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on June 1977W.J. Amoss Jr., prominent New Orleans steamship executive, has been named Louisiana's Maritime Man of the Year by the Past President's Council of The Propeller Club of New Orleans, it was announced by Roy J. Dupre, chairman of the selection committee. Mr. Amoss, who is president and a direc
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on June 1977Secretary of Commerce Juanita M. Kreps has announced the award of a $28,542,000 contract to Equitable Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, La., to construct three breakbulk cargo ships for American Atlantic Shipping, Inc. of New York, N.Y. The Maritime Administration (MarAd), an agency of the U.S.
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on June 1977One of the most interesting and extensive jobs successfully accomplished by Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore, was the recent modification and conversion of Majmaa No. 1 and No. 2 for the Dubai Petroleum Company. Majmaa No. 1, a 39,850-dwt floating storage barge, with a capacity of 295,000 barrels
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on June 1977Robert J. Blackwell, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, has announced the award of a $394,000, 16-month research and development contract to study the port facilities and waterborne commodity flows of 17 states in the Mississippi River Basin and the Gulf Coast area. Tippe
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on June 1977Franz Krautkremer, president of the international Schottel- Group, has been awarded the Federal Medal of Merit for his services to the German economy. Mr. Krautkremer celebrated his 25th anniversary with the firm on June 1, 1977. When he began his activities at Schottel-Werft in Spay/Rhine,
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- Todd Seattle Lays Keel For Guided Missile Frigate —FFG-10 Is First In A Multi-Ship Navy Program page: 15
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on June 1977Keel-laying ceremonies for the first guided missile frigate (FFG-7 Class) follow-on ship was held April 29 at Todd Shipyards, Seattle (Wash.) Division. This ship, designated FFG-10, is the first in a multi-ship Navy program which may run through the next 10 years. The principal speaker for
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on June 1977Zapata Corporation, Zapata Tower, P.O. Box 4240, Houston, Texas 77001, and Bos Kalis Westminster Group N.V. of Holland have announced that they have reached agreement to form a joint venture to pursue the design, construction and operation of U.S.- flag hopper dredges. Zapata said that the
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on June 1977A 13-member Republic of China Technical Committee has been formed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The committee, composed of prominent individuals in ROC maritime affairs, will enable ABS to maintain closer contact with scientific and technical matters relating to shipbuilding and
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on June 1977Officials of Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd. and Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd. have formally signed two contracts covering the development of HUD's new ship repair complex at Tsing Yi Island. The first contract valued at HK$9.9 million covers reclamation work, while the second, which is
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on June 1977F.A. Mechling has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Union Mechling Corporation, barge transportation subsidiary of Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard F. Smail was elected to succeed Mr. Mechling as president and chief executive officer of Union Mechling. Mr. Smail
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on June 1977Western Gear Corporation, Lynwood, Calif., announced that it has received a contract valued at $8 million at time of shipment, for eight advanced marine reduction gear units. The gears will be used for main power propulsion in the U.S. Navy's new guided missile frigates of the FFG-7 class. T
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on June 1977The first regular meeting of the newly formed Puget Sound Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) was held recently at the Officers' Club of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The meeting was called to order by Section chairman Capt. L.H. Taylor Jr., who called for the secretary'
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- Lockheed Shipbuilding Launches First Of Two Sub Tenders Building At Total Cost Of $253 Million page: 7
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on June 1977The 644-foot submarine tender Emory S. Land (AS-39) was recently launched into the flood tide on the West Waterway of the Duwamish River at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company's Harbor Island shipyard in Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Sara H. Long, wife of Vice Adm. Robert L.J. Long, Deputy C
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on June 1977Two ships costing approximately $120 million, which will transport liquid petroleum gas (LPG) from Britain's giant Brent oil field to the United States, are to be built at the Belfast, Northern Ireland, yard of Harland and Wolff. The order, the yard's first since 1974, will provide employme
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on June 1977The assembly of a marine instrumentation and control equipment package is a complex and time-consuming operation. It is with the aim of simplifying this operation, as well as producing effective and reliable systems with consequent operational economies, that the British Ship Research Assoc
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on May 15, 1977Paceco, Inc., a subsidiary of Fruehauf Corporation, recently held its Third International Conference at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. The conference was prepared for Paceco licensees from around the globe, and included both business and social events. The first international
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on May 15, 1977Two senior executives of Matson Navigation Company and its subsidiaries, Matson Terminals, Inc., and Matson Agencies, Inc., have traded jobs and each has assumed additional duties, R.J. Pfeiffer, Matson president, announced. James P. Gray, president of Matson Terminals, Inc., and Robert T.
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on May 15, 1977Members of the Gulf Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers recently met at the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans, La., for their Annual Spring Meeting. Rear Adm. William H. Livingston, USN (ret.), president of the Louisiana Shipbuilding and Repair Association, gave the
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on May 15, 1977At its recent board of directors meeting, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, Calif., elected Kenneth Evans as vice president-engineering. This promotion reflects his increased responsibilities as head of the growing engineering capability. A native of Sunderland, England, M
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on May 15, 1977James R. Smith, president of The American Waterways Operators, Inc., Washington, D.C., has announced that 128 plant facilities were located along the waterways of the United States in the fourth quarter of 1976, creating nearly 25,000 permanent employment opportunities. Of the 128 plant fac