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on March 1988The Port of Iberia, New Iberia, La., recently reported that the new public dock facility completed there last year is attracting great interest and is proving to be more profitable than had been anticipated. The new facility, fronting on the port's Commercial Canal and linking to the Gulf In
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on March 1988—Free Literature Offered— Robertson-Shipmate, Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has just introduced in the U.S. a new multi-station commercial VHF radiotelephone, the RS-7100, for the marine market. According to the company, the new RS-7100 VHF radiotelephone is a heavy-duty commercial grade system th
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on March 1988Lexair, Inc. of Lexington, Ky., fluid power specialists, are offering free catalogs on two products marketed by the company: "Hi-Cyclic" hydraulic and pneumatic directional control valves; and poppet type two-way valves. The Hi-Cyclic valve has been produced for over 35 years and is the mos
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on March 1988The Danish company Norpol Technic A/S of Grinsted has introduced a totally new type of release hook for all kinds of single-point suspension rescue boats and life rafts. The Norpol Safety Release Hook is a new concept, consisting of a male and female part, which, when put together, automati
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on March 1988Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La., has signed a letter of intent for the purchase of Lockheed Shipbuilding Company's Gulfport Marine Division, Gulfport, Miss. The purchase price has been set at $21,000,000. At present, the Gulfport facility has U.S. Navy contracts to construct nin
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on March 1988Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Va., launched and christened the U.S. Navy's newest Nimitz Class aircraft carrier, the Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), at recent ceremonies at the yard. JoAnn Webb, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, James H. Webb Jr., was the ship's spon
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on March 1988The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a major contract worth about $670,000 to Mid-Coast Marine Corporation, Coos Bay, Ore., for the drydocking of two buoy tenders. The Alaskan-based vessels, the USS Ironwood, from Cordova, and the USS Sweet Briar, from Kodiak, will be stationed in the Internati
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on March 1988John J. Kelly, president of Textron Marine Systems (TMS), division of Textron Inc., recently announced a successful end to 1987 with the delivery of Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) -12 to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4). Acceptance of the craft by the U.S. Navy was at the Panama City, Fla.
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on March 1988Analysis & Technology, Inc. (A&T), North Stonington, Conn., recently received $14.2 million in Navy contracts. A&T was awarded a $10.2-million, three-year contract by the Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC), Newport, R.I. Under the contract, A&T will provide technical services in support
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on March 1988Fairbanks Morse Engine Accessories Operation, part of Colt Industries, outlines the benefits of their 9000RT Solid-State Ignition Generator in a new, colorful four-page brochure. Designed for six through 12-cylinder gas engines, the 9000RT fires all cylinders at or before 50 rpm to ensure f
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on March 1988The consolidation of Tate Temco, Elliot's Strainer Division, and Andale Pipeline Products into one company, Tate Andale, Inc. has led the way for the company's introduction of a new, free 130-page catalog detailing their full line of strainers, valves, valve actuators, heat exchangers and sp
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on March 1988Wooster Products Inc. of Wooster, Ohio, recently published a 20- page catalog on the anti-slip safety stair and walkway products manufactured by the company. Included in the three-hole-punch catalog are Spectra® safety treads, specified for best architectural aesthetics, heavy pedestrian tra
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on February 1988EES Corporation of Sugar Land, Texas, has published a six-page brochure titled "OMNIPURE Sewage Treatment Plants," which is being offered free. The brochure discusses the three basic categories of marine sanitation devices manufactured by EES Corporation for its Omnipure product line: the s
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on February 1988Ocean Springs, Miss., which specializes in marine surveys, marine consulting and naval architecture, is offering a free brochure titled "CLI Marine Technical Services." The publication lists such CLI marine technical services as: accident reconstruction, certification, consultation, grain sh
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on February 1988Spar Associates, Inc. of Annapolis, Md., was recently awarded a contract by Halifax-Dartmouth Industries, Ltd. of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Under the contract, Spar will supply Perception™, their shipyard planning and cost/schedule control system, which will be used to plan and manage HDI's $60-
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on February 1988The plan for the reorganization of Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Company, Inc., Mobile, Ala., was confirmed recently by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama. The plan marks the end of Chapter 11 protection for Bender after just nine months. Since January 1987, Bende
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on February 1988Morecambe Bay Contractors, a joint venture between Press Offshore and McDermott International, Inc., has been awarded a contract valued at more than $100 million for two drilling platforms for the Morecambe Bay gas field by Hydrocarbons Great Britain Limited. The project, which will begin im
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on February 1988The completion of Westmark Systems' acquisition of Tracor, Inc., with all merger documentation filed with the State of Delaware where both companies are incorporated, was recently announced by Adm. Bobby R. Inman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Westmark, together with Fra
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on February 1988—Literature Offered MAN Gutehoffnungshutte (MAN GHH) has merged and restructured its crane manufacturing subsidiaries to form the MAN GHH Krantechnik GmbH headquartered in Heilbronn. The new company is a complete subsidiary of MAN GHH GmbH. The three crane subsidiaries involved in the merg
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on February 1988The Bird-Johnson Company of Walpole, Mass., recently announced the promotion of Ike L. Svensson to the position of general manager for their Seattle RDH and Coolidge Propeller facilities. Mr. Svensson replaces Robert DenHerder who retired in late 1987. Mr. Svensson spent twenty years in the