Maritime Reporter 1978 Articles
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on January 1978National Cargo Bureau, Inc. has announced the opening of its branch office in Corpus Christi, Texas. Capt. Billy Anderson has been appointed senior surveyor at Corpus Christi. He attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., in 1941 and 1942, and has been employed by the
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on January 1978Avondale S h i p y a r d s , Inc. of New Orleans, La., announced the appointment of James M. Temenak as marketing manager for new construction activities. The appointment supports the commitment that Avondale and their parent company, Ogden Corporation, have made to remain a leader in ship
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on January 1978Robin Towing Corporation, 440 Pailet Avenue, Harvey, La., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of two oceangoing tugboats and two aluminum crewboats, and in the refinancing of two oceangoing tugs. The two oceangoing tugboats to be financed will each have
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- Dravo SteelShip Delivers 56-Foot M / V Becky Sue To Taylor Towing For Switching/Mooring Service page: 37
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on January 1978Dravo SteelShip Corporation, Pine Bluff, Ark., a subsidiary of Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., has announced delivery of the M/V Becky Sue to Taylor Towing Company, Inc. of Caruthersville, Mo. The Becky Sue will be operating at Taylor's switching and mooring services in the Caruthersvil
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- ACT/PACE Opens Office In Toronto page: 36
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on January 1978Associated Container Transportation/ PACE Line has opened its own office in Toronto, effective January 1, 1978, to accommodate the growing needs of the Ontario customers using PACE Line to Australia and New Zealand. PACE Line, a partnership of ACT (Australia) and The Australian National Lin
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on January 1978Bay-Houston Towing Company recently placed into service the C.R. Haden, another powerful harbor tug for regular use at ports on the Texas coast. The 3,200-hp C.R. Haden provides the power needed for towing, maneuvering and docking the newer and larger tankers, LASH and containerships callin
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on January 1978"Full train testing" of an integrated Cargo Pumping System engineered by the IMO Pump Division, DeLaval Turbine Inc. has just been completed at the company's test facilities in Trenton, N.J. The "train" includes the largest rotary screw pump ever produced, powered by a 1,000- horsepower ele
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on January 1978Intermarine Electronics recently held a meeting at its headquarters at St. James, N.Y., for its dealers from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. The occasion marked the introduction of the company's new marine radar, the "Intermarine 705," which was demonstrated in operation at nearby Stony Br
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on January 1978Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp., a subsidiary of IU International, has appointed Oscar D. Andersen executive vice p r e s i d e n t and named Alf Clausen vice president and technical director, it was announced by Kenneth A.B. Trippe, president. Mr. Andersen joined the worldwide shipping compan
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on January 1978Perko, Inc. has just been granted interim acceptance of over 100 of its navigation light models for vessels over 20 meters (65.7 feet) and for vessels over 50 meters (164.1 feet). This a c c e p t a n c e , granted on September 2, 1977, enables naval architects, builders and owners to comply
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on January 1978Howard F. Casey has been appointed Assistant Superintendent for Planning and Administration at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y. Mr. Casey, who had served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs with the Maritime Administration since July 1
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on January 1978Negotiations between the People's Republic of China and the National Supply Company, division of Armco Steel Corporation, Houston, Texas, have been completed for the sale of two offshore oil production platforms valued at more than $15 million, it was announced by Ted Rogers, National Supply
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on January 1978The 90,000-deadweight-ton S/S Overseas New York, the third of four San Clementeclass tankers ordered for subsidiaries of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG), was recently delivered by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, Calif. The ships were contracted for in 1973 in antici
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on January 1978Ranking Korean maritime and diplomatic officials visited the Port of Oakland for the formal signing of a Sister Port affiliation between the Port of Oakland, Calif., and the Port of Inchon, Republic of Korea. Heading the Korean delegation were Young Woo Chang, director general, Planning and
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on January 1978The election of Lola Grebe as a vice president of American Commercial Lines, Inc., Houston, Texas, was announced by E.D. Butcher, company president. Miss Grebe, with more than 30 years of experience in the treasury and accounting functions of American Commercial Lines, will now have overall
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on January 1978The Technical Section annual meeting of the Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 1978, in the Grand Salon of the Hotel Meridien, Complexe Desjardins, Montreal, Quebec. The theme for the meeting will be "Approaching the New Shipbuilding Er
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on January 1978National Supply Company, major manufacturer of oilfield machinery, has promoted Virgil R. Ellis to the newly created position of product manager-production equipment. In the position, Mr. Ellis is responsible for c o o r d i n a t i n g the manufacturing and marketing of pumping units, mult
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on January 1978The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has released a report which examines the financial assistance programs administered by the six major nations to their shipping and shipbuilding industries. The study, which covers the period 1971-75, details the assistance rendered and evaluates their eff
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on January 1978Adm. O.W. Siler, United States Coast Guard Commandant, recently presented the United States Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award to Capt. Francis B. Crocco, USNR ( r e t . ) , who heads the firm of Francis B. Crocco, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico. The citation, which was awarded at
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- HUD Adds Giant Floating Drydock page: 15
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on January 1978Hong Kong will soon be able to offer some of the world's most up-to-date ship repair facilities, according to Jack Barrass of Hongkong United Dockyards. The facilities will incorporate a giant HK$40-million floating drydock which was constructed in Sasebo, Japan. According to Mr. Barrass, w