1983 Articles
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- Newport News Lifts 890-Metric-Ton Assembly Onto Carrier Roosevelt -Largest Ever For Naval Vessel page: 8
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on March 1983Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Va., made history recently when it successfully lifted an 890-metric-ton assembly onto the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 70), under construction at the shipyard. The assembly, weighing as much as 630 standard size American automobiles, w
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on March 1983Nicholas N. Rivera and James A. Willis recently joined the staff of Designers & Planners, Inc. (D&P), a firm of naval architects and marine engineers with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and offices in Philadelphia and San Diego. Ferd Serim, president of the company, announced the appoint
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on February 15, 1983Dennis Banta, president of Leevac Shipyards of Jennings, La., recently announced the delivery of the 165-foot offshore supply vessel Champion Express to Offshore Express, Inc. of Houma, La. The Champion Express is the first of two sister vessels ordered from Leevac Shipyards by Offshore Exp
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on February 15, 1983The Maritime Administration recently approved increases in the actual cost of two roll-on / roll-off containerships being built for Waterman Steamship Corp. by Penn Shipbuilding Co., Cheslocations ter. Pa. An increase of $2,027,000 was approved for hull 346, and $2,531,646 for hull 347. In a
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on February 15, 1983The continued increase in the number of offshore units around the world is again reflected in the latest (1982/83) edition of the Register of Offshore Units, Submersibles and Diving Systems, published recently by Lloyd's Register of Shipping. The number of mobile drilling rigs listed has gr
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on February 15, 1983The first in a series of five 5,750-dwt Arclkuclass product tankers, -The Ventspils, was christened recently at Rauma-Repola Shipyard, Rauma, Finland. The vessel and its sisterships are being built for the USSR's Ministry of Merchant Marine. The tankers, of a new design, can transport up to
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on February 15, 1983The U.S. Navy is currently searching for companies capable of performing naval machinery overhaul work. In an effort to improve the quality of naval machinery Class B overhauls, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is implementing a program to direct procurement of repair services for se
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on February 15, 1983Halter Marine, Inc. of New Orleans, La., recently delivered the Point Bravo, the first of four 191-fo?5f ~Tug7supply boats to Point Express, Ltd. of Morgan City, La. The Point Bravo is 191 feet long with a 40-foot beam and a 14-foot depth. She is powered by two EMD 16-645C diesel engines d
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on February 15, 1983The Administration's budget for fiscal year 1983 will allow the Navy to reach a 600-ship fleet, Navy Undersecretary James Goodrich told the Western Shipbuilding Association. Speaking before the group's recent annual meeting, Mr. Goodrich said the Navy currently has 514 ships, up from 460 tw
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on February 15, 1983Eastern Marine, Inc. of Panama City, Fla., recently delivered the 166-foot supply vessel Trinity River to Transportation Resources, Inc. of Houma, La. The vessel, built at Eastern's shipyard in Panama City, is the fourth of a five vessel package which includes the Leaf River, Pine River, Ro
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on February 15, 1983TeleSystems of Fairfax, Va., a Comsat Company, recently concluded an agreement with Grove Telecommunications Ltd., whereby that Canadian company will become a major distributor for TeleSystems, MCS-9000 maritime satellite communications terminal. Grove, located in St. Johns, Newfoundland, w
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on February 15, 1983The Maritime Administration has received a request from Ocean Carriers, Inc., for section 805(a) permission for its affiliates to be the bareboat charterers of up to five T-5 tankers to be time-chartered by the Military Sealift Command (MSC). The MSC charter agreement specifies that the tan
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- AWO 40 YEARS OF PROGRESS page: 34
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on February 15, 1983Forty years ago, the American Waterways Operators, Inc., was founded for the purpose of representing the national interests of the inland and coastal marine transportation industry. AWO was incorporated in 1944. On March 3-4, this premier organization will hold its Annual Meeting in Washing
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- COAL EXPORTS page: 26
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on February 15, 1983Substantial Growth Prospects For The U.S. Barge Industry "What we seem to lack is the determination to combine our brains and our physical resources to make our exports competitive and effective in the real world," declared H.J. Bobzien Jr., president, American Commercial Barge Line Compan
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on February 15, 1983Archibald (Archie) Irvine has been named general manager and chief surveyor for AMT Panama, S.A. Mr. Irvine, a resident of Panama for the past 30 years, has been working as an engineer and manager of operations for major local and international corporations. He is a licensed surveyor for L
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- INTERNATIONAL OIL SPILL CONFERENCE page: 14
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on February 15, 1983San Antonio, Texas The eighth biennial Oil Spill Conference — sponsored jointly by the U.S. petroleum industry and the federal government — will be held February 28 - March 3, 1983, at the San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. More than 1,500 delegates and exhibitors from al
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on February 15, 1983The J. Henry Holland Corporation of Virginia Beach, Va., has been named a stocking distributor for Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO), Nashville, Tenn., products in the Greater Tidewater Area. One of the largest marine, contractor and mill supply houses on the East Coast, the corporation s
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on February 15, 1983Raytheon Marine Company held a Maritime SatCom Training Seminar at its New York office at Staten Island's Pouch Terminal recently to provide Raytheon technicians with a comprehensive review of installation and service procedures for Satellite Communications equipment. Raytheon recently anno
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on February 15, 1983Constructed by Astilleros Espanoles S.A. (AESA), the heavylift vessel Sibig Venture successfully completed sea trials recently. The new ship is owned by International Transport Contractors (ITC) of Haarlem, Holland. The purpose of the trials was to check and verify theoretical calculations,
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on February 15, 1983Raytheon Company of Lexington, Mass., has combined its government marketing, international marketing and government relations activities in a new office of corporate marketing. Philip A. Phalon, who has been named vice president-corporate marketing, will head the new staff activity. Mr. Phalo