1985 Articles
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on April 1985W.W. Patterson Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., now has available their new Model M65-H-70I-1.5 constant- tension hydraulic winch. It provides controlled tension for tugs when pushing in the notch of an oceangoing barge. It features a low, 30-inch profile; gearing and rollerchain are splash-lubrica
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- ASNE DAY '85 page: 30
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on April 1985Washington, DC—May 2-3 The American Society of Naval Engineers will hold ASNE Day 1985 at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., on May 2-3. The theme for this year's meeting is "Capability Versus Cost—The Naval Engineer's Challenge." ASNE Day is the 97-year-old Society's annual national
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on April 1985—Literature Available Spectra-900™, a high-performance fiber that is said to be the strongest fiber pound-for-pound ever made, was recently introduced by Allied Corporation of Morristown, N.J. A super-tough polymer fiber, Spectra-900 was invented in Allied's Corporate Research Laboratories
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on April 1985San Diego, April 29-May2 The 1985 Annual Meeting of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) will be held Monday, April 29, through Thursday, May 2, at the Holiday Inn at the Embarcadero in San Diego. The reception desk will open from 4 to 8 pm on April 29, and a Welcom
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on April 1985Jack Edwards, president of Halter Marine, has announced the recent launching of the solid rocket booster recovery vessel Independence at its Moss Point, Miss., yard. The 200-foot vessel will perform the key role in the recovery of rocket boosters launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca
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on April 1985Bart Turecamo, who owned and operated a fleet of 22 tugs and barges along the East Coast, died recently on his boat in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 64 years old. Mr. Turecamo oversaw the growth of his family-owned business from a fleet of three boats to 19 tugs based in New York and Charleston,
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on April 1985Robertson has announced a new addition to its microprocessor controlled autopilot family—the AP40. This pilot offers extremely simple, yet highly accurate, steering control for most commercial vessels and large yachts. Robertson reports the AP40 design eliminates the need to individually set
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on April 1985The first of Zapata Gulf Marine Corporation's "super-size" anchorhandling, tug/supply vessels, the Gulf Service, was launched recently at Quality Shipyards in Houma, La. With an overall length of 222 feet, beam of 46 feet, and depth of 20 feet, the U.S.-flag vessel is one of the largest in t
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on April 1985Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA, headquartered in Trieste, recently signed a contract with Micoperi SpA of Milan for the construction of a big, versatile offshore workship. The Micoperi 6000 will be a self-propelled, semi-submersible ship made up of two hulls, each 541.33 feet long
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on April 1985—Literature Available Aeroquip Corporation, Jackson, Mich., has introduced their new Quick Check® Diagnostic Kit. The kit contains Aeroquip FD90 Quick Disconnect couplings for permanent installation in system test ports for easy diagnosis of hydraulic problem symptoms before a failure occurs
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on April 1985Valmet Corporation, Finland, and the engineering and consulting company Foster Wheeler Petroleum Development Limited, United Kingdom, signed a technical cooperation agreement in January with respect to offshore projects. The agreement is part of Valmet's Arctic offshore strategy and a big st
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on April 1985At a recent quarterly meeting of the Shipbuilders Council in Washington, D.C., William E. Haggett, president and chief executive officer of Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath, Maine, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Council, succeeding David H. Klinges, vice president-M
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on April 1985Pyramid Pump Division™ of Transamerica Delaval Inc. of Monroe, N.C., has just published an illustrated 16-page catalog that presents engineering information on three lines of positive-displacement pumps. Its AMR™ three-screw pumps are designed for: engine room, fire room, and shipboard hydr
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on April 1985Resources, boundaries, and management of the U.S. continental shelf region will be the focus for the ninth annual Center for Ocean Management Studies conference to be held June 16-19 at the University of Rhode Island. The conference will begin with an overview addressing the natural resources
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on April 1985Scottish marine engineers John G. Kincaid is negotiating a licensing agreement with Red Fox Inc. of New Iberia, La. to produce the U.S. company's range of effluent treatment equipment for offshore oil and other marine installations. The license, which would give Kincaid the U.K. manufacturin
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on April 1985The first of four huge car and truck carriers ordered by Wallenius Lines for 1985 delivery from Swedish and Japanese shipyards was delivered recently by Kockums of Malmo. Named Tristan, following the owner's tradition of naming vessels after famous operas, the new carrier is almost identical
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on April 1985The Marine Machinery Association, a one-year-old trade association devoted to improving business conditions for manufacturers of the machinery used on Navy and commercial ships and to improving the quality of spare parts and repair services for the machinery in the fleet, has announced that
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- Nor-Shipping '85 page: 10
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on April 1985Shipping and Maritime Offshore Exhibition & Conference 6 - 1 0 May 1985 Nor-Shipping '85, the tenth in this series of compact, high-quality shipping exhibitions and conferences, will be held May 6-10 at the Sjolyst Exhibition Centre in Oslo. Since its inception in 1965, Nor- Shipping has
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on April 1985Lips Propellers, a leading manufacturer and repairer of ships propellers, has published a guide on the polishing and 'super' polishing of drydocked or submerged marine propellers. The guidelines insure the desired finish achieved and also defines what is meant by the term "super polish." A
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on April 1985Signet Cruise Lines, Inc. a division of Houston-based Signet Corporation, has awarded a design contract for two 850-passenger worldclass U.S. cruise vessels to Wartsila, one of the world's foremost designers and builders of passenger ships, J . Barry Snyder, president and chief executive off