Maritime Reporter 1983 Articles
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on January 15, 1983W e s t C o a s t C o m b a t S y s t e m s M e e t i ng The Long Beach-Greater Los Angeles and the San Diego Sections of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), in conjunction with the Commander Naval Surface Forces Pacific and the Naval Ship Weapon Systems Engineering Station, is
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on January 15, 1983The Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association (CSSRA) recently held its semiannual general meeting in Ottawa. The CSSRA represents 25 shipbuilding and ship repair firms and 72 allied industries from coast to coast. Meetings of the board of directors and allied members were also h
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on January 15, 1983Kone Corporation and Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. (FELS) recently announced that they have entered into a joint venture agreement for the production, manufacturing, assembly, and sale of harbor and shipyard cranes and bulk material handling systems in Singapore, as well as in marke
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on January 15, 1983The Guided Missile Frigate Reid (FFG-30) was delivered on December 20, 1982, to the U.S. Navy by the Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation five weeks ahead of contract schedule and below budget parameters, it was announced by L.M. Thorell, vice president and general man
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on January 15, 1983Thomas Marine, Inc. of Patchogue, N.Y., recently delivered two aluminum patrol and rescue boats to the Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau, Great River, N.Y. The vessels are the first to be specifically designed and built for the police — previously, the department procured stock boats. The
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on January 15, 1983Aalborg Vaerft A/S has begun the tank tests of an eight-meter-long model of the new passenger "superliner" it will build for Carnival Cruise Lines of Miami, Fla. Studies being conducted at the Danish Ship Technical Laboratory in Copenhagen are designed to ensure optimal propulsion conditions
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on January 15, 1983Hoffert Manufacturing Co., Jacksonville, Fla., was an exhibitor at the recent First International Maritime Exposition held in New York and sponsored by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. On Friday, November 19, Hoffert had a drawing for a four-day cruise for two onboard the
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on January 15, 1983Paceco, Inc. of Gulfport, Miss., a subsidiary of the Fruehauf Corporation, recently delivered a railmounted Transtainer Crane of custom design to the U.S. Army Military Ocean Terminal — Sunny Point, located at Southport, N.C. The cantilevered gantry-type container stacking yard crane spans 11
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on January 15, 1983The Eighth Congress of the Pan-American Institute of Naval Engineering (IPEN) will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Crystal City, Arlington, Va., September 11-17, 1983. In announcing plans for the meeting, Rear Adm. James W. Lisanbv, U.S. president of the Western He
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on January 15, 1983Burton Shipyard, Inc. of Port Arthur, Texas, recently delivered the 224-foot tuna vessel Lady Marion. The steel-hulled tuna purse seiner is the sixth of a seven-vessel contract awarded to Burton by Van Camp Sea Food Co., a division of Ralston Purina Co. The purse seiner will operate primari
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on January 15, 1983A technical publication called "Paper No. 20," featuring two reports on the role of the propeller in economical ship operation, is being: offered by Stone Manganese Marine Ltd. One report, by L. Hawdon, technical director of Stone Manganese, and G. Patience, technical manager, is titled "Pr
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on January 15, 1983The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that new requirements concerning prevention of pollution from ships will become effective on October 2, 1983. For some U.S. shipowners and operators the new rules will mean changes in operating procedures and for others new equipment will be required. Also
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on January 15, 1983The s e l f - e l e v a t i n g offshore drilling unit Sam Noble, built by Levingston Shipbuilding Company of Orange, Texas, was christened recently in ceremonies held in Port Arthur, Texas. The unit was built for the Noble Drilling Corporation, and was christened by Mrs. Mary Jane Noble, w
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on January 15, 1983Energy Transportation Corporation of New York City has taken delivery of a tug and 420- foot notched-stern barge for the transportation of liquefied ammonia in the Gulf Coast area. The tug/barge will be operated by Energy Ammonia Transportation Corporation, a subsidiary, under long-term tim
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on January 15, 1983Trellclean International, Limited, manufacturers and worldwide operators of the Trellclean underwater hull cleaning service, held a two-day in-depth technical briefing and a live demonstration of their three types of barnacleremoving machines recently in Long Beach, Calif. The meeting was a
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on January 15, 1983The Dravo Corporation's Neville Island Shipyard, Pa., recently launched a 195-foot by 35-foot covered hopper barge, W.B.L. 114 — one of two delivered by Dravo to C.G. Willis, Inc., of Paulsboro, N.J. Outfitted for both push and hawser towing, the barges are equipped with corrugated rolling co
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on January 15, 1983The bulk carrier Karnataka, owned by Mogul Line of Bombay, India, recently received major steel renewals involving approximately 370 tons of fabricated steel in four main areas, and modernization at Hongkong United Dockyards (HUD). The structure in the upper wing tanks was almost totally rene
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on January 15, 1983George Geiger, president of Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. recently announced that Rear Adm. William Thompson (USN-ret.) has joined Bay Shipbuilding as the corporation's representative in Washington, D.C. Admiral Thompson is a public relations consultant in the Washington, D.C., a
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on January 15, 1983Plans are on the drawing board to construct a modern port in Nome, Alaska. The city is asking the state legislature to appropriate $38.5 million for construction of a medium draft port near the mouth of the Snake River. The project is the number one priority for marine construction in northern