1981 Articles
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on February 15, 1981Simrad, Inc. of Armonk, N.Y., has introduced a new generation of VHF automatic digital direction finders. Computer-controlled, these instruments utilize a unique microprocessor in place of motors of moving parts. Even when signal conditions are erratic, the Simrad/Taiyo Models TD-L1510 and
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on February 15, 1981Several key executive appointments have been made by Crowley Maritime Corporation's Caribbean Division in order to further strengthen its organization, according to a recent announcement by Robert G. Homan, senior vice president and general manager of the division. Dave Messer has been prom
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on February 15, 1981IMODCO, a unit of AMCA International Corporation and a pioneer offshore marine terminal company, has received an order in excess of $2.5 million from ELF-SEREPCA, a jointly operated French/Cameroon company, for a Single Point Mooring inventory buoy. C o n s t r u c t e d at Hongkong United
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on February 15, 1981The Skim-Pak floating weir skimmer is a rapid response, oilspill cleanup tool for use in the harbor or at dockside, yet it works well in the rough, high seas. Skim-Pak systems are said to recover up to 4,000 bhp at excellent oil to water recovery ratios. Used as a "first line of defense," S
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on February 15, 1981Adrian S. Hooper, chairman and chief executive officer of Interstate and Ocean T r a n s p o rt Company, Philadelphia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Natural Resources, Inc., has announced that John T. Atkinson has been named vice presidentfinancial a d m i n i s t r a t i o n and tr
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on February 15, 1981The Naval Civilian Administrators Association (NCAA) has announced the establishment of a new chapter at the Polaris Missile Facility, Atlantic, and the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, S.C. The officers shown above (L to R) after receiving their charter are: secretary treasurer Lynn La
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on February 15, 1981Richard M. Currence, president of Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation, New Orleans, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gulf Fleet Marine Operations, Inc., has been awarded a multi-vessel, oneyear contract by The Oil & Natural Gas Commission, the national energy company of India. The
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on February 15, 1981Marine Industries Limited of Sorel, Quebec, Canada, recently hosted an informal reception at the Quebec Government House, Rockefeller Center, New York City, for American shipowners and operators of Greater New York. Marine Industries representatives were presented to the trade by the Deleg
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on February 15, 1981The Allis-Chalmers Corporation of Milwaukee, Wis., has become the licensee for slow-speed diesels in the United States for one of the world's major designers and builders of this type of diesel engine. The agreement with B&W Diesel A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, grants to Allis-Chalmers full r
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on February 15, 1981Todd Shipyards C o r p o r a t i on has reported higher sales and pre-tax earnings for the third quarter and 39 weeks ended December 28, 1980, than in the comparable year e a r l i e r periods. Third quarter sales amounted to $150.7 million, compared with $125.8 million in 1979. These gains
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on February 15, 1981Dr. Robert E. Nystrom has been named chief of the developmental and logistics engineering division at Art Anderson Associates, Inc., consulting engineers. His duties include the administration of the preliminary design and scientific department, cost estimating and materials department, com
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on February 15, 1981A f o u r - p a g e , full-color brochure describing the benefits of a new engine oil for high output, marine diesel engines is available from Mobil Oil Corporation. Mobilgard 446, designed for use in General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) engines, including those equipped with silver
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on February 15, 1981A recent meeting- of the New England Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held in Newton, Mass., where two student papers were presented. The first, titled Practical Considerations for Selection of High-Speed Marine Diesel Engines, was presented by John F. Duc
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on February 15, 1981Constantine G. Caras has been named vice president of Ogden Corporation, it was announced by Ralph E. Ablon, chairman and chief executive officer. Mr. Caras joins Ogden from LTV Corporation where he was vice president, group counsel, of an LTV subsidiary. He will be responsible for m a i n
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on February 15, 1981The WESMAR SS170 longrange scanning sonar is said to provide the ultimate answer—efficiency— to the steadily rising fuel costs that now comprise 50 to 60 percent of commercial fishing overhead. By scanning around the vessel and eliminating costly guesswork, the SS170 can help fishermen find
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on February 15, 1981Bruce R. Bond has been appointed senior coordinator-operations, and J. Dennis Houston has been named coordinator-pricing in the International Marine Sales Department of Texaco Inc., it was announced by Kenneth F. Murchison, general manager in charge of that department. In their new assignment
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on February 15, 1981Dock Express Shipping, bv recently completed loading of four large offshore modules at Houston and New Orleans aboard the Dock Express 12, which is bound for Bahrain and Dubai. The vessel loaded three offshore oil field production modules, each weighing in excess of 420 tons and measuring app
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on February 15, 1981The Flagship Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers held its second meeting of the year at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Md. Following the social hour and dinner, which was attended by approximately 90 members and guests, chairman Richard Fay opened the technical session
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on February 15, 1981Wall Shipyard Inc. has announced $11.5 million worth of service to the maritime industry during 1980, an increase from $7 million in 1979, according to Charles W. Wall Sr., president. He said that the majority of his Harvey, La., shipyard's work comes from repairs to boats, barges, and rigs t
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on February 15, 1981A jackup offshore drilling rig, the lie du Levant (shown above), was completed recently at the Ariake Works of Hitachi Zosen in Japan. The cantilever type rig will be operated by Foramer S.A. of France. Following delivery, the rig was towed to Abu Dhabi, where it was scheduled to begin drilli