1981 Articles
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on October 1981Bean Dredging Corporation, New Orleans, La., has completed modifications to the Dredge "32" (shown above), in preparation for its move to a worksite near Columbus, Miss, on the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway project. The modification, which was done at the company's France Road shipyard, will e
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on October 1981Robert Stout, executive vice president, Midland Enterprises Inc., announced recently that an agreement has been reached with B&W Alpha Diesel, Frederikshavn, Denmark, a division of Burmeister & Wain Diesel of Copenhagen, to act as sales and service agents on the U.S. inland waterways for thei
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on October 1981The Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (ODECO) is adding a new dimension to its drilling fleet with the construction of a heavy-duty, fully winterized, s e l f - p r o p e l l e d semisubmersible with huge deckload capacities, that will be capable of operating in the ice-infested waters of
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on October 1981Two of the maritime industry's internationally respected organizations are sponsoring a two-day Extreme Loads Response Symposium to be held October 19-20 at the Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, Va. The symposium is being arranged by the interagency Ship Structure Committee and The Societ
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on October 1981What is reported to be the largest car/passenger ferry in the world — the first in a series of four — was launched recently at the Gdynia Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland, for the Stena Line AB, Gothenburg, Sweden. Despite the present difficulties in Poland, the launching occurred almost in line wi
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on October 1981Pacific Coal Corp. and the Port of Portland have agreed to develop a $60-million coal export terminal, the port announced recently. The terminal, to be built by Pacific Coal on port property, will handle 10 million tons of coal annually. It is expected to be operating in January 1984. The f
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on October 1981MacLean C. Shakshober has been named vice president of design and engineering at Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. (UPSCO), Ontonagan, Mich. UPSCO, a new construction and repair shipyard, utilizes the most advanced design and steel fabrication technology in the construction of tugs, barges,
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on October 1981An auxiliary sailing rig installed on a 3,000-dwt cargo ship successfully completed sea trials and will soon be further tested in Caribbean trading. The rig was d e v e l o p e d by Wind s h i p Development Corp., Norwell, Mass., in conjunction with Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises Ltd.,
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on October 1981A $55.6-million maritime research center is under construction at St. John's, Newfoundland. Named the Arctic Vessel and Marine Research Institute, the center has the potential to make research contributions to the offshore industry. Studies concerned with oil production, vessel performance,
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on October 1981A full-color, 135-page catalog package including seven sections is available from Limitorque describing the company's complete line of marine valve actuators and controls. The catalog is divided into separate sections covering valve actuators, valve c o n t r o l s , highspeed and high temp
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on October 1981Gary C. Wendt has been named vice president and general manager for General Electric Credit Corporation's (GECC) commercial and industrial financing division. Mr. Wendt will be headquartered at Stamford, Conn. Mr. Wendt's new responsibilities include management of GECC's commercial and indu
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on October 1981Morris Guralnick Associates, Inc., San Francisco, Calif., has been selected by the Dillingham Corporation's Hawaiian Dredging & Construction Division to assist in the design and eventual construction of a floating platform to perform rigorous at-sea tests on a large fiberglass cold water pi
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on October 1981A steady upward climb in the world orderbook for the 27-month period from January 1979 to April 1981 has been reported by the newsletter Bremen International, published by the Senate of the West German city. As of April this year, for vessels 2,000 dwt and over, there were 1,707 vessels on
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on October 1981The financial, operations and service groups of Racal-Decca Marine, Inc., national marine distribution company, will remain headquartered at the Pine Lakes Industrial Park, Palm Coast, Fla., while the company's sales and marketing group will relocate as planned to Seattle, it was announced
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on October 1981The complete line of advanced, heavy-duty semisubmersible drilling rig propulsion drives offered by the Power Transmission Division of Western Gear Corporation, Lynwood, Calif., for drilling ships and self-propelled semisubmersible drilling rigs is described in a new comprehensive brochure.
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on September 15, 1981Two recently delivered vessels—a vehicle ferry and a harbor push tug—had to endure difficult overland journeys by truck to reach the sites of their respective intended service. The Arctic Falcon is a 36-foot-long towboat that was specifically designed to be trucked overland. The vessel was del
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on September 15, 1981The Super Hydrodyne, an improved towboat design that resulted from an extensive $500,000 research and development program, was unveiled recently by St. Louis Ship, a division of Pott Industries Inc., St. Louis, Mo. The Super Hydrodyne, claimed to be more energy efficient and maneuverable th
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on September 15, 1981Anschuetz of America recently hosted its first Marine Equipment Exhibit held in New York, along with the pricipal companies that Anschuetz represents. More than 350 guests attended the two-day function, by private invitation. Participants in the exhibit included some of the world's bestknown
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on September 15, 1981Literature is now available describing- a "fixed-mounted" version of its unique opposed-pinion jacking system for offshore platforms manufactured by National Supply Company. Attached by welding directly to the hull, the fixed version allows the National jacking system to be used on a greate
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on September 15, 1981Literature on a new Flow Transducer designed f o r continuous flow monitoring is available from Gems Sensors Division, Plainville, Conn. Called the FT-200, the transducer interfaces with remote recorders, meters, controllers or other instrumentation. It provides an analog signal of 1-10 VDC