Maritime Reporter 1984 Articles
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on January 15, 1984A recent joint meeting of the New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the Eastern U.SA. Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineers, and The Society of Marine Port Engineers New York heard a paper titled, "How To Utilize Inexpensive Fuel Effici
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on January 15, 1984T C S Industrial Company of St. Paul, Minn., a subsidiary of Twin City Shipyard, Inc., has been named a stocking distributor for Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. In announcing the appointment, NABRICO vice president T. Ray Jackson said T C S will stock a
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on January 15, 1984A new series of battery-operated, digital web deflection indicators is now available from Indikon Corporation of Cambridge, Mass. The Indikon 4000 Series indicators feature bearing-mounted, live centers providing deflection readings over a plus or minus 20 mils range on diesel engines, pumps
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on January 15, 1984Navidyne Corporation of Newport News, Va., recently introduced the first in a new generation of marine satellite communications equipment, the ESZ-10000. The new unit is a Standard A, Class 1 INMARSAT ship earth station. It provides instant, clear telephone, telex, and data links between sh
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on January 15, 1984Mobile Marine Ltd. of Corradino Heights, Malta, recently unveiled a new design of general- purpose workboat suitable for a wide range of duties. Known as the Mobile-165 (the designation being derived from the craft's 16.5-meter overall length (about 54 feet), the boat is constructed of glass-
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on January 15, 1984Daewoo shipyard of Seoul, Korea, reported recently that financing arrangements for construction of 12 containerships for U.S. Lines have been completed. In-Kie Hong, president of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd., signed a co-financing agreement with Thomas Charters, vice presiden
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on January 15, 1984Carmen Guide Jr. has been named president and chief executive officer of Lake Shore, Inc. of Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Mich. He replaces James T. Malsack, who has been appointed chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Guide began his Lake Shore career in 1961 as a sales manager for marine produ
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on January 15, 1984Europort 83, the 21st International Maritime Exhibition that was held recently at the RAI International Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, was a resounding success in all respects, according to the organizer. At the close of the exhibition, many companies that had exhibited confirmed that they
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on January 15, 1984Jacobson Shipyard of Oyster Bay, N.Y., recently delivered the twinscrew tug Chessie, first of two under construction for the Chessie System. Specifically designed for shipdocking, they will service Chessie System's coal facilities at Newport News, Va. The tug Chessie has an overall length of
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on January 15, 1984Penske GM Power, Inc. of Lodi, N.J., was host recently to some 25 New York area marine operating and engineering personnel at a Whitehall Club luncheon. Company president Eugene Enlow told guests that Penske has the desire and ability to provide service support for the marine industry. His
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on January 15, 1984A major East Coast ship overhaul and repair center, constructed at a cost of $46.7 million, was opened recently in Portland, Maine. The facility, jointly owned by the City of Portland and the State of Maine, will be operated by Bath Iron Works Corporation (BIW), which has maintained a shipy
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on January 15, 1984Diesel Engine Manufacturers Continue To Improve The Fuel Efficiency Of Their Engines In an effort to reduce fuel costs, the American marine industry has undergone a renaissance in marine engineering. The last decade has seen the deepsea U.S.-flag shipowners go from being unilateral propon
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on January 15, 1984Bethlehem Steel Corpration recently signed a long-term licensing agreement for highly advanced offshore oil production technology—tension moored platforms (TMP) with Fluor Engineers, Inc. The announcement was issued jointly by David H. Klinges, vice president of Bethlehem's marine construct
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on January 15, 1984Brown & Root Inc. of Houston has formed a joint venture in Holland with its Netherland subsidiary and two Dutch shipyards to pursue work in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. Brown & Root, a Halliburton Company, is one of the world's largest and most diversified engineering and construction
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on January 1984When President Reagan was campaigning for office in 1980, he said, "Should our shipbuilding capacity continue to decline, American mobilization potential will be seriously undermined because a large reduction in a skilled shipbuilding workforce today makes any increase tomorrow very difficul
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on January 1984A computer-based fuel management system, the FMS-3, was introduced recently by Pandel Instruments, Inc. of Grand Prairie, Texas. This system compares the fuel burned versus the speed made for vessels in the 4,000-bhp range and up. It consists of two major components: flow and temperature se
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on January 1984Vital to the nation's defense capability is the improvement of repair and maintenance procedures and the modernization of facilities. When the Naval Sea Systems Command called for improvement of the crane system on its medium auxiliary floating drydocks, Crane Con Products of Seattle responded
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on January 1984A Japanese shipbuilder has unveiled a concept for constructing a nine-story, first-class hotel on a barge that could then be towed to any coastal area in the world. Nippon Kokan (NKK) reports it has solved all of the technical problems involved in the construction of the floating hotel, and ha
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on January 1984Stork-Werkspoor Diesel by (SWD) has thus far sold eight of the Dutch company's F240 engines for use by United States towing firms. Joop Zwart, U.S. sales manager, said that three tugs being built for the Exxon Corporation will each be equipped with a pair of 9-cylinder, F240, 2,000-bhp engines
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on January 1984The 41,543-dwt bulk carrier Abydos shown above was delivered recently by the Chiba Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company, Ltd. (MES) to Misr Shipping Company of Egypt. The new vessel has an overall length of about 617 feet, molded beam of 101.7 feet, molded depth of 49.8 feet, and