1978 Articles
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on December 15, 1978The 86th Annual Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, held at the New York Hilton Hotel in November, brought together the leaders in shipbuilding and ship operation, not only from the United States but worldwide. The wide ranging technical papers presented during th
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on December 15, 1978Genstar Limited, Suite 4105, One Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Canada, announced that it has recently concluded an exclusive agreement with British Shipbuilders whereby the two organizations will work together in the preparation of a proposal for the design and acquisition of six patrol frig
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on December 15, 1978The appointment of Victor Yih- Yung Chen to the position of head of the Scientific Department in the Portsmouth, Virginia Production Division was announced recently by Richard R. Hopkins, assistant vice president of J.J. Henry Co., Inc., Moorestown, N.J. In his new capacity, Mr. Chen will d
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on December 15, 1978Now available from Bureau Veritas at London is a third edition of its very useful English language handbook entitled "Docking Facilities for Ships over 200,000 Tonnes Deadweight." The previous edition appeared in 1975. Two pages are devoted to each docking facility, and the particulars are
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on December 1978This IMCO-approved marine separator is designed to comply with the most stringent legislation on marine pollution. The effluent is far below the 15 ppm requirements. The unit mainly consists of three consecutive treatment stages: first the oily water passes the pre-separation chamber where lar
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on December 1978Calling upon Congress to enact a "good and fair" Seamen's Compensation Act in 1979 to help stem the tide of soaring liability awards to seamen, John H. Cassedy, president of the Shipowners Claims Bureau and secretary of the American Club (The American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Inde
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on December 1978Sigurd Nilsen, president of the various companies of the Bailey Group, has announced the following appointments. Benjamin A. Bailey as vice president of Bailey Distributors, Inc. and assistant to the president of the Bailey affiliates. He served with the U.S. Navy as a radioman and was grad
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on December 1978A 134-foot multipurpose peacetime landing craft for delivering deck cargo and/or bulk fuels to areas of Alaska without port facilities has been designed by Miami, Fla., naval architects James Krogen & Co. for the Arndt Brothers Construction Company of Homer, Alaska. The all-steel 183-gross-
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on December 1978A new non-slip coating, proven in use by the U.S. Navy, is now available as original safety equipment for new or existing ships and offshore rigs, regardless of age. The safety coating is manufactured and marketed by American Abrasive Metals Co. Called Epoxo, the low-cost coating simply rol
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on December 1978Richard M. Currence, president of the Offshore Marine Services Division of Pott Industries, St. Louis, Mo., has announced that John P. Kuchta Jr. has joined Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation, New Orleans, La., as sales representative for the company's North Sea and European activities. Mr
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on December 1978Trailer Marine Transport Corporation has recently ordered 400 specialized truck trailers for its expanding- fleet of equipment, according to a recent announcement by Robert G. Homan, senior vice president of the Caribbean Division of Crowley Maritime Corporation. Some 250 high-cube drop-fram
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on December 1978Louis L. Frierson has been elected president and chief executive officer of George Engine Company, Inc. (GECO). Mr. Frierson will continue as chairman of the board of GECO, a position he has held for the past two years. H.F. Colby, whom Mr. Frierson succeeds, recently resigned as president
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on December 1978The 30th Annual Fall Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Gulf Central Section was held recently at the Saxony Restaurant in New Orleans, La. Following cocktails and dinner, the new vice chairman of the Gulf Central Section, Ralph Martin, introduced the ne
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on December 1978At a recent exhibit presented at the Sheraton-Newark (N.J.) Airport, MIPCO, Inc., a leading supplier of electrical power outlets, plugs and connectors for reefer containers, held an exhibit of their complete product line. The exhibit included all "Standards" currently in use, including the
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on December 1978Chamberlain M a n u f a c t u r i n g Corporation has announced a first for self-propelled aerial platforms -—a unit designed for use in hazardous environments. The new machine is the latest addition to the large and growing Manlift® line of platforms produced by the company. It meets Nation
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on December 1978The motor vessel Bob Koch, a new 4,200-horsepower towboat in the Inland Waterways Services Division of Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, was recently christened in ceremonies at the Owensboro, Ky., riverfront. The vessel, with unique features that will enable it to serve as an icebreaker
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on December 1978T i d e w a t e r Inc., 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2100, New Orleans, La. 70112, announced that its Tidewater Marine Service, Inc., subsidiary has signed letters of intent to send 10 additional vessels into Mexico to work in support of the current offshore program being pursued by PEMEX, the
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on December 1978The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has awarded contracts totaling in excess of half a million dollars for the assessment of present facilities and future needs of ports in Alaska, Hawaii, and Oregon, Robert J. Blackwell, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, announced. In i
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on December 1978The Maritime Administration has released a technical report, "Marine Bunker Fuels-Analysis and Forecast of Price and Availability," which forecasts the possible prices and availability of two major bunker fuels — No. 2 marine diesel and high sulfur residual fuels. The forecasts were based o
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on December 1978Allweiler International A.G., one of Germany's largest pump manufacturers, has announced the establishment of Allweiler Pump Inc. to market and service two lines of positive displacement pumps in the United States and Canada. The new corporation, headquartered in the Chicago area at 1801G H