1977 Articles
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on December 1977The ninth of the new Spruance class of 30 multi-mission destroyers, designed and being built by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton I n d u s t r i e s , Pascagoula, Miss., was commissioned by the Navy on Saturday, November 19. The USS David R. Ray (DD- 971), named in honor of a young h
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on December 1977Bethlehem Steel Corporation laid the keel for a 27,340-deadweight- ton containership for Farrell Lines at its Sparrows Point, Baltimore, Md., shipyard on November 9, and for the first time in more than five years began to build a ship on the inclined ways. The 1,200-foot-long building basin
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on December 1977A $281,203 contract for the Development of a Standardized U.S. Flag Dry Bulk Carrier has been awarded to M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 350 Broadway, New York, N.Y., by the Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration. M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc. has form
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on December 1977Genstar Limited, Montreal, Canada, has announced the appointment of James S. Byrn as president of Genstar Marine Limited, Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Byrn was formerly president and owner of Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. Ltd. of Vancouver, recently acquired by Genstar's Seaspan Internatio
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on December 1977Sun Trading & Marine Transport, Inc. (S.T.M.T.), 200 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, Pa. 19087, an operating unit of Sun Company, has named presidents of two of its subsidiaries. Frederick P. Eisenbiegler, bulk ship product group vice president for Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company — anothe
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on December 1977The Maritime Administration has conditionally approved applications filed by subsidiaries of Zapata Corporation, Houston, Texas, for the sale of eight U.S.- flag tuna boats to foreign companies and transfer of the boats to foreign registry and flag. Three of the vessels would be sold to Pes
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- M a r i n e Boiler Reliability page: 17
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on November 15, 1977During the past 15 to 20 years, the s h i p b u i l d i n g industry has placed increasing demands upon the manufacturers of main steam propulsion machinery to produce equipment of increasing reliability and efficiency. During this time period, the plant power requirements have steadily incr
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on November 15, 1977As part of an effort to enhance Wigham Poland Inc.'s brokerage services, one of the first areas to be expanded is the marine insurance division. The marine division, 111 John Street, New York, N.Y. 10038, headed by a team of professionals with excellent reputations, will offer a wider range o
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on November 15, 1977The Flagship Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers held its first meeting of the 1977-78 technical program year at the Officers' Club of the National Naval Medical Hospital, Bethesda, Md. Following the social hour and dinner, which were enjoyed by approximately 65 members and gue
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on November 15, 1977Santa Fe International Corporation, Orange, Calif., has reached an agreement in principle with A.W. Thompson, Inc., a prominent Texas drilling contractor, to purchase all the outstanding shares of A.W. Thompson, Inc., for $22 million in cash and notes. A.W. Thompson, Inc., headquartered in
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on November 15, 1977Stanley A. Dashew, president and founder of OMNITHRUSTER INC., recently announced that the board of directors elected J. Michael Melvin vice president, marketing. Mr. Melvin will report directly to the office of the president. OMNITHRUSTER INC. manufactures 12 different models of thrusters
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on November 15, 1977CIBRO Petroleum, a major industrial fuel oil marketer headquartered in New York City, has announced construction is underway at Todd Shipyards Corporation, Houston Division, for the newest addition to its super barge fleet. The 24,200-ton vessel, to be named CIBRO Philadelphia, will join th
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on November 15, 1977Electro-Nav president Robert E. Negron has announced the addition of the EN 400 SSB Transmitter/ Receiver to his company's product line. "This is a unique unit," said Mr. Negron. "It's chock full of excellent features, performs beautifully and reliably, is simple to operate, and has a sensi
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on November 15, 1977The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has joined with the interagency Ship Structure Committee (SSC) in the sponsorship of an international Ship Vibration Symposium to be held at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Va. (Metropolitan Washington, D.C.) on October 16
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- New England Company Receives U.S. Funds To Investigate Giant Sphere As Offshore Oil Terminal page: 46
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on November 15, 1977The U.S. Government is assisting an industry-sponsored program to study and test models of ocean platforms shaped like giant concrete bubbles, each capable of holding enough fuel for 500,000 cars on a crosscountry trip. These unique vessels, called Tuned Spheres, will be located 15 to 40 mile
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on November 15, 1977Geared Twin Screw (GTS) pumps, capable of moving large quantities of crude oil and almost any other liquid cargo or water ballast, are fully described in a bulletin published by the IMO Pump Division, DeLaval Turbine Inc. GTS pumps have particular application in the marine field, as they can
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on November 15, 1977Kenneth W. Verge was named director of long-range planning and product development, and Fritz K. Weimann was named director of engineering at Skagit Corporation, Sedro-Woolley, Wash., according to Skagit's president and chief executive officer Ralph A. Clack. Mr. Verge is a 24-year Bendix emp
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on November 15, 1977James F. Slatic has been named president of the Ameron Protective Coatings Division, according to William E. Steele, corporate group vice president. The Ameron Protective Coatings Division, based in Brea, Calif., develops, produces and markets a broad line of high-performance coatings, surf
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on November 15, 1977A concentrated five-day course on the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of deepsea oil production structures will be presented January 23-27, 1978, at the University of California, Berkeley. Staffed by a faculty of internationally recognized authorities from the University a
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on November 15, 1977Seaward I n t e r n a t i o n a l , Inc., 6269 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Va. 22044, has announced that J. Michael Ringelberg has joined the company as director of marketing. Mr. Ringelberg will be responsible for marketing Seaward International's SEA CUSHION fenders, SEA FLOAT buoys and f