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on May 1977In November 1976, Jurong Shipyard Limited of the Republic of Singapore signed a major conversion contract, valued at $4.5 million, with Nipigon Transport Ltd. of Canada for jumboizing a bulk carrier, the M/V Lake Nipigon, from 22,000 dwt to 25,000 dwt for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River se
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on May 1977A new oceanographic research vessel has been designed and is to be built for the prestigious Scripps Institution of Oceanography of La Jolla, Calif. The 170-foot, twin-screw vessel is to be built to replace other existing research vessels in the Scripps fleet that have served their useful l
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on May 1977Six 32-foot high-speed fire retardant fiberglass Corsair river patrol boats, similar to the U.S. Navy's PBRs, have been sold to the Ministry of Defense of the Union of Burma for a contract price of $606,000 by Uniflite, Inc., military, commercial, and recreational boat manufacturer headquart
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on May 1977William J. Klauberg, vice president- Eastern Division of United States Lines, has announced the appointment of Robert H. Splan as general manager-South Atlantic Region. He will be based at the Lines' office in Atlanta, Ga., and will report directly to the Division vice president in New York
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on May 1977The American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (The American Club) has announced the election of two new members to its board of directors. Joining the club's governing body were Bruce A. McAllister, president, McAllister Brothers, Inc., and Martin F. Ytuarte, exe
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on May 1977The first transfer of crude oil from VLCCs and ULCCs to smaller tankers off Little Cayman Island in the British West Indies will take place in the near future. This operation will be the start of what is planned to be a millionbarrel- a-day oil transshipment complex aimed at supplying U.S.
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on May 1977The nation's most modern training facility for welders was recently opened at Tenneco's Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. The half-acre school, specifically designed for welding training, contains 140 stations, including two stations in a clean-room environment for training in nu
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on May 1977The potential of the sea as a major source of energy as well as the prime route over which huge quantities of fuel are transported makes it particularly appropriate that the theme "Energy Research in the Oceans" has been selected for the first combined Society of Naval Architects and Marine
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on May 1977Allen Zang has been named president of The American Ship Building Company's Nashville Bridge Company (Nabrico) Division, it was announced in Cleveland, Ohio, by Francis W. Theis, president and chief executive officer of the parent corporation. In his new position, Mr. Zang will direct Nabri
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on May 1977Airfilco Engineering, Inc. of New Orleans, La., has recently been awarded the contract to furnish four Airfilco Inert Gas Systems for the Maritime Overseas Corp. tankers under construction at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, Calif. This is the third such contract for Ai
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on May 1977Yasuhiko Kosa, director and general manager of the Hitachi Zosen Offshore Plant Division, has announced the receipt of an order from the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to construct three floating pontoon jetties. Installation will begin in the autumn of
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on May 1977Campbell Industries, San Diego, Calif., has delivered its second tug/supply vessel, the Independence Service, for Zapata Marine (U.S.), Inc., a subsidiary of Zapata Corporation, Houston, Texas. The new U.S.-flag ship is the second of six being built for Zapata. Campbell previously delivered
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on May 1977Krupp Atlas Elektronik, Houston, Texas, has named Henry S. Woods III marine sales manager, South/Central, it was announced by Manfred Reimann, general manager. In his new post, Mr. Woods reports directly to Mr. Reimann in the Houston office. Mr. Woods will be responsible for sales of Krupp
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on May 1977Hellenic Lines has placed an order for two 625-foot-long rollon/ roll-off vessels with Japan's Sasebo Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Hellenic also has an option for construction of two more roll-on ships at Sasebo. Each ship will have approximately 10,200 running feet of space and will be able t
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on May 1977Nippon Steel Corp. of Japan has announced the completion of a 2,820-metric-ton floating tanker berth to be installed at the terminus for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline in Valdez, Alaska. The floating berth will be used for the No. 1 berth in Port Valdez, which is situated on the Gulf of Alaska a
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on April 15, 1977Frank T. Stegbauer, executive vice president of Southern Towing Company, Memphis, Tenn., and Caruthersville, Mo., was elected chairman of the board of The American Waterways Operators, Inc. at the Association's recent annual meeting held in Washington, D.C. James R. Smith was elected to hi
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on April 15, 1977The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Northern New England Section elected a new slate of officers for 1977 at a recent dinner/meeting held at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Officer's Club. Harold Neville was elected to helm the section as chairman; Bob Hockenhull, vice chairman; Wa
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on April 15, 1977A major reorganization resulting in the promotion of several individuals to key positions at Petro-Marine Engineering, Inc., 1141 Whitney Avenue, Gretna, La. 70053, has been announced by John W. Owensby, president. Petro-Marine is one of the nation's largest independent engineering consulti
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on April 15, 1977E.J. Heine Jr., president of United States Lines, Inc., as outgoing president of the United States Committee of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), has announced the election of John J. Farrell Jr. as president of the U.S. Committee ICHCA. Mr. Farrell is one o
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on April 15, 1977The Maryland Port Administration has moved its headquarters offices to the World Trade Center Baltimore. The move affects all MPA personnel and operations formerly centered in the seven-story office building at 19 South Charles Street, which has served as an interim headquarters for the ag