1981 Articles
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on June 15, 1981Edward B. Walsh has been elected assistant vice president and controller of the J.J. Henry Co., Inc., New York, N.Y., one of the nation's principal naval architectural and marine engineering firms. In his newly expanded role, Mr. Walsh will report to Robert Axelrod, vice president of finance
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on June 15, 1981For the past several years, John G. Alden of Florida has been increasing its sales activity in the offshore tug and barge market. The increases have been primarily due to the knowledge and efforts of David Parrot, a 14- year veteran of the Alden organization. Alden was founded in 1909 by Jo
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on June 15, 1981Following a recent board of directors meeting, J.T. Gilbride, chairman and chief executive officer of Todd Shipyards Corporation, announced that on July 15, 1981, Hans K. Schaefer will assume the presidency of the corporation, succeeding Arthur W. Stout Jr., who is taking early retirement.
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on June 15, 1981RCA Service Company has announced the opening of a marine services office at 102 Freret Street, Morgan City, La. The office, which will cover the port city of Houma as well as Morgan City, will serve as a sales, installation, and service center for the leading brands of navigation and commu
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on June 15, 1981The introduction and demonstration of the revolutionary new Floating Doughnut Crane (shown above) was held recently as part of a dav-long floating crane symposium hosted by Shugart Manufacturing, Inc., with the cooperation of American Hoist and Derrick Company, at Shugart's facility in Chester
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on June 15, 1981The motor vessel William J. De Lancey (shown above), at 1,013.5 feet the longest vessel on the Great Lakes, was christened recently. The vessel was built for The Interlake Steamship Company, which is operated by Pickands Mather & Company, Cleveland. Pickands Mather is a subsidiary of Moore
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on June 15, 1981The General Ship Corporation of East Boston is expanding to a second major facility at EDIC/Boston's Boston Marine Industrial Park in South Boston, Mayor Kevin H. White announced recently. The corporation is making this significant new commitment to Boston's industry by taking a 10-year lease
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on June 15, 1981As the first in a series of planned improvements, a new 160-foot drydock (shown above) has been launched at the National Marine Service shipyard in Harvey, La. Located at the junction of the Harvey and Algiers Canals, the yard, formerly known as the Wall Shipyard, was acquired by National Mari
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on June 15, 1981New Orleans' ability to garner an increasing share of coal exports received a major boost recently with the resumption of full operation of the New Orleans Bulk Terminal. The Ryan-Walsh New Orleans Bulk Terminal, as it is now known, opened about six months ahead of schedule after extensive
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on June 15, 1981Following the Arab oil embargo in late 1973, International Paint Company rose to the challenge of combating rising fuel costs with the introduction of the Intersmooth SPC (self-polishing copolymer) antifouling coating system. The newest member of this family of coatings is Intersmooth SPC-2
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on June 1981J.P. Elverdin has been named vice president-shipping for United States Steel, it was announced by Thomas Marshall, group vice president-resource development. A native of Argentina, Mr. Elverdin holds law degrees from the U n i v e r s i t y of Buenos Aires, Southern M e t h o d i s t Univers
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on June 1981Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., recently received orders for satellite ground equipment from Digital Communications Corporation (DCC), a M/A-COM company. The order calls for products to be used in satellite shore stations being constructed or retrofitted for service in the INMARSAT
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on June 1981Wilson Walton International SAF, at the request of French shipyards, has developed a special version of the Incymar Sen- ior marine incineration unit suitable for use aboard passenger vessels and ferries. The special unit, developed in conjunction with the Pillard Group, is designed for the
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on June 1981J.D. Cain, formerly subdivision manager, survey products, has been appointed division manager, products division, for Racal-Decca Survey, Inc. He joined the company in 1973 as a senior staff oceanographer. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University and holds a BA degree in meteorology and an
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on June 1981A recently introduced welding electrode wire, Armco W-24, has been accepted for the qualified product list by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy, according to an Armco spokesman. The low-alloy wire is produced at the Houston plant of Armco's Southwestern Steel Division.
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on June 1981An eight-page, full-color brochure describing and illustrating its marine sewage t r e a t m e nt plants is available from Weir Pumps Limited of Glasgow, Scotland. The Weir Biomac and Thermobiomac sewage t r e a t m e nt plants, designed and constructed to comply with IMCO and U.S. Coast Gu
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on June 1981Goodway Tools Corporation of Stamford, Conn, has announced the availability of its new 18-page catalog featuring tube cleaning systems and boiler efficiency testers. Goodway specializes in tube cleaning equipment and offers a complete line of efficient, timesaving electric- or air-powered m
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on June 1981A guide to the main international, governmental and industrial organizations concerned with oil pollution in the marine environment has been published recently in London by Witherby & Co., Ltd. The Directory identifies organizations concerned with oil spill prevention, contingency planning,
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on June 1981Joe B. Foster has been elected an executive vice president of Tenneco Inc., Houston. In his new post, Mr. Foster becomes a member of the company's Corporate Office and has been assigned overall corporate-level responsibility for an existing Tenneco operating unit, Tenneco Oil Exploration and
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on June 1981Houston Offshore International, Inc., and Bethlehem Steel Corporation's S p a r r o w s P o i n t (Md.) yard recently commissioned the first mobile offshore jackup oildrilling platform to be constructed in the United States outside the Gulf of Mexico. The rig was christened the Sabine III by