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on September 1981Construction started recently at FMC Corporation's Marine and Rail Equipment Division, Portland, Ore., on a 400-foot-long deck cargo barge for Zidell Explorations, Inc. Delivery of the barge is scheduled for December. The largest new barge ever built for Zidell, it will be certified for oce
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on September 1981Texaco, Inc. has announced that Kenneth F. Murchison, general manager of the company's International Marine Sales Department, has retired, effective September 1, after a long and successful career in the commercial marine industry. Born in Glen Cove, N.Y., on April 19, 1922, he was graduate
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on September 1981National Supply Company, a major manufacturer of oilfield machinery and equipment, has p r o m o t e d John E. Lawson to North Sea area manager-engineering for well control equipment. In the position, he heads a specialized subsea engineering group that he established in the U.K. in 1978. M
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on September 1981William T. Bergeron, president of Bergeron Industries, Inc., has announced the appointment of Alfred F. Piazza to a new company position as vice president of international sales and marketing. Mr. Piazza, who has an extensive background in the shipping industry and development of foreign co
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on September 1981AMCA International, formerly known as Dominion Bridge Co., Ltd., recently announced a major reorganization of the recently acquired Koehring Company. The move concentrates all of AMCA's construction equipment businesses under the Koehring name, making the company one of the largest crane ma
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on September 1981The American Ship Building Company, Tampa, Fla., was recently awarded a $73-million contract by the Moore McCormack Lines, subsidiary of Moore Mc- Cormack Resources, Inc., to convert four C-4 cargo liner vessels. The conversion involves lengthening each vessel by addition of a new 115-foot-
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on September 1981Selby, Battersby & Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., recently appointed Ronald P. Fendrick as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Fendrick is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and attended graduate school there. He has an extensive background in purchasing at
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on September 1981Bayou Black Shipyard of Gibson, La., recently delivered the 42-foot aluminum crewboat "Sundance Horizon" (shown above) to Sundance Marine of Houston. The vessel has a length of 42 feet, a beam of 13 feet, and a depth midship of 6.5 feet. The main propulsion is supplied by two GM Detroit Die
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on September 1981Latest offerings from the world s leading manufacturers Time being money for owners and operators of vessels and o f f - shore rigs, any speed-up in cargo handling produces cost savings, in many cases substantial ones. Recognizing this, manufacturers of all types of equipment used in thes
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on September 1981Some of New York City's harried mass transit users will have something- to look forward to this month. The first of two new ferries, the Andrew J. Barberi, is scheduled to enter service between St. George, Staten Island, and the Battery, on the tip of Manhattan. To the maritime community,
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on September 1981Designers & Planners, Inc., a firm of naval architects and marine engineers with offices in Washington, Philadelphia, Galveston, and San Diego, Ferd Serim, president of the company, recently announced that Mr. Wickert will serve as assistant director of naval architecture reporting to Carlo
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on September 1981Three generals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been nominated by President Reagan to serve on the Mississippi River Commission (MRC). The nominations are subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Designated to be president of the MRC is Maj. Gen. William E. Read, Vicksburg, Mis
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on September 1981The Madame Butterfly, first in a series of four pure car/truck carriers (PC/TC), was delivered recently by Kockums, A.B., Malmo, Sweden, to Wallenius Lines, Stockholm. A second vessel, Figaro, will be delivered later this year, and two more vessels are scheduled for delivery in 1982 to the
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on September 1981Stewart Offshore Services, a part of the Stewart Group, has formed a new joint venture company with O'Herlihy Operations Limited, Cork, Ireland. The joint venture company, registered in Ireland and named Stewart O'Herlihy Services Limited, will operate from Cork in support of operations off
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on September 1981Swiftships, Inc., Morgan City, La., announced the recent completion of a 120-foot, all-aluminum high-speed tender named Can- Mar Tingneak (shown above). The boat is the first vessel Swiftships has built for Dome Petroleum Ltd., Alberta, Canada. The Can-Mar Tingneak was designed to Dome's sp
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on September 1981Plans for the development of a $230-million, 40-million-ton per year coal export t e r m i n a l in Hampton Roads, Va., are being formulated by Parsons Brinckerhoff Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc., a New York-based holding company with interests in consul
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on September 1981The publishers of the Maritime Reporter and Engineering News announced recently the appointment of Edward J. Quigley as editor of the semi-monthly magazine. During his journalistic career, Mr. Quigley was a reporter and rewriteman for the New York Mirror and was a publications editor for th
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on September 1981Michael J. Ucci has been appointed a vice president of AMCA International C o r p o r a t i o n . Mr. Ucci will concentrate on selective sales and marketing activities for the newly formed Marine Division which includes the products and services of its IMODCO and Wiley Manufacturing units. H
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on September 1981The production of the TI3000 HF SSB Radiotelephone, a fully synthesized worldwide radiotelephone, was announced recently by Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, Texas. Offering continuous coverage from 1.605 to 25.1 megahertz, the TI3000 has a unique design which combines the final ampli
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on September 1981"Keyes 300," the first of four L-780 self-elevating offshore drilling rigs being built for Keyes Offshore Inc. by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., left the Ingalls yard recently on its way to drilling for Shell Oil Co. in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. The second j a c k