1985 Articles
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on November 1985—Literature Available A high temperature metal marker usable in metalworking applications such as heat treating, coding and identification for hot castings and forgings, and layout work for cutting and brazing has been introduced by J.P. Nissen Company, Glenside, Pa. According to the manufa
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on November 1985Transamerica Delaval, Pyramid Pump Division, Monroe, N.C., is offering a free, four-page brochure on their AMR™ Vertical Deepwell Barge Pumps. The brochure, which comes with three binder holes for easy storage, is entitled "AMR Vertical Deepwell Barge Pumps For New Installations, Replacemen
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on November 1985Blue Streak Industries, Inc. of Pearlington, Miss., recently delivered what is said to be the first self-elevating, self-propelled lift boat with 110-foot "legs" in operation in the Gulf of Mexico. The new 64- by 32- by 7-foot vessel, the Blue Streak 14, is equipped with three 110-foot legs wh
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on November 1985—Literature Available Jack T. Bunt, vice president and general manager of the Seattle division, announced that the Earle M. Jorgensen Company, Forge Division, Seattle, Wash., and Escher Wyss GmbH of Ravensburg, West Germany, have recently signed an agreement which enables Jorgensen Steel to
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on November 1985A detailed "tank coating manual" has been published by Sigma Coatings BV as a guide for shipbuilders, ship repairers, petrochemical and allied industries, painting contractors, and many others. The publication is one of the most comprehensive guides to cargo tank protection against the effec
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on November 1985Deltex of Houston, Texas, a facility of Transamerica Delaval's Turbine and Compressor Division dedicated to the service and repair of rotating machinery bearing the Delaval nameplate, is offering free an attractive full-color brochure on its facilities and capabilities. The publication expla
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on November 1985The Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering is holding its annual convention in Vancouver at the Holiday Inn Harbourside on June 5, 6 and 7, 1986. This eighth annual meeting of Canada's marine engineers is being held in conjunction with the world's fair EXPO 86, and will complement the tra
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on November 1985Envirovac Systems, Rockford, 111., was recently awarded an initial contract to begin the renovation of toilet systems on 12 high-endurance cutters as part of a major rehabilitation and modernization project by the U.S. Coast Guard. Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, Seattle, Wash., who will
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on November 1985—Literature Available Metropolitan Master Machinists, Manufacturing Division of Metropolitan Plumbing Supply Corporation, has introduced a new line of grooved victaulic-type pipe fittings in several sizes and material types. According to the manufacturer, the company has doubled its machine
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on November 1985Bailey Controls has formed a Marine Market Group that will concentrate on worldwide sales of process control systems and related equipment for use on marine vessels and offshore drilling platforms. The new group, based at the Bailey corporate headquarters in the Cleveland suburb of Wickliffe
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on November 1985Hartley Marine Corp. will lease and operate the Riverport General Cargo Facility, according to a recent agreement between Hartley and the Paducah-McCracken County Port Authority. The facility is located at approximately Mile 1.3 on the Tennessee River at the junction of the Ohio and Tennesse
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on November 1985Ron Stevens, president of Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, recently announced that the USNS Denebola was officially delivered to the U.S. Navy on October 10, 21 days ahead of schedule. At an informal meeting with employees to announce the early delivery, Mr. Stevens told the workers that
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on November 1985The first U.S. Navy surface warship to be named in commemoration of the Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay in Alabama was christened at the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula, Miss., recently. The ship, officially named Mobile Bay (CG-53), is the sixth of 12 Aegis
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on November 1985Moon Engineering Company, Inc. of Norfolk, Va., after 65 years of service to Navy and commercial ships, is moving across the Elizabeth River from her old Front Street berth along the Norfolk waterfront to Pinner's Point in Portsmouth, Va., about two nautical miles downriver from the U.S. Nav
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on November 1985The amalgamation of combustion technologies from both the United States and Europe were brought to the maritime world when U.K.- based F.A. Hughes Marine Limited was made a part of the American-based Fuel Tech, Inc. group. Fuel Tech of Stamford, Conn., is a unique organization dedicated to me
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on November 1985Jeffboat, Incorporated of Jeffersonville, Ind. recently delivered the towboat M/V Alois Luhr to Luhr Brothers, Inc., of Columbia, 111. The 6,600-hp, twin-screw towboat incorporates the unique features of a "floating deckhouse" and 118-inchdiameter propellers. The Alois Luhr is the culminatio
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on November 1985Foss Launch & Tug Co. recently inaugurated a new service, moving containers between Seattle/ Tacoma and New Westminster, B.C., which is the result of a company program to identify and develop new markets. Chuck Main, manager of sales development and Tim Brewer, vice president of sales, coordin
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on November 1985A new San Diego-based company is launching a new approach for the repair and modernization of military and commercial vessels. The firm, Engineering Visions, Inc. (Envisions), is focusing on providing integrated contract management for planning, engineering, and production for the overhaul of
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on November 1985Africa Ocean Lines (AOL), the fast-growing, non-conference liner company, marked its first anniversary recently by revealing that it is soon to become a shipowner in its own right. The company has signed a contract worth approximately $20 million for the delivery of two 17,600-dwt multipurpo
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on November 1985—Literature Available The British Royal Navy has purchased a deepwater bathy system from Raytheon Ocean Systems Company, East Providence, R.I., and installed it aboard the HMS Challenger, a new seabed operations vessel. The Challenger is one of the world's most technologically advanced hyd