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on August 1986With their line of MC engines well-established in the marine industry, M.A.N.-B&W Diesel A/S is now focusing on the continuing expansion of their engine program and its application possibilities, including the use of turbo compound systems, which have kept pace with the increased specializat
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on August 1986—Literature Available Honeywell has restructured the marketing organization of its Marine Systems Division. John Brenan, marketing director for Marine Systems Division, said the restructuring is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the division's responsiveness to both military and commer
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on August 1986The Navy recently announced that Litton Systems Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Pascagoula, Miss., has been selected for the preliminary planning of the reactivation and modernization of the USS Wisconsin (BB-64). Litton was awarded a $l-million firm-fixed-price contract with a firm-
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on August 1986The Louisiana Shipbuilding and Repair Association recently elected its board of directors and officers for the 1986-87 year. Richard N. Bollinger, a director of Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard, Inc., Lockport, La., was elected chairman of the board of LSRA. Reelected as president (execut
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on August 1986August 26-29—Stavanger, Norway The 7th Offshore Northern Seas (ONS '86) Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Stavanger, August 26-29, continues to benefit from Norway's expansive offshore policies and the associated demand for advanced technology and services to meet challenging condit
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on August 1986August 27 To 29, 1986 Design and production concepts to reduce shipbuilding schedules and costs is the theme for the 1986 Ship Production Symposium to be held at the Williamsburg Lodge, August 27-29, 1986, in Williamsburg, Va. The symposium is under the auspices of the National Shipbuildin
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on August 1986—Literature Available Drew Ameroid® Marine has received approval from Westfalia Separator for use of Ameroid DC disc cleaner in cleaning Westfalia Separator disc stacks. Ameroid DC disc cleaner is a specially formulated blend of surfactants, solvents and acids designed to remove carbonaceou
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on August 1986Owners, brokers and charterers must know before fixing if the tanker is suitable for the ports concerned throughout the world. Is the draft satisfactory? Any other restrictions regarding maximum length, beam or otherwise? And not least: What about reception facilities for ballast water and
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on August 1986The American Association of Port Authorities will hold its 75th Annual Convention September 28- October 2 at the Omni International Hotel in Miami. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, AAPA represents public seaport agencies throughout the Western Hemisphere, from Canad
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on August 1986Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc. on Whidbey Island (Freeland), Wash., recently delivered the luxury cruise vessel Executive Explorer, a catamaran designed to carry 49 passengers, to Glacier Bay Yacht Tours, Inc. of Seattle. The 104-foot, four-deck vessel has a beam of 36 feet 9 inches an
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on July 15, 1986Phillips 66 Company has reassigned three employees in its supply and transportation division, a subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum Company. Gary J. Heinz becomes northern region manager of Phillips Pipe Line Company. He directs the operations and maintenance of the northern region crude oil an
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on July 15, 1986Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Mobile, Ala., recently announced that it has been awarded the regular overhaul of the USS Pensacola (LSD-38). The contract, valued at $9,670,000, was awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Portsmouth, Va. It will be administe
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on July 15, 1986Under a three-year contract signed recently by Honda Motor Company and Central Gulf Lines of New Orleans, a U.S.-flag merchant ship will be used to carry passenger cars from Japan to the U.S. market. The agreement calls for Central Gulf to order a new carrier with a capacity of 4,000 cars. E
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on July 15, 1986Marathon LeTourneau Company's Brownsville, Texas unit has been awarded a contract for the fabrication of a platform drilling rig by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. of Tulsa, Okla. The contract calls for Marathon to fabricate
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available The MK-20 omni-directional TV antenna offered by Naval Electronics Inc. of Tampa, Fla., distributors for Naval Electronics A.B. of Sweden, features three separate band elements with interference filters and an internal, changeable, low-noise amplifier utilizin
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on July 15, 1986Combustion Engineering, Inc. (C-E), Windsor, Conn., has been awarded three separate contracts for boilers and related equipment to be installed on U.S. Navy ships, the company recently announced. Under the contracts, valued at approximately $7 million, C-E will supply nine waste heat boilers
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on July 15, 1986Pekka Laine, managing director of Tervakoski Oy, has been appointed managing director of the new shipbuilding company to be established by Wartsila and Valmet. Mr. Laine has previously served as head of marketing for FINNPAP in Helsinki, in international duties in Warsaw and Frankfurt, and a
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on July 15, 1986Governor Bill Allain, chairman of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority, has announced that the 1986 Tennessee- Tombigbee Waterway Development Opportunities Conference will be held in Knoxville October 22-24. This prestigious conference will be jointly sponsored by the Auth
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on July 15, 1986The new MX 4400 GPS Positioning and Navigation System from Magnavox is accurate, compact and housed in a sealed enclosure. The MX 4400 is designed to a wide variety of today's commercial GPS positioning and navigation requirements. Magnavox reports the MX 4400 is a full-featured two-channel
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available Cat Pumps Corporation of Minneapolis recently unveiled a line of corrosion-resistant plunger pumps featuring aluminum bronze manifolds and 316 stainless steel or Nitronic 50 wet-end parts. Durable ceramic plungers, preset lubricated seals, and unique internal