1981 Articles
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on November 1981The National Academy of Engineering recently released its study of "Safety and Offshore Oil." This document was commissioned by the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Coast Guard in response to a provision of the OCS Lands Act Amendments of 1978. In June, 1979, the Geological Survey reque
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on November 1981Levingston Shipbuilding Com- pany, Orange, Texas, recently launched the first of two jackup drilling rigs for Noble Drilling Corporation of Ardmore, Okla. Noble Drilling, one of the lead- ing domestic drilling contracting firms, formed in 1921, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Noble Affiliate
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on November 1981Aeroquip Corporation of Jackson, Mich., has added a new member to its family of AQP hose styles—FC234 AQP fire-resistant hose. Developed by Aeroquip for the Industrial Division, FC234 hose has proven to be a superior fuel line for critical marine applications in commercial marine, industria
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on November 1981Most operators are not aware that just by operating their boilers within their design criteria, they can save 1.8 percent of their fuel costs. This fact was established by one owner over six years ago. Vessels operating under the U.S. flag today were, for the most part, designed and built i
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on November 1981Tacoma Boat / Escher Wyss, Tacoma, Wash., a subsidiary of Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, was recently awarded a $336,175 contract by Nichols Bros. Boat Builders, Inc., Freeland, Wash, to supply two 60-inch-diameter, Tacoma Boat/Escher Wyss controllable- pitch propellers for the state of Alask
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on November 1981A paper entitled "The Design and Selection of Shipboard Microcomputer Systems" was presented at a recent meeting of the Northern California Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held in San Francisco. Stanley Stockdale, senior associate of David J. Seymour, Ltd.,
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on November 1981Santa Fe International Corporation, Alhambra, Calif., and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced recently that the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Santa Fe will become a U.S. subsidiary of the government-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. Santa Fe's board of
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on November 1981A 24-page Anchoring Encyclopedia and a technical article on pipeline anchoring are available free from SeaTec International, Ltd., Houston, Texas. SeaTec, a worldwide marine contractor, and A.B. Chance Company, a developer and manufacturer of land anchors, recently combined efforts to offer
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on November 1981Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation, New Orleans, La., has named Gary D. Pope, senior vice president-international operations. Mr. Pope will assume management responsibility for all aspects of Gulf Fleet's international activity, which includes major operations in Brazil, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Eg
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on November 1981The Port of Boston's newest maritime facility—an $18-million container terminal — was dedicated recently. Massport's executive director David W. Davis, and port director Martin C. Pilsch Jr. officiated at the ceremony. The two-crane container facility expands the service at Massport's Paul
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on November 1981Robert N. Stout, executive vice president, Midland Enterprises Inc., announced that Michael B. Donelan recently joined Midland's new subsidiary, Inland Water Propulsion Systems Inc., as sales manager. Mr. Donelan will be responsible for sales of the B&W Alpha Diesel propulsion systems. Midl
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on November 1981Veteran shipbuilding executive Gordon H. Fait Jr. of Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, has been elected chairman of the ship repair committee of the Shipbuilders Council of America, Washington, D.C. He said his committee, representing over 20 U.S. shipyards, will work with the Navy and private
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on November 1981The first meeting of the 1981- 1982 season of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held recently aboard the Princess Louise in the Port of Los Angeles. George Stiehl, incoming chairman of the Section, opened the meeting and introdu
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on November 1981Hitachi Zosen, Tokyo, Japan, recently announced the company had received an order from the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) of India to build a cantilever- type jackup offshore drilling rig. The 66- bv 61- by 7-meter rig (about 217 by 200 by 23 feet) is V. the second of its kind to be
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on November 1981Jack Wilskey, president of Mid- Coast Marine in Coos Bay, Ore., recently signed a contract to build a new Voith tractor tug for Willamette Tug & Barge, a division of Riedel International, Inc., Portland. The tug was designed by Nickum & Spaulding Associates, Inc. (N&SA), Seattle, Wash. This
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on November 1981The Sperry Division of Sperry Corporation recently received a $1.6-million contract from the U.S. Naval Air Development Center to integrate the new NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) capability into the current navigation system aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Although the initial
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on November 1981Dome Petroleum Limited, Calgary, Canada, and NIC Resources Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nissho-Iwai Corp., Japan, announced the signing of an agreement for the sale of 2.6 million tons per year (400 million cubic feet per day) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada to four Japanes
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on November 1981George W. Geyer has been appointed vice president of Resource Management and Administration of the Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Company (UPSCO). UPSCO's facility in Ontonagon, Mich., specializes in the construction of tugs, barges, drydocks, and ships or other steel fabrication work. Mr. G
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on November 1981Marathon LeTourneau Offshore Company licensee, Euroasia Shipyard Company Limited, Hong Kong, has signed a contract with Construction & Marine Services Company (S.A.K.), Kuwait, for construction of a Class 116-C self-elevating mobile offshore jackup drilling unit. Contract delivery date for
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on November 1981A Marine Terminal Automated Management System (MTAMS), financed in part by the Maritime Administration, was dedicated recently by MarAd's western region director, Thomas J. Patterson, at the Seventh Street Public Container Terminal, Port of Oakland, Calif. The MTAMS is part of a Mar- Ad pr