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on October 1978Waterborne U.S.-foreign trade will increase by more than 130 percent, and the U.S.-flag merchant fleet is expected to more than double both its deadweight tonnage and percentage of market share in the last quarter of this century, a study commissioned by the Maritime Administration (MarAd)
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on October 1978Secretary of Commerce Juanita M. Kreps has appointed Vincent Cannaliato Jr. chairperson, and Thomas J. Smith a member of the Advisory Board to the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. Mr. Cannaliato, vice president, corporate finance department, Kidder, Peabody & Co., I
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on October 1978General Electric Credit Corporation (GECC) announced it has acquired for $89,980,000 the 165,- 000-dwt Thompson Pass, a new crude carrier to transport Alaska oil to the U.S. The vessel will be time chartered to SPC Shipping, Inc., a Simplicity is the key to the Demco packaged sewage treatme
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on October 1978Tampa Ship Repair & Dry Dock Company recently dedicated its huge new drydock in ceremonies at the Hookers Point location in Tampa, Fla. Florida's Governor Askew gave the principal address prior to the unveiling of a bronze plaque to commemorate the event. Constructed at a cost of $23 millio
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on October 1978James A. McQuilling, president of Midland Marine Corporation, recently announced that John J. Bajor has joined the sales staff in Midland Marine's New York City office. Mr. Bajor will expand their ship repair sales effort under the leadership of Wayne H. Christensen. Midland Marine acts as
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on October 1978Advanced plans for the construction of a 37,000-dwt bulk cargo ship, with an unparalleled capacity to operate in Arctic waters, have been made by the Gotaverken Arendal Shipyard in Goteborg, West Sweden. The yard recently presented its latest study on the vessel at a recent international sy
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on October 1978Maarten L. de Ruiter, managing director of Royal Netherlands S t e a m s h i p Company (Antilles) N.V., has announced that three new m u l t i - p u r p o s e freighters have been ordered from Dutch shipyards for the company's U.S. East Coast Services to the Caribbean and South America. Befo
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on October 1978Glennon G. Bequette has been appointed vice president-business development of the Shipyard Division of National Marine Service Incorporated, D.A. Wright, president of the company announced. Among his new duties, Mr. Bequette will have the responsibility for expanding the division's diesel e
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on October 1978Jeffrey S. Kindl has been appointed v i c e president-general manager of T r i a n g l e Fleeting Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of United Barge Co., it was announced by Robert A. Kyle, president of Triangle Fleeting. United and Triangle are part of the Inland Waterways Division of Pott I
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on October 1978Allied Barge, Inc., P.O. Box 717, Norfolk, Va., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing reconstruction of two nonself-propelled, flat-deck, oceangoing barges, the Cindy F and Susan F. The application states PACIFIC SHIPYARDS CORPORATION SHIPYARDS: LOS ANGELES - SEATTLE A su
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on October 1978McAllister Brothers, Inc. recently accepted delivery of the 6,000-horsepower shipdocking tug Jabbar from Main Iron Works of Houma, La. The tug is on a longterm charter to ARAMCO and will be owned and operated by I n t e r n a t i o n a l Tug Services, a Saudi Arabian joint venture company,
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on October 1978Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs Samuel B. Nemirow has approved in principle an a p p l i c a t i o n by E a g l e Dredging Corporation, Suite 3700, One Shell Square, New Orleans, La., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of one self-propel
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on October 1978All of Singapore's major shipyards will participate in the Marintec Asia 79 Exhibition in Singapore, June 11-15, 1979. The exhibition is being held in conjunction with four separate but interrelated seminars, with the common theme of marine transportation. The participation by both local a
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on September 15, 1978Ogden Corporation, 277 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017, has announced that Ogden Marine, Inc. will construct two U.S.- fiag 42,000-ton multi-product vessels at Avondale Shipyards. A long-term charter has been entered into for one vessel. These ships, of Avondale design, will carry a wide
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on September 15, 1978The Navy has received its first advanced development air cushion vehicle, the JEFF(B), at the Naval Coastal Systems Center, Panama City, Fla. Designed and constructed by Bell Aerospace Textron, the JEFF(B) is ready for a period of intense Navy testing. A complete checkout and shakedown of a
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on September 15, 1978Plans are at an advanced stage for Promet and Jardine Offshore to be merged. The two groups, both of which are major components of Jardine Matheson (South East Asia), form the backbone of Jardine's involvement in the oilfield service industry. In effect, two mergers are planned — on the one ha
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on September 15, 1978Francis W. Bauer has joined ORBA Corporation as director, project management. In his new position, Mr. Bauer is responsible for the implementation of ORBA's major p r o j e c t s , including engineering, procurement, contracting, construction, start-up and testing. Mr. Bauer will also play
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on September 15, 1978Harry J. Ottaway, president of Francis A. Martin and Ottaway, Inc., 25 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10004, has announced that Norman C. Jensen has become a partner of the firm and will hold the position of vice president and director. Mr. Jensen is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
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on September 15, 1978Five new members have been appointed to the National Research Council's Maritime Transportation Research Board, succeeding those whose terms expired June 30. The new members, who will serve three-year terms, are: Al- CHECK CYLINDER LOAD bert L. Bossier Jr., president and chief operating of
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on September 15, 1978Offshore Logistics, Inc., Lafayette, La., a supplier of marine and aviation services to the worldwide oil industry, has reported gross revenues for the year ended June 30, 1978 of $77.0 million, an increase of 14 percent from $67.8 million for fiscal 1977. Net income was $5.6 million, or $2.