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on January 4, 1982ARAMCO has awarded a contract to Verolme Brazil (VERB) for the construction of four selfelevating platforms. The contract is valued at more than $125 million. The platforms were designed by Gusto Engineering of Schiedam, Holland. Three will be used for wellservicing and fire-fighting, and
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on January 4, 1982Duraline, Central Islip, N.Y., manufacturer and supplier of multiple-operator welding equipment to the shipbuilding and ship repair industry, will introduce its latest state-of-the-art, solid-state welding control at this year's AWS Welding show, to be held in Kansas City, April 27-29. The
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on January 4, 1982The promotion of David Watson to general manager of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's shipyard at Sparrows Point, Md., was announced recently by David H. Klinges, vice president in charge of shipbuilding. Mr. Watson has been assistant general manager at the yard since 1976, and succeeds George
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on January 4, 1982The nation's railroads will receive major profit windfalls in the next few years due to a change of accounting methods allowed them in the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, according to a study conducted by the Chicago law firm of Lord, Bissell & Brook. The study was jointly published by a
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on January 4, 1982Dravo Mechling, of Pittsburgh, Pa., the barge line subsidiary of Dravo Corporation, announced the appointment of Edward Peterson as vice president, sales. He will be located at the barge line's Pittsburgh headquarters. Mr. Peterson was formerly sales manager for American Commercial Barge Li
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on January 4, 1982Hydranautics Hydraulic Systems, Goleta, Ca., has received a contract from Sedco, Inc. of Dallas to provide three BOP hydraulic skidding systems for use on the Sedco 600, 601, and 602 semisubmersibles. Each rig will be equipped with a system that consists of two 25-short-ton Gripper Jack ass
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on January 4, 1982The Society of Puget Sound Port Engineers named John T. Gilbride Jr. of Todd Pacific Shipyards "Man of the Year" for 1981 at its recent annual banquet. Mr. Gilbride, vice president and general manager of Todd's Seattle, Wash., facility since 1979, has been active in local maritime affairs s
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on January 4, 1982The China Corporation of Shipbuilding Industry has been awarded a contract to build nine anchor handling tugs/offshore supply vessels for a joint venture of two Singapore owners. Timur Carriers and Selco Ltd. The contract will be signed in Hong Kong later this month by representatives of th
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on January 4, 1982Thomas G. Plant Jr. and Hugh F. Munroe announced the establishment of Plant and Munroe, a division of Plant Contractors, Inc. The firm, headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., provides naval architectural and marine consulting services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and the Pacific Basi
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on January 4, 1982The design of an advanced heavy-duty semisubmersible rig, capable of drilling in 4,921 feet of water and intended for worldwide use, has been announced by British Shipbuilders. The BS 8000DP series is said to provide very advanced drilling techniques and can sustain itself on station for long
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on January 4, 1982Stanley M. Kowleski, ferry transit manager for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District has been elected president of the International Marine Transit A s s o c i a t i on (IMTA). The IMTA is an international organization representing ferry operations, naval architects,
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on January 4, 1982Navidyne Corporation, Newport News, Va., announced the promotion recently of Sanford Jones to the post of vice president, marketing. He assumes responsibility for the company's marketing effort for both new and existing products worldwide. Mr. Jones joined Navidyne in 1979 as program manage
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on January 4, 1982May 3-6, 1982 Houston The technology used to find and produce offshore resources has probably undergone more advancement over the last decade than any other segment of any other industry. The most recent advances will be revealed at the 14th annual Offshore Technology Conference set for
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on January 4, 1982Bruce E. Ball has been appointed product manager, mechanical goods, for the Ameroid® Marine Division of Drew Chemical Corporation, Boonton, N.J. Before joining Drew in 1967, Mr. Ball was chief engineer and port engineer with an international liner company in London. At Drew, he has held pos
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on January 4, 1982The ASNE-Delaware Valley Chapter, Philadelphia, Pa., held its recent meeting at the Packard Laboratory of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. Members and their guests traveled by chartered bus from the Philadelphia Naval Base to Lehigh for a presentation by Professor Oats who described the u
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on January 4, 1982Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., and the Petromar Offshore Corporation, Rockport, Texas, has signed a contract for the construction of two 192-foot tug/ supply vessels. Both will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 1982. When completed, the new boats will bring Petromar's fleet to a
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on January 4, 1982Van der Mark B.V. of Rotterdam, Netherlands, has changed its name to Diesel Marine Rotterdam B.V., shortly after moving into larger premises in the Botlek area of the port. At its new location, Diesel Marine Rotterdam will maintain large stocks of exchange pistons, cylinder covers, exhaust
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on January 4, 1982Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., has delivered a 127- foot raised pilothouse tug, the Capt. Fred Bouchard, to Bouchard Transportation, Inc. of Hicksville, N.Y. The vessel was named after the company's founder. The versatile vessel can be mated with notched stern barges, tow in the co
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on January 4, 1982Tidewater Equipment Corporation of Norfolk and Chesapeake, Va., recently delivered the covered hopper barge Loveland 3401 to its owner, S. C. Loveland Co., Inc. of Philadelphia. The 340-foot-long, 70-foot-wide barge (shown above) is 26 feet deep at its sides with a 3-foot 5-inch coaming abo
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on December 15, 1981A Report On The 89th Annual Meeting A series of extremely interesting technical papers, a banquet, dinner-dance, and the presenting of traditional awards were the hallmarks of the 89th annual meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held in the New York Hilton Hotel