Maritime Reporter 1980 Articles
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on November 1980The Worthington Pump Division of McGraw-Edison Company, Mountainside, N.J., has announced receipt of a $7-million order for o f f s h o r e d r i l l i n g platform fire UNSURPASSED ACCURACY FROM NEW DECCA DESIGN T. D. (Time Difference) readouts are the bedrock foundation of the entire Loran
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on November 1980Dr. Alan Berman, director of research at the Naval Research Laboratory f o r the past 13 years, was one of the 49 career Federal managers to be presented the "Distinguished Executive" award by President Carter at White House ceremonies recently. Dr. Ber.ijian's award was based on a citation
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on November 1980George T. Richardson, president of The Offshore Company, Houston, recently announced the promotions of C.D. Lofton and J.R. Kennerson. Mr. Lofton has been promoted to division manager and will be responsible for the overall operations of the Morgan City, La., D i v i s i o n of the company.
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on November 1980Cantieri Navali Riunite, a member of the Fincantieri Group, recently invited shipowners, guests, and members of the maritime press to visit and tour its newly expanded ship repair and drydocking facilities in Palermo, Sicily. The yard's new 400,000-dwt drydock is now in operation, and incor
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on November 1980Delivered recently by Stocznia Im. Komuny Paryskiej of Gdynia, Poland, was the Hoegh Banniere, the first of three similar, oceangoing roll-on/roll-off vessels being built f o r Leif Hoegh of Oslo. Intended for the North Europe-West Africa trade, she features an extensive array of cargo access
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on November 1980Scandinavian Marine Services, Westwood, N.J., has announced their exclusive U.S. agency representation for Gotaverken Motor AB and Oresundsvarvet AB. G o t a v e r k e n Motor produces main and auxiliary diesel engines of Gotaverken, E r i k s b e r g and B&W design. SMS will also be respons
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on November 1980The board of directors of National Steel and S h i p b u i l d i ng Company (NASSCO) has elected Fred N. Hallett to the new position of vice president-finance and treasurer, reporting to NASSCO president C. Larry French Mr. Hallett comes to NASSCO f r om Risi Industries, Inc., Santa Ana, Ca
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on November 1980Burmeister & Wain Shipyard in Copenhagen has signed a contract with the state-owned shipping company China Ocean Shipping Co. Ltd. f o r delivery of four bulk carriers of about 64,000 dwt in 1982/83. The yard already has orders f o r five ships of this type, and has thus in less than one yea
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on November 1980Dodwell Industrial of Tokyo recently delivered its 500th fuel oil blender to Sumitoma Heavy Industries. It is being installed in a 57,650-dwt products carrier under construction for Ogden Marine of New York. The vessel will be powered by a Sumitomo/Sulzer 4RLA90 diesel engine rated at 14,74
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on November 1980A new 4 8 - p a g e p u b l i c a t i on which presents a new approach to controlling contamination in shipboard fluid systems is now available from Aircraft Porous Media, Inc., Land and Marine Division (LMD). Entitled " A PM Filter Technology and Applications Expertise f o r Shipboard Flui
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on November 1980Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. (FELS) has signed a contract to construct a semisubmersible accommodation and construction platform for Consafe Offshore AB. The rig will be built in Singapore, and is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 1982. The platform, the first of its
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on November 1980Imagine a high-pressure water jetting system so versatile that it does everything from removing marine growth on ship hulls to blasting carbonates and hard polymers f r om refinery heat exchanger tubes. The Partek 100 series Liqua-Blaster, ultra-highpressure water jetting unit does that and
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on November 1980Imagine a high-pressure water jetting system so versatile that it does everything from removing marine growth on ship hulls to blasting carbonates and hard polymers f r om refinery heat exchanger tubes. The Partek 100 series Liqua-Blaster, ultra-highpressure water jetting unit does that and
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on November 1980Thomas R. Hensley has been named president and chief operation officer of The Service Machine Group, Inc. The announcement was made by Julian E. Fernandez, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Morgan City, La., company. Beverly H. Fernandez, former president and company
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on November 1980W.J. Amoss Jr., president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., a subsidiary of The LTV Corporation, has been selected to receive the American Legion's National Merchant Marine Award. The announcement was made by Comdr. G.Y. Ross of the Legion's Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Industries Post i
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on November 1980William J. Blume, president, announces that Blume Worldwide Services has been appointed North American sales representative for the Selco Group of Companies, Singapore. The Selco Group includes Selco Salvage, which operates a comprehensive marine salvage service in an area covering the South
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on November 1980Algoma Central Railway of Sault Ste. Marie, the third largest Canadian Great Lakes operator, recently christened the 13th vessel in its fleet in honor of the town of Collingwood with the launching there of the M/V Algowood. Mrs. Douglas A. Berlis, whose husband is vice president and general c
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on November 1980For the second time in only a f ew months, the authorities of the People's Republic of China have approved a license agreement between a Chinese diesel engine builder and B&W Diesel A / S of Copenhagen. The new agreement grants to China Corporation of Shipbuilding Industry the license to bu
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on November 1980Candia, the Piraeus-based shipping organization that has, during the past four years, gained international recognition for its Suez Canal Transiting Service, has just opened a branch office in New York City. The firm has been offering its services to American shipping operators for several
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on November 1980In conjunction with Salen Technologies (SALTECH), ASEA, Swedish-based worldwide manufacturer of electrical equipment, has developed two new systems that are said to result in substantial shipboard fuel savings. Designated Economy Sailing and Opti-Trim, the new systems have been tested with ex