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on August 1988The Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation recently launched the U.S. Navy guided- missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG-61) at ceremonies at the San Pedro yard. The principal speaker at the event was the Hon. Elton Gallegly, Congressman, 21st District, California. The ship'
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on August 1988Matatec Marine International Ltd., Whitley Bay, U.K., the worldwide representative of the various ship repair yards throughout mainland China, has appointed Marindustry Worldwide, Inc., Mahwah, N.J., as North American representative for China State Shipbuilding Corporation Ship Repair Yards.
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on August 1988A new series of compact safety relief valves for pressures to 200 psi is now available from Circle Seal Controls, Anaheim, Calif. Designated the 500 Series Relief Valves, they provide a cracking pressure accuracy of +/-5 degrees, and an instant reseal at 90 percent of cracking (above 10 psi)
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on August 1988Gotaverken Arendal (GVA) of Gothenburg, Sweden, is constructing a new, powerful 4,850- ton icebreaker for the Swedish Board of Navigation, which will be able to plow through six-foot ice. The new 24,500-hp icebreaker, the Oden II, will be 353-1/2 feet long, with a maximum beam of 96-1/2 feet
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on August 1988A free color brochure highlighting a line of asbestos-free insulation textiles is now available from Hitco® Materials Division. The brochure explains in detail the many insulation textiles the company offers, and their applications. The products detailed include Refrasil®, an asbestos-replace
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on July 1988American Heavy Lift Shipping Company recently announced the election of Vice Adm. Raymond E. Peet, USN (retired), to its board of directors. Highlighting Admiral Peet's active U.S. Navy career were the positions of acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for James Schlesinger (1974) and Deput
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on July 1988Ameron Marine Coatings Division of South Gate, Calif., features a number of high-performance products for marine steelwork protection, including the well-known and highly successful Dimetcote® and Amercoat® systems. The range of products designed to protect steel from the severest conditions i
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on July 1988Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing Co. (PBM) of Irwin, Pa., has published a 12-page catalog on three-, four-, and five-way multi-port ball valves. PBM's recently redesigned line of these valves incorporate streamlined investment cast components that, according to the company, increase the pressur
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on July 1988—Literature Available The City of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has awarded a Port Development Study to MarineSafety International, which is headquartered at the National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point, N.Y. The study effort, to be conducted at MarineSafety's Computer-Aid
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on July 1988The Naval Education and Training Center (NETC), located in Newport, R.I., recently took delivery of a new Class (YP-683) Yard Patrol training vessel. This YP is the first of seven YP-683 Class vessels the NETC will be receiving during the next three months from Marinette Marine Corporation,
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on July 1988—Literature Available SPD Technologies, Philadelphia, Pa., recently announced the completion of its acquisition of the Navy Switchgear Division of Brown Boveri Power Equipment, Inc., based in Montgomeryville, Pa. According to George M. Gordon, president and chief executive officer of SPD Tech
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on July 1988Gerald A. Motta has been named vice president of operations for Waterway Communications System, Inc., by its president, Richard A. Baker. Waterway Communications System, Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind., is responsible for the development of Watercom, a new directdial telephone service for the mar
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on July 1988General Thermodynamics Corporation of Plymouth, Mass., is offering free literature which gives technical data on their Model 300-A BMEP Balancer, the most common use of which is to adjust the fuel distribution to an engine to assure that each cylinder is producing an equal share of power. I
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on July 1988Arthur Engel, president and chief executive officer of Southwest Marine, Inc., has been chosen Maritime Man of the Year by The Propeller Club of The United States, Port of San Diego. Mr. Engel was presented with The Brass Hat Award by Rear Adm. Joseph Rizza, president of The Propeller Club,
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on July 1988Thomas E. Moran, chairman of Moran Towing Corporation, recently announced that Curtis Bay Towing Company, the 78-year-old marine transportation company, will change its name at its three ports of operation to Moran Towing of Maryland, Inc., Moran Towing of Pennsylvania, Inc., and Moran Towi
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on July 1988Stolt Terminals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) S.A., has purchased the interest held by Oiltanking Holding USA Inc., in their Stolt & Oiltanking Chemical Terminal joint venture in Houston. The amicable arrangement dissolves a partnership of six year
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on June 1988—Literature Available Comsat Corporation's Maritime Services Division recently announced its intention to offer a new maritime safety broadcast system through its coast earth stations in Southbury, Conn., and Santa Paula, Calif. The announcement was made at a meeting of the International Ma
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on June 1988In recognition of his contribution to engineering, Tom Bunyan was recently presented with the civil honor, "Officer of the Order of the British Empire," by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Mr. Bunyan is the inventor of commercially available products, sold worldwide under t
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on June 1988Featuring an expanded line of liquid level indicating systems, the new Gems 24-page catalog includes complete technical details on transmitters, transducers, indicators and accessories. All designed for direct operating, continuous indication. The liquid level transmitters and transducers inc
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on June 1988GEMS Express Service is offering a free comprehensive level and flow sensor catalog that contains 138 pages of complete technical information as well as prices. The catalog is designed to allow products to be ordered from a toll-free number, and since most are in stock, shipment will be made