1983 Articles
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on November 1983Seattle's new fireboat, designed by Nickum & Spaulding Associates, is being built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Wash., and will carry an A.B.S. classification when completed in mid-1984. The 96-foot by 23-foot by 7-foot aluminum hull and superstructure is capable of 28 knot
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on November 1983Mobil is now offering free literature describing the new Mobilgard 450 Marine Diesel Oil, a fourth generation SAE 40 lubricant created specifically to meet the requirements of high output, medium-speed trunk diesel engines operating under severe conditions. It is formulated for improved eng
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on November 1983Oil production began recently from the Maureen field, 163 miles east-northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland, near the center of the North Sea. Phillips Petroleum Company United Kingdom Limited, operator of the field, said Maureen is expected to reach peak production of about 72,000 barrels per day
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on November 1983McDermott Engineering is planning a study of fixed platforms for 1,600-foot water depths. The study will investigate the technical and financial viability of conventional platforms for environments like those found in the Gulf of Mexico. "The study will provide decisionmaking data for econom
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on November 1983Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. (FELS) recently christened the Glomar Robert F Bauer, a 2,500-foot wd drillship. The vessel was christened by Mrs. Dorothy M. Bauer, wife of the former president and founder of Global Marine. The drillship, measuring 135 m by 23 m by 11 m, was developed
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on November 1983The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, recently awarded a contract to Marine Consultants & Designers, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, for a conceptual applications study concerning loading, discharge and cargo topping off of bulk carriers. The study will evaluate the Low Pre
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on November 1983Biehl and Company has been selected by the Cousteau Society as ship's agent for the Calypso in its two-month voyage down the Mississippi River for the making of a film documentary on the "Father of Waters." The Calypso, a 137-foot converted minesweeper used by ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau
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on November 1983The Marconi International Marine Co. Ltd., Chelmsford, England, has launched a new marine automatic radar plotting aid, the Marconi ARPA. According to free literature offered by the company, the unit was designed and developed entirely by Marconi Marine's research and development team. The
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on November 1983Halter Marine Inc., New Orleans, La., has completed a fourboat contract with Zapata Marine Service, Inc., with the delivery of the Trafalgar Service. The new boat, like her sister ships, Falcon Service, Sable Service, and Palmar Service, is 185 feet in length, with a 40-foot beam, and 14-fo
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on November 1983Capt. James E. Grabb, USCG (ret.) has assumed the position of technical director on the staff of the American Society of Naval Engineers, in Alexandria, Va. This new position was created to provide the leadership necessary to implement the technical portion of the goals and objectives recent
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on November 1983"Conversion of Maersk Lines E Class Ships to Maritime Prepositioning Ships (T-AKX)" was the topic of a technical paper presented at a recent dinner meeting of the New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. The paper was prepared by Alan R. Reid, M
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on November 1983The Nichols Brothers, Whidbey Island, Wash., facility completed the second of the two hulls comprising the 265-foot by 54-foot by 22-foot split hull, self-propelled hopper dredge for Manson Construction Company in Seattle, in May of this year. Each of these massive sections was towed from Whid
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on November 1983Thomson-Gordon Limited, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, a leading manufacturer of marine propeller shaft and rudder bearings, has developed an experimental bearing designed for extremely abrasive service conditions. Probably the most severe test for a marine propeller shaft bearing in abrasive
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on November 1983General Motors is offering a free applications manual which provides full information on new power ratings for both GM diesel-electric power units and marine propulsion engines. GM has raised the rating of several of its diesel-electric power units and increased the horsepower and fuel effi
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on November 1983The 1983—84 season of activities has begun for the Northern New England Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), Portsmouth, N.H. A new slate of officers has been elected and a tentative program has been developed. The Northern New England Section has been awarded an ASNE
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on November 1983In a recent edition of its Shipyard Weekly publication, the Shipbuilders Council of America underscored the far-reaching benefits for the entire nation which will result from FY 84 Navy shipbuilding and conversion projects. "As U.S. economy moves toward recovery, contributory effect of FY '
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on November 1983Hoffman Maritime Consultants Inc. are pleased to announce the appointment of Finn C. Michelsen as Technical Director. Dr. Michelsen will be responsible for all products, including the Helm family of guidance systems currently being marketed to the offshore industry, new products under devel
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on November 1983Construction has begun on the first of five new offshore oil-field service vessels for Argosy Offshore Ltd., a joint venture consisting of Tenneco Oil Co., Philadelphia Life Insurance Co. and Wilhelmsen of Norway. The vessels will be constructed by Moss Point Marine Inc., Escatawpa, Miss. I
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on November 1983Magnus Maritec International, Palisades Park, N.J., has announced the availability of its most advanced Fuel Oil Testing Services to all shipowners on a worldwide basis. Free literature is available describing the full range of services offered. A leader in manufacturing and marketing fuel
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on October 15, 1983The drillship Petromar North Sea, will be auctioned on November 1, in Singapore Harbor, it was announced by Max Rouse & Sons, Inc., Los Angeles auctioneers handling the sale. Owned by Petromarine Drilling Co., the 380-foot vessel was built by Bethlehem Steel and converted to a drillship by To