1981 Articles
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on February 15, 1981Mt. St. Helens added another victim to its long list of damaged capital equipment when the U.S. Corps of Engineers hopper dredge Pacific entered a Zidell drydock recently far in advance of its regularly scheduled date for maintenance. The condition of the dredge's pumps, with their impellers v
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on February 15, 1981Robert S. McCarthy, a wellknown figure in the marine electronics market, has joined DEBEG Marine, Inc. as sales manager. DEBEG Marine is a subsidiary of DEBEG GmbH, a world leader in marine electronics headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The U.S. subsidiary offers a complete range of marine
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on February 15, 1981Burmeister & Wain's division for Know-How and Shipbuilding Services, an integrated part of Burmeister & Wain Shipyard in Copenhagen, has concluded contracts with Samsung Shipbuilding Company, Ltd., Korea. These new c o n t r a c t s follow several years of cooperation that started in 1978 w
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on February 15, 1981E n g e l h a r d I n d u s t r i e s has named Thomas J. Lamb to the position of sales manager, Electromechanical Group, Systems D e p a r t m e n t , for the Eastern Hemisphere. His responsibilities include the administration of the division's Capac and Chloropac systems sales in Southeast
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on February 15, 1981A new satellite navigator receiver that makes a significant breakthrough in terms of cost, performance, and size of Sat-Nav equipment was announced recently by Racal-Decca Navigator Limited. The Racal-Decca DS4 uses signals from the U.S. Navy N a v i g a t i o n S a t e l l i t e System (TR
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on February 15, 1981Christening and launching ceremonies were held recently at the San Diego yard of National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) for the Coast Range, a 37,500-dwt products carrier under construction for Union Oil Company of California. A gathering of more than 400 invited guests witnessed
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on February 15, 1981Business at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Boston yard during 1980 was about equal' to its 1979 activity, Raymond F. DeVinney, general manager, reported. The yard repaired about 80 ships in 1980, including regular overhaul work on four U.S. Naval vessels. These repairs provided employment fo
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on February 15, 1981Fredriksstad mek. Verksted of Fredrikstad, Norway, a leading maritime manufacturer, shipfitter and installer of inert gas systems (IGS), crude oil washing (COW) installations, and other devices for petroleum tankers and other liquid cargo vessels, has announced the appointment of The Stanwick
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on February 15, 1981Swiftships, Inc. of Morgan City, La., has acquired Mangone Shipbuilding Company of Houston from Stewart and Stevenson Services, Inc., representatives of the companies announced. Jerry Hoffpauir, president of Swiftships, and Ray Loden, vice president of Stewart and Stevenson and president of M
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on February 15, 1981Edwin J. Petersen has been elected vice president-programs and resources for the Los Angeles Division of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation. His new and expanded duties include broad overall responsibility for all aspects of the FFG program, including post shakedown availabilities, the DDGX p
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on February 15, 1981To advance the science of shipboard habitability design and improve the quality of life at sea, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers will host an International Shipboard Habitability Design Conference on April 7, 8, and 9, 1981. The conference will be held at the Howard Johnson
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on February 15, 1981Blancke Marine Services of Sewell, N.J., has signed a contract with Victress Ltd. for the conceptual design of a passenger-freight- RO/RO vessel. The vessel is intended for inter-island use in the Bahamas. The vessel will carry passengers, mail, frozen /refrigerated foodstuffs, and vehicles.
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on February 15, 1981New n a t i o n a l o f f i c e r s were elected recently by the members of the Marine Technology Society, Washington, D.C. Presidentelect is Gilbert L. Maton, president of Tracor Jitco, Inc. and a founding member of MTS. Ned A. Ostenso, director of the National Sea Grant College Program an
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on February 15, 1981Coffin Turbo Pump, a Division of FMC Corporation, has signed a letter of intent to manufacture and distribute Turbo Charger Union b.v. (TCU) turbochargers in the U.S., announced John Burrows, operation manager. TCU is based in Amsterdam, Holland, and has produced turbochargers for diesel en
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on February 15, 1981President John F. Sullivan Jr. of Bath Iron Works announced that the shipyard was awarded a contract of approximately $142 million to build two tankers, with a potential for additional ships, by the Falcon I Sea Transport Company of Houston. The contract, signed recently in Washington, D.C.
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on February 15, 1981Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, recently delivered the 87- foot pilot boat Elalat 9 to Marine and T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Services (Saudi), Ltd. The lightweight, steel-hull vessel will transport pilots and pollution-control authorities to and from oil tankers at the giant Sea Island pe
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on February 15, 1981Waukesha E n g i n e D i v i s i o n, D r e s s e r Industries, Waukesha, Wis., will manufacture a new family of 1,500 to 4,800-bhp diesel engines under a license from Sulzer Brothers Limited of Winterthur, Switzerland, officials announced recently. Waukesha Engine, a 75-year-old supplier of
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on February 15, 1981The Society of American Milit a r y Engineers (SAME), a professional e n g i n e e r i n g s o c i e ty which was founded in 1920 and is comprised of active duty military and civilian engineers who are dedicated to the defense of our c o u n t r y , has officially installed its new local off
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on February 15, 1981The Maritime College at Fort Schuyler Foundation recently received a $2,000 Departmental Assistance Grant f r om Gulf Oil Foundation. School officials said the grant will be used for the Education Development Program of the College. The purpose of Departmental Assistance Grants is to furthe
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on February 15, 1981James J. Convy, chairman of the board of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., a leading independent naval architectural firm, r e c e n t l y announced the appointment of Robert J. Scott as assistant vice president. He is also assistant head of the W a s h i n g t o n Division, which provides engineering serv