Maritime Reporter 1980 Articles
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on August 1980Zakum Development Company, operating for the National Oil Company of Abu Dhabi, h a s awarded IMODCO of Los Angeles, a pioneer offshore marine terminal builder, a contract in excess of $14 million for the engineering, construction, and installation of two Single Point Mooring systems. To b
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on August 1980The Ship Structure Committee has copies available of three new reports without cost. SSC-291, "A Design Procedure for Minimizing Propeller-Induced Vibration in Hull Structural Elements," develops a flow diagram starting with the definition of the ship vibration specifications, continuing th
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on August 1980Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont, Texas, yard recently christened a new 200-foot water depth offshore drilling rig for Dixilyn-Field Drilling Company of Houston, a subsidiary of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company. The rig is the second of two similar rigs built for Dixilyn-Field duri
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on August 1980Equitable Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, recently delivered the second of three breakbulk/ reefer/container vessels, the M/V Amazonia, to American Atlantic Shipping, Inc. of New York City. American Atlantic, a part of the worldwide ocean transportation group of American Marine Industries, Inc.,
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on August 1980Keppel Shipyard Ltd. of Singapore has announced the appointment of John J. Bajor as president and director of the newly formed Keppel Marine Agencies Inc. This corporation, located at 26 Broadway, New York, will serve as Keppel Shipyard's exclusive agency in the United States and Canada. K
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on August 1980Tracor Instruments is offering free copies of a paper entitled "Integrated Satellite/Omega Navigation Systems." Presented at the 1980 RTCM Assembly in Washington, D.C., the paper highlights the advantages of combining two unique, worldwide navigation systems. Topics covered include the prob
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on August 1980A large contingent of the San Diego and San Pedro tuna fishing industry gathered in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., recently to witness the christening and delivery' of the tuna seiner Captain Frank Medina, built for Capt. and Mrs. Joe Medina Jr. of San Diego; and the launching of the Jane for Venatun,
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on August 1980The M / V Ambassador, a 9,000-dwt roll-on/ roll-off trailership on order to a subsidiary of Transway International Corporation, was launched recently at the Jos. L. Meyer Shipyard, Papenburg, West Germany. The Ambassador was christened by Mrs. John W. Wolcott, wife of Transway's president and
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on August 1980A contract valued at about $79 million for construction of a jackup type drilling rig has been awarded to Hitachi Zosen's Osaka yard by the Dutch shipping group Royal Nedlloyd. Nedlloyd claims that the rig, which will have four legs for extra stability instead of the usual three, will be the b
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on August 1980Portex '81, said to be the world's first comprehensive international trade fair and convention, will take place in Hamburg, West Germany, May 26 through 30, 1981. Hosted by Germany's largest port city, Portex '81 will cover all aspects of the planning and construction of modern port facilit
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on August 1980A new illustrated Bulletin CMP- 134, just published by Garlock Inc. introduces Style #5050 pump packing as an economical, dustfree alternative to asbestos for industries pumping slurries and other abrasive media and for applications where recovery from shaft deflection is important. Said to
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on August 1980Carlos A. Tomassoni has joined Designers & Planners, Inc. as director, ship design and marine economics. The announcement was made recently by Ferd Serim, president of the company. Designers & Planners is a firm of naval architects and marine engineers with offices in New York, Washington,
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on August 1980A Coal-Fired Marine Steam Plant Can Be Offered Today Which Will Provide The Same High Traditional Reliability. The origin of the steam boiler can be directly related to the invention of the steam engine, and its development has been a vital element in the successful generation of power by s
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on August 1980Capt. Thomas A. King has been appointed superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. The announcement was made by Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs. He succeeds Howard F. Casey, who has served as acting superintendent since Oc
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on August 1980Kelmar J. Funk has been appointed vice president of sales for J e f f b o a t , Inc., and Eugene F. (Gene) Carrigan has been named director of sales. The men previously held the positions of director of sales and sales representative, respectively. Jeffboat, a major builder of barges and to
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on August 1980Raymond International Inc. of Houston recently announced that a subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding to participate in the building of a $30-million fabricating yard in Malaysia. Henry F. LeMieux, chairman and chief executive officer, said the agreement was between its wholly o
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on August 1980Henry Gillen's Sons Lighterage, Inc., a leading New York-based towing and lighterage firm, recently announced three new executive appointments. The announcement was made by Alice A. Gillen, treasurer and comptroller of the company. John P. Marshall, formerly vice president and operations mana
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on August 1980Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company, Ltd. (IHI), Japan, has received an order for two 290,300-dwt tankers from the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company S.A.K., a Government- owned enterprise in Kuwait. The formal contract was signed in Kuwait recently by Faisal T. Al.Ghanim, president of Kuwait
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on August 1980John J. Haggerty has joined American President Lines as managing director, Atlantic Region. The announcement was made by B.I. Henriksen, vice president, North America. Mr. Haggerty's responsibilities will encompass all marketing, sales, operational, and administrative functions of APL in th
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on August 1980JLG I n d u s t r i e s , McConnellsburg, Pa., has published a new 16-page, accordion-fold illustrated brochure describing the complete line of JLG Lift® hydraulic-boom aerial work platforms, with working heights ranging from 26 feet to 86 feet. JLG Lifts, with capacities of 1,000 pounds, t