1980 Articles
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on June 15, 1980Put up to 36 dry, flux-coated welding electrodes in the new Phoenix thermal electrode dispenser (TED) and they'll stay dry for 24 hours or more. Made of DuPont Zytel ST, super-tough nylon resin, DryRod TED is rugged, compact, and lightweight so it can be worn around the welder's waist, read
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on June 15, 1980Neville Jordan has been named manager of Magnavox International Operations Ltd., succeeding M.J. Simmons who returns to the United States following a six-year assignment, to assume new duties with Magnavox Advanced Products and Systems Company, Torrance, Calif., the parent company. Mr. Jord
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on June 15, 1980The application of Rolls-Royce gas turbines on offshore rigs in the North Sea continues to grow with the announcement of a multimillion- dollar order from Marathon Oil, U.K., for four gas turbine generating sets for the Brae Field Project. With this new order, Rolls- Royce gas turbine busin
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on June 15, 1980The 388-cubic-meter Northern Star, an advanced carrier designed to transport liquefied gases, was launched recently at the Moss, Norway, yard of Moss Rosenberg Verft AS. The ship was christened by Mrs. Martha Foght, wife of the managing director of Du Pont (U.K.) Limited, London, the vessel's
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on June 15, 1980Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., has announced the signing of a contract and the start of construction of a mini-cruise liner to be operated by Explorer Cruise Lines of Seattle. The vessel will cruise the waters of the Pacific Northwest. To be named the Pacific Northwest Explorer, t
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on June 15, 1980Leslie Co. of Parsippany, N.J., recently introduced the Series '80 —a completely new line of ANSI Class 150/300 diaphragm control valves. They are available in Vo- to 4-inch sizes, with either cast iron, cast steel, or stainlesssteel bodies, with threaded or ANSI f l a n g e d - e n d connec
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on June 15, 1980Federal Commerce and Navigation Ltd., which through its subsidiary, Federal Offshore Services of Dartmouth/Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, will join with one of Britain's largest offshore service companies, Seaforth Maritime Ltd. of Aberdeen, Scotland, to form Seaforth Fednav Inc. Commenting
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on June 15, 1980A wide variety of sealing products particularly suited for use on oilfield equipment employed by both onshore and offshore oil and natural gas drilling and production operations is described and illustrated in the 12-page bulletin #MP-906 just published by Garlock Inc. of Palmyra, N.Y. Sele
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on June 15, 1980Taking note of the growing worldwide shortage of suitable crudes from which to refine medium viscosity index (MVI) lube oils, Shell Oil Company has prepared new literature pointing out the historically proven benefits of MVI lube oils for mediumspeed diesel engines, and describing the compa
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on June 15, 1980Sun Ship, Inc., Chester, Pa., has appointed F. Trent Shaver to the newly created position of director of Washington Operations. He will be responsible for developing and maintaining contact with the U.S. Military, the U.S. Maritime Administration, and other key Washington-based groups invol
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on June 15, 1980Rear Adm. Roderick Y. Edwards, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.), is the recipient of the Halert C. Shepheard Award for achievement in merchant marine safety. The award is given either for a single outstanding contribution to merchant marine safety, or for dedication to and constructive participation
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on June 15, 1980The recent arrival of the giant sand barge Codrington to unload her first cargo at the Jarry Industrial Zone on Guadeloupe marked the beginning of a unique sand mining operation by Red Jacket Mines, Ltd. (RJM), headquartered in St. John's, Antigua. A key link in the operation is the Codring
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on June 15, 1980Another first for MARCO Seattle was revealed recently with the christening of the fishing vessel Storm Petrel. She is a refrigerated seawater, trawler/combination boat, MARCO's first to be designed and engineered principally as a trawler. The new vessel has an overall length of 123 feet, bea
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on June 15, 1980Avondale Shipyards, Inc., a subsidiary of Ogden Corporation, recently christened the USS Merrimack (AO-179), the third in a series of five auxiliary oilers being built for the U.S. Navy. These are the first of their type to be built since 1956; deliveries will begin this year and extend thro
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on June 15, 1980The recent arrival of the 3,500- bhp tugboat Grace McAllister in the Port of Baltimore marked the inauguration of a new McAllister Container Feeder Service connecting the ports of Norfolk and Philadelphia with Baltimore. Early this year the 116-yearold McAllister Brothers Towing and Transpo
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on June 15, 1980Assistant Secretary for Maritime Affairs Samuel B. Nemirow has announced the appointment of Ronald L. Stone to the newly created post of Deputy Assistant Administrator for Maritime Aids (Trade). Mr. Stone will serve as the Assistant Administrator for Maritime Aids' principal advisor on comm
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on June 15, 1980The American Society of Naval Engineers, Delaware Valley Chapter, Philadelphia, Pa., held a recent meeting at the Officer's Club, U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia. Following a social hour and dinner, Chapter chairman Capt. Ray Pierce formally opened the meeting and turned over the technical se
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on June 15, 1980A recent delivery from the shipbuilding yard of Delaware Marine & Manufacturing Company was the harbor supply vessel Willkate, which was built for Marine Launch Company, Inc. of Baltimore. The all-welded steel vessel has been placed in service in Baltimore's Inner Harbor where it is being u
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on June 15, 1980A marine digital master clock system that displays master and local time is now available from National Marine Service for all vessels. Master time can be Greenwich Mean or home port time, while local time is ship's time. The system also has an automatic digital calendar that provides seria
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on June 15, 1980The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded the Sperry Division of Sperry Corporation a $2.34-million contract to develop and produce an advanced velocity measuring system for Navy submarines. These new systems, called Doppler Sonar Velocity Logs (DSVL), will be produced and delivered to