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on December 15, 1984Walter Kidde, Division of Kidde, Inc., Wake Forest, N.C., has published a 12-page brochure on Halon 1301 fire extinguishing systems. On opening the brochure, one reads: "Who Said 'Water is Cheap'? Try it on Computer Room Fires!" It is then explained that Halon 1301 is a safe gaseous extingui
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on December 15, 1984Huthnance Corporation, Houston, Texas, the newly formed parent company of Huthnance Drilling Company, announced it has completed the acquisition of all limited partner interests in three of its limited partnerships and the stock of an affiliated company. With this consolidation of rig owners
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on December 15, 1984William Reid, formerly manufacturing director of Brown Brothers and Company Limited, Edinburgh, has been appointed sales and marketing director of Brown Brothers, responsible for marketing offshore and marine equipment worldwide. Brown Brothers and Company Limited is part of the Marine Engin
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on December 15, 1984Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in Glen Cove, N.Y., the oldest four-year naval architecture undergraduate institution in the U.S. developed solely to the education of future naval architects and marine engineers, has announced the election of the following officers of the Institute's go
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on December 1984Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates and Houston Natural Gas Corporation announced recently that Eastern's wholly owned marine subsidiary, Midland Affiliated Company, has agreed in principle to acquire Federal Barge Lines Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston Natural. A formal agreement is e
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on December 1984COMSAT General Corporation recently announced that it has been selected by the Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC) to construct three modular full-motion color videoteleconferencing systems. The systems will link the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, located in Arlington, Va., with re
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on December 1984Southwest Marine, San Pedro Division, has been awarded a $1.24-million contract by the Military Sealift Command, Pacific, for the drydocking and lay-up of the USNS Comet. The 449-foot-long Comet, a T-AKR with a gross tonnage of 13,793 tons, will be in dry dock for approximately 15 days for wor
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on December 1984ASEA Hagglunds Inc., Houston, Texas, has established a new division for the marketing of Hagglunds cargo cranes in the United States. The transfer of these responsibilities from ASEA Stal to ASEA Hagglunds became effective September 1984. The new marine division will be directed by John A. Al
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on December 1984Dillingham Maritime recently delivered 124 building modules and support materials on three separate sailings from Seattle to the Port of Valdez, Alaska. The cargo was en route to Alaska's North Slope for the Conoco, Inc., Group Milne Point oil development project. The delivery demonstrated the
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on December 1984A seminar discussing the energy-saving potential of A-C variable speed electric drives for shipboard pumps, fans, hoists and winches was recently held in New York City by Reliance Electric Company. The one-day seminar provided information about A-C variable speed drive and energy efficient mo
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on December 1984A recent meeting of the New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held at the American Bureau of Shipping Building, a new location for the Section's meetings. A paper titled "Criteria for Capacity Certification of Drydocks and Significance of C
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on December 1984Tracor Hydronautics recently delivered a Part Task Training Aid Marine Simulator to the Panama Canal Commission. The simulator is now located in Balboa, Republic of Panama. It will be used as part of an overall program in the training of pilots for the Panama Canal in ship handling. The sim
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on December 1984To obtain approval of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate for use of its buoys in the North Sea, Seaward International, Inc. recently held collision trials of one of its Sea Float buoys in Stavanger, Norway. The buoy tested was an anchor pendant buoy of 20,000 pounds or 9 tons net buoyancy—ha
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on December 1984Moss Point Marine, Inc. recently christened and launched the Argosy Navigator (shown below) fourth of five supply boats being built for Argosy Offshore Ltd. of Lafayette, La. She was christened by Lucille Taylor, wife of William R. Taylor, vice president and division general manager, Central
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on December 1984The City of Memphis has received and placed into service a fireboat made by MonArk Boat Company of Monticello, Ark. The fireboat, MonArk's Model 2609, will be used by the Memphis Fire Department in responding to waterfront fires and emergencies on the Mississippi River. The Memphis fireboat
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on December 1984A new 16-page four-color brochure on Denny Brown folding fin stabilizers is being offered free by Jered Brown Brothers Inc. of Troy, Mich. Filled with photos, illustrations, charts, features and benefits of the Brown Brothers complete system of folding fin stabilization, the publication sta
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on December 1984The Surface Effect Ship M/V Margaret Jill, built by Bell Halter Inc., was recently christened by her namesake, Mrs. Margaret Jill Hart, wife of an Offshore GAC Services, Ltd. executive. The ceremony was conducted aboard the vessel, which was docked at the Louisiana World Exposition following
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on December 1984The precision rotary forging complex of Armco's Stainless Steel Division is part of a $30-million program to add new forging and casting capabilities at its Baltimore Works. Steel billets, bar, and other forged shapes produced by the new equipment are used in the marine and energy markets as
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on December 1984Until now, ice, bad weather and poor visibility made navigation dangerous, and at times, impossible. A remarkable new breakthrough called the VIEWNAV™System makes navigation easier, safer and more efficient everyday, even in the worst weather with zero visibility, even when ice causes the re
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on December 1984A roundup of some of the most notable vessels delivered by shipyards throughout the world during 1984—selected for their outstanding design features, fuel efficiency, performance, and service characteristics. AMERICAN NEW YORK Daewoo Shipbuilding The first four of 12 jumbo containership