Maritime Reporter 1980 Articles
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on November 1980Tracor, Inc., Austin, Texas, has announced that its Applied Sciences Group has received an initial contract of approximately $1.1 million from Fujitsu Ltd., Japan, to develop a computerbased Tactical Support Center for the Japanese Maritime Defense Agency. William C. Moyer, group vice pres
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on November 1980Ronald L. Stone has been named to head maritime activities at the Bort of San Francisco, it was announced by port director Edward L. David. "This appointment completes the reorganization of the Port's management," Mr. David said. As deputy director of maritime affairs, Mr. Stone will manage
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on November 1980Two of Europe's important and w e l l - k n o w n repair yards have merged recently. Mercantile Marine Engineering and Graving Docks Company N.V., and Beliard Murdoch S.A., both of Antwerp, have consolidated into one company. Mercantile-Beliard will own and operate eight private drydocks f
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on November 1980The Commercial Division of Masonite Corporation has introduced a marine joiner panel that is 30 percent lighter than comparable products now used in the marine industry. Firetest™ 80-32 is an asbestosfree asbestosfree product, and comes in 4 by 8-foot panels. They can be custom- made to va
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on November 1980The board of directors of Martin Logicon Energy Company of Pine Bluff and North Little Rock, Ark., recently announced the election of Roger L. Lanier as vice president of Martin Logicon Energy Company, Martin Terminals Company, and Logicon, Inc. Mr. Lanier is a former U.S. Coast Guard offic
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on November 1980Eclectech Associates, a subsidiary of Ship Analytics, has opened an office in Virginia Beach, Va., at 2697 International Parkway. The office is headed by Rod Friedj mann. The Virginia Beach office will serve as a contract development and support center for Eclectech's military, merchant mari
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on November 1980With visiting dignitaries present, St. Louis Ship recently laid the keel for the first of two towboats f o r Peavey Company of Minneapolis. The 6,000-bhp towboats, 170 feet by 45 f e e t by 11 feet, will push grain barges between Cairo, 111., and New Orleans. Delivery of the two vessels is s
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on November 1980The Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held the first meeting of its 1980- 81 season recently at the Engineers Club in San Francisco. During the business program a certificate was presented to Jonathan J. Shields, a member of the Section, des
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on November 1980The only modern gantry crane in the Aleutian Islands is now in service at the new $15-million container shipping terminal just completed at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, by American President Lines (APL). Local, state, and company officials were on hand for recent dedication ceremonies for the new
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on November 1980Terje Dahl, director of Simrad A / S Fishfinding Division in Horten, Norway, has announced the opening of Simrad's newest branch office in Seattle. Factorytrained technical personnel with particular expertise in Simrad's professional sonar, depth sounders, and trawl systems will now be read
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on November 1980Alaska Maritime Agencies has announced the appointment of David R. Enroth to vice president. He has been associated with the firm since 1974, and has been general manager f o r the past five years. Mr. Enroth's experience in the maritime industry began in 1967, and includes seagoing and sho
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on November 1980Rockwell International Corporation's Collins Communications Systems Division has been awarded a $3.2-million c o n t r a c t by Avondale Shipyards of New Orleans to design and build an automated M F / H F / V H F shipboard communications system. The contract is for three shipsets of equipme
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on November 1980For many years airless abrasive cleaning dominated the industrial surface cleaning market. Now, the concept of portable "Power Blast" abrasive cleaning has become the newest development meeting industry needs for a completely mobile, abrasive surface- preparation machine. Goff Corporation o
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on November 1980Some 300 persons attended the recent Shipboard Energy Conservation International Symposium in New York sponsored by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. At the two-day conference, p r o m i n e n t speakers from government and industry discussed the current thinking and pra
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on November 1980Robert P.H. Phillips has been appointed principal surveyor for Western Europe for the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and Vincent F. Roth has been named assistant area principal surveyor for Western Europe for ABS. Mr. Phillips and Mr. Roth are stationed in the ABS London, Engand, office
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on November 1980Trevor E. Smith has been promoted to vice president of CTIContainer Transport International, Inc. He is based at company headquarters in White Plains, N.Y., and reports to CTI president David Fox. Mr. Smith will be responsible for plans and programs relating to CTI's future expansion. These
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on November 1980Charles Truzinski has been n a m e d p r e s i d e n t of Amhoist's Crosby Group, which is headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. He will replace Darrel Lile who recently resigned that position, according to J. William Shahan, Amhoist corporate vice president and group executive. Mr. Truzinski has b
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on November 1980C o n t r a c t s t o t a l i n g approximately $15.4 million have been awarded to Bath Iron Works by the Naval Sea Systems Command for additional work on four guided- missile frigates constructed by the Maine shipbuilding firm, president John F. Sullivan Jr. announced. Mr. Sullivan said the
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on November 1980General Cable Company, Greenwich, Conn., a division of GK T e c h n o l o g i e s , Incorporated, has announced the a p p o i n t m e n t of Joseph J. Nagi Jr. to the position of area sales manager for the state of Hawaii. In making the announcement, Howard J. Boyd, the company's regional m
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on November 1980World's Biggest Maritime Exhibition Is Also A Marine Communications Center When the Europort '80 Exhibition opens its doors on November 18, many thousands of visitors will enter the huge RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam during the five-day event. Again this year, Europort has succeeded i