1981 Articles
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on July 1981SeaTec International, Ltd., Gloucester, Mass., has been awarded a $2.3-million turnkey project to install two 2,800 meter, 8-inch and 16-inch-diameter pipelines and a SOFEC four-buoy CBM tanker mooring system at Probolinggo, Java, Indonesia. The award came from Coutinho, Caro and Company, o
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on July 1981The Maritime Subsidy Board has determined the fair and reasonable price and constructiondifferential subsidy (CDS) rates for the reconstruction of two 89,700-deadweight-ton tankers, the Chestnut Hill and Kittanning, operated by Chestnut Shipping Co. Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland, O
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on July 1981Secretary of Transportation Drew Lewis announced recently an Administration plan to transfer the Maritime Administration from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Transportation. "The transfer is the first step in carrying out President Reagan's commitment to revitalization of t
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on June 15, 1981Blount Marine Corporation, Warren, R.I., recently delivered t h e commuter boat Fireball (shown above) to Fire Island Ferries, Inc. of Bay Shore, N.Y. The 75-foot by 18-foot by 5-foot 2-inch vessel is powered by three turbocharged GM Detroit Diesel 12 V-71 engines, each rated 340 bhp at 1,8
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on June 15, 1981Promet P r i v a t e Limited of Singapore, a leading rig and shipbuilder, recently signed a fourth order to build a $60-million semisubmersible rig for one of the largest American drilling companies. The rig is to be built for Sedco Incorporated, an international drilling company based in D
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on June 15, 1981Todd S h i p y a r d s Corporation has been awarded a $276-million contract to build three more FFG- 7 class g u i d e d - m i s s i l e frigates (FFG-51, 52, and 54) for the U.S. Navy. Two will be constructed by the Los Angeles Division in San Pedro and one will be built at the Seattle yard
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on June 15, 1981Steven A. Roberts has been named assistant vice president in charge of personnel for Barber S t e a m s h i p Lines, it was announced by Robert H. Pouch, president of the general shipping agent. Mr. Roberts will be responsible for all employment activities and services in the company's netw
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on June 15, 1981EDO Corporation, College Point, N.Y., designer and manufacturer of advanced electronic and electromechanical equipment, has announced that its government products division has received a contract from the U.S. Navy for $3.9-million to produce additional equipment under an existing order for
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on June 15, 1981Canada's major shipyards and the federal government recently signed an agreement to accelerate training programs for skilled tradesmen to meet an expected critical shortage. The agreement was signed by employment and immigration minister Lloyd Axworthy and Ted Jones and Henry Walsh of the C
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on June 15, 1981The 23,500-dwt combination container-roll-on/roll-off ship John B. Waterman (shown above) was christened recently at the Sun Ship yard in Chester, Pa. Sponsor of the vessel was Mrs. George B. Moran, wife of a director of Waterman Industries, during a brief ceremony. The 692-foot Waterman is
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on June 15, 1981Kocks Crane and Marine Company in Pittsburgh, Pa., has been awarded a contract for the supply and installation of a "Heavy Duty Multi-Purpose Bulk Cargo Crane with Container Handling Capabilities" by the South Jersey Port Corporation in cooperation with the EDA and the City of Camden, N.J.
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on June 15, 1981Christening ceremonies were performed recently for the Blue Ridge, one of three 37,500-dwt product carriers being built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) for Union Oil Company of California. (See MR EN, December 15, 1980, page 26.) More than 400 invited guests gathered at
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on June 15, 1981The Washburn & Doughty shipyard recently delivered the 105- foot Bountiful II (shown above) to Capt. Edison Love of Portland, Maine. The combination scalloperdragger is the eighth vessel to be delivered by the Bath, Maine, shipyard in the past 21 years. The new fishing boat has successfully
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on June 15, 1981America's F i r s t Lady Mrs. Nancy Reagan smashed the traditional bottle of champagne against the bow when the U.S. Navy's newest combat ship was christened recently. The Ticonderoga (shown above), under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, is the first ship
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on June 15, 1981The RO-RO 81 Conference in Hamburg that begins on June 30 will take place at a time when major new services are being implemented and planned on both deepsea and short-haul routes. With routes such as Europe-East Africa and A u s t r a l i a - E u r o pe about to see the introduction of lar
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on June 15, 1981Bel-Aire Shipyard Ltd. of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has received a $20- million contract from Atunera Coinseco S.P.A. de C.V. of Mexico City, Mexico, to build two tuna seiners. The vessels are Canadiandesigned by naval a r c h i t e c ts Cleaver & Walkingshaw Ltd. of Vancou
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on June 15, 1981Michael S. Wasacz has been named president and chief operating officer of Matson Navigation Company and senior vice president-ocean transportation of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., Matson's parent company. This was announced by R.J. Pfeiffer, chair- man and president of A&B and Matson's chairma
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on June 15, 1981The first coal-fired ship to be built in the United States in modern maritime history will be powered by a General Electric Company 12,000-shp geared marine steam turbine. It is the second order for coalfired propulsion equipment received recently by General Electric (Lynn, Mass.). The shi
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on June 15, 1981James M. Retert has joined Waukesha Engine Division, Dresser Industries, Inc., as director of marketing. In this position, he is responsible for product management and a p p l i c a t i o n engineering of all the division's marine, petroleum, construction and industrial, power generation, an
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on June 15, 1981Capt. Barry C. Roberts, USCG, recently assumed command of the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md. He becomes the 29th commanding officer in the 82-year history of the yard, the only shipbuilding and repair facility of the U.S. Coast Guard. During a recent ceremony, Rear Adm. Robert S.