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on August 15, 1980The first vessel extruded from Cammell Laird Shipbuilders' covered construction hall —one of the biggest of its kind in the U.K.— is a Type 42 guided-missile destroyer for the Royal Navy. This operation took place when the destroyer, which is to be named HMS Liverpool, was moved with the aid o
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on August 15, 1980Raymond R. Miles, executive vice president of Barber Blue Sea (BBS), has moved to New York to assume the additional responsibility of the ocean carrier's North American activities. He had been working at the company's headquarters in Oslo. Announcing the appointment, Erik Waage- Nielsen, pres
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on August 15, 1980To strengthen its a b i l i t y to serve the marine industry, Hayward Manufacturing Company has formed a new division to be called Hayward Marine Products. The new division combines Mechanical Marine with Hayward Products. This new division will be responsible for design, manufacture, and s
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on August 15, 1980Paul I. Beining, president of CDI Marine Company, has announced the appointment of several new managers in conjunction with a change in organizational structure. T.P. Reardon is appointed manager, Southeast Region, which consists of offices in Jacksonville, Fla., Charleston, S.C., and Pasca
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on August 15, 1980Richard J. Gaston has joined B u l k f l e e t Marine Corporation, Houston, as manager of engineering services. His responsibilities include maintenance and repair, c r ew t r a i n i n g , supplying the boats, and assisting in the construction of new vessels. A graduate of the U.S. Merchant
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on August 15, 1980James P. Horn, president and chief operating officer of Farrell Lines Incorporated, has announced three personnel appointments and promotions. James F. Breslin has been appointed vice - president - controller, succeeding Robert E. Schenk who is retiring. Prior to joining Farrell Lines, Mr.
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on August 15, 1980Developed to meet IMCO standards for inert gas tank measurement, Marine Moisture Control Company, Inc. of Inwood, N.Y., has developed vapor control valves designed for use with MMC's portable gauging tapes to assure closed-tank vapor integrity with maximum gauging accuracy. The system consi
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on August 15, 1980David Jackson has been appointed vice p r e s i d e n t of Sun State Marine Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., according to an announcement released by company president Frank V. Oliver Jr. Sun State Marine is the foremost hauler of petroleum products on the St. Johns River, operating nine pusher tu
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on August 15, 1980The 22,210-dwt, multipurpose cargo vessel Sarita, built at the Hiroshima (Innoshima) Works of Hitachi Zosen, was delivered recently to her owner, Callisto Shipping Limited, Liberia. She is the last of five sister ships constructed in series at Hiroshima. Designed to carry general and bulk c
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on August 15, 1980T. Jay Collins has been elected president and general manager of Houston Systems Manufacturing Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Offshore Company, following the resignation of William F. Haley. Mr. Collins, who in 1972 joined the Corporate Planning Department of Southern Natural Res
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on August 15, 1980Hydranautics, Inc., Santa Barbara, Calif., has been chosen by Matthew Hall Engineering Ltd. of London to provide the hydraulic heavy load moving equipment for use on British Petroleum's Magnus Field platform in the North Sea. The contract calls f o r four 260- ton, push/pull p i s t o n g r
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on August 15, 1980Dillingham Corporation has announced the formation of Ocean Transportation Services, a new subsidiary of Honolulu-based Dillingham Corporation's maritime group, to be located in the Houston area. In making the announcement, David B. Ballash, D i l l i n g h am group vice president-maritime,
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on August 15, 1980Dravo SteelShip Corporation of Pine Bluff, Ark., has announced delivery of the M/V Pleasants "K" to Pleasants Power Station of Allegheny Power System for operation on the Ohio River at Willow Island, W.Va. The vessel is a standard Steel- Ship design, 56 feet long by 20 feet wide by 7 feet d
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on August 15, 1980Michael J. Warren has joined the Marine Division of Farboil Company as n a t i o n a l a c c o u n ts manager, it was announced by Joseph F. Harrington, vice president of sales. In this capacity, he will also have administrative responsibility f o r Farboil's New York City office, including
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on August 15, 1980Evergreen Line, New York, has announced the consolidation of Evergreen Handt Corporation into Evergreen Marine Corp. (N.Y.) Ltd., which will assume full responsibility for the U.S. East Coast/Far East container service in addition to its function as owner's representative. E v e r g r e en
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on August 15, 1980Downtime was cut by approximately twothirds when the Western Pacesetter II, a semisubmersible drilling rig, was refitted at Cameron Offshore Service Inc.'s Industrial Marine Division in Cameron, La., for work in the North Sea. With the cost of rig tow time, and a tug on call at $8,000 a day, s
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on August 1980I.C. Kizilkaya has joined Designers & Planners, Inc. as assistant vice president and director, hull and machinery design, and John Slager as director, hydrodynamics design. The announcement was made recently by Ferd Serim, president of the company. Designers & Planners is a firm of naval arch
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on August 1980Remote areas of Alaska gained a new supply link recently when the 80-foot lighter Kaktovik was launched by MARCO Seattle. The all-aluminum craft is the second of her type built by MARCO for C r o w l e y M a r i t i m e Corporation from a design by L.R. Gloston & Associates, Inc. of Seattle.
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on August 1980A 7,500-mile tow from the Gulf of Mexico to West Africa marked the maiden voyage of Zapata Marine Service's new 82-foot steel mooring tug recently delivered by Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La. The tug Mooring Service is now operating in West Africa, after her 53-day tow of the new 65-f
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on August 1980A capabilities brochure covering the six operating divisions of ITT Grinnell Valve Company, Inc. is now available. A subsidiary of ITT Grinnell Corporation, the Valve Company manufactures and distributes a full line of valves from rugged fire hydrants to sophisticated, high technology contr