Short 1986 Articles
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on November 1986—Free Literature Available Atlas-Danmark Marine and Offshore, a division of Atlas-Danmark A/S, one of the world's leading manufacturers of heavy duty watermakers, has further strengthened its position in the field of evaporative-type watermakers and freshwater generators with the introduction
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on October 1986David Watson, general manager of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point yard, recently announced the receipt of a $1.9-million contract for work on the S.S. Cape Alava, a ship assigned to the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). Mr. Watson stated that the award was made by the American Foreign
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on October 1986Wartsila Diesel of Finland and the Nordstjernan Group of Sweden have agreed on the sale of Lindholmen Motor AB and its subsidiary, Scandinavian Governor Services AB, to Wartsila. The agreement, which covers Lindholmen's complete production and after-sales operations, is subject to the approv
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on October 1986Sperry Corporation, Charlottesville, Va., has appointed George Tsirimokos to the position of program manager of its satellite communication program in the marine systems unit in Charlottesville. Mr. Tsirimokos will oversee Sperry's introduction of advanced computer and communications produc
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on October 1986Acurex Corporation, Autodata Division, Mountain View, Calif., has published a free eight-page brochure on "Powermeters for Marine Environments." The introduction explains that the Acurex Model 1600A Series Horsepower Measurement Systems are used to display instantaneous horsepower and rpm o
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on October 1986The American Ship Building Company of Tampa, Fla., recently signed a contract with the naval architectural firm of Knud E. Hansen of Copenhagen for the preliminary design and engineering, and specifications for two 800-passenger cruise ships. The Danish firm is one of the world's foremost de
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on October 1986Avondale Industries, Inc., a new employee-owned company, is offering a free 12-page color brochure on their seven divisions, including: the Shipyards, Danly, Luria Brothers, Mayville, Ortner Freight Car, Wabash Alloys and Yuba divisions. The color publication contains sections with text on e
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on October 1986Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing Company (PBM) of Irwin, Pa., is offering free literature on valves and actuators manufactured by the company. PBM's complete line of two-way full port ball valves are available with a wide range of actuators and accessories. The "Performance Package" catalog s
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on October 1986Marathon LeTourneau Company of Houston, Texas, has been awarded a contract by Placid Oil Company of Dallas, Texas, to convert the Penrod 72, a semisubmersible offshore drilling rig, to a floating production unit. The conversion will be done at Marathon's Brownsville, Texas yard. The work in
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on October 1986According to Bob Steeber, Columbian Bronze Corporation's director of sales, the propellers now manufactured of CF-3 stainless steel alloy have the strength required to allow "fine-tuning" for maximum performance. The CF-3 does not yield under load or flex out of pitch, and is tough enough to
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on October 1986Sohio Petroleum Company is constructing several modules in New Iberia, La., that will be transported on barges to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to process oil, gas and water received from the Endicott Reservoir. They will be assembled to form an electrical generation system complex— emergency power pla
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on October 1986Falmouth Shiprepair, Ltd., a joint venture of Bellway pic. and A&P Appledore Group pic., is offering a free color brochure on its yard services and facilities located at Falmouth, England. According to the brochure, Falmouth shipyard has a tradition of first class service to shipowners that
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on October 1986Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point, Md., shipyard recently received two Navy contracts totaling $5.1 million for the drydocking and routine repair of a destroyer tender and a landing ship dock. David Watson, yard general manager, confirmed Bethlehem's receipt of a $3.4-million con
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on October 1986SPT Ltd., with full sales and services facilities in Houston, Texas, is offering a free full-color, 14-page brochure on their line of sound powered telephones and accessories for offshore, marine and land-based use. The color publication provides a complete technical description of SPT soun
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on October 1986Thor Bakke has been appointed president of Hempel Coatings (USA), Inc., as part of Hempel's ongoing program to consolidate and strengthen their U.S. and Canadian operations. Mr. Bakke is a native of Norway, receiving his degree in mechanical engineering from Gothenburg Technical Institute a
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on October 1986The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a $96.6-million contract to Peterson Builders, Inc. of Sturgeon Bay, Wise., for construction of two more mine countermeasures ships, the MCM-6 and MCM-8. The Wisconsin yard already had three MCMs on its orderbook under contracts totaling $180.2 mill
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on October 1986Swiftships, Inc. of Morgan City, La., has been awarded a $12,178,268 fixed price FMS contract for the supply of patrol boats and associated support hardware and services to the government of Cameroon. Work, which will be performed in Morgan City, will consist of the construction of thirty, 3
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on October 1986The Claremont Company, Inc., Meriden, Conn., is offering a free catalog on their line of thermal and acoustical insulation materials for industrial use. The eight-page color publication contains over 40 photographs of Claremont products, from high temperature insulation pad components to ac
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on October 1986"Integrated Marine Control Systems" is the title of a new full-color, 12-page brochure from Bailey Controls of Wickliffe, Ohio, which presents control and instrumentation products, systems and support capabilities available to the maritime and offshore industries. The publication features the
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on October 1986Squire-Cogswell Co., air and vacuum specialists since 1916, has announced exclusive distributorship in the U.S. and Canada of liquid ring vacuum pumps manufactured by Robuschi of Parma, Italy. Designed for industrial applications, the Robuschi line includes conventional base-mounted units as w