1985 Articles
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- Pugh A p p o i n t e d Vice President O f M a r k e t i ng For L u b r i q u i p - H o u d a i l le page: 16
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on May 1985James R. Pugh has been named vice president-marketing for Lubriquip- Houdaille, Inc. of Cleveland, with responsibility for worldwide sales and marketing operations. He comes to the company from Parker Hannifin Corporation. According to Lubriquip president Mark W. Baker, "The appointment is
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on May 1985Illman Jones, Inc. recently celebrated the grand opening of their new office and warehouse facilities in American Canyon, Calif. Previously located in Oakland, Illman Jones has been a major worldwide supplier of large-bore diesel engine parts and accessories for over 25 years. The grand ope
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on May 1985The 197,060-dwt ore carrier Asakasan Maru, built at the Chiba Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company (MES), was delivered recently to joint owners Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Sawayama Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. The big vessel has an overall length of 984.25 feet, beam of 164 feet, depth of 7
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on May 1985A continuing surge in boatbuilding has added a new feature to the waterfront in Pensacola, Fla., as Patti Shipyard recently began operations at a new location on Bayou Chico. Previously, the shipyard operated on properties leased from Patti Industries, Inc. on Pensacola Bay. The parent compa
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on May 1985Advanced civil engineering soil design and cost-effective construction technology make Tensar geogrids the answer to a broad range of marine construction projects, according to an eight-page, four-color brochure now available from Armco Construction Products Division, a division of Armco Inc
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on May 1985Raytheon Company of Lexington, Mass., has established a new office to arrange and manage venture investments for the diversified electronics company. Chairman Thomas L. Phillips said the new enterprise would be coordinated closely with the company's strategic planning function, and would se
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on May 1985The Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers (CIMARE) will hold its Annual General Meeting and Seventh Annual Technical Conference, Mari-Tech '85, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Montreal on May 8-10. It will be hosted by the St. Lawrence Branch of Montreal. CIMARE, a nationwide organization wi
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on May 1985Bath Iron Works Corporation has announced that it has been awarded the contract to design and build the lead ship in the DDG 51 Program. This award comes after a very extensive competition among the most capable surface combatant shipbuilding companies in the U.S. The $321-million fixed-pric
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on May 1985Timothy V. O'Sullivan has been named president of the Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Colt Industries, Beloit, Wise. He joined the Division in 1983 as vice president and general manager of parts and service, and later assumed the additional duties of vice president of marketing and sales.
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on May 1985A-C Compressor Corporation of West Allis, Wise., has acquired the compressor operation of Allis- Chalmers Corporation. Terms were not disclosed. According to Carl R. Hall, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, the newly formed and independent A-C Compressor Corporation recently
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on May 1985Norfolk, Virginia—May 21-24 The 1985 Spring Meeting/STAR Symposium of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) will take place May 21-24 at the Omni International Hotel, located right on the waterfront in Norfolk, Va. The meeting will be hosted by the SNAME Hampton Roa
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on May 1985The Canadian shipbuilder and repairer, Davie Shipbuilding Limited of Quebec, has been purchased by the Vancouver-based Versatile Corporation, already a significant shipyard operator and one of Canada's top 100 industrial manufacturers. This acquisition makes Versatile a major force in Canadi
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on May 1985The self-propelled, anchormoored drillship Sagar Vijay, built for the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) of India, was completed recently at Hitachi Zosen's Osaka (Sakai) Works. Immediately following delivery, the vessel sailed for India, where it will be placed in drilling service off Bo
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on May 1985The Maritime Data Network (MARDATA) of Stamford, Conn., has added Baltic Freight Rate Index data to its on-line information service for ocean shipping. Subscribers can now access the Daily Baltic Index and year-to-date activity in addition to detailed information on dry cargo shipments in th
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on May 1985Gilles Courville, interim president of Bombardier/Alco Power Inc. in Auburn, N. V., has announced the appointment of C. Jay Slaybaugh as vice president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining Bombardier/Alco, Mr. Slaybaugh was president and chief executive officer of Rock of Ages Corp
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on April 1985Geonav, a shipboard computer distributed by Magnavox, displays nautical charts with coastline and other information the navigator requires. Designed as an integrated navaid, the computer interfaces with Loran and satnav receivers, autopilots, and other marine electronics to capture and process
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on April 1985Clemco Industries of Burlingame, Calif., is offering a family of internal pipe cleaning tools—Spin-Blast, Hollo-Blast, and Hollo-Blast Junior—designed to blast clean the interior of pipe or tubing ranging in size from %-inch to 36-inch I.D., without rotating the pipe. Used in conjunction with
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on April 1985Baldt Incorporated has announced the immediate availability of a four-page, two-color "Engineering Innovations" technical bulletin (#002) that details the Baldt Moor-Free Rapid Release System. This sophisticated computer assisted system allows rig operators to safely free a vessel from its moo
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on April 1985ASCARGO of Bilbao, Spain, which is represented in the U.S. by Borgne International Corporation, Middlesex, N.J., is offering free literature on the cargo access equipment the company manufactures. Using a colorful cutaway drawing of a vessel, the brochure attractively depicts ASCARGO equipmen
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on April 1985McNab, Inc., Mt. Vernon, N.Y., a U.S.-based marine electronic instrumentation manufacturer and supplier, has announced it is now the exclusive American supplier of the Aquacatch® speed through water log, manufactured by Chernikeeff Instruments Ltd. of England. The Aquacatch, McNab says, is a