Maritime Reporter 1984 Articles
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- Delta Announces Three Appointments page: 12
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on May 1984Three key appointments have been made at Delta Steamship Lines, a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corporation, according to a recent announcement by Richard F. Andino, Crowley senior vice president and general manager of its Latin American Division, New York. Richard A. Simpson has been app
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on May 1984A unique, $7.1-million shiperection building is nearing completion at Marinette Marine Corporation's shipyard in Marinette, Wise. The massive, 69,700-square-foot facility is dedicated totally to the construction of minesweepers. A joint effort of MMC and Ayres Associates of Eau Claire, Wise
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on May 1984Eastern Marine, Inc. of Panama City, Fla., recently signed a contract with Lake Champlain Transportation of Burlington, Vermont, for the construction of an automobile/ passenger ferry. The vessel will have a length overall of 180 feet, beam of 43 feet 6 inches, and depth of 12 feet. Lake Ch
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on May 1984BFGoodrich of Akron, Ohio, recently announced the acquisition of Lucian Q. Moffitt, Inc., also of Akron. The new subsidiary, a marine products distributor, will operate within BFGoodrich's Engineered Products Group and strengthen the company's standing in the marine market. John Foulk, prev
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on May 1984A new $47-million Syncrolift shiplift and land-level ship transfer facility, the largest and most technologically advanced installation of its kind in the world, was dedicated recently at the San Pedro yard of Todd Shipyards Corporation's Los Angeles Division. The Syncrolift is a product of
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on May 1984Full Color Facilities Brochure Available Shipbuilding executives from 14 major North American shipyards recently toured the site of the NKS steel forging and casting plant in Puerto Lazaro Cardenas on Mexico's West Coast. With an accumulated investment of 50 billion pesos (about $27.9 mill
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on April 15, 1984Reliance Electric Company of Cleveland is offering its 1984 Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) parts catalog. The parts, tools, and services described in this 144-page book can help provide quick, efficient repair of motor and drive equipment. Chapters included describe control parts,
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on April 15, 1984Where does the Navy, petroleum, or chemical industry go to find solutions to intermetallic bonding and reaction problems or unique powder metallurgy techniques? From the presentation made at a recent meeting of the Puget Sound Section of ASNE, the answer became evident that it's to A1 Hare
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on April 15, 1984ASEA STAL Inc. is the new corporate name of ASEA STALLAVAL, Inc. This name change is effective March 1 according to the company's president, P.R. Scordo, and is consistent with the name change made by its parent company in Sweden, ASEA STAL AB, (formerly STAL-LAVAL Turbin AB). ASEA STAL In
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on April 15, 1984Koch-Ellis Barge and Ship Service recently announced the completion of a totally new RO/RO facility. This new department has been created to handle the increasing demand for cleaning, gas freeing and light repairs for all standard types of containers in both 20- and 40-foot lengths. Koch- E
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- RORO84 Nice, Frace _ May 9 -11 page: 34
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on April 15, 1984This year's 7th International Conference & Exhibition on Maritime Transport using Roll-on/Rolloff Methods—RO/RO 84—will be held on May 9-11 in Nice, France, at the invitation of the City and with the cooperation of the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie et des Alpes Maritimes and the Port o
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- C l o w / G r e e n b e r g O f f e rs B r o c h u r e O n Bronze V a l v e s A n d Fittings page: 31
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on April 15, 1984The Marine Valve Division of Clow/Greenberg Valve Products, Carona, Calif., has available a free 24-page catalog containing detailed information on the major valves and fittings the company manufactures. All Clow/Greenberg valves and fittings are manufactured in accordance with military qua
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on April 15, 1984Werner Funke, president of Renk Corporation, has announced the appointment of Tony Xanthos as sales manager, bearings division. Mr. Xanthos will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the bearings throughout the U.S. Prior to joining Renk, he was a regional sales manager for Applied
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on April 15, 1984The British naval architecture firm of Burness Corlett through their Sydney, Australia, office have joined with Seaworthy Systems of Essex, Conn., to produce an engineering package for shipyards wishing to bid on the U.S. Army Logistic Support Vessel Program. Under the RFP the LSV must be b
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- T r a i l e r M a r i n e T r a n s p o rt A w a r d e d $ 7 . 7 - M i l l i on M S C C o n t r a ct page: 33
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on April 15, 1984The Navy's Military Sealift Command has awarded a two-year $7.7-million contract to Trailer Marine Transport Corp. (TMT), of Jacksonville, Fla., for the transportation of military supplies to the Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The contract calls for overland and ocean movement of conta
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- T e x a s Instruments Unveils N e w Loran C N a v i g a t or — L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 46
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on April 15, 1984Texas Instruments recently introduced the TI 9900 II Loran C navigator, a complete Loran Cbased navigation system with the performance, features, and accuracy of the popular TI 9900, plus an exceptional array of additional capabilities. The TI 9900 II features 100 waypoints that can be ente
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- G e n s t a r Uses N o v e l T e c h n i q ue T o Launch P e t r o b r a s D r i l l i n g Rig page: 42
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on April 15, 1984A novel technique using two of Seaspan's submersible heavy-lift vessels was used to launch a Petrobas drilling rig at the U.I.E. yard in Cherbourg, France. The 11,000-ton Petrobras XVI, measuring 302 by 226 by 130 feet, with the 160-foot derrick erected, was skidded on board and successfully l
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on April 15, 1984Houston Offshore International, Inc.'s Sabine V drilling rig prepares to float off of the Dan Lifter in Cameron, La. ship channel after returning to Gulf waters recently from Singapore. The rig was built in Betblehem Steel's shipyards there and remained in the Far East for almost a year before
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on April 15, 1984End face shaft seals used in original equipment are described in a new, colorful brochure prepared by John Crane, one of the world's largest manufacturers of engineered sealing systems. Designated as John Crane Type 1 and Type 2 Series, these seals are used in all types of rotary shaft equi
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on April 15, 1984John T. Gilbride Jr., vice president and general manager of Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle Division, announced recently that Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. has contracted with Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp.'s Seattle division to refit two containerships that Lykes will use in its expanded U