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on November 1988A versatile, positive displacement pump ideal for pumping high viscous liquids is available from Warren Pumps Inc., Warren, Mass. Designed to efficiently pump liquids with viscosities to 150,000,000 ssu or more, the Warren 2200 series screw pump handles capacities to 9,000 gpm and discharge
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on November 1988Features of the beam forward design on Marine Travelift mobile boat hoists are described in a new color brochure published by Marine Travelift, Inc. BFM features depicted in the literature include the pivot trunnion that permits side frames to oscillate slightly on uneven terrain, neutralizi
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on November 1988The docking of the U.S. Navy's DDG-2 Adams on Atlantic Dry Dock's new 4,000-ton Crandall drydock shows once again the versatility of today's modern railway drydock. To accommodate the locations and projections of the vessel's two sonar domes, the cradle had to be modified with the installati
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on November 1988The broad Jamesbury line of reduced and full port Double-SealR ball valves in sizes 1/2-inch through 20 inches in ANSI Class 150 and 300 designs for process and industrial requirements are described in a 42- page catalog. All valves feature Jamesbury's flexible-lip polymeric seats that are
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on November 1988Mobile Telesystems, a new company based in Fairfax, Va., that provides mobile satellite products, recently began operations, Kenneth A. Homon, president and chief operating officer, has announced. The mobile business was previously part of Comsat Corporation's product group. Microelectronics
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on November 1988"Concentric Shaft Reducers And Your Bottom Line—A Closer Look" is the title of a new eight-page brochure now available from The Falk Corporation. The full-color publication includes information on how to evaluate overall lifetime costs of concentric shaft reducers. It goes on to tell how spe
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on November 1988Non-Ferrous Bolt & Mfg. Co., Las Vegas, Nev., specializes in producing standard and non-standard fasteners in high temperature and corrosion- resistant metals. The company is offering free literature on its full range of fasteners. Non-Ferrous produces hex heads, nuts, sockets, carriage bolt
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on November 1988Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, Wash., was recently awarded an $8-million contract to build six 72-foot catamaran ferries over the next two years for the Port of Puerto Rico. Each catamaran ferry, based on designs by International Catamaran Designs Ltd. Pty. of Australia, will be
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on November 1988R.E. Howson, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of McDermott International, Inc., recently announced the formation of an executive operating committee. Mr. Howson said the committee has two major goals: to make the company more competitive in all its markets and to more effici
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on November 1988Bay Shipbuilding Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., recently received a $19,847,786 contract from the Maritime Administration (Mar- Ad) to convert a Governmentowned cargo vessel into a maritime training ship. Under the contract, the cargo ship Mormactide, which is at present part of the Natio
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on November 1988MMC International Corporation has released a new catalog titled "Keeping You In Control," featur- ing the company's line of tank gauging tapes and vapor control valves. MMC manufactures electronic hand-gauging tapes under the "Flexi-Dip" trademark. A complete selection is offered for both op
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on November 1988W.W. Colonna Jr., president of Colonna's Shipyard, Inc., Norfolk, Va., and the shipyard's board of directors recently announced the election of Richard H. Owen as vice president and general manager. In his new capacity, Mr. Owen will assume responsibility for all shipyard activities. He join
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on November 1988Westmont Industries, Los Angeles, Calif., has received a $24-million contract for the construction of five 100-ton floating cranes with options for two additional units. The floating cranes will be delivered to Mayport, Fla.; Norfolk, Va.; Port Jueneme, Calif.; Little Creek, Va.; and Newport
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on November 1988The world orderbook has continued to increase, according to the latest figures released by Lloyd's Register. The total tonnage of ships under construction and on order at the end of the second quarter in 1988 increased by 754,464 gross tons to 23.97 million gt, the highest figure in two year
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on November 1988Mid-Coast Marine, Coos Bay, Ore., recently delivered a 78-foot combination shrimper-crabber to Ron and Marie Miller of Grayland, Wash. Christened the Jamie Marie, the fishing vessel has a beam of 25 feet 6 inches and a molded depth of 12 feet 2 inches. She is powered by a Cummins KT 38M die
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on October 1988David V. White has been named sales manager of the Okabe Company, Inc. Non-Ferrous Division. This division, which specializes in the distribution of nonferrous fasteners, is now stocking a full line of MONEL alloy fasteners, including hex head cap screws, hex nuts, threaded rod to MIL-2-1222
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on October 1988Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) of Korea recently won a mammoth offshore project from the Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) on a turnj^ gy b&sis The Offshore Division of HHI received a letter of intent for the Heera Process Complex Project. Under the agreemen
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on October 1988Intertrade Industries, Marine Products Division, has been awarded a contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for the supply of 128 Astern Fueling Messenger/ Position Buoys to be delivered to NATO bases in Canada, Scotland, England, Gibraltar, Portugal and Holland, as wellas various U.S.- b
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on October 1988Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (P&O) recently purchased Los Angeles-based Sitmar Cruises for a reported $210 million. With the purchase of Sitmar Cruises, P&O, which already operates a fleet of six ships through its Los Angeles-based Princess Cruises subsidiary, will now be able
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on October 1988The General Ship Repair Corporation, Baltimore, Md., recently was awarded a $921,320 contract by the State of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources to construct an 80-foot-long steel buoy tender/icebreaker. The new vessel, which is scheduled for delivery in December 1988, is custom-desi