1987 Articles
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on December 1987Daniel Weiler, vice president and general manager of JJH Inc.'s Washington office, a leading naval engineering firm located in Crystal City, Va., has announced the addition of several key people to his staff. Robert J. Riggins has been appointed to the position of head of ship design and fl
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on December 1987Sheldon L. Morgan of Mobile, Ala., senior vice president of First Alabama Bank, was elected as chairman of the National Waterways Conference's board of directors at the organization's annual meeting this year in Little Rock, Ark. He succeeds Rodman Kober of Chicago, vice president-transporta
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on December 1987The latest achievement in the development of the Wartsila Diesel engine range is the Wartsila Vasa GD, a new gas-diesel engine that can operate on a wide variety of fuels, from poor quality heavy fuel to high quality hydrocarbon gases. The Vasa GD is a multifuel engine well suited for a numb
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on December 1987The USS Leyte Gulf, a Ticonderoga (CG 47) class Aegis guided missile cruiser, and the 100th U.S. Navy ship powered by GE LM2500 engines, was recently signed over to the U.S. Navy by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton. The USS Leyte Gulf will be part of the Navy's seventh fleet and will
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- MAJOR N A V Y CONTRACTS page: 36
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on December 1987The following special section covers the major U.S. Navy contract awards received between the dates of July 31 through September 18 of this year. For coverage of Navy contract awards prior to these dates refer to Maritime Reporter, September 1987 issue, Naval Technology and Shipbuilding Supp
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on December 1987Paceco, Inc. a subsidiary of Fruehauf Corporation, has received a $9.7-million option award from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Davisville, R.I. With this contract, the Navy is exercising all of its options under a prime contract recently awarded to Paceco in the amount of $20.3
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- N a v y Commissions USS A v e n g e r, Its N e w M i n e Countermeasure Ship, At Peterson Builders page: 36
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on December 1987— L i t e r a t u r e O f f e r e d— The first of the U.S. Navy's newest class of mine counter-measure ship, USS Avenger (MCM-1) was recently commissioned at the yard of her builder, Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI), in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Mrs. Sybil Bailey Stockdale, the ship's sponsor, who chr
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on December 1987NAVY PROGRAM OFFERS BILLIONS IN SALES OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPLIERS The U.S. Navy has clearly become the dominant customer for marine suppliers and shipyards in this country. While the pace of new projects has slowed, Navy continues to provide a flow of new business op- portunities for shipbu
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on December 1987The new NOAS-series range of lightweight oil pollution control booms from Bennex A/S of Bergen, Norway, has met early success in the market with 5,000 meters already ordered for 1987 delivery. Orders valued in excess of 10 million NOK (about $16,500,000) for the new booms, which are rated fo
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on December 1987Furuno Electric Company, Ltd. of Nishinomiya City, Japan, recently announced that they have concluded an agreement with Sait Electronics S.A. of Belgium to acquire International Skibs Radio A/S (ISR) of Denmark, a subsidiary of the Sait Group. Under this agreement, Furuno also acquires Svens
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- M M S Delivers P l a n n ed M a i n t e n a n c e S y s t em For C a n a r c t i c Icebreaker page: 28
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on December 1987Marine Management Systems (MMS) recently implemented their Planned Maintenance (PMS) system aboard an icebreaker owned by Canarctic Shipping, Ltd, of Ottawa, Canada, according to an announcement made by MMS vice president, Don Logan. Operating under a contract awarded through the Marine Man
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on December 1987The Advanced Study Program of MIT's Center for Advanced Engineering Study is offering a 16-week graduate level program for practicing port planners and engineers directed by E. G. Frankel, professor of Ocean Systems, a well-known port planner and engineer, senior advisor on ports to the Inte
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on December 1987— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le Fairbanks Morse Engine Accessories Operation recently announced the availability of a new solid state ignition system for six- eight- and twelve-cylinder even firing engines. The 9000RT is an easy starting ignition generator, firing at or before 50 rpm
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on December 1987A major reorganization is being implemented at Bath Iron Works Corporation that will strengthen the overall management team and provide a framework required to optimize the business's performance and growth, according to William E. Haggett, chairman and chief executive officer. In the new o
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on December 1987Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) of Korea recently announced that, under an agreement concluded with the Danish ship design company Burmeister & Wain Shipdesign Aps (BWS), it is providing the Portuguese shipyard Setenave with a complete design package, including all design documentat
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- OUTSTANDING OCEANGOING SHIPS OF 1987 page: 10
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on December 1987This feature is a roundup of some of the most notable oceangoing ships of 1987. The editorial staff of MR/EN has selected these vessels for their outstanding design features, excellent fuel efficiency, noteworthy performance and versatile service characteristics. Besides entries from the com
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- Furuno Introduces N e w Products page: 6
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on December 1987Furuno U.S.A., Inc. of South San Francisco, Calif., recently announced the introduction of several new products. One is a new digitized daylight bright radar, FR-8030D, that packs a lot of performance features and a full 12-inch diagonal CRT into a cabinet only 13.3 inches wide. While the m
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on December 1987In an address to the National Convention of the Propeller Club of the United States recently, Joseph Farrell, president of the American Waterways Operators, called for the Republican and Democratic party platforms to include a plank to rescue the U.S. merchant marine. "Few issues face the ne
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on December 1987Crowley Maritime Corporation (CMC) recently announced major organizational changes with the consolidating of its Caribbean and Atlantic Divisions; the appointment of William B. Bru as president of the new division, to be centered in Teaneck, N.J.; and the simultaneous naming of Brent A. Stiene
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on December 1987— F r e e L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e— After their merger two years ago, Deutz and MWM, two of the oldest engine manufacturers in the world, streamlined their engine programs and now offer an extensive and overlay range of diesel engines. Deutz-MWM's wide array of marine engines al