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on June 1986The Long Beach Harbor Commission has granted the San Pedro yard of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation permission to ask the U.S. Department of Commerce for approval to become part of the Port of Long Beach Foreign Trade Zone No. 50. Such a status would allow the shipyard to import articles w
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on June 1986The Maritime Administration has announced the availability of a three-volume technical report, "Microcomputer- Based Planning System for Liner and Bulk Shipping Operators." Under a MarAd research and development contract, Temple, Barker and Sloane, Inc. (TBS) of Lexington, Mass., developed
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on June 1986Capt. James E. Hancock has been assigned as deputy commander/ comptroller of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), succeeding Rear Adm. Stephen F. Loftus. Headquartered in Arlington, Va., NAVSEA is responsible for the design, development, acquisition and life-cycle maintenance and moderni
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on June 1986Borg-Warner Air Conditioning, Inc. has changed its name to York International Corporation (YIC), headquartered in York, Pa. According to president and chief executive officer Thomas J. Vincent, the new name brings the company, its products and services, and its people together under an ident
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on June 1986The Eleventh International LNG/LPG Conference, Gastech 85 was held in the Palais des Congres "Acropolis," Nice, France, from November 12-15, 1985. More than 50 papers were presented in nine working sessions: World Gas Supplies, LPG Production and Trade, Safety and Training, Development of F
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on June 1986—Literature Available Kuantan Port Authority in Malaysia recently placed an order with Penang Shipbuilding Corporation for a Voith Water Tractor as a shiphandling vessel for the newly built terminal in Kuantan. The decision was made after extensive evaluation of different tugboat designs and
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on June 1986The proposed Port of Portland (Oregon) budget for 1986-87 reflects a conservative projection of financial activity over the next fiscal year to improve, expand, and market facilities and properties to stay competitive and contribute to the economic growth of the community and state. The over
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on June 1986A free 12-page technical bulletin on the "Fluid Resistance of Santoprene ®" is being offered by the Monsanto Co. of St. Louis, Mo. Santoprene thermoplastic is a family of advanced elastomers that successfully combines performance characteristics of vulcanized rubber, such as heat resistance
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on June 1986Pickands Mather & Company of Cleveland, a subsidiary of Moore McCormack Resources Inc., has announced several personnel changes within its Marine Department. John B. Hopkins has been elected manager-fleet marketing and marine traffic; Thomas L. Jelepis has been appointed director-marine tra
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on June 1986Jack Edwards, president of Halter Marine, Inc., a Trinity Industries company headquartered in New Orleans, has announced the delivery of the catcher/processor fishing boat Atlantic Prince (photo), built at its Moss Point, Miss., shipyard for Lund Fisheries. Warren Lund is the principal partn
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on June 1986The Pentagon recently approved the sale of some $216-million worth of naval weapons to the Portugese Navy. According to the Pentagon, the equipment and services in the sale will be used in the Portugese Navy's new frigate construction program. If there are no Congressional objections, Portu
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on June 1986Six maritime executives were elected to the board of managers of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for three-year terms at the recent annual meeting of the international clas ification society held at the new world headquarters in Paramus, N.J. Management of ABS is vested in its board o
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on June 1986Bailey Refrigeration Company recently completed a top-to-bottom cleaning and charging of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt's after ship's stores refrigeration system. The 81,600-ton carrier is currently nearing completion at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. The tune-up
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on June 1986Nelson Electric of Tulsa, Okla., has recently named Vic Sanchez as sales manager for Enclosure and Control Products. In this position, he will be responsible for providing headquarters support and direction to field sales representatives nationwide. Mr. Sanchez was previously with Adalet for
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on June 1986—Brochure Available A production contract with options for four years to produce fixed-station radio transmitters for the U.S. Navy has been awarded to Rockwell International Corporation's Collins Defense Communications, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The contract, issued by the U.S. Navy's Space and
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on June 1986Construction is underway on a $1.9-million class 130 jackup barge for Danos & Curole Marine Contractors of Larose, La., as part of the ongoing process of expansion in their marine department. Featuring a state-of-the-art closed loop hydraulic system, the vessel, to be christened Eric Danos,
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on June 1986Walter W. Rody, chairman of the American Waterways Shipyard Conference (AWSC), and president of Port Allen Marine Service, Inc., has announced the following to serve as AWSC committee chairmen in 1986: Committee of Counsel—William P. Morelli, Associate General Counsel and Director of Govern
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on June 1986Zapata Gulf Marine Corporation of Houston has completed the acquisition of the assets of Seahorse, Inc., including 92 marine service vessels, according to an announcement by Kenneth W. Waldorf, Zapata Gulf chairman and chief executive officer. In exchange for the Seahorse assets, Seahorse's
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on June 1986A new, eight-page, full-color brochure presents the range of metal fabrication capabilities provided by Marathon LeTourneau for industrial and marine construction markets. This new publication highlights Marathon LeTourneau's integrated steel production, engineering expertise, metal fabricat
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on June 1986Located on the campus of the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, YDI Schools has developed a two-year program which leads to an associate of applied sciences (AASc) degree in small craft design. The associate degree program has been developed in order to offer students an integration