1983 Articles
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on October 15, 1983The Maritime Administration has approved in principle a joint application by Coastal Cruise Line, Inc., Republic Cruise Line, Inc. and Liberty Cruise Line, Inc., all of 120 S. Central Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of three passenger cru
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- E U R O P O R T ' 83 page: 8
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on October 15, 1983Amsterdam, The Netherlands — November 8-12 Europort '83—the largest maritime exhibition in the world—will be held from Tuesday, November 8 to Saturday, November 12. The exhibition will be held for the 21st time, in Amsterdam, using all nine halls of the newly expanded RAI Exhibition Centre
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on October 15, 1983An offshore jacking system built by National Supply Company, Houston, will give "legs" to a cargo handling barge designed for shipping major marine components between New England shipyards. The jacking system will enable General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division to load and unload components a
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on October 1983To further strengthen National Supply Company's technical support to customers, Robert L. Ayers has been named product manager and sales administrator for the firm's National Drilling Equipment Division. "In addition to division materials management, Mr. Ayers new responsibilities focus ent
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on October 1983The self-propelled, $82-million, drilling rig High Seas Driller, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding's Okpo facility, was transported to the North Sea by the Ferncarrier. The heavy transport ship was developed by JL Heavyweight Transport of Denmark and was specially designed to carry large or awkwa
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on October 1983The Shipyard Weekly, published by the Shipbuilders Council of America, recently quoted a Wall Street Journal report by staff reporter Bill Paul on a "worrisome trend" implicit in Russia's expanding ocean shipping fleet which now "blankets the globe." His timely article makes these points: "
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on October 1983The Environmental Systems Division of Electrolux-Wascator AB, Stockholm, Sweden, has been renamed as Electrolux Envirovac. The name "Envirovac" has long been used in the United States, where the subsidiary company Envirovac Inc. has installed the Vacuum Toilet System in innumerable vessels,
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on October 1983The Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Fla., has been awarded a contract from Waterway Communications System, Inc. (WATERCOM) of Jeffersonville, Ind., for the design, manufacture, construction and maintenance of a new marine telephone system covering more than 4,000 miles of inland waterways. T
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- M/V GRAND REPUBLIC page: 26
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on October 1983Largest Addition To McAllister Brothers Fleet Delivered By Offshore Shipbuilding The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company of Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, highlighted the celebration of its 100th anniversary recently with the introduction of its new passenger/ auto ferry,
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- Terry To Manufacture And Sell AEG-Kanis Steam Turbines In North America —Literature Available page: 24
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on October 1983Terry Steam Turbine Company, of Windsor, Conn., and AEGKANIS, a German manufacturer of steam turbines, gas turbines, and electrical control systems, have signed an agreement granting Terry the rights to sell, manufacture, and service AEG-KANIS reaction steam turbines within the U.S., Mexico
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on October 1983Tracor, Inc., Austin, Texas, has received a multiyear contract from the U.S. Navy Electronic Systems Engineering Activity, St. Inigoes, Md., to provide engineering support services for test and evaluation programs. William C. Moyer, Ph.D., group vice president of Tracor Applied Sciences, sa
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on October 1983Earlier this year, after intensive design investigation and development, the Commonwealth of Australia Department of Defense placed a contract with Carrington Slipways Pty Ltd. for the construction of two prototype catamaran minehunters for the Royal Australian Navy. Each is 31 meters in lengt
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on October 1983National Marine Service Incorporated, St. Louis, Mo., a recognized leader in shipyard and diesel engine repairs, announces the opening of its new East Coast diesel engine parts and service facility at 4580 Village Avenue, Norfolk, Va. (804) 855-9277. National Marine indicates the Norfolk fa
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on October 1983Richard M. Currence, president of Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation, New Orleans, La., has announced the addition of Gulf Fleet No. 65, a 190-foot by 40-foot by 16- foot 6,000-hp class towing/supply vessel, which is powered by twin EMD 12 645-E7C diesel engines through twin Reinjes WAV 2740, 4:
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on October 1983MARCO Seattle and Campbell Industries, well-known fishing vessel builders, have announced the formation of MARCO Pacific Shipbuilding Corporation. The Taiwan-based MARCO subsidiary will specialize in the construction of tuna purse seiners for both local and world markets. The first vessel t
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on October 1983The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application from Lamberts Point Barge Co. of One Commercial Place, Norfolk, Va., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in the financing of a 35,000- deadweight-ton self-discharging coal barge to be used in export coal top-off operations in D
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on October 1983COMSAT World Systems Division, Washington, D.C., recently announced three vice presidential appointments. Edward J. Martin has been named to the position of vice president, international operations. In his new capacity, Mr. Martin will be responsible for the operation and planning of COMSAT
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on October 1983The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application from Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co., One Market Plaza, San Francisco, Calif., a wholly owned subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing or refinancing one ice-strengthened oil/deck cargo
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on October 1983The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of the Chemical Pioneer, a 35,000- deadweight-ton chemical carrier being built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Va. The approved guar
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- FISH EXPO '33 page: 14
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on October 1983Over 550 companies will have exhibits at Fish Expo from October 26-29, 1983, at The Seattle Center in Seattle, Wash. This will make for the largest Fish Expo ever, topping the 535 companies that exhibited when the show was last in Seattle in 1981. Fish Expo alternates annually between Boston