Maritime Reporter 1986 Articles
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on November 1986R. R a l p h Helm, president and chief operating officer of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., has appointed R a y m o n d J. W a c h t as vice president and general manager of the company's Manitex Inc. and Manimex S.A. de C.V. subsidiaries. Located in McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico, respect
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on November 1986The new Performax™ full-flow diesel lube oil filters from the Mobile Aftermarket Division, Pall Industrial Hydraulics Corporation, provide the users of Detroit Diesel, Caterpillar, and Cummins engines the extended engine life and improved performance of 10-micron absolute filtration. By remo
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on November 1986The third of a new class of mine countermeasure ships, the MCM-3 Sentry, was launched and christened recently at Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wise. The Sentry is the second MCM of the Avenger class to be launched at Peterson. Peterson has five of the wooden MCM mine countermeasure
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on November 1986Alan Revington was recently named general manager and a member of the board of directors of Volvo Penta of America. Robert Bridge has taken a position in corporate finance with Volvo North America Corporation and will remain on the board of directors for Volvo Penta of America. Mr. Revingto
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on November 1986Riley-Beaird, Inc., one of the leaders in the field of seawater distillation and a major supplier of heat recovery evaporators with capacities of up to 30,000 gpd, recently introduced the Maxim® HJ and TCF Series heat recovery evaporators. These standard, field-proven designs now offer a wid
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on November 1986The 24 cargo/passenger ferries that.are to be constructed by British Shipbuilders' subsidiary North East Shipbuilders Ltd. (NESL) for Danish interests will be fitted with cargo access equipment of MacGregor- Navire design. With centrally located superstructure, a "beaching" type underhull at
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on November 1986The South Korean yard Hyundai was awarded the contract to lengthen four Atlantic Container Line (ACL) roll-on/roll-off containerships employed on the North Atlantic, it was recently confirmed by ACL. The U.K. shipyard Scott Lithgow is expected to have the contract to stretch a fifth ship, t
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on November 1986Penske GM Power, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., recently introduced its new computerized monitor, the Penske Onboard Diagnostic System. The Penske system, available for all Penske Single Turbocharged engines, is a small (6 inches by 3 inches) microprocessor controlled, solid-state computer. Utilizing a
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on November 1986Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Miss., recently won a major competition to build three additional multipurpose amphibious assault ships of the Wasp (LHD-1) Class. The lead ship of the class is currently under construction at the Ingalls yard under a contract awarded in
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on November 1986The 94th Annual Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the concurrent 5th International Maritime Exposition will be held at The New York Hilton Hotel November 19-22,1986. Society membership has now increased to approximately 12,000, including the most influential
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on November 1986The first meeting of the 86-87 season for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held at the princess Louise II Restaurant in San Pedro. The author, Thomas R. Junod, marine and offshore manager of Equipment Engineering Inc. of Costa
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on November 1986In March this year, Bath Iron Works Corporation awarded to Bird-Johnson Company of Walpole, Mass., a contract to supply the controllable- pitch main propulsion equipment for the DDG-51, the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke Class of guided-missile destroyers. Delivery of these CP propellers, at
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on November 1986—Brochure Available— Expanding and improving its line of marine generator sets (gensets), Onan Corporation has introduced two new diesel models—the 12.5 MDL3 and the 30 MDL6. Both models are powered by Onan L Series diesel engines. The 12.5 MDL3 fills a market void between 8-kw and 15-kw ma
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on November 1986Parametrics, a unit of ASEA, Orange, Conn., is offering free two new recently published color brochures of ParaJust Gx, a third generation AC motor speed control. Now available from 3 through 30 hp, ParaJust Gx controls are, according to the manufacturer, the most versatile and reliable cont
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on November 1986—Literature Available The U.K. Ministry of Defence has selected the MFV (Moss Fredrikstad Verft) marine incinerator, marketed in the United Kingdom by Marine Ventures Ltd., as the most suitable commercially available incinerator for onboard installation on the Royal Navy's recently ordered
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on November 1986—Free Literature Available The full line of Swagelok "QT" Series Quick-Connects, in sizes from 1/8" to 3/4", is now available with "keyed" bodies and stems from Crawford Fitting Company, Solon, Ohio. A positive mechanical lockout system allows "keyed" bodies to couple only with matching "ke
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on November 1986—Literature Available M.E.K. Equipment, Inc. of Newport News, Va., has recently announced the availability of their new crane bumpers. The crane bumpers are made of foamed polyurethane, a process that allows much lower deceleration and therefore better protection of the equipment being stop
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on November 1986Meyer Werft of Papenburg, West Germany, recently released an artist's rendering of its new roofed-over building dock. With a length of about 870 feet and width of more than 328 feet, this hall will be one of the world's largest roofed building docks. The 131-foot-wide dock within the 197-foo
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on November 1986—Literature Available Aeroquip Corporation of Jackson, Mich., has introduced a new hightemperature hose, FC498 AQP SAE100R6, that is specifically designed for low-pressure valve and cylinder return line applications. Made from Aeroquip's patented AQP elastomer, a scientifically superior ela
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on November 1986Brian McAllister, president of McAllister Brothers Inc., has announced the appointment of Capt. Martyn L.C. Reynolds as vice president-sales. Captain R e y n o l d s ' s career spans more than 25 years in the shipping industry. Formerly of Wales, U.K., he started his career with Ben Lines o