1984 Articles
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on September 15, 1984Pearlson Engineering Company, Inc. of Miami has begun work on the world's largest ship transfer system that will be installed at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited in Barrow-in Furness, England, as part of the yard's Submarine Facilities Project. Up to 90 self-propelled transfer c
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on September 15, 1984Keel-laying ceremonies were held recently at Twin City Shipyard in St. Paul, Minn., for the 3,850-cubic-foot, suction hopper dredge Ouachita being constructed for Gulf Coast Trailing Company of New Orleans. The 300-foot vessel will incorporate many state-ofthe- art features unique for U.S.
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- The "Ultimate" Compact SSB page: 23
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on September 15, 1984Raytheon Marine Company's new RAY-1285 frequency synthesized, microprocessor controlled Single Side Band is the most technologically advanced compact long-distance radiotelephone for professional worldwide mariners. Although we tried, we could not find an SSB in its class with better perform
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on September 15, 1984Marine Management Systems, Inc. (MMS) of Stamford, Conn., has been named an authorized International Business Machines value added dealer in the maritime industry for the entire IBM personal computer product line and accessories, according to MMS president Eugene D. Story. Mr. Story also an
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on September 15, 1984BP is to form a joint venture with Belfast shipbuilder Harland and Wolff for the construction of a special single well oil production system (SWOPS) vessel designed to extract oil directly from subsea wells. The agreement is subject to approval from the boards of both companies. The cost of
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on September 15, 1984RDI's Satcom I Maritime Satellite Communications System has been awarded complete type approval following extensive testing by INMARSAT of London, the International Maritime Satellite Communications Organization. This type approval designation allows RDI to install its system on ships, fish
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on September 15, 1984Mid-America's newest passageway to the Gulf of Mexico—the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway— is moving toward completion much faster than projections based on surveys and studies by the Army Corps of Engineers, say Tenn-Tom officials. Dedication ceremonies for the 234-mile, $2-billion barge canal
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on September 15, 1984The University of California at San Diego has purchased the 125- foot supply/geophysical survey vessel Midnight Alaskan from Midnight Boat Company of Berwick, La., for operation by the worldfamous Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif. The research craft will be renamed the
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- General Dynamics Quincy Yard Will Build Four Containerships For USL At Cost of $341 Million page: 18
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on September 15, 1984A contract between General Dynamics and United States Lines, Inc. calls for the construction of four big containerships at a total cost of $341,236,000. General Dynamics will not only build the ships, at its Quincy yard, but will also own them and charter them to USL. The vessels will be po
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on September 15, 1984American Marine and Machinery Company (AMMCO) of Nashville has been awarded a contract worth about $390,000 to supply two cutterhead suction dredging machines to the South Dakota Department of Water and Natural Resources. AMMCO management personnel were given the contract in Pierre, S.D., r
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on September 15, 1984The United States P.&I. Agency, Inc. (USP&I), the marine liability claims adjusting affiliate of Underwriters Adjusting Company, has announced changes in office locations and management responsibilities. The home office, formerly located in New Orleans, has moved to Piscataway, N.J. A new br
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on September 15, 1984Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas of New York, one of the nation's oldest and largest consulting engineering firms, will enter its second century of existence with the formation of a new marine facilities division, Parsons Brinkerhoff Van Houten, headed by Leonard Van Houten. The new divi
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on September 15, 1984Wotan, a 600-ton lift crane mounted on a 300-foot-long barge (shown above) went into service on Puget Sound in mid-June. The floating crane, largest in use in the Pacific Northwest and one of the largest on the West Coast, was christened in June at the headquarters of Manson Construction & E
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on September 15, 1984A Norwegian shipowners' consortium, K/S Petrojarl I A/S, has awarded Nippon Kokan (NKK) of Japan a contract to build a deepwater, offshore oil production and testing system. "It will be the first floating production unit built to serve a variety of offshore applications, in contrast with uni
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on September 15, 1984Imi-Tech Corporation, Elk Grove, 111., recently announced the availability of its new marine products brochure describing its line of lightweight, fire-resistant insulating products for marine applications. The brochure, Catalog No. 584, also describes the unique core material, Solimide® pol
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on September 15, 1984According to William H. Bevan, president of Marine Technologies and Brokerage Corp., the S.S. United States will shortly begin removals in preparation for its movement to the shipyard for a complete retrofit. The vessel will undergo a massive rip-out and rebuild, which will convert it from t
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on September 15, 1984Halifax Industries Limited of Nova Scotia, whose two shipyards are now managed by AMCA International, recently announced two key appointments. Tom Duncan, formerly general manager of the Burrard Yarrows Corporation, Vancouver, was appointed director of operations, and Mauritz Erhard, formerly
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on September 15, 1984The HEET Automotive Division of DeMert & Dougherty, Inc., Oak Brook, 111., recently announced the introduction of new HEET Diesel Fuel Treatment, a special fuel additive developed by Universal Oil Products Inc. HEET Diesel Fuel Treatment provides important preventive maintenance benefits be
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on September 15, 1984Technical Symposium-October 3-4, Norfolk, Va. A technical symposium, Naval Ship Maintenance & Modernization/ Affordability, sponsored by the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and the American Society of Naval Engineers, Tidewater Section, will be held at the OMNI International Hotel
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- MARINE SALVAGE page: 16
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on September 15, 1984Third International Symposium—October 1-3, New York The Third International Symposium on Marine Salvage will meet October 1-3 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Co-sponsored by the Marine Technology Society and the Maritime Association of the Port of New York, the meetings are