Maritime Reporter 1981 Articles
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on January 15, 1981The annual Joint Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Northern California Section, and the American Society of Naval Engineers, Golden Gate Section, was held recently at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, Treasure Island Naval Station, Calif. A paper titled, "Evaluat
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on January 15, 1981Tracor Marine, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., subsidiary of Tracor, Inc., has been awarded a fixed-price contract from Rockwell International to operate the vessel Ocean Energy Converter in support of the Department of Energy's Ocean Thermal Energv Conversion (OTEC) Program. The contract is
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on January 15, 1981A highly sophisticated, microcomputer- controlled Loran C from Simrad is said to take the time and work out of blue-water navigation. The Simrad/Taiyo model TL-856 provides the latest stateof- the-art features for accurate and economical navigation. Up to 10 different waypoints can be progra
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on January 15, 1981John E. Folsom has been appointed regional sales manager covering the Gulf of Mexico area for Hydranautics Hydraulic systems, according to James L. Bartlett, president. Mr. Folsom will direct marketing and sales efforts on all Hydranautics Hydraulic systems for shipyard and offshore- relate
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on January 15, 1981Hitachi Zosen recently received an order for construction of another cantilever type, jackup offshore oil drilling rig for J.L. Offshore Drilling A/S, Copenhagen. This is the third rig of this type to be ordered from Hitachi by J.L. Offshore. All three rigs are designed for operation under
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on January 15, 1981W. Barkley Fritz has joined the J.J. Henry Company Inc., naval architects and marine engineers, as supervisor of engineering computer operations, and will be based in the Moorestown, N.J., office. He reports to John H. Klose, director of the hull design division, and is responsible for the c
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on January 15, 1981RCA Service Company has announced the introduction of a new VHF/FM radiotelephone to its marine equipment line. The Model 8080 is a fully synthesized marine radiotelephone that has been designed specifically to meet the needs of the most demanding marine environment, according to Edward B.
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on January 15, 1981Electro-Nav president Robert E. Negron has announced that his company had reached agreement with the Marine Division of Unitra Unitech to furnish spare parts and services as required for the marine electronics of all Polish-flag vessels calling at U.S. ports. Eugeniusz Kazimierczak, director o
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on January 15, 1981American President Lines (APL) and the Port of Los Angeles recently announced agreement to jointly develop a multimilliondollar container terminal at Los Angeles, which, when completed, will be the largest on the U.S. West Coast. The 20-year revenuesharing agreement was signed by Dorman L. Co
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on January 15, 1981RYSCO Shipyard, Inc. recently delivered the tug/supply vessel Tom Martin Pugh to Billy Pugh Offshore. This is the fifth vessel built for Billy Pugh by RYSCO's Blountstown, Fla., yard. The latest vessel has an overall length of 175 feet, beam of 38 feet, and depth of 14 feet, and is capable of
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on January 15, 1981Richard E. Bowe, chairman of the board of directors of Ellicott Machine C o r p o r a t i o n , has announced the election of Martin W. Goldsborough as president of Ellicott Machine Corporation Interpilothouse national and E l l i c o t t Machine Corporation-Dredge Division, and Thomas K. Ga
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on January 15, 1981The r e c e n t l y delivered Lady Debbie (shown above) is the first of two twin-screw, 113-foot supply boats to be built by Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Company of Mobile for Keen Marine Services of Metairie, La. Constructed to a design of Maritime Engineering Services of Biloxi, Miss., th
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on January 15, 1981Kockums AB of Malmo, Sweden, has reached a preliminary agreement with a West German consortium for the sale of one of the two LNG carriers now undergoing final outfitting at the yard. Kockums has also granted an option on the second LNG carrier. Negotiations regarding the sales contract hav
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on January 15, 1981Some 45 members and guests of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers gathered aboard the Princess Louise for a recent meeting. The evening's paper, titled "Shipboard Noise," was presented by Dr. Robert Saucedo, president of the Casde Cor
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on January 15, 1981Although the recent commismissioning of the guided-missile frigate HMAS Adelaide appeared ordinary and publicity-shy at Todd Pacific Shipyards, it was a historic event. First, it was learned Her Majesty's Australian Ship Adelaide is considered the newest and first Australian Navy ship built
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on January 15, 1981Richard M. Currence, president of Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation, has announced the delivery of two new 190-foot by 40-foot by 14- foot towing/supply vessels. The Gulf Fleet No. 42 and Gulf Fleet No. 43 (shown above) are sister vessels and are powered by two GM Electro-Motive Division 16- 64
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on January 15, 1981The IMO® Pump Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc., Monroe, N.C., has just published an illustrated six-page bulletin on a new fuel oil blending unit recently introduced by the division. Designed primarily for maritime applications, the new unit is nevertheless exciting widespread interest
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on January 15, 1981Riverway Shipyard Company, Grafton, 111., recently completed construction of the KM-1, a new double-skin side, single-skin bottom raked barge (pictured above) for Kiesel Marine Service of St. Louis. The tank barge will be used as a midstreaming fuel barge for service in St. Louis. KM-1 measur
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on January 15, 1981The Australian Department of Transport has improved its oil-spill response capability with the purchase of four Class I re- covery vessels from MARCO Seattle. The MARCO skimmers are the first self-propelled Filterbelt® skimmers ordered by Australia, and are part of a government program to imp
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on January 15, 1981Halter Marine, Inc. has signed contracts for the construction of 14 supply vessels for the Marsea Marine Companies. The contracts between the New Orleans-based corporations total $53.2 million, and are believed to constitute the largest supply boat order in U.S. history. The new 180-foot vess