Cumming, president of Texaco Marine Services, Inc., recently announced that TMSI has signed a ship management agreement with Globtik Tankers London Limited to manage the tankers M/V Brazil Pride and M/V Brazil Glory. TMSI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Texaco Inc., is a full-servi