1981 Articles
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on November 15, 1981The Inland Waterways Division of Pott Industries, Inc., St. Louis, recently christened its newest towboat, the M / V Mike Schmaeng, an 1,800-hp towboat, built by Inland Marine Constructors, Inc. of Evansville, Ind. The christening ceremonies were at Evansville. The new towboat is named afte
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on November 15, 1981Paceco, Inc., a subsidiary of Fruehauf Corporation, recently completed its headquarters move from Alameda, Calif., to Gulfport, Miss. Paceco, a major designer and manufacturer of container handling cranes, has invested over $26 million in expanding and improving its existing 100-acre Gulfport
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on November 1981The 10,848-dwt, diesel-powered vehicle carrier Toyofuji 7 (shown above) was delivered recently to Toyofuji Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. of Japan by Hitachi Zosen, Tokyo. The ship was built at the Setoda Shipyard of Naikai Zosen, a Hitachi affiliate. The vessel is 178 meters long by 29 meters wide by 26
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on November 1981Literature has been published on a new Worthington high-speed pump with helical gearing for quiet dependable operations that can reach speeds up to 20,000 rpm. Recommended for high-pressure applications, the horizontal high-speed pumps have capacities to 300 gpm and heads to 4,000 feet. Th
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on November 1981An International Symposium To Assist Ship Operators To Improve Operations "International Symposium on Ship Operations (ISOSO '81) is a 'Catch 22' title, deliberately. There are so many factors that go into the safe, profitable and efficient operations of a ship on the high seas that every
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on November 1981Europort '81 — the largest international maritime exhibition and conference—will be 20 years old this month. In terms of products, equipment, and technological presentations, this 20th anniversary show will be as young as tomorrow. The exhibit will be held in Rai Halls, Amsterdam, Netherlan
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on November 1981Literature describing five models of waste water treatment units is available from Omnipure, a division of Sigma-Chapman, Inc., Houston, Texas. Omnipure uses an electrocatalytic waste treatment process for treating black and gray waters when seawater is available. The units use no consumabl
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on November 1981Pall Industrial Hydraulics Corporation, Glen Cove, N.Y., has added a new grade of filter medium to its Ultipore® line of filter elements for hydraulic and lube oil service. Designated "US" grade, the new medium has an absolute removal rating of 12 micrometers and a /3I0 rating of 25 as meas
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on November 1981Armco's Union Wire Rope has announced a new wire rope that offers, for the first time, rotation resistance without s a c r i f i c i ng strength or crushing resistance. The new product overcomes the deficiencies that have been inherent in other rotation-resistant ropes. It is engineered for
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on November 1981Arrow Marine, Inc., Houston, Texas, has taken delivery of the M/V Arapaho Arrow, the first of two 120-foot supply vessels being built by Marine Fabricators, Inc., of Green Cove Springs, Fla. The Arapaho is fully certified by the U.S.C.G. and carries an A.B.S. International Load Line certifi
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on November 1981An eight-page color brochure detailing the Chevron International Oil Company's new Delo 1000 marine engine oil has been published by the company. The oil, an alkaline detergent/ dispersant cylinder and crankcase oil, is designed to meet the most severe requirements of medium- speed, trunk p
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on November 1981National Marine Service Incorporated of St. Louis, Mo., has announced completion of its acquisition of the assets of Riverway Co.'s ship repair facilities north of Lock and Dam 26 at Grafton, CLIP & MAIL ^ I P* (rencra/ TYiermot/ynamics 1 110 SOUTH MEADOW ROAI>. P.O. BOX 1105. PLVMOITH, M T
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on November 1981Wendle W. Huddleston, president and chief executive officer of Hudson Shipbuilders, Inc. (HUDSHIP), recently announced that a contract has been signed for the construction of two 176- foot offshore supply vessels for an unnamed client. The two vessels will be delivered from the Pascagoula,
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on November 1981INMARSAT, the international maritime satellite organization, has published a four-color folder containing a dozen fact sheets with detailed information on the services it provides worldwide. Established by international Convention on July 16, 1979, the 34-member organization will, in early
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on November 1981Mid-Coast Marine, Inc. of Coos Bay, Ore., announced the recent delivery of a 72-foot twin-screw towboat, Clemente Guillen (shown above), to Roca Fosforica Mexicana SA de CV of Mexico City. The vessel was designed by David J. Seymour, Ltd., naval architect of San Francisco, Calif. Home port
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on November 1981Representatives of Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg, West Germany, signed a contract in Moscow recently with the Soviet foreign trade organization, Sudoimport, for the design, construction, and delivery of a special service vessel for the USSR's Ministry of the Gas Industry. The vessel is a 26,800-
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on November 1981Literature describing the company's automatic Circoolmatic oil circulation and cooling system for stern tube seal lubrication has been published by Waukesha Bearings Corporation, Waukesha, Wis. The system is recommended for 710 mm seal systems and larger. Circoolmatic pumps oil from the fo
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on November 1981Carl R. Meurk, executive vice president of Todd Pacific Shipyards, was the recipient of the National Management Association's Silver Knight award in the NMA Todd Seattle Chapter's special presentation recently at the Tyee Yacht Club. The Silver Knight of Management is the highest award the
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on November 1981A new four-page color brochure detailing the operations, features, and applications of a series of temperature analyzing instruments for diesel, natural-gas and gasoline-powered reciprocating engines has been published by the Alnor Instrument Company, Niles, 111. The brochure highlights the
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on November 1981Twelve maritime industry executives from six countries were elected members of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) at the semiannual meeting of the international ship classification society held recently at ABS headquarters in New York, N.Y. The new members are: Dr. Elcio Costa Couto, sup