1977 Articles
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on July 15, 1977Members and guests of the Pacific Northwest Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met on June 2 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Officer's Club in a joint session with the Puget Sound Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers. Election results were announ
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on July 15, 1977Anixter-Mark, an industry leader in the development and manufacture of communications antennas for over 25 years, has announced a new Marine Five- Way Ratchet Mount. The mount is fully brass with triple chrome plating for long life and maximum corrosion resistance. The hardware is all stain
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on July 15, 1977Wm. Norman Duncan, vice president and general sales manager, has announced the appointment of Donald S. Otto as marketing manager for the Heavy Marine Division of International Paint Company, Inc., New York, N.Y. Mr. Otto, a graduate of Cornell University, has a broad background in the che
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on July 15, 1977Comdr. Lester A. Dutcher, Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Industries Post No. 1242, American Legion, Department of New York, announced the selection of the recipient of the Post's Distinguished Service Citation and Guest of Honor for the Post's 37th Annual Guard of Honor Ball. Vice Adm. Wil
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on July 15, 1977Electro-Nav president Robert Negron has announced that his company, one of the nation's top marine electronic distributors, has been appointed sole U.S. representative for the entire BEN Electro-Magnetic Speed Log line. The BEN Speed Log is a combination ship speedometer/odometer that saves
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on July 15, 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board has received applications from two operators to amend their operating-differential subsidy (ODS) agreements so they can transport liquid bulk cargo under the cargo preference laws of the United States. Moore-McCormack Bulk Transport (Moore-McCormack), Inc., One La
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on July 15, 1977The tug-fireboats M.L. Walker and H. Burgess were christened recently at Thunderbolt Marine Industries, Thunderbolt, Ga. They are the first of a new generation of shiphandling and firefighting tugs specifically designed for work in the Panama Canal. The main feature of these tugboats is the
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on July 15, 1977The Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers hosted the 1977 Spring Meeting/ STAR (Ship Technology and Research) Symposium at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, May 25-27. This event proved to be one of the most successful Spring Meetings in rece
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on July 15, 1977Chiles Offshore Limited, Houston, Texas, has just signed a contract to purchase Marathon LeTourneau's first 150-44-C shallow- draft self-contained, self-elevating cantilevered drilling platform. The announcement was made jointly by Clay Chiles, General Partner of Chiles Offshore Limited, an
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on July 15, 1977Harland and Wolff, the Belfast, Northern Ireland shipbuilding company, has recently delivered the S/S Lima, the last of four giant 318,000-ton oil tankers ordered by Airlease International for operation by the Royal Dutch Shell Group. The first vessel in the series, the Lampas, was delivere
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on July 15, 1977Seven Seas Towing, Inc., 201 Louisiana Street, P.O. Box 464, Westwego, La. 70094, has announced the appointment of Capt. L.S. Cleveland as operations manager. His responsibilities include all operations of the growing fleet such as personnel, maintenance, rigging and logistics. He will also
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on July 15, 1977Lantana Boatyard has been awarded a contract for the construction of a 134-foot landing craft, according to Robert Zitner, vice president of operations. The vessel was designed by James S. Krogen & Co., Inc. of Miami, Fla., for Kenneth Arndt, president of the Krystal Corporation in Homer, A
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on July 15, 1977Christening and blessing cer- emonies for the new, 2,250- horsepower, harbor-assist tugboat Mamo II were recently conducted at Pier 19, Honolulu, Hawaii, by officials of Dillingham Maritime- Pacific Division, Dillingham Corporation's Hawaii maritime company. The event began with the Reverend
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on July 15, 1977National Supply Company has shipped to British Petroleum Ltd. a unique 15,000-psi subsea wellhead system to be used in the North Sea. The BOP stack and individual components were s u c c e s s f u l ly tested in December at National's Houston Wellhead Plant and shipped on schedule for subse
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on July 15, 1977Fritz K. Weimann has been appointed manager of long-range planning and product development, according to Skagit Corporation's director of marketing, George B. Klos. Mr. Weimann will be responsible for long-range planning with emphasis on new products, and the adaption and extension of Skag
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on July 15, 1977A specially designed maritime satellite communications system is being marketed by Western Union International, Inc. (WUI), One WUI Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10004. The system, called MARISAT, was described by Roy K. Andres, WUI's vice president for planning, at a recent press conference held
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on July 15, 1977The Federal Republic of Germany has announced selection of the General Electric LM2500 marine gas turbine as the power plant for its new F-122 class of frigate ships. The LM2500 is produced by GE's Marine and Industrial Projects Department in Evendale, Ohio. The initial order is for 12 mari
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on July 15, 1977Raytheon Marine Company has opened a New York regional sales office to handle its lines of marine electronics for the commercial and recreational markets. The new office, located at 17 Battery Place, Suite 2435, New York, N.Y. 10004, will have a large display and demonstration area as well
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on July 15, 1977Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, 228 North La Salle Street, Chicago, 111. 60601, has been awarded two new projects in the Middle East totaling $80,- 000,000, J.A. Downs, president, has announced. A contract has been signed for $15,000,000 with the Arabian American Oil Company to dig an
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on July 15, 1977The Maritime Subsidy Board (MSB) has authorized publication in the Federal Register of a notice that it is proposing a new policy permitting spare parts to be based ashore. The proposal also specifies a predetermined limit on the amount of constructiondifferential subsidy (CDS) for the cost