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on February 1986—Brochures Offered In other to standardize the names of the Wartsila Diesel production units and sales companies, the following changes have been made: The new official name of the Turku Diesel Works is Oy Wartsila Ab Turku Factory, and the new name of Nohab Diesel AB i Trollhattan, Swede
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on February 1986The Sparrows Point shipyard of Bethlehem Steel Corporation has completed the construction and installation of a $l.l-million intermediate gate for its 1,200-foot-long building and vessel servicing basin. The gate, shown in one of two fixed locations in the basin, will provide a savings to th
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on February 1986Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island, Inc., in Middletown, R.I., has launched the first of two passenger ferries for the City of New York Department of Transportation, Bureau of Ferry and General Aviation Operations. The $3.8-million Alice Austin has been designed for yearround operation in N
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on February 1986London shipbroker E.A. Gibson said that the tanker market closed 1985 "on the highest note for some time," with a surge in freight rates during the last two months of the year. As a result, some Greek ship- owners are buying secondhand tonnage at a brisk rate. Laid-up tonnage is at a three-y
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on February 1986The recent order received by M.A.N.-GHH of Oberhausen, West Germany, for a 33,000-ton floating dock to be built for Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, is a continuation of a long and and successful collaboration. The very first floating dock supplied by GHH was completed
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on February 1986Boston Fuel Transportation, Inc. and Midland Enterprises, Inc. announced recently that Boston Fuel Transportation has entered into a contract to acquire the vessels, real estate, and other assets of Boston Towboat Company, a Midland subsidiary, for an undisclosed amount of cash. The agreemen
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on February 1986Marinette Marine Corporation's contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command for fifty-two 50-foot workboats was completed one year ahead of contract schedule when the last workboat departed the Wisconsin- based shipyard in December of 1985 for delivery to the West Coast. One vessel per week h
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on January 15, 1986Baldt Inc., Chester, Pa., has published a new 12-page four-color facilities brochure detailing the company's recent reorganization. Entitled "Baldt Charts a New Course," this brochure highlights the responsibilities and long-term goals of Baldt's three new operating divisions. These new divi
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on January 15, 1986The Cincinnati Gear Company is offering a free full-color brochure on the large gears and fabricated parts manufactured at their Lebanon, N.J. facility, Plant III. According to the publication, the Lebanon plant will extend Cincinnati Gear's ability to efficiently produce large hardened and
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on January 15, 1986Titeflex Corporation, a Bundy Company, of Springfield, Mass., is offering a free 22-page catalog on their smooth bore Teflon™ hose, which is used for applications in the pressure ranges up to 8,000 psi. The catalog offers dimensions and pressure ratings for the following Titeflex products: 1
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on January 15, 1986—Literature Available Cummins Engine Company of Columbus, Ind., has announced uprated high-output marine propulsion ratings for its B engine models. These new 1986 ratings are primarily for recreational and approved commercial applications. The model 4B3.9-M is now rated 80 bhp at 2,800 rpm
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on January 15, 1986A new color brochure featuring the latest process recorders and data loggers is now available from Bailey Controls of Wickliffe, Ohio. Highlights of Bailey's line of modularly designed recorders include descriptions, functions, special features and options, and advantages of each recorder mo
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on January 15, 1986Robertshaw Controls Company of Knoxville, Tenn., is offereing free literature describing VC-230/231 actuators that feature a 30-squareinch molded Buna-N diaphragm with nylon reinforcement and deliver dependable on/off or throttling action for control valves. Actuated by pneumatic signals fr
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on January 15, 1986A new Quiet-Flex Marine Barrier data sheet that provides technical specifications for the acoustically absorptive and thermally insulting materials is available from Vibration Mountings and Controls, Inc., Bloomingdale, N.J. Other specifications include: material thickness and weights; stand
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on January 15, 1986—Free Literature Available Alden Electronics, Inc., Westboro, Mass., has recently introduced the Alden Tactical Facsimile Recorder, Model 9315TR. This new recorder is said to be the only unit designed to receive both teleprinter and facsimile data as a combined capability, making it useful f
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on January 15, 1986Survival International, Inc. has produced a new brochure that fully explains current U.S. Coast Guard regulations concerning use of survival suits. Unlike some federal regulations published in the "Federal Register," this booklet is written in laymen terms—easy-to-understand language— and ful
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on January 15, 1986Ideal Machine & Manufacturing, Inc. of Tacoma, Wash., has recently completed the first "Kort" type nozzle to a new design and construction system developed by Tacoma designer Nils Lucander. This nozzle was built for a new 41-foot tug also designed by Mr. Lucander. It has an inside diameter of
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on January 15, 1986Valley Line Company of St. Louis recently completed a broad restructuring and expansion of its marketing department to support an aggressive new strategy for profitable traffic growth. Thomas J. Barta, president, said Valley Line "has achieved substantial reductions in operating costs. We are
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on January 15, 1986Capt. Leo V. Berger, president of Avon Steamship Company and its affiliate, Apex Marine Corp., has been given the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association's highest honor in 1985, its Alumnus of the Year Award. Recipients of this award are chosen on the basis' of their career achievemen
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on January 15, 1986American Systems Engineering Corporation, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Va., has announced the promotion of Eugene E. White to senior vice president in recognition of his major contributions to the firm's success and growth during the past four years. The announcement was made by Carl M.