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on March 1985Myung-Won Sohn, formerly executive vice president of Hyundai Heavy Industries Company, Ltd., has been appointed president of Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Company, responsible for the management of the world's largest shiprepair yard. He joined HHI in 1980 as senior vice president responsible for di
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on March 1985EPSCO, Incorporated of Westwood, Mass., has announced the receipt of an $877,435 follow-on order for the manufacture of its large Integrated Navigation Plotters (INP). The Model 4436 INP will be used on the U.S. Navy's new YP Class training vessels under construction at Peterson Builders fo
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on March 1985—Literature Available Baldt Incorporated of Chester, Pa., recently introduced the second generation MOOR-FREE™ II rapid release system, the latest in a series of developments that allow rig operators to free a vessel from its moorings instantaneously. Significant improvements were implemente
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on March 1985—Literature Available Monarch Instrument of Amherst, N.H., is offering free literature on the TACH-IV digital optical tachometer the company produces. One of the widest speed measuring ranges of any portable non-contact tachometer and a simultaneous maximum hold capability are two of the un
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on March 1985Carl R. Brown has been appointed to the newly created position of general manager for the Engineered Systems business unit of Uniroyal's Plastic Products Division, according to vice president and general manager A1 Weber. Mr. Brown will have direct responsibility for sales, marketing, and p
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on March 1985A new book on radar, "The Radar Book" by experienced mariners MaxH.CarpenterandSamuelM. Van Wyck, was published recently by Cornell Maritime Press of Centreville, Md. Both authors teach at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies in Linthincum, Md. The book provides instruc
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on March 1985Albert J. Herman, vice president of Mobil Shipping and Transportation Company, a subsidiary of Mobil Oil Corporation, has been elected chairman of the board of the American Institute of Merchant Shipping (AIMS) for a one-year term. A graduate of the State University of New York Maritime Coll
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on March 1985Following the recent appointment of Robert Smith as managing director, Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd. (HUD) has announced executive management changes. Y.C. Chiu, who has been with HUD since 1950, has been appointed commercial manager of the dockyard. A naval architect and marine engineer,
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on March 1985Sperry has announced that it in tends to acquire the assets of Navidyne Corporation of Newport News. Va. Navidyne develops, sells, services, and operates marine electronic navigation and communications systems. The firm had 1983 sales of approximately $5 million. The Newport News company wil
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on March 1985Gary E. Hoglund has been appointed senior vice president-finance and administration for Dillingham Maritime. He previously served as vice president-finance for the Seattle-based Foss Launch & Tug Company, a Dillingham company. He has been with Foss since 1970. In his new position, Mr. Hoglu
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on March 1985The Office of Naval Construction and Repairs of the Mexican Navy recently awarded a contract to Giannotti & Associates International, Inc. of Houston for naval architecture, marine engineering, comto turn your ship around in a hurry. be gone again on schedule. With Pennsylvania Shipbuilding,
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on March 1985The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded Sperry Corporation a $16.8-million contract to provide a new shipboard data system for the acquisition and processing of hydrographic information by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The system, know as the Shipboard Data
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on March 1985S/S Research & Development, Inc., Perth Amboy, N.J., is offering a free color brochure on the "ENJR" Fuel Oil Emulsifier that was designed and patented by chief engineer Dannie B. Hudson of the company. The ABS- and USCGapproved unit, which was manufactured, developed and perfected by S/S R
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on March 1985In the late 1950's a company, Buehler, used patent and manufacturing rights from New Zealander John Hamilton to produce a line of water jet propelled boats and larger jet units which gained limited acceptance in the commercial and military fields. Other firms soon entered the competition in
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on March 1985—Literature Available Diagnostic tools adequate for engine systems designed a decade ago cannot compete with newly designed, more dependable, reliable, and accurate tools. Today's marine propulsion and auxiliary drive systems demand more accurate and technologically sophisticated diagnostic
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on March 1985A new towing company featuring the coordinated efforts of four independent tug operators serving the Great Lakes has been formed, according to an announcement by Warren A. Jackman, a director of the Michigan-based Lakeswide Towing Group, Inc. The Group is said to be the only tug company on
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on March 1985Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wise., has been awarded a contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for the construction of two Torpedo Weapons Retriever (TWR) boats. The Wisconsin shipyard had previously been awarded in 1983 a Navy contract for eight vessels of this class. The T
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on March 1985M.D. Maddox, president of Colt Industries' Fairbanks Morse Engine Division in Beloit, Wise., has announced the appointment of Marshall L. Field Jr. as vice president, manufacturing. He will be responsible for all facets of the manufacturing functions including materials, manufacturing engine
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on March 1985Massport's Board recently awarded a $4-million contract to Trust Construction Corporation of Chelmsford, Mass., for construction of a new cruise ship terminal. The facility, to be called Harbor Gateway Terminal, will be located at the Boston Army Base in South Boston. Massport executive dire
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on March 1985Texas Instruments has announced a new addition to its TI 4100 NAVSTAR navigator product line, an enhancement that makes the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation more productive as a navigation/positioning tool. Called SATPLAN, the new software product provides specific satellite v