1983 Articles
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on November 15, 1983Sedco 602, a medium-sized, semisubmersible drilling rig, was delivered recently by Promet Private Limited shipyard of Singapore. This rig is owned jointly by Sedco Inc. and Occidental Exploration and Production Company. Mrs. Sally Martin, wife of the president of Occidental, christened the rig
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on November 15, 1983Gerald A. Gutman, president of Nav-Com Incorporated has announced the appointment of Gary J. Franza to the position of director of marketing. This announcement follows the recent acquisition of Nav-Com by Magnavox Government & Industrial Electronics Company which is designed to broaden the
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on November 15, 1983Thomas Marine's latest offering is a 38-foot 6-inch crewboat which seats up to 22 workmen in a dry cabin plus a crew of three. Speed is 12 knots cruising and 14 knots in a dash. The crewboat is of 1/4-inch aluminum plate construction heli-arc welded and reinforced. Length measures 38 feet 6
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on November 15, 1983Tracor, Inc., Austin, Texas, has received a multi-year contract from the Naval Supply Center, Norfolk, Va., for engineering, analytical, and technical support as required by the NAVSEA Combat System Engineering Station in Norfolk for the AN/SQQ-89 (V) Underwater Sensor System, the Anti-Subma
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on November 15, 1983The detail design and construction contract Peterson Builders Inc., of Sturgeon Bay, Wise., previously signed with the U.S. Navy has led to a succession of ARS keel layings at PBI. First the ARS-50 Safeguard in 1982; then the ARS- 51 Grasp earlier this year, and a third keel was recently lai
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on November 15, 1983Papers are now being solicited by the Tidewater Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers for the Naval Ship Maintenance & Modernization Symposium subtitled "Affordability." The symposium, to be held October 3— 4, 1984, at the Omni Hotel, Norfolk, Va., is co-sponsored by Commander-
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on November 15, 1983Marinette Marine Corporation has been awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command a contract modification for the construction of three additional Torpedo Weapon Retrievers. Total value of the contract modification exceeds $6 million. The three vessel option is a part of an existing contract f
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on November 15, 1983Jeffboat, Incorporated of Jeffersonville, Ind., recently completed the luxury cruise vessel Newport Clipper, first of its type ever built at the Indiana yard. Constructed for Clipper Cruise Line of St. Louis at a cost of about $9 million, the vessel will operate on seven-day cruises in areas
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on November 15, 1983Bulk-carrying river barges often look as if they are floating effortlessly upon the waters, but St. Paul, Minn.-based TCS Industrial knows that it takes a lot of power to handle one. Therefore, specially designed barge-moving systems are a must for any terminal dock. TCS Industrial's solutio
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on November 15, 1983International Maritime Associates, Inc., is a management consulting firm located in Washington, DC. The firm specializes in providing market analyses, competitive assessments, project evaluations and corporate planning. Recent clients include M.A.N.-B&W Diesel, Grumman Aerospace, Todd Shipyards,
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on November 15, 1983The Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station (NAVSSESl and the Deleware Valley Chapter of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) are jointly sponsoring a one-day colloquium covering present and future ship survivability issues in Naval, Coast Guard, and commercial marine applications.
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on November 15, 1983Rear Adm. James K. Nunneley, USN, Director, Maintenance and Modernization Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OP-43) was installed as president of the American Society of Naval Engineers at the Society's annual turnover dinner at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Admira
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on November 15, 1983George K. Geiger, president of Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wise., a subsidiary of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., announced the signing of a contract to build a large oceangoing coal topping off barge for Lamberts Point Barge Company, Inc., a subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corpor
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on November 15, 1983The following promotions were announced by Jerry L. Hoffpauir, president of Swift Group. The Swift Group, commonly referred to as Swiftships, Inc., is comprised of Champion Swiftships, Swiftships Morgan City, Swiftships Lafitte, Swiftships Freeport, and Swiftships Maroil, Singapore. Bernard
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on November 15, 1983Mitchell Marine, builder of high quality aluminum workboats and crewboats located in Lafayette, La., has recently delivered the fourth in a series of 35-foot water taxis to Jancovich & Son of San Pedro, Calif. The standard 35-foot Mitchell design was chosen to meet the requirement of transpo
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on November 15, 1983Union Marine Transport Company, a shipping joint venture for transporting bulk chemicals, has been established by Union Carbide Corporation and Marine Transport Lines, Inc., it was recently announced by the two parent companies. According to James H. Rand, president of MTL, "The new firm will
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on November 15, 1983The rapid expansion of offshore exploration into regions of hazardous environmental conditions has served to illuminate the necessity for improvements in drilling equipment, performance standards, and safety regulations. As a result, Global Marine Drilling Company has established design sta
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on November 1983The first midbody section built in Beaumont, Texas, for the Navy's Military Sealift Command's Maritime Prepositioning Ship program (MPS) was recently launched. Thirteen Maritime Prepositioning Ships will be built from the keel up or converted from existing ships to join the Military Sealift
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on November 1983Tracor Inc., Austin, Texas, has received a contract to provide production, fabrication, and testing services to the Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, Md. This contract includes two option years with a total ceiling price of $8,340,000. Dr. William C. Moyer, group vice president of Tracor
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on November 1983A new four-color brochure, describing the substantial fuel-saving potential that cuts fuel costs when retrofitting the modern, highly efficient patented Econoflex Burner System into existing boilers, is now available from Howe- Baker Engineers, Inc., Tyler, Texas. Power, marine and mechanica