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on January 15, 1986Roger Nejes was appointed assistant to the president of Todd Shipyards Corporation at a recent board of directors meeting and will be responsible for facilitating and implementing the integration of the company's newly acquired subsidiary, formerly The Aro Corporation, into the Todd organiza
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on January 15, 1986Some of the foremost diesel engine manufacturers, shipping companies and engineering firms were represented at the first Diesel Propulsion Conference recently held in Seattle, sponsored by Trans Marine Propulsion Systems of Seattle and International Power Engineering, Copenhagen, Denmark. A
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on January 15, 1986—Literature Offered Sales of cold-water survival suits by Imperial Manufacturing Company of Bremerton, Wash., approached 100,000 last year, according to production manager Jim Skelly. A big boost in sales for the company, which has been producing survival suits for 15 years, came last summe
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on January 15, 1986Huthnance Offshore Corporation, formed in 1983 as the parent company of Huthnance Drilling Company and Huthnance International, Inc., has consolidated management of the nine offshore drilling rigs owned by these subsidiaries. "The consolidation is a move designed to streamline operations,"
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on January 15, 1986James L, Kilpatrick, a veteran of more than a quarter century of offshore oil and gas and contract drilling operations, has been elected executive vice president of Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (ODECO). Hugh J. Kelly, ODECO president and chief executive officer, said Mr. Kilpatrick
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on January 15, 1986Bay Shipbuilding Corp., of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., was recently granted an expansion of its Foreign Trade Sub-Zone operations by the U.S. Commerce Department. The expansion will allow Bay Shipbuilding to utilize facilities at its parent company, The Manitowoc Company, Inc., Manitowoc, Wis. The
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on January 1986—Literature Available A new company, GCG Consultants, Houston, Texas, offering mooring equipment technology for the offshore and marine industries was recently formed, according to company principal G. Curtis Gibby. GCG Consultants offers a variety of services including: evaluation of moori
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on January 1986—Literature Offered A comprehensive line of pneumatic valve actuators to meet virtually any service condition required has been introduced by Limitorque Corporation. Complete details are contained in a new free brochure from the company. Ranging in torque outputs from 70 to 250,000 inch-pou
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on January 1986Nupro Company of Willoughby, Ohio, has available fine metering valves, redesigned for better flow control and longer cycle life. The valves also have a more compact design with fewer components. Long-term reliability is an important benefit. Stem threads, for example, are removed from system
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on January 1986McAllister Brothers, Inc., the New York-based towing and transportation company, has acquired the marine and other transportation- related assets of Norfolk. Baltimore and Carolina Lines, Inc. (NBC). The announcement was made by company president Brian A. McAllister. Termed a charter/ sale
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on January 1986Garlock Mechanical Packing Division, Colt Industries, is offering a free 44-page full-color catalog on their line of sealing devices for the marine industry. Garlock, a worldwide supplier of sealing devices, has been developing effective sealing methods and products since 1887. The company h
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on January 1986Wilson Walton International Ltd. of Stockton-on-Tees, U.K., signed an agreement with BV Materiaal Metingen of Holland to sell the company's range of testing services in the U.K. for ships and offshore structures. Under the terms of the agreement, Wilson Walton will be able to offer the ship
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on January 1986Royal Viking Line recently announced the appointment of Joseph A. Watters as its new president and chief operating officer. Mr. Watters comes to the line from Princess Cruises, where he has served as president since April 1981. Prior to that time he was vice president and subsequently execut
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on January 1986Bull & Roberts (B&R) of Springfield, N.J., is offering free literature on the company's service, products and programs available to the marine industry. B&R is one of the largest suppliers of chemical products and services to all types of oceangoing vessels through one of the largest worldwi
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on January 1986John F. Borum, vice president, Operations Division of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), was recently elected senior vice president at the semiannual meeting of the board of managers of the ship classification society. The announcement of the election was made by William N. Johnston, chairma
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on January 1986A 28,000-ton floating drydock was launched recently at the Nordenham/ Blexen, West Germany, dock construction yard of M.A.N.'s Machinery, Plant and Systems Division (M.A.N.-GHH) on the Weser River. The dock had been ordered by Iran for the Persian Gulf Shipyard Project (PGSP) at a contract
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on January 1986— N e w Literature Offered The first U.S.-built twin-screw Towmaster® Rudder System has been placed in service on the new tug Esperanza, commissioned re- cently for service in the Panama Canal. The Towmaster Rudder System, now built in the U.S. by the Michigan Wheel Corporation of Grand Ra
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on January 1986Avondale Industries, Inc. recently announced that the U.S. Navy has ordered two additional LSD (Landing Ship Dock) class ships from its New Orleans-based shipyards division. Avondale said the order, worth $300 million, brings to five the number of LSDs the company is building for the Navy.
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on January 1986A free brochure on fiberglass modular marine bathrooms manufactured by the Frenkin Corporation is now available from Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., a distributor of the units. According to the publication, the seamless fiberglass construction of the bathrooms allows d
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on January 1986Byron A. Lirette has been named sales manager for Elliott White Gill thrusters and will be responsible for all White Gill sales outside of Europe and the United Kingdom. Previously a field engineer for Thruster Systems, covering the Gulf Coast, he will make the Elliott office in the New Orle