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on September 1980Government and industry will join forces on October 1 to create an oil spill on the waters of Florida's Cypress Gardens tourist attraction. That's the "bad" news. The good news is that they will clean it right up. This dramatic exercise in coping with hazardous spills is to be part of the 7 th
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on September 1980The American Society of Naval Engineers announces the publication of the Naval Engineers Journal Cumulative Index. The Index provides a comprehensive guide to nearly a century of technological information contained in 397 issues of the Journal (1889 through 1979). Anyone in naval, maritime,
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on September 1980An international effort has produced a luxurious new tour boat for 30,000 Island Cruise Line of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Designed by J.B. Hargrave, Naval Architects, Inc. of West Palm Beach, Fla., and built by Hike Metal Products Ltd. of Wheatley, Ontario, the new Island Queen V has a
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on September 1980The keel of the Thomas Heyward, the second in a series of three combination roll-on'roll-off (RO/RO) container vessels being constructed by Sun Ship, Inc. for Waterman S t e a m s h i p Corporation, was lowered into place during a brief ceremony at the Chester, Pa., yard recently. The desig
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on September 1980President John F. Sullivan Jr. of Bath Iron Works has announced four key appointments in marketing to accomplish the shipyard's new-business objectives in naval and merchant ship construction and overhauls. Richard W. Thorpe Jr. was promoted to assistant to the vice president-marketing; Gordo
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on September 1980Campbell Industries of San Diego recently launched another tuna superseiner in its current series. The 1,200-ton-capacity Coopeatun II was built for Cooperativa de Pescadores del Pacifico, R.L. of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, and will be skippered by longtime tunafishing veteran Tim Tafova. True t
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on September 1980The Port of Jacksonville has installed twenty 6 by 12-foot Sea Cushion® fenders at the Blount Island container terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. The fenders cover about 1,800 feet at the two containership berths on the pier, and are installed along the dock face as a permanent part of the docki
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on September 1980Sub-Sea Systems has announced the formation of a new joint venture company headquartered in Houston. SUBMAR, Inc. is owned jointly by Sub-Sea Systems of Escondido, Calif., and John Brown and Company, Ltd. of London, England, through its subsidiary, UDI Group, Ltd. of Aberdeen, Scotland. SU
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on September 1980Propulsion Systems, Inc., Kent, Wash., has been awarded a contract to furnish PSI/Frydenbo rotary-vane steering gear for two product carriers being built by Avondale Shipyards for Ogden Marine, Inc. The use of the PSI 'Frydenbo rotary vane steering gear is becoming popular among owners and
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on September 1980Gems S e n s o r s Division of Transamerica Delaval Inc. has acquired exclusive rights to develop and market a new line of liquid flow meters, it was announced by Milton Aron, general m a n a g e r of the Farmington, Conn.-based level and flow switch manufacturer. The energy-saving flow met
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on September 1980The first 133-foot catamaran tug (Catug) built by Halter Marine, Inc. was launched recently at the company's Chickasaw, Ala., division. Scheduled for delivery in November, the giant twin-hulled craft will sail to Sparrows Point, Md., where she will be mated to a 645-foot oceangoing barge bei
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on September 1980Versatile, compound-angle metal cutting is now possible with the new Climax Anglematic band saw. With a cutting head that tilts from 0 to 90 degrees and a vise that swivels through 75 degrees, the saw will cut nearly any compound angle, simple angle, or make standard vertical cuts. With the
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on September 1980Tom Frazier I I I , formerly vice president of sales, has been named senior vice president of sales and marketing at American Commercial Barge Line Company (ACBL), a unit of the Inland Waterways Services division of Texas Gas Transmission Corporation. In addition, vice presidential appointm
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on September 1980Schottel of America, Inc. has announced the signing of two contracts with A s t i l l e r o s Unidos, S.A. of Mexico City (the government- owned shipbuilding group), for the design of six 22-meter Schottel Tractor Tugs, as well as the supply of the complete propulsion machinery p a c k a g e
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on September 1980The New Jersey firm of Richard F. O'Boyle, Inc., has been named sales associate for Esgard Inc., a Lafayette, La., manufacturer of rust and corrosion preventatives that are distributed worldwide. Richard F. O'Boyle, president of the sales firm, said his organization will represent the entir
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on September 1980Cold-weather hassels with icing, waxing, and related problems have r e p o r t e d l y become things of the past with the development of the new Racor RX- 20 in-line diesel fuel heater. The RX-20 is an efficient, compact- sized unit. It combines heatrise efficiency and reliability in a rugg
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on September 1980Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc. (MECO), New Orleans, has developed a new line of packaged water desalination equipment, the Water-Wizard reverse osmosis water maker. Ten models are available ranging in capacities from 1,300 to 30,000 gallons of fresh water per day, with dry weights from
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on September 1980Racal Airstream, Inc., Rockville, Md., announces the publication of a new sales bulletin describing the newly introduced Airstream supplied-air systems. The AH30 standard supplied-air system and the AH31 system for welders incorporate the features of Airstream-powered air-purifying units in
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on September 1980Coal-fired steamships are making a comeback on the high seas. Bulkships, limited of Sydney, has ordered two 75,750-dwt bulk carriers to serve the Australian bauxite trade. The c o a l - f i r ed steamships will be powered by General Electric Company geared marine steam turbines. The ships w
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on September 1980Steve B. Vorenkamp has rejoined Halter Marine, Inc. as director of services, responsible for corporate production control, estimating, and purchasing. The announcement was made by Halter president Floyd J. Naquin, who welcomed the return of the executive as another outstanding addition to t