Maritime Reporter 1984 Articles
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on October 15, 1984Charles H. Rains, president of St. Augustine Trawlers in St. Augustine, Fla., recently announced the signing of a contract to construct an 85-foot by 24-foot steel trawler for Salvatore and James Bramante of Boston. Designed by John W. Gilbert Associates, Inc. of Boston, the vessel will be p
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on October 15, 1984Mobile-headquartered Ryan- Walsh Stevedoring Company, Inc., has announced the appointed of Capt. Ernst Hirt as operations manager-West Gulf. As a senior member of the company's regional management staff in Houston, he will be responsible for day-to-day operations in the West Gulf Texas port
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on October 15, 1984Capital Marine Supply, Inc., a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Midland Affiliated Company, is keeping its business shipshape with the help of computer technology. Capital Marine is a floating store built on a converted railroad barge on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, La. It maintains a
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on October 15, 1984After a moderate start at the end of the 1970s, KaMeWa AB of Sweden is now experiencing a spreading interest in the water jet (WJ) for vessel propulsion. Commencing with the delivery in 1980 of two WJ units of 1,600 hp each for the Apollo Jet, the same Hong Kong-based owner now has eight uni
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on October 15, 1984Cape-Bay Shipbuilders Corp., Marion Drive, Kingston, Mass., has available an interesting six-page brochure devoted to the standard 38-foot-long vessel that is the company's main product—the American Tug-Yacht 38 (ATY 38), which is also offered in custom, commercial configurations. The ATY 3
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on October 15, 1984Sea-Land Service has named Jack D. Helton vice president of its Alaska division headquartered in Seattle. He will be responsible for managing the Alaska marketing and operations, as well as the company's Far East operations, through the Pacific Northwest. He replaces Jackson A. Baker, who ha
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on October 15, 1984Phillip L. Cantrill has been named to the newly created position of vice president-generating set sales for Lister Diesel Inc, of Olathe, Kansas. He joins Lister after serving as international sales manager for Hawker Siddeley Power Plant, Thrupp, England, where he was responsible for genera
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on October 15, 1984Hyundai Heavy Industries Company, Ltd. in Ulsan, South Korea, has recently delivered the 23,500- dwt bulk carrier Kowulka (shown above) to her Australian owner, Gypsum Resources Australia Pty. Ltd. This vessel has special significance, as she is the first built in Korea for an Australian own
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on October 15, 1984Literature Available Line isolation monitoring (LIM) has proven to be extremely effective in reducing costly downtime from overload in isolated power systems. Bender, Incorporated of Haverford, Pa., has developed a system said to be ideal for dc power supplies on offshore platforms and oth
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on October 15, 1984With an assist from Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl, the keel has been laid for the General Jackson, a 274-foot paddlewheel showboat being built for Opryland USA Inc. of Nashville by Jeffboat, Inc. in Jeffersonville, Ind. Miss Pearl joined a Nashville delegation that included U.S. Represent
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on October 15, 1984McDermott International, Inc. of New Orleans recently announced that its McDermott Scotland unit has received a telex of intent from Marathon Oil, U.K., Ltd. for a contract valued at more than $85 million to fabricate an 18,000-metricton offshore platform jacket and two 4,500-ton compression
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on October 1984Bethlehem International Engineering Corporation BIEC, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, has signed a licensing agreement with DLI Engineering Corporation of Bainbridge Island, Wash., providing DLI with the technology for a Bethlehem-developed vibration measurement and analysis sys
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on October 1984Colonial Williamsburg, Va., is the site for the December 12-14, 1984 meeting of the ASTM Committee F- 25 on Shipbuilding. The committee's 10 technical standards writing subcommittees, ranging from standards for marine paints and coatings to outfitting, will conduct their semi-annual technica
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on October 1984Unidynamics/St. Louis, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UMC Industries, Inc., is offering a 24-page color brochure that gives an overview of the company, its growing facilities, capabilities, products, and organization. The publication first presents a message from its president, who thro
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on October 1984Waukesha Engine Division, Dresser Industries, Inc., Waukesha, Wise., has entered into technology purchase, development, and transfer agreements with Guascor, S.A., a diesel engine manufacturer based in Zumaia, Spain. The announcement was made by B.R. Stuart, president of Waukesha Engine, and
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on October 1984Eastern Marine Inc. of Panama City, Fla., recently launched a ferryboat being built for the Lake Champlain Transportation Company of Burlington, Vt. The vessel has an overall length of 180 feet, beam of 43 feet, and design draft of 8 feet 2 inches. Main propulsion will be supplied by two Cate
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on October 1984American Hydromath Company of Germantown, N.Y., is the producer of LOADOSCOPE GP, a desktop general-purpose computer programmed to meet the needs of the marine industry in ship's cargo loading and business management, both shoreside and shipboard. It can include ship's store control, financ
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on October 1984Ralph Helm, president and chief operating officer of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. of Manitowoc, Wise., has announced the promotion of Dexter Defnet to vice president- marketing of the Manitowoc Engineering Company. Since joining the firm in 1983, he has served as director of marketing. Mr. D
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on October 1984Construction of amphibious tracked vehicles will be continued at the Port of Iberia, La., following the recent completion of a $4-million order for the People's Republic of China. Cheryl Wilson, president of the Kori Corporation of Lafayette, La., has announced that, following shipment of 32
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on October 1984George U. Curry, president of Henschel Corporation, a unit of General Signal, Newburyport, Mass., has announced the promotion of John R. Carter to vice president—advanced programs. Mr. Carter has held a succession of engineering positions at Henschel since 1960. His most recent position was