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on October 15, 1984Ronald L. Kuehn Jr., president and chief executive officer of Sonat Inc., announced that Hugh J. Morgan Jr. has been elected chairman and a director of Sonat Inc., and chairman of Southern Natural Gas Company, a Sonat subsidiary. Mr. Morgan is currently executive vice president of Sonat, cha
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on October 15, 1984The 41,600-dwt multipurpose cargo ship Hoegh Dyke (shown above) was completed recently by the Turku Shipyard of Oy Wartsila Ab in Finland. Ordered by the Norwegian shipowner Leif Hoegh & Company A/S of Oslo, the vessel is the third and last in a series intended to transport containers, heav
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on October 15, 1984With the recent addition of the 418-ton island house assembly, Newport News Shipbuilding completed the final construction superlift for the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN- 71). The 1,092-foot ship is coming together in time for her scheduled launching October 27 this year at the Newp
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on October 15, 1984Comsat TeleSystem, Inc. of Fairfax, Va., announced recently that John M. Pientka has been elected to the newly created position of vice president, Mobile Satellite Systems, and that B.L. (Pete) Brooks has been named vice president of the company's newly established Systems Support and Field In
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on October 15, 1984Halifax Industries Limited of Nova Scotia, Canada, has won a C$10.7-million contract to carry out the mid-life modernization of the Canadian Coast Guard's Narwhal, a 2,222-dwt NavAids tender. Nine shipyards competed for the contract, which was awarded on the basis of competitive bidding. The v
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on October 15, 1984SOFEC, Inc., a Vickers Marine Engineering Division company, has announced the addition to its Houston engineering staff of Charles Etheridge as engineering manager, and Charles Mangum as chief engineer. Mr. Etheridge was previously manager of projects, Marine Division, of Williams Brothers
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on October 15, 1984—Free Copies Offered American-Standard Heat Transfer Division of Buffalo, N.Y., is offering a new eight-page brochure on the large selection of heat transfer equipment the company has available for specific needs of customers. Shell-and-tube heat exchangers for general heating and cooling ap
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on October 15, 1984Hong Kong—November 12-16 Expoship Far East 84, a maritime exposition organized by Seatrade Far East and sponsored by the Hong Kong Shipowners Association and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the Hong Kong Exhibition Center November 12-16 this year. Complementing the
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on October 15, 1984The new Furuno Model 2000 is a highly innovative, solid state marine radar that significantly advances performance vs. cost standards in this class of product. Designed for small vessels—and particularly attractive for use on sailboats —the Model 2000 provides typical Furuno award-winning pe
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on October 15, 1984Furuno is now offering a full line of 12 and 16-inch radars designed to meet all current IMO requirements for ocean-going vessels. These new radars offer the most modern technology, with features such as digital signal processing for an extremely bright steady picture, an interscan system fo
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on October 15, 1984The Turku Shipyards of Oy Wartsila ab in Finland recently delivered the 19,999-dwt products tanker Kihu to Neste Oy, the national oil company of Finland. Less than a year elapsed between her keel laying and delivery. The ship is classed by Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 100 Al, Chemical Tank
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on October 15, 1984The 63,953-dwt crude/products carrier Andromeda (shown below) was delivered recently by Hitachi Zosen's Ariake Works to the owner, Arapaho Shipping Corporation (Liberia). A Panamax type developed by Hitachi, the tanker is designed to carry crude oil and refined petroleum products. The vesse
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on October 15, 1984Furuno U.S.A., Inc. of San Francisco recently announced the appointment of six direct Furuno employees as regional managers. These men, all with years of experience in the industry, will provide more effective communication between Furuno and the dealers, thereby meeting the needs of custome
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on October 15, 1984Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI), one of Korea's largest industrial groups, is now offering, free a new 70-page color brochure on its modern shipbuilding and related facilities. SHI established shipbuilding activities in 1977 on Koje Island off the southern coast of th
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on October 15, 1984The new 400-passenger Music City Queen (shown above) was christened recently in her home port of Nashville, Tenn., according to Dr. Hugh D. Claughton, owner and president of Belle Carol Riverboat Company of that city. His daughter, Carol Ann Claughton, was the vessel's sponsor. The 135-foot
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on October 15, 1984Walter Kidde, Division of Kidde Inc.," 375 Main Street, Belleville N.J., is offering a free four-page brochure on the company's marine fire protection equipment for vessels, facilities, and other marine applications. Decorated with a blazing circle of flame as a reminder of the staggering fi
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on October 15, 1984Two significant events occurred at Midland/Port Allen Marine Services (PAMS) recently. The Baton- Rouge-based firm announced the installation of a new dry dock at its River Plant, located at Mile 224 on the Lower Mississippi River. The 1,200-ton drydock measures 56 feet between its wingwall
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- GASTECH '84 page: 18
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on October 15, 1984Amsterdam November 6-9 The 10th International LNG/ LPG Conference & Exhibition, Gastech 84, will be held at the RAI Congress & Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 6- 9 this year. It will be the 10th meeting in this series of international LNG/LPG conferences that started
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on October 15, 1984— F r e e Copies Available New free literature is available on the protective clothing manufactured by Neese Industries, Inc. of Gonzales, La. All Neese protective garments have 100 percent liquid-proof seams, non-conductive, non-corrosive, non-sparking snaps and fasteners, thoroughly coate
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on October 15, 1984Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., has received an $8.5-million contract from Spar Aerospace Limited of Toronto for the design and development of a three-axis, stablized shipboard platform to support infra-red sensing equipment. The platforms are part of a Spar contract to supply the