Maritime Reporter 1984 Articles
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on August 1984"I'm a lot more optimistic about winning today than I was 10 months ago," J.D. Geary said, referring to the outcome of the CSX/ ACBL merger case. Mr. Geary, president, Midland Enterprises, addressed the Cincinnati Coal Exchange on the merger topic at the Queen City Club. CSX, a major railro
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on August 1984The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of several major U.S. and European survey and port organizations which have ordered Krupp Atlas Elektronik's new Polarfix combined range/azimuth laser based dynamic position fixing system. The Corps has commissioned a system for general inshore survey
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on August 1984Drew Ameroid" Marine has introduced a new design series of replacement seals to fit most standard ship pumps. The AMERSEAL" 10 mechanical seals are available through nearly all major ports worldwide for fast, economical installation. They are designed for versatility and reliability in fit
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on August 1984MarineSafety International (MSI), located in the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, is offering a total of 14 marine training courses during 1984. The courses are summarized as follows: "Shiphandling and Maneuvering in Restricted Waters," for masters, pilots, chief m
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on August 1984— Field Study Available XPLC upper engine cleaner/lubricant from Lubritech International Corporation of Bethesda, Md., is said to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, and extend running time between overhauls for diesel engines. According to Chauncy Willis of Norfolk-based C.G. Willis Towing
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on August 1984Hitachi Zosen recently received an order to build one cantilever type mobil offshore jackup drilling rig. The order came from the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) of India. This drilling rig is the third of its type built by Hitachi Zosen for ONGC, and is to be used as a replacement fo
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on August 1984Willem Pot B.V. of Rotterdam, Holland, has prepared a detailed stocklist of the extensive marine stocks held at the firm's Maassluis works and stockyards, with the object, the company says, of indicating the way in which they can most be of service to customers. The 44-page stocklist is well
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on August 1984Dubai Drydocks in U.A.E. recently announced some of the highlights that marked the new yard's first full year of operation. These included: • Full commisioning of the extensive facilities of the ship repair yard; • Establishment of a worldwide marketing network that has generated an increa
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on August 1984— Literature Available IMODCO, a unit of AMCA International Corporation, has been awarded contracts for single point mooring (SPM) terminals by Pertamina- PDN and India Oil Company. The Pertamina contract, repre- senting IMODCO's first specially designed commercial, lightweight buoy, is
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on August 1984In support of continued growth in both recreation and commercial/ military markets, Bruce Neimeth, president, MonArk Boat Company, Monticello, Ark., announced a number of promotions and changes. At the corporate level, two new positions, materials manager and information systems manager, ha
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on August 1984Joseph Farrell, president of the American Waterways Operators, Inc., reacted strongly to the July 24, 1984 Interstate Commerce Commission's 4 to 0 vote to allow CSX, the nation's second largest railroad to acquire American Commercial Barge Lines, one of the nation's largest barge lines. "By
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on August 1984Orange Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Orange, Texas, recently signed a contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority of Chattanooga, Tenn. for a 52V2 foot by 22 foot by 8 foot push boat. The vessel is to be named Patricia H and will be used to handle 1,500 ton barges on the Green River at the Paradi
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on August 1984Bjorn Fagerstrom has been appointed president of Alfa-Laval, Inc., Ft. Lee, N.J., the U.S. member of the Swedish-based Alfa-Laval Group of worldwide companies. Mr. Fagerstrom succeeds Ragnar Beyer who, under Alfa-Laval's policy of rotating the assignments of its principal managers, is return
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on August 1984An advanced wear-resistant material (Hexoloy™ SA Silicon Carbide Alloy) has been successfully molded into a one piece Venturi configuration to create the Clemlite liner . . . the key component of Clemco's successful high production nozzle. Clemco's Clemlite nozzles are made from high qualit
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on August 1984September 20-22, Louisville, Kentucky The second annual International Inland Waterways Conference and Trade Show will be held September 20 through 22, 1984 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The three-day show will feature conferences and workshops with th
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on August 1984Herman J. Molzahn Vice President, Operations The American Waterways Shipyard Conference (AWSC) is the national trade association for the small and medium-sized commercial shipbuilding industry. These yards build and repair the barges, tugboats, and towboats for the fuel-efficient domestic
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on August 1984Herman J. Molzahn, Vice President, Operations The American Waterways Operators, Inc. is the only association in the United States which focuses on the regulatory interests of the coastal and inland barge and towing industry. Through its committee structure, AWO carefully monitors all regul
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on August 1984Jeffrey A. Smith, Director of Public Affairs The term "pork barrel" has been part of the American political lexicon for years. William Safire's American Political Dictionary defines it as "A piece of legislation that provides morsels for scores of Congressmen in the form of appropriations
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on August 1984The Barge And Towing Industry — A Legislative Review — Dena L. Wilson, Director— Legislative Affairs Congress left Washington, D.C. for the first part of its summer recess after passing omnibus water resources legislation, H.R. 3678, on June 29, by a vote of 259-33. House passage of this l
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on August 1984Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I. has announced the recent delivery to New York City of the 145-foot, U.S. Coast Guardapproved, 425-passenger dinner cruise vessel, Riveranda. The vessel was designed and constructed for World Yacht Enterprises, Ltd., of New York, and is a close siste