Short 1986 Articles
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on August 1986Wijsmuller Salvage B.V., one of the world's foremost salvage companies, has joined forces with Offshore Tugs, Inc., the well-known offshore towage company from Golden Meadow, La., to establish a new company: Wijsmuller Salvage & Offshore Tugs, Inc. The new company will provide complete salv
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on August 1986Nick Yamazaki, formerly vice president and chief operating officer of Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America, Teterboro, N.J., has been promoted to president and chief executive officer. Mr. Yamazaki replaces Takashi Fuji, Sumitomo Machinery president for the past two years, who has been promo
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on August 1986A new shipyard now under construction at Punta Arenas on the most southern tip of Chile is scheduled to begin repair operations in November this year. Named Astille- ro Estrecho de Magallanes Ltda., the new yard is a joint venture of Chilean shipbuilder and repairer, ASMAR, and Sandock-Austr
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on August 1986The International MacGregor- Navire Organisation, recognized leaders in the design and supply of marine cargo access and port equipment, recently announced the appointment of Ulf Hedberg as president, and Barry E. Gilmour as executive vice president of its worldwide group of companies. Mr.
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on August 1986A newly revised 12-page catalog on three-, four-, and five-way multi-port ball valves is now available from Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing (PBM) of Irwin, Pa. This "Reference Book Section IV" upgrade shows a wealth of engineering data, including Cv charts, pressure temperature curves and mater
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on August 1986—Literature Offered The Hyster Company of Danville, 111., has announced the expansion of its versatile XL line of lift trucks with the addition of seven new models in the Challenger 70-110XL series and the Challenger 135-155XL series. The Challenger 70-110XL series will offer lift trucks with
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on August 1986Ward Leonard Electric Co. Inc., Mount Vernon, N.Y., has published a new 10-page catalog that details a complete line of push buttons. Catalog No. 19, "Ward Leonard Push Buttons," consists of five sections that cover Series WF 7/s-inch (22 mm) Operators and Pilot Lights (miniature); Series WC
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on August 1986London-based Stay Fresh Ltd., manufacturer of Ethysorb®, the remarkable "life extender" of fresh produce, has announced a major worldwide distributor agreement with U.S.-based Magnus Maritec, a subsidiary of Economics Laboratory Inc., to supply the merchant marine and offshore industry with
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on August 1986—Free Literature Available Survival International, Inc. (SI) of Seattle, Wash., is offering free new literature on its "First Family" of survival/exposure suits that have been introduced for the 1986 year. The firm is said to be the only company that produces a complete line of such products
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on August 1986The Pacific Northwest Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, together with the Puget Sound Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers, held their annual joint meeting recently at the Officers Club of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash. A techn
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on August 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 August 1986—Literature Available Honeywell has restructured the marketing organization of its Marine Systems Division. John Brenan, marketing director for Marine Systems Division, said the restructuring is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the division's responsiveness to both military and commer
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on August 1986The Navy recently announced that Litton Systems Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Pascagoula, Miss., has been selected for the preliminary planning of the reactivation and modernization of the USS Wisconsin (BB-64). Litton was awarded a $l-million firm-fixed-price contract with a firm-
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on August 1986The Louisiana Shipbuilding and Repair Association recently elected its board of directors and officers for the 1986-87 year. Richard N. Bollinger, a director of Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard, Inc., Lockport, La., was elected chairman of the board of LSRA. Reelected as president (execut
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on August 1986—Literature Available Drew Ameroid® Marine has received approval from Westfalia Separator for use of Ameroid DC disc cleaner in cleaning Westfalia Separator disc stacks. Ameroid DC disc cleaner is a specially formulated blend of surfactants, solvents and acids designed to remove carbonaceou
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on August 1986Owners, brokers and charterers must know before fixing if the tanker is suitable for the ports concerned throughout the world. Is the draft satisfactory? Any other restrictions regarding maximum length, beam or otherwise? And not least: What about reception facilities for ballast water and
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on July 15, 1986Phillips 66 Company has reassigned three employees in its supply and transportation division, a subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum Company. Gary J. Heinz becomes northern region manager of Phillips Pipe Line Company. He directs the operations and maintenance of the northern region crude oil an
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on July 15, 1986Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Mobile, Ala., recently announced that it has been awarded the regular overhaul of the USS Pensacola (LSD-38). The contract, valued at $9,670,000, was awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Portsmouth, Va. It will be administe
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on July 15, 1986Under a three-year contract signed recently by Honda Motor Company and Central Gulf Lines of New Orleans, a U.S.-flag merchant ship will be used to carry passenger cars from Japan to the U.S. market. The agreement calls for Central Gulf to order a new carrier with a capacity of 4,000 cars. E
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on July 15, 1986Marathon LeTourneau Company's Brownsville, Texas unit has been awarded a contract for the fabrication of a platform drilling rig by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. of Tulsa, Okla. The contract calls for Marathon to fabricate