Maritime Reporter 1984 Articles
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on December 15, 1984Ralph B. Murray has been appointed executive director of the Saint John Port Development Commission in New Brunswick, Canada, succeeding Murray McCavour, who has retired. The appointment was announced by Commission chairman Hugh McLellan. Mr. Murray has spent 34 years in the marine industry
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on December 15, 1984Joseph J. Cuneo, president of Energy Transportation Corporation (ETC) of New York City, has announced the appointment of Nicola F. Pergola as manager-marine personnel. His responsibilities will include the manning of licensed and unlicensed crews for the company's fleet, and negotiation of l
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on December 15, 1984The RO/RO-containership Merzario Britannia (shown above) was launched recently at the Genova- Sestri Shipyard of Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali'ltaliani S.p.A. The 1,300 TEU, single-screw vessel is the second of two sister ships ordered by Merzario S.p.A.-Milan. The ship has an overall length o
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on December 15, 1984Sir William Duncan, chairman and chief executive of Rolls-Royce Limited, has announced changes in the top management of the company. Ralph Robins, formerly director- civil engines, has been appointed managing director-business operations. He will be responsible for the company's marine and i
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on December 15, 1984Keel-laying ceremonies were held recently for the Henry J. Kaiser (TAO 187), the first of four fleet oilers currently under construction for the U.S. Navy at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans. The keel-laying occurred almost six weeks ahead of schedule and consisted of six structural units t
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on December 15, 1984An eight-page booklet published by Sandusky Foundry & Machine Co. of Sandusky, Ohio, is devoted to applications of Sandusky centrifugal castings to the shipbuilding industry. The booklet, written for marine designers, illustrates Sandusky centrifugal castings used for propulsion shaft sleeve
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on December 15, 1984Exxon Research and Engineering Company of Florham Park, N.J., is offering under licensing arrangements a new, improved analysis system for determining changes in the mechanical performance of compressors, turbines, and other rotating machinery. The new system utilizes the latest analysis equ
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on December 15, 1984The M/V Governor James Baxter Hunt Jr. was delivered recently to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The 129-foot 6-inch ferry was built by Offshore Shipbuilding, Inc. of Palatka, Fla. The vessel was designed for river and sound service by the North Carolina Ferry Division. Deta
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on December 15, 1984John F. Borum, vice president of the American Bureau of Shipping, has received the Outstanding Professional Achievement Award from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. He is a 1944 graduate of the Academy. This prestigious award is presented to graduates who have distinguish
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on December 15, 1984Nearly 200 persons have successfully completed training on an offshore rig ballast control simulator, similar in function to those used to train airplane pilots. Details of the program were reported by Gregory D. Szczurek, vice president, Houston Marine Consultants, Inc., New Orleans, at th
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on December 15, 1984The complete line of Cutless® brand rubber bearings is the subject of a new two-color, four-page brochure from BFGoodrich of Akron, Ohio. Featuring an exclusive water wedge design and broad application flexibility, Cutless rubber bearings are a product of years of research and development by
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on December 15, 1984Thomas C. Magliocca, marine manager of Atlantic Cement Company of Ravenna, N.Y., has been elected to a one-year term as general chairman of the Marine Section of the National Safety Council. A veteran of more than 30 years in the maritime industry, he succeeds Richard L. Fox as head of the S
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on December 15, 1984The International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) has granted to Magnavox Advanced Products and Systems Company of Torrence, Calif., type approval for the first fully automatic system for remotely monitoring data gathered on board a vessel. The system is offered as an option to th
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on December 15, 1984Seebeckwerft AG in Bremerhaven, Germany, formerly the AG 'Weser' yard, recently delivered the Railship II, said to be the largest train/car ferry in the world. The new vessel is now in service between Travemunde, on the Baltic Coast of West Germany, and Hango in Finland. Railship II was desi
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on December 15, 1984Preparing for a Coast Guard license is now quicker, easier and less expensive because of a newly introduced computer aided teaching system according to T. Brantley Houston Jr., president of Houston Marine Training Services Mr. Houston said the new COMPU- PREP system combines the best of tra
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on December 15, 1984—Literature Available After two years of technological and marketing research, Hose- McCann Telephone Company of Englewood, N.J., has developed a completely new automatic dial telephone system. The modular, solidstate system has been developed exclusively for the maritime industries. The co
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on December 15, 1984The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) recently announced plans to upgrade and expand its Certified Marine Electronics Technician (CMET) program, which provides minimum qualifications for proficiency in installing and repairing marine electronics equipment. According to NMEA pre
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on December 15, 1984After a rebuilding period of only three months, the Lindenau Shipyard in Kiel, West Germany, recently delivered the seismic research vessel Western Challenger (shown above), the latest addition to the seismic fleet of Western Geophysical Company, a Litton subsidiary. With an overall length o
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on December 15, 1984The Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association has announced that plans are complete for the 37th Annual Technical Conference to be held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal on Monday and Tuesday, February 18-19, 1985. The meetings will begin Monday with all-day closed session
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on December 15, 1984Bay Shipbuilding Corporation in Sturgeon Bay, Wise., a subsidiary of The Manitowoc Company, recently converted a 150-foot jackup barge to an aids to navigation barge for the U.S. Coast Guard. The barge will be teamed with the USCG vessel Bristol Bay, a 140-foot icebreaking tug, to form the f