1981 Articles
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on July 15, 1981Thomas Marshall, group vice president-resource development of U.S. Steel, has announced the formation of subsidiary companies to pursue commercial shipping and vessel management business on the Great Lakes. In making the announcement, Mr. Marshall said: "This move will enable us to fully de
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on July 15, 1981Four 6,000-bhp Mississippi River type towboats were loaded aboard the heavy-lift vessel Dock Express 11 (shown above) at the Port of New Orleans recently for transport to the People's Republic of China, it was announced by Warren R. Wheelock, vice president of Dock Express Shipping, Houston
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on July 15, 1981Grumman Aerospace Corporation recently launched a 100-ton hydrofoil patrol boat under construction for Israel. The launching took place at Lantana Boatyard, Inc. in Lantana, Fla. where the vessel was built. After testing in the Atlantic Ocean near Lantana, the hydrofoil will be delivered to
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on July 15, 1981Fredriksstad mek Verksted, Norway, is to build another 42,000-dwt RO/RO ship for the carriage of forest products and cars on Seaboard's cross-Pacific trade. Like the first two vessels in the series, Skaugran and Skaubord delivered from the same yard two years ago, more than two-thirds of it
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on July 15, 1981Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation, headquartered in New Orleans, has taken delivery of the Gulf Dolphin (shown above), a 112- foot by 26-foot by 11-foot, 1,200- horsepower-class u t i l i t y vessel built by Hudson Shipbuilders, Inc. (HUDSHIP) in Pascagoula, Miss. The Gulf Dolphin represents th
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on July 15, 1981Approximately 30 members and guests attended a recent meeting of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Society of Naval Engineers at the Officer's Club, Philadelphia Naval Base. Richard Watson of the J.J. Henry Co., Inc. made an excellent presentation of "The Pros and Cons of Governme
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on July 15, 1981Inslee M. Rigdon, vice president of Tampa Barge and Ship Repair Services of Tampa, Fla., has announced the appointments of Arthur Benson as executive assistant to the president, Bill Basse as supervisor of steel erection planning and layout, and Bill David as field superintendent in charge
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on July 15, 1981An agreement has been signed between Consafe Offshore AB and Gotaverken Arendal AB, both of Sweden, for the construction of two semisubmersible accommodation and multiservice rigs, design GVA 2000. The total value of the order is approximately $140 million. Delivery is scheduled for early f
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on July 15, 1981Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, the oldest four-year naval architecture undergraduate institution in the U.S., announced recently that Edward Campbell has been elected a trustee. Frank J. Graziano, chairman of the board of trustees, stated that he is "pleased that such a distinguished
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on July 15, 1981Theriot-Modec Enterprises, Inc. (TMEI), a marine construction company located in Larose, La., recently signed a contract with Energy Ammonia Corporation, a subsidiary of Energy Transportation Corporation of New York City, for construction of an 8,000- ton, oceangoing anhydrous ammonia barge
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on July 15, 1981Bell Aerospace Textron, headquartered near Niagara Falls, N.Y., has won a $40-million U.S. Navy contract for the detailed design and long lead materials for a new type of amphibious landing craft. Announcement was made by Norton C. Willcox, Bell president. The contract contains two options
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on July 15, 1981Anthony J. McAllister Jr. was elected chairman of the New York Towboat and Harbor Carriers Association at its recent annual meeting. Mr. McAllister succeeds Robert W. Sanders, vice president, Turecamo Coastal & Harbor Towing Corporation. The Association represents the interests of the tug a
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on July 15, 1981The small Crandali marine railway drydock at the National Sea Products, Inc. shipyard in Rockland, Maine, (shown above), has just been enlarged and rebuilt for 700-ton capacity. This improved facility, along with the larger one recently rebuilt for 1,200 tons, assures the yard and ship operato
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on July 15, 1981recent keel-laying ceremony at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) yard in San Diego initiated construction of the cable repair ship T-ARC-7 (to be named USNS Zeus) for the U.S. Navy. Capt. Martin G. Hill, USN, supervisor of shipbuilding, conversion and repair, struck the i
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on July 15, 1981Santa Fe Diving Services, Inc. of Houma, La., has been awarded a contract by Montreal Micoperi J.V. to provide a remote-controlled underwater vehicle and a crew of operators to assist in the installation of two oil-production platforms off Brazil for the government oil agency, Petrobras. Th
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on July 15, 1981The first of a new class of U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers, the most formidable surface ships of their size now joining the Navy, was commissioned recently at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, Pascagoula, Miss. The USS Kidd (DDG-993) (shown above) officially joined th
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on July 15, 1981Sea Containers, Inc. announced recently that its wholly owned subsidiary, Seaco Energy Corporation, and Coastal Carriers Corporation have formed a partnership to build and operate American- flag floating terminals. These terminals, located in New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi, wil
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on July 15, 1981The regular monthly meeting of the Long Beach/Greater Los Angeles Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers was held recently at the Officer's Club of the Los Alamitos Armed Forces Reserve Center. The meeting was convened by Section chairman Capt. J.A. Gildea, USN, who gave a compr
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on July 15, 1981Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co., a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corporation, One Market Plaza, San Francisco, has applied for Title XI guarantees to aid in financing t he construction of 12 barges. The vessels will be of three types: four 240-foot-long lighterage barges, four 282-foot oil/ g
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on July 15, 1981The Wartsila Turku Shipyards in Finland recently delivered the car/passenger ferry Silvia Regina (shown above) to Stockholms Rederi A /B Svea. Under the management of Silja Line of Abo, Finland, the new vessel will operate on the Helsinki-Stockholm route. At 25,680 grt and with 1,601 beds,