1978 Articles
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- Great Lakes/Great Rivers Section Hears Three Technical Papers At Spring Meeting In Marinette page: 57
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on July 1978The spring meeting of the Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, was held at the Holiday Inn in Marinette, Wis., on May 25, 1978, with about 110 registered members and guests. The technical session, following the morning business meeting, d
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on July 1978Seniors at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., were recently given first-hand information on the advantages of computerized collision avoidance equipment by industry representatives. At the invitation of Capt. A.E. Fiore, head of the Academy's Department of Nautical Science,
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on July 1978Frank W. Amason has joined Worthington Pump Inc. as general manager of the company's Taneytown, Md., pump manufacturing plant. Mr. Amason was previously vice president, operations of the Glendora, Calif., plant of Johnston Pump. Prior to joining Johnston in 1973, he had been with another E
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- SNAME Philadelphia Discusses Conceptual Design Of A Nuclear-Powered Icebreaking Transport System page: 55
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on July 1978The Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers' last technical meeting of the 1977-78 program was held on May 19, at the Engineers Club in Philadelphia, Pa. Sixty-five members and guests attended the meeting, which was preceded by a dinner and cocktails. Se
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on July 1978"As we approach and enter the next century, it is my conviction that it will be an era of vitality for the marine industry as mankind turns increasingly to the sea for energy, minerals, food, and entertainment, as well as for transportation and petroleum," says Robert T. Young, president of
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on July 1978An international Ship Vibration Symposium will be held at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Va., near Washington, D.C., on Monday and Tuesday, October 16-17, 1978. The symposium will be jointly sponsored by the interagency Ship Structure Committee and The Society of Naval Architects a
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on July 1978Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Chester, Pa. 19013, has made four appointments to its Corporate Science and Technology Division. The company named Gerald Swensson, manager-Machinery Sciences, Thomas Krehnbrink, manager-Hull Sciences, Richard Bicicchi, manager-Material Sciences, and Larry
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on July 1978The three-day Spring Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, held at the Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, was attended by more than 60 members and guests. The technical session was held at the Officers' Club in the Na
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on July 1978The M/V Arctic is an unusual ship with a historic role to play in the development of the Canadian Arctic. For the first time in Canada, and quite possibly in the world, an icebreaking cargo vessel has been built to travel through ice up to 2 feet thick at a constant speed and with stop-go c
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on July 1978COMSAT General Corporation, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, Southwest, Washington, D.C. 20024, has announced that, effective Thursday, June 8, it has reduced its charges for commercial telex services via the MARISAT satellite system by one-third, from $6 to $4 per minute. This action by the satellite c
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on July 1978Comdr. Christian A. Bendixen, Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Industries Post #1242, American Legion Department of New York, has announced the date of that Post's 38th Annual Guard of Honor Ball, to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria's Grand Ballroom, Saturday, October 21, 1978, in New York Cit
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on July 1978Deputy Assistant Secretary- Samuel B. Nemirow, U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration, has approved in principle the application by Offshore Logistics, Inc., 1001 Pinhook Road, Lafayette, La., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of four 210-foot, ocea
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on July 1978Briley Offshore, Inc., 1001 Pinhook Road, Lafayette, La., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of four offshore towing/ supply vessels. The applicant, a new corporation formed to operate the four vessels, indicated that they will be employed initially in
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on July 1978Nick S. Campise, vice president- sales of Oceaneering International, Inc., Houston, Texas, has announced that George E. Buntrock III has joined the company as manager of Government programs. Mr. Buntrock's responsibilities include all relations with the U.S. Navy, compliance with USN regulat
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on July 1978Golten Marine Co., Inc., has been licensed as the worldwide supplier and repair shop for Akasaka Diesels Limited of Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese firm joins the distinguished roster of leading diesel manufacturers represented by Golten. The growing list of Golten-serviced diesels and component
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on July 1978William B. Hubbard, senior vice president-operations for American President Lines, Ltd., Oakland, Calif., has announced the appointment of F. Douglas Finlayson to the new position of assistant vice president-marine operations. A 26-year veteran of vessel operations and design management, M
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on July 1978Huthnance Drilling Company has awarded Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont, Texas, shipyard a contract for construction of a new jackup rig, the Acadian Spirit. The new rig, expected to be delivered in June 1979, will drill off Louisiana under a one-year contract with The Superior Oil Co
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on July 1978The Maritime Administration has released a technical report which discusses the maritime and construction aspects of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant ships as a promising means of helping alleviate national energy problems, contributing to a more favorable balance of payments, a
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on March 1978Walter Thorsen, president, Walter Thorsen Inc. and past president of the Marine Square > Club, recently announced the election and installation of officers in the Marine Square Club. The officers are as follows: Comdr. Sydney Tharrington, USCG (ret.), Amoco International Oil Company, presid
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on March 1978Nicolai Joffe Corporation, one of the leading suppliers of repair and replacement machinery to the marine industry, has published a brochure listing the various types and models available for equipment such as: turbines, gears, generators, pumps, compressors, evaporators, valves, motors, win