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on November 1978Hillman Barge & Construction Company, Brownsville, Pa., has announced the appointment of Ira J. Singleton as vice presidentmanufacturing. In his new capacity, Mr. Singleton will be responsible for the overall production operations of the barge and towboat manufacturing facility. Mr. Singlet
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on November 1978Jetlink Ferries Limited of Dublin, Ireland, has announced it will begin Boeing Jetfoil service across the English Channel from Brighton, England, to Dieppe, France, in May 1979, under the name SEAJET. This is the second Jetfoil service for Europe to be announced this year, and the fourth purc
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on November 1978Jeffrey M. Driesen, vice president, marketing and sales of Star Lines Shipping Co., Inc., has announced the appointment of Hassan Ansari to the p o s i t i o n of vice president/Iranian sales. Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Driesen said, "Mr. Ansari's appointment reflects our continued gr
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on November 1978Capt. S. Fraser Sammis, president of National Cargo Bureau, has announced the promotion of Capt. Harold R. Rosengren from deputy chief surveyor, Atlantic ports, to senior deputy chief surveyor. Captain Rosengren was employed by the Bureau in 1969, and has been in his present position since 19
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on November 1978The Department of Energy has awarded ft contract to Gibbs & Cox, Inc. for system engineering studies of alternative ocean platforms to support the modular installation of Offshore Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power systems in the 10 to 40 megawatt range. The one-year contract with two one
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on November 1978A Quality Assurance Program for massproduced rolled-steel products is being o f - fered to steel mills worldwide by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The steel products covered in the program are those used in the construction of ABS-classed merchant vessels and other marine structures.
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on November 1978The Marine Section, National Safety Council, has cited 11 leaders in maritime accident prevention for outstanding presentations on issues of safety and programs for promoting the health of industry workers in the United States. Capt. Lars N. Pedersen, general chairman of the Marine Section, r
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on November 1978John W. Johnson, a leader in finance operations in ocean shipping and other major United States industries for more than a decade, has been elected executive vice president and chief financial officer for Northeast Marine Terminal Company, Inc. The action by the board of directors was repor
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on November 1978The United States National Committee of ICHCA has announced that 22 leaders in the field of bulk cargo will address the three-day conference and seminar the organization is sponsoring at the Americana Hotel in New York City on November 13- 15, 1978. In reporting details of the program, Joh
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on November 1978A system that rings an alarm and flashes a light in a ship's wheelhouse just seconds after a steering gear failure occurs has been designed by the Sperry Division of Sperry Rand Corporation. Called the "Steering Failure Alarm," the system is intended to prevent groundings and collisions att
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on November 1978Port of Portland executive director Lloyd Anderson was elected chairman of the board of the National Waterways Conference at a meeting in late September in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Anderson will head the organization for two years. Dedicated to the promotion of the U.S. system of waterways, the
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on November 1978The American Society of Naval Engineers has established a scholarship program for college students who are interested in pursuing a career in naval engineering. Naval engineering includes all arts and sciences as applied in the research, development, design, c o n s t r u c t i o n , operati
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on November 1978Bob Daniels, marketing vice president of Marland Environmental Systems, Inc., has announced the appointment of Peter Gast Shipping GmbH as German sales agents for Marland's physical/chemical Marine Sewage Treatment Systems. Mr. Daniels indicated that the Gast firm was s e l e c t e d becaus
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on November 1978P r e s e n t a t i o n of the coveted AOTOS (Admiral of the Ocean Sea) Award was made to Congressman John M. Murphy, Chairman of the Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee, for his distinguished service to the maritime industry. The award was presented to Congressman Murphy at a dinner-danc
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on November 1978General Instrument Corporation, 3811 University Boulevard West #26, J a c k s o n v i l l e , Fla. 32217, announces an improved design Pressure Gauge, with bronze and stainless-steel internals. Manufactured by ENFM of Holland and distributed in the U.S. and Canada, the gauge is available in
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on November 1978The S/S United States, fastest ocean liner ever to cross the Atlantic and the property of the Federal Government for more than five years, has been sold for $5 million to United States Cruises, Inc. of Seattle, Wash., according to an announcement by Robert J. Blackwell, Assistant Secretary
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on November 1978The board of directors have announced the election of Earl F. Weiss as chairman of the board of Jones Oregon Stevedoring Company, Portland, Ore. The announcement was made by Peter N. Beckett, president of Jones Oregon Stevedoring Company, at a reception held recently at the University Club
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on November 1978Port Houston Marine, Inc., a new and modern general ship repair yard, has begun operations in the Port of Houston, Texas. The facility is conveniently located at the turning basin on the south side of the Houston Ship Channel, with docking for vessels up to 600 feet, and workshops for any k
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on November 1978An e l e c t r i c - p o w e r generator floating on the Pacific Ocean and using warm surface water heated by solar radiation for fuel will begin test operations next spring. It will be the first at-sea closedcycle Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant that will generate usable amount
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on November 1978Paul T. Paraskevas has been appointed t e c h n o l o g y advisor/ research and development coordinator for the Planning Department of Butterworth Systems Inc. (BSI), Florham Park, N.J. The appointment was made by A.J. Kelly, president of the international company which manufactures equipme