1982Peter Articles
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on April 1983Stanley C. Stockdale has begun an independent consulting business in Atlanta, Ga. Besides performing general naval architectural duties, Mr. Stockdale plans to specialize in the development of software for the marine community. He has concentrated on maritime computer applications f or the
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on April 1983Electro-Nav of Elizabeth, N.J., announced recently the appointment of Tony deSousa as its marketing manager for electronic communications systems and marine navivgation systems. Mr. deSousa brings 29 years of electronics experience to Electro- Nav. Most recently he directed major sonar cost
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on April 1983NL Rucker Products, of Oakland, Calif., a division of NL Industries, Inc., has been appointed the North American Distributor of UCC Fluid Power Accessories. The complete range of UCC fluid power accessories and components are available through the NL Rucker Products distributor network in t
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on April 1983A 42-foot explosive ordnance disposal training boat valued at $218,500 has been ordered by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command from Uniflite, Inc., fiberglass boat manufacturer of Bellingham, Wash., and Swansboro, N.C., according to James J. Doud Jr., Uniflite president. The vessel is being
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on April 1983The first ship's keel to be laid in the U.S. Navy's maritime prepositioning ship program was dedicated recently at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point, Md., shipyard by Gen. Paul X. Kelley, Assistant Commandant and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Marine Corps. In his remarks, General Ke
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on April 1983Sonatech, Inc. of Goleta, Calif., recently announced that James R. Moyer has joined its staff as director of marketing. Mr. Moyer brings with him over 25 years of experience in air, space, and marine navigation system design, operation, and marketing. His most recent position was director o
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on April 1983Trimble Navigation of Mountain View, Calif., recently introduced a new Loran receiver, the model 200. The 200 offers all the features of the 100A model and some new ones at a 40 percent reduction in price. A brochure is offered describing the capabilities of the receiver. The 200 Loran feat
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on April 1983The formation of an energy resources group, bringing together its specialist precise positioning and offshore companies within Racal Electronics Pic, Berkshire, U.K., was announced recently. The group will consolidate Racal's worldwide activities in this field and provide the coordinated ef
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on April 1983Lockheed is expanding its Houston office to provide additional services to the U.S. offshore industry. Services include field engineering support, design engineering support, assembly and repair of oil-spill cleanup equipment, and offshore corrosion protection equipment, the company announc
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on April 1983A company specializing in computer- assisted marine design and research and development opened recently at B.C.I.T., Discovery Park, Burnaby, British Columbia. Seatronics Technologies Ltd. has emerged from a long-established company, Seaspan Development Co. Ltd. For many years Seaspan Devel
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on April 1983Boots Hansen of Boots & Coots Inc. of Houston, Texas, and Paul Koomey of Koomey Inc. of Brookshire, Texas, recently announced the development and sale of a new device for high-pressure oil or gas wells they feel is a significant answer to platform safety. The Saf-T Shear model BCK, manufact
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on April 1983The Maritime Administration has released a technical report which provides the documentation f o r an Inland Waterway Port Model. The quantitative mathematical model was developed for use in studying operating characteristics of inland waterway port facilities. The study, "Inland Waterway
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on April 1983Orders for the cargo access equipment necessary to convert five existing 29,000-dwt R 0 / L0 vessels for use as prepositioning ships (T-AKX) by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, have been awarded to MacGregor Comarain Inc., the U.S. member of the International MacGregor Organization
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on April 1983Unipar, Inc., of Hazelwood, Mo., is offering a four-page brochure detailing its facilities for the remanufacture of diesel engine power packs, parts, and components for diesel repair, overhaul and rebuilding. The brochure includes a description in photos and text of Unipar's twoyear- old 40
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on April 1983Seabury C. McGown has been elected vice president-contracts of Uniflite, Inc., fiberglass boat manufacturer of Bellingham, Wash., and Swansboro, N.C., with responsibility for governmental marketing, bidding, and contract administration and other commercial boat business, according to James
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on April 1983Broco Inc., headquartered in Pomona, Calif., and a Gulf Coast Division in Marrero, La., is offering free test reports on the company's cutting system. The key to the efficiency of the Broco system is the seven alloy interior rod which provides 10,000+ °F at the tip. The Broco system will cu
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on April 1983A recent meeting of the Puget Sound Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers heard Capt. Emlyn Jones Jr., of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, deliver a presentation on "The Coast Guard of the Eighties." The report focused on the technical improvements in ships and rescue syste
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on April 1983Wesmar Offshore Systems of Seattle, Wash., is offering a brochure describing its high-performance 1100RV color-scanning sonar system designed specifically for small, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Using Wesmar digital color sonar technology, the 1100RV operates over a single pair of con
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on April 1983Mike Lewis has been appointed engineering manager of Butterworth Systems (UK) Ltd., Croydon, England. Butterworth Systems produces equipment for tank cleaning, underwater hull cleaning, o i l / w a t e r separation, and high-pressure water jetting for marine maintenance and onshore industri
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on April 1983Stal Refrigeration, a specialized supplier of marine refrigeration systems, has received its first orders for centralized plants comprising a new system named Stalicon (STAL Individual Container Cooling System) for refrigerated containers onboard ships. The system is now undergoing full sc