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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.
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on January 15, 1986—N e w Literature Offered Gems Sensors, Plainville, Conn., a division of Transamerica Delaval, has made available an expanded line of liquid level indicators for virtually any tank gauging problem in the chemical and process industries. The company is offering a full line of transmitters inc
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on January 15, 1986Todd Shipyards Corporation reported recently that the U.S. Navy had exercised options amounting to $21.6 million authorizing Todd's Galveston Division to proceed with the modification of the S/S Great Republic, the second of two C5-6- 78A Seabridge Class roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) container ca
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on January 15, 1986The Farboil Company of Baltimore, Md., has published a directory of their marine coating systems and a directory of their products. Both publications are available from the company without charge. The directory of marine coating systems offers some insight into the protective coatings produc
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on January 15, 1986A 60-page pamphlet is being offered by the BP Company Limited, on their facilities, capabilities and history. The thorough publication contains text on the company's gas, shipping, pipeline, refinery, chemical, coal, nutrition and computer interests. Furthermore, BP's technical services, ma
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on January 15, 1986The versatility of the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company was challenged as two vessels required drydocking at one time. The challenge was answered by separating the one drydock into two sections and drydocking both vessels. According to Joseph E. Wise, senior vice president of marketing, "W
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on January 15, 1986Glacier Bay Yacht Tours, Inc. of Seattle will take delivery this month of a Nichols Brothers Boat Builders 370-passenger catamaran, Glacier Bay president Robert Giersdorf has announced. Nichols Brothers is building the 86-foot, high-technology catamaran, designed by International Catamarans,
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on January 15, 1986A free full-color bulletin is being offered by the Russellstoll Division of Midland-Ross Corporation, on their new E-L Tru-Plane™ heliport lighting system which offers a major advance in depth perception. The gate-fold bulletin explains that E-L Tru-Plane lamps are housed in tough, "vandal-p
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on January 15, 1986Keel-laying ceremonies were held recently for the second of three containerships being built for Sea-Land Service, Inc. by Bay Shipbuilding Corp. The laying of the keel of Hull No. 736 took place in Bay's large graving dock where all three vessels will be constructed. Each containership will
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on January 15, 1986Pool Arctic Alaska Anchorage has contracted with Bardex Hydranautics for a rig skidding system which Pool Arctic Alaska will use for Sohio on the Endicot artificial island project in the Beaufort Sea. The system will perform transverse rig skidding over the wellheads on an Arctic wheel-mount
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on January 15, 1986McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a contract worth approximately $48-million by the Chinese Petroleum Corporation of the Republic of China. The turnkey contract involves engineering, procurement, and construction of one drilling and production platform, two wellhead platforms, i
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on January 15, 1986—Literature Available Ingersoll-Rand Company has purchased Fafnir Bearing Division of Textron, Inc., and has merged the ball bearing manufacturer with The Torrington Company, a wholly owned subsidiary. "This merger broadens the combined company's bearing product lines, strengthens our techn
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on January 15, 1986Raytheon Company of Lexington, Mass., has announced that D. Brainerd Holmes, president, will retire from the company effective May 31, 1986. On May 24 he will be 65, the traditional retirement age for senior executives of this diversified electronics company. Thomas L. Phillips, chairman an
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on January 15, 1986The twin-screw harbor utility boat Pelican, was recently christened by Balehi Marine Inc. of Lacombe, La., for the vessel's owner Martin Marietta at a NASA slip. The ceremonies were attended by Mike Gnau, project engineer; Guy Keller, contract administrator; J.S. Checkan, chief engineer; Bil
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on January 15, 1986Simrad, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Wash., has announced the establishment of a branch office in the New York metropolitan area, which has been created in order to more efficiently promote Simrad products in the Eastern portion of the U.S. and Canada. Simrad is a leading manufacturer of