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on October 1984Shaver Transportation Company of Portland, Ore., kept the 149.5 gtd tug Columbia in the Stork-Werkspoor family when it repowered the vessel to keep pace with the ever larger ships at the Port of Portland. The firm replaced two RHO 218K SWDiesel engines, each developing 700 hp at 720 rpm, wit
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on October 1984—A Review— Faster turnaround in port means increased profits for all vessel operators. To meet that need, designers and manufacturers of cargo handling equipment and access and stowage systems continue to improve their products and to introduce new, more efficient cargo gear and deck machin
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on October 1984October 17-20—Boston, Massachusetts Fish Expo '84, projected to have more than 450 companies exhibiting their equipment and products and some 10,000 commerical fishing industry buyers attending, will be held October 17-20 in Boston's Hynes Veterans Auditorium. Now in its 18th year, Fish Ex
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on October 1984Arlington, Va. October 15-16 The International Ship Structure Symposium '84 (SSS 84) will be held October 15-16 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Va. Sponsored jointly by the interagency Ship Structure Committee and The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, this is t
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on October 1984Seaward International's Sea Cushion® and Sea Guard fenders recently played a vital role in the mating operating of the Conoco-operated Hutton Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in Scotland's Moray Firth. Seaward supplied 53 of its foam-filled fenders for this innovative offshore oil platform. The fen
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on October 1984The completion by LEEVAC Shipyards of a one-of-a-kind, highly specialized vessel conversion for Cal Dive International (CDI), a worldwide full-service oilfield diving contractor, was announced recently by Jerry Bostic, president of LEEVAC Corporation. LEEVAC's Jennings, La., shipyard was sel
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on October 1984After 35 years of operations in downtown Washington, D.C., the American Association of Port Authorities has relocated its headquarters to Alexandria, Va., a port city located directly across the Potomac River from the nation's capital. The 6,000-square-foot office building is a part of the n
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on October 1984James K. Taggart, president of Tampa-based TECO Transport & Trade Corporation, has announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Freeman United Coal Mining Company of Chicago to supply river transport, ground storage, and coal-loading services for two million tons of U.S. steam coal de
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on September 15, 1984Halifax, Nova Scotia—October 16-18 The Fourth Annual Canadian Offshore Resources Exposition and Conference (CORE) will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 16- 18, 1984 at Ocean Terminals 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, and 34, and in the Immigration Annex building, all facilities of the Port of H
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on September 15, 1984—Literature Available This past February John Deere acquired the stratified charge rotary engine business formerly property of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. This purchase includes exclusive North American rights to the Wankel engine, patents, know-how and experimental engines and components.
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on September 15, 1984The U.S. Navy has awarded a $21,116,087 contract to Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company of Chester, Pa., for the "phased maintenance" of the USS Patterson (FF- 1061), the first of four Naval Reserve Force frigates to be based in Philadelphia. The contract calls for four overhauls during a fiv
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on September 15, 1984Halifax Shipyard's new 36,000- ton-lifting-capacity floating drydock Novadock is now being used with increasing frequency. By mid- November this year, the yard will have been in continuous use for eight successive months. The dock, which can accommodate up to Panamax size vessels, was commi
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on September 15, 1984Marinette Marine Corporation in Wisconsin has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for the construction of six Yard Patrol Craft (YP). These vessels will be used at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis for instructing midshipmen in seamanship, navigation, and marine e
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on September 15, 1984Norwegian Caribbean Lines, the Norwegian-owned cruise ship operation based in Miami, has acquired Royal Viking Line Inc. of San Francisco (also Norwegian-owned) in a deal valued at nearly $240 million. Under the agreement, Norwegian Caribbean will pay $86.9 million in cash and will assume so
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on September 15, 1984John F. Cave has been promoted to vice president of Boland & Cornelius, Inc. (B&C). The announcement was made by American Steamship Company (ASC) vice president-marketing Ned A. Smith. B&C is a subsidiary operation of American Steamship. As a vice president of B&C, Mr. Cave will continue to
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on September 15, 1984The U.S. Navy has selected the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Command and Control Divisions in Baltimore to participate in the NATO Frigate Replacement Program (NFR-90). Dr. Robert S. Johnson will be the NFR-90 program manager. After competitive procurement, Westinghouse won the $2-mil
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on September 15, 1984American Marine and Machinery Company, Inc. (AMMCO) of Nashville has announced the signing of an agreement with Orenstein & Koppel of West Germany for the exclusive right to market O&K's complete line of underwater bucket wheels and cutting wheels in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In making
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on September 15, 1984Tacoma Boatbuilding Company's Northern Line Division has been awarded a $210,000 contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for the manufacture and testing of a 9- foot-diameter propeller hub assembly, according to a recent announcement by B. James Lowe, president and chief executive officer.
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on September 15, 1984National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, Calif., announced it has received a contract for approximately $250 million from Exxon Shipping Company for construction of two 209,000-deadweight-ton Alaska- Class Tankers. The NASSCO-designed tankers will be the largest ships
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on September 15, 1984—Free Literature Available Increased operating reliability, less maintenance, and better adaptability to different climatic conditions—these are some of the experiences reported by Swedish shipowners Johnson Line and Brostroms, who have become the first to test a new air-conditioning technique