1981 Articles
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on July 15, 1981According to Michael W. Brakey, chief engineer of the Duramax Marine Division, The Johnson Rubber Company, in times of climbing ship repair costs and expensive general maintenance, rubber fendering is proving itself to be a highly flexible, energy-absorbing friend to the marine industry. Vesse
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on July 15, 1981DredgeMasters International, Inc. (DMI), the Hendersonville, Tenn., subsidiary of Valley Industries, recently christened the newest and largest dredge in its line of heavy duty dredges. The model HPC-27DR DuraMaster dredge was christened in a ceremony at La Place, La., staged by DredgeMaste
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on July 15, 1981Riverway Shipyard Company of Grafton, 111., recently completed construction of the 910- bhp towboat Waterways Explorer (shown above) for River Operators, Inc. The new vessel will be used as a fleet boat and a shuttle boat in the Winona, Minn., area. The Waterways Explorer is 65 feet long, 2
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on July 15, 1981Marine Design International has just put together a two-day seminar for offshore drilling contractor rig move personnel. These seminars will include the following: • Review all aspects of the rig move in accordance with the proper interpretation of the builders operating manual. • The impor
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on July 15, 1981Dome Petroleum Limited and Davie Shipbuilding Ltd. recently announced that Dome has acquired all the shares of Davie for a total consideration of $38.6 million, consisting largely of shares of Dome and the balance in cash. Davie net income after tax for 1980 was $7 million. The assets acqui
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on July 15, 1981AMCA International Limited (previously Dominion Bridge) and McDermott Incorporated have announced the formal beginning of business of their new joint partnership, DB/McDermott Company, whose first office location has been established in Calgary, Alberta. DB/McDermott Company has been formed
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on July 15, 1981Raytheon Service Company has opened a new marine sales and s e r v i c e f a c i l i t y in Greenville, Miss., to serve the river transportation industry on the Mississippi. The facility will provide sales and 24-hour service of marine electronic, communications, and navigation equipment use
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on July 15, 1981The Lima Electric Company, Inc., a Condec Company, has added another model, the MAC II™, to its product line of 1,200-rpm alternators. A c c o r d i n g to the manufacturer, the new unit combines the simplicity and reliability of the proven MAC® (Motor Application Characteristic) selfregulat
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on July 15, 1981Griffin & Alexander Drilling Company and Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont, Texas, shipyard recently commissioned a 200-foot water depth, mobile offshore drilling rig. The rig was christened the Griffin-Alexander II by its sponsor, Mrs. Lea Alexander, wife of J.W. Alexander, president
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on July 15, 1981A new brochure containing general information about Philadelphia Resins Corporation and its unique products for marine and industrial applications has just been published. The eight-page, full-color pamphlet illustrates and describes some of the company's installations throughout the world.
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on July 15, 1981Representatives of government maritime agencies of the United States and Canada have signed a formal agreement to cooperate in marine transportation research and development, it was announced recently in Washington and Ottawa. Under the agreement, there will be information and personnel ex
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on July 15, 1981Wendle W. Huddleston, president and chief executive officer of Hudson Shipbuilders, Inc. (HUDSHIP), recently announced that he and K.W. Waldorf, president of Zapata Marine Service, Inc. of Houston have signed a contract f o r the construction of four large offshore supply/towing vessels. The
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on July 15, 1981Two past chairmen of the American Waterways Shipyard Conference (AWSC) have been honored for their service to the shipyard industry. At a recent AWSC meeting in Houston, John F. McKay and Jack O. Pirozzolo were each presented a mounted brass ship's clock commemorating their service. Mr. McKa
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on July 15, 1981National Crane of Waverly, Nebr., a subsidiary of Kidde, Inc., offers a 12-page, full-color brochure describing its complete line of pedestal-mounted hydraulic marine cranes and equipment. National manufactures hydraulic cranes for shipboard, offshore, dockside, and other marine uses. The N
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on July 15, 1981Riverway Shipyard Company of Grafton, 111., r e c e n t l y completed its second in-house drydock (shown above) for the repair division of the shipyard. This drydock is the fourth built by the shipyard in the past two and onehalf years and was built in a record 86 calendar days. It went into
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on July 15, 1981After 3y2 years of site selection and planning, Petro Marine Services, Inc. is starting construction of a $25-million shipyard and petroleum service industry support facility in Valdez, Alaska. The firm recently concluded arrangements with the City of Valdez for a 99-year lease of some 88.7
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on July 15, 1981The Valley Line Co., a subsidiary of Chromalloy American Corporation, 120 South Central Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., has applied for Title XI guarantees to aid in financing 240 new covered hopper barges and refinancing three existing towboats and 53 used hopper barges. The proceeds of the refina
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on July 15, 1981The David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center (DTNSRDC), Carderock, Md„ hosted the 1981 Naval Sea Systems Command Hydromechanics Committee (SEAHAC) recently. The two-day meeting was attended by nearly 200 persons representing the private sector, academic institutions, and Navy activities. The meet
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on July 15, 1981To upgrade its oil spill response capability, the Mexican Navy has purchased two MARCO Class I-D oil-spill r e c o v e r y v e s s e l s (one shown above). Capt. Jose H. Orazco Peralta took delivery of the skimmers in San Diego from D. William Lerch, vice president of MARCO Pollution Control
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on July 15, 1981B.D. Miller, vice president of Pool Company's Operations Support Services Division, has announced that Nicholas Petronio has been elected vice presidentengineering. He is responsible for all engineering support for the company's three expanding operating units—Pool Well Servicing Company, P