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on April 1985MARITIME REPORTER/ Engineering News recently announced it has purchased new and larger world headquarters offices in New York City. The new location will house the executive, editorial and advertising staff responsible for worldwide publishing operations in the commercial marine and naval
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on March 15, 1985Monarch Instrument of Amherst, N.H. has introduced a new convenient non-contact optical tachometer that is packaged in a pistol grip configuration. The new instrument, called PHASAR-TACH, measures rotational speed over the range of 50 to 20,000 rpm to an accuracy of + / -1 rpm. Speeds are meas
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on March 15, 1985—Literature Available A two-way pilot operated, solenoid shutoff valve designed primarily for high temperature engine bleed air and liquid applications is now available from Valcor Engineering Corporation, Springfield, N.J. Series 450 solenoid valves are extensively used to handle hot gasses
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on March 15, 198516th Vessel Joins The Fleet The Gulf Island V, a giant selfelevating, self-propelled lift boat capable of servicing rigs in deep water, was christened recently in New Orleans by its operator, Blue Streak- Gulf Island Operations of Belle Chasse, La. The vessel was christened by Patsy Hadaw
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on March 15, 1985James R. Wittmeyer has been appointed vice president-operations at Pennsylvania Shipbuilding, Chester, Pa. He succeeds John A. Serrie, who has retired after more than 40 years in the shipbuilding industry. Mr. Wittmeyer has 30 years of experience in shipbuilding. He started in the engineeri
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on March 15, 1985A new partnership, Blue Streak- Gulf Island Operations, has been formed to operate a fleet of self-propelled, self elevating offshore workboats. The partnership was formed by Blue Streak Marine, Inc., a selfelevating vessel operating company, Belle Chasse, La., and Gulf Island Marine, Inc.,
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on March 15, 1985The recent acquisition of Alco Power Inc. of Auburn, N.Y., by Bombardier Inc., a diversified Canadian manufacturer of transportation, recreational and industrial products, will enhance ALCO's position as a well respected diesel engine manufacturer, according to Gilles Courville, responsible
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on March 15, 1985A Review Over the years we have published many feature articles that reviewed the latest designs and developments of diesel engines per se. For the review that follows, we decided to report on the many kinds of ancillary equipment and services that transform the diesel prime movers into tot
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on March 15, 1985Radio Holland USA, B.V., one of the nation's largest distributors of advanced communications and navigational equipment, recently had a "hands-on" private exhibition of their Total Shipboard Communications Center at the Houston headquarters complex. Attendees at the three day session include
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on March 15, 1985Cummins Engine Company recently introduced the first Marine models of its new B and C Series of lower horsepower diesels, which will expand Cummins Marine product line to 61 horsepower on the low end. The B Series propulsion engines will consist of four and six-cylinder models with displace
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on March 15, 1985For the U.S. maritime industry, and for the U.S. Coast Guard, the fiscal year 1986 budget sent to Congress by President Reagan was little short of disastrous. For the U.S. shipbuilding industry and its various suppliers and subcontractors, though, there was much good news mixed in with the b
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on March 15, 1985Harris Corporation, RF Communications Group, Long Range Radio Division, Rochester, N.Y., has announced the availability of a new brochure on radio products for the marine industry. This six-page full color brochure describes Harris's full range of HF-SSB radio products and accessories. The ra
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on March 15, 1985Signet Marine Group, an operating entity of Signet Corporation of Houston, has formed an Ocean Transportation Services (OTS) Division, according to a recent announcement by J. Barry Snyder, president and chief executive officer of Signet, and Thomas V. Van Dawark, executive vice president o
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on March 15, 1985—Literature Available Sigmaform Corporation of Santa Clara, Calif., is offering a free fourpage color brochure on their new product line GK-A60 Multi-Cable Transit System that is designed to pass multiple cables from one compartment to another and maintain fire, gas and watertight integrity.
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on March 15, 1985The Hamburg yard of Blohm + Voss in West Germany has received an order from Sundance Cruises of Seattle valued at some $3.4 million for renovations to the 26,747-grt liner Scandinavia. Sundance, a consortium of the MacDonald Corporation of Seattle, Johnson Line of Stockholm, and Effoa Finlan
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on March 15, 1985The U.S. Coast Guard has given its approval for courses in radar training at Marine Simulation, Inc., MSI, according to an announcement by David L. Wood, president. The approval of the radar programs at the new training center in Lower Manhattan covers initial, refresher, and re-certificatio
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on March 1985Valmet Corporation in Finland and the engineering and consulting firm Foster Wheeler Petroleum Development Limited in the U.K. have signed an agreement calling for technical cooperation with respect to offshore projects. The pact is part of Valmet's arctic offshore strategy, and a big step t
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on March 1985Promar (Professional Marketing Company) of Tampa, Fla., has been named exclusive representative for Anritsu America's line of marine radar in the Southeast region of the U.S. The Anritsu radar was formerly marketed under the EPSCO name. The line includes 5- and 10- kw models with ranges from
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on March 1985Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point shipyard near Baltimore has entered into a contract with Barber Steamship Lines to refit five of its foreign-flag vessels for use in the U.S. Navy's Ready Re- serve Fleet (RRF). The upgrading work will have a value to Bethlehem of approximately $2
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on March 1985—Literature Available Raytheon Ocean Systems Company of East Providence, R.I., has introduced an inexpensive, microprocessor- based remote display designed for maximum compatibility with the company's established Fathometer ® depth sounder and speed log product lines. The rugged display is