1978 Articles
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on October 15, 1978On September 12, 1978, the Charleston Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers held its regular monthly meeting at the Naval Base Officers' Club. The meeting was well attended by 38 members and guests. After a social hour and dinner, a brief business session was conducted by chairma
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on October 15, 1978John E. Lescroart, former Federal Administrator of the Deep Water Port Act of 1974, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of C.F. Bean Corporation, New Orleans, La. Mr. Lescroart, promoted from vice president of Bean's Washington, D.C., office, will relocate to
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on October 15, 1978Foster Wheeler Boiler Corporation, 110 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, N.J. 07039, has received a contract from the Quincy Shipbuilding Division of General Dynamics Corporation to supply inert gas generators and dry air plants for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers under construction
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on October 15, 1978The appointment of Richard (Dick) Muller to manage the Northeast Region sales of all ITT Decca Marine electronic equipment has been announced by Alan Thompson, director of sales for IDM. Mr. Muller, headquartered in the IDM New York City office at 17 Battery Place, will also work out of hi
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on October 15, 1978Five subsidiaries of The El Paso Company, Houston, Texas 77001, announce proposed offerings of an aggregate of $30,864,000 United States Government Guaranteed Ship Financing Bonds, Series P and Q, subject to approval of the Maritime Administration. The bonds will be offered publicly by Merr
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on October 15, 1978Abex Corporation has announced the appointment of Paul J. Powers as president of the company's Denison Division, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. In his new position, Mr. Powers is responsible for the division's worldwide operations. These include the Research & Development Center, manufact
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on October 15, 1978James J. Convy, executive vice president-Operations of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., one of the nation's leading independent naval architectural firms, has announced the opening of the Newport News Division, 6060 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Va. The Newport News Division will be staffed with experi
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on October 15, 1978Stolt Tankers, pioneers in the worldwide ocean transportation of specialty liquid products in bulk, has added two new parcel tankers to its growing fleet of modern IMCO certificated tonnage. The M/T Stolt Avenir, the second of two 22,800-dwt vessels built by Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Ca
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on October 15, 1978John F. Sullivan, president of Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, has announced the appointment of Allan G. Anderson to the newly created position of manager of market planning and development. Mr. Anderson reports to James Harvie, marketing manager, and is responsible for developing
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on October 15, 1978The Hong Kong Trade Development Council reports that the C.Y. Tung Group has recentlyenlarged its fleet with the purchase of 20 secondhand vessels having a combined total tonnage amounting to over two million. These ships were acquired last year, mostly from Scandinavian owners, and are mai
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on October 15, 1978Great Lakes Atlantic Steamship Co., Suite 893, 1028 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, has filed an application with the Maritime Administration for an operatingdifferential subsidy contract for a proposed new U.S.-flag service. Following is the text of a news release issued
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on October 1978The Sperry Division of Sperry Rand Corporation has named George P. Blumberg to the new position of marketing communications manager. He will be responsible for developing marketing materials for Sperry Division products, services, and capabilities, and will coordinate Sperry participation i
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on October 1978The Institute of Marine Engineers, in conjunction with the Singapore Branch, is organizing a major conference on "Equipment for Specialized Vessels," at the Hyatt Hotel, Singapore, February 6-9, 1979, in conjunction with Asia Marine 79, the international exhibition being organized by the Europ
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on October 1978Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation, New Orleans, La., one of the principal operating companies of the Offshore Marine Services Division of Pott Industries, has taken delivery of a new 190-foot by 40-foot by 16-foot, 5,000-hp-class towing/supply vessel. The Gulf Fleet No. 23 is a combination
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on October 1978The Stanwick Company, a division of The Stanwick Corporation, has been awarded a contract by Exxon International Company to furnish shipboard maintenance and inventory control systems for ships of the Esso Everett-class, c o m p r i s e d of four 37,000-dwt diesel-driven tankers. The system
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on October 1978A newly developed, computerized system— designed to provide shipbrokers, charterers, and shipowners around the world with instant, timely, and accurate information reflecting the constantly fluctuating charter fixtures market — has been announced by Maritime Data Network, Ltd. (MARDATA), Stam
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on October 1978The Ship Structure Committee has recently published two new reports dealing with structural details and tolerances common to the commercial and naval shipbuilding industry. These reports should be valuable guides to both structural designers and shipyard personnel. SSC-272, "In-Service Perfor
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on October 1978A new tug/supply vessel, the Charleston, has been delivered by Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., to Gonsoulin Enterprises of Houma, La. The new boat, second of two built recently at Halter for Gonsoulin, has overall dimensions of 185 feet in length, with a 40-foot beam and 14-foot depth.
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on October 1978With the rapid increase in the need for large plants in nonindustrialized areas, major Japanese shipbuilders have each developed unique methods to build large plants utilizing their engineering and shipbuilding techniques, such as barge-mounted plants. Some of them have already exported bargem
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on October 1978The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers has announced its program of technical meetings for the 1978- 79 season. All meetings this season, except the Annual Meeting, will be held at the Whitehall Club, 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. The sc