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on October 15, 1985Contracts worth the equivalent of $84.2 million for the building of two 170,000-dwt bulk carriers were signed recently in Rio de Janeiro by the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social national development bank and the stateowned Docenave bulk carrier fleet. The $84.2-million fig
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on October 15, 1985State of Oregon and Port of Portland officials joined with area business people at the edge of the Willamette River recently to witness official ceremonies noting the beginning of construction on the $46-million renovation of Port of Portland's Terminal 2. The rehabilitation project, the mo
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on October 15, 1985Brochure Available Stork Services B.V., Hengelo, Holland has appointed Curacao Drydock (USA) Inc. exclusive agent in the U.S. to promote its full product line. Stork's product line includes: spare parts for diesel engines at competitive prices (short delivery times are affected by holding
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on October 15, 1985A unique, roll-out linear insert to provide continuous level indication in deep tanks is now available from Gems Sensors Division, Plainville, Conn. The unit is readily adaptable for use in inaccessible or difficult tanks as well. Called the Gems Roli, the insert provides consistent accuracy t
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on October 15, 1985The Mineral Dampier, first of three 168,500-dwt bulk carriers under construction for N.V. Bocimar S.A. of Belgium, was launched recently at the Ulsan Shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. These three bulkers have a special significance, as they are the first ships to be built
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on October 15, 1985Johnson & Towers, Inc., diesel power specialist with operations in Mount Laurel, N.J. and Baltimore, Md., has been selected by Detroit Diesel Allison and John Deere in their joint "New Force" program to distribute the John Deere 14-model line of four-cycle (50-250 hp) diesel engines, accordi
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on October 15, 1985Moss Point Marine, Inc., Escatawpa, Miss., reported it is currently converting a 383-foot T-2 tanker to a 17,000-short-ton hopper barge, constructing twenty-six 110-foot lighter barges for the U.S. Navy, converting a partially completed 173-foot supply boat to a 212-foot cargo vessel, and do
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on October 15, 1985NKF Engineering, Inc. of Reston, Va., recently acquired two small companies to expand its capabilities in serving U.S. government and commercial clients. The firm has purchased the Marine Engineering and Design Division of Halifax Engineering of Norfolk. This 24-person group has been renamed
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on October 15, 1985The jumboizing of the first of four Hapag-Lloyd North Atlantic containerships has been completed by Blohm and Voss shipyards of Hamburg, West Germany. The Nuernberg Express, built in 1978, has been given a new middle section approximately 30 meters long (about 98 ¥2 feet), increasing the ves
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on October 15, 1985The Maritime Administration has awarded a cost-shared $343,819 contract to the Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors Corporation in Detroit, aimed at the marine diesel application of a technology based on the on-line, variabletiming, electronic fuel injection system now used in G
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on October 15, 1985—Literature Available Bardex Hydranautics has been contracted by Reading and Bates Drilling Co. and Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., for the design and manufacture of the BOP and subsea equipment handling systems and the handling/elevator systems for the vertically stored ris
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on October 15, 1985Seebeckwerft AG of Bremerhaven, West Germany, has signed a contract for the construction of a fully cellularized containership with the State shipping company of the People's Republic of China, China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO). The shipyard won this order against strong international com
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on October 15, 1985—Free Literature Available Warren Pumps Inc., a newly formed corporation organized by the managers of Warren Pumps— Houdaille, Inc. and Scott-Macon, Ltd., a New York-based financial advisory firm, successfully completed recently the purchase of the business of Warren Pumps-Houdaille, Inc. f
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on October 15, 1985Avondale Shipyards, Inc., a subsidiary of Ogden Corporation, Harvey Quick Repair Division, Harvey, La., is offering a free, full-color, foldout brochure on Avondale propellers. The six-page publication gives an informative synopsis of the propeller styles offered by the company, as well as t
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on October 15, 1985Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wise., has just added another 1,100 feet to its existing 1,100- foot dockwall along the Menominee River. Planning for the dockwall extension began in 1982 when Marinette applied for grant funding through the Wisconsin Harbor Assistance Program. Thro
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on October 15, 1985—Free Literature Available Alsthom's Diesel Group has received an order for four SEMT-Pielstick type 9 PC 20 L engines to power the 2,600-passenger cruise liner (model shown) ordered by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Alsthom's Shipbuilding Division, Chantiers de l'Atlantique. This diesel ord
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on October 15, 1985The Maritime Administration in cooperation with the U.S. Navy recently announced the selection of 15 port locations on the East and West Coasts for the berthing of 37 cargo vessels in the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), a select group of merchant vessels which can be activated on five days' notic
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on October 15, 1985Guy Ames Stitt, president of American Maritime Int'l, Inc. (AMI), has announced the appointment of Dennis C. Tarbutton to the position of vice president-marine support services. Mr. Tarbutton will have the responsibility for providing support services to marine equipment manufacturers and o
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on October 15, 1985Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production recently announced a significant oil discovery offshore Norway on Haltenbank Block 6507/7, the second major hydrocarbon discovery this year on the block, in which the company is a partner. The 6507/7-3 well flowed at a combined daily rate of 15,491 barr
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on September 15, 1985—Literature Available Grow Group, Inc. has acquired the Napko Protective Coatings Division of the O'Brien Corporation, according to an announcement by Russell Banks, president and chief executive officer of Grow Group. Napko Corporation, with headquarters in Houston, is now a subsidiary of Gr