May 1980 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News

Content

• M a r A d W i l l Sponsor C o a l - F i r i n g Seminar page: 4
• Lobster Boat To Be D e s i g n e d By B l a n c ke page: 4
• Kormarine Will Have International Exhibits page: 4
• A m e r i c a n T r a d i n g Asks T i t l e X I For Six Tankers C o s t i n g $ 4 0 8 M i l l i on page: 6
• Halter Delivers Two Large-Capacity Crewboats page: 6
• T r a n s a m e r i c a D e l a v a l, Research-Cottrell Form Joint V e n t u re page: 6
• General Dynamics Christens Its First LNG Carrier Built For U.S. Trade page: 6
• Sembawang Yard To Invest In Construction Of New Floating Dock page: 8
• L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e On M a r i n e A n d O f f s h o re H y d r a u l i c Equipment page: 8
• S i f c o P r o v i d es O n b o a r d P l a t i n g - L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 8
• Australian Navy Heavy-Lift Ship Launched At Carrington Slipways page: 10
• D e l a w a r e V a l l e y ASNE Discusses Computer M o d e l i n g And Ship Performance page: 10
• Utility Vessel And Tugboat Delivered By Service Machine Group page: 10
• Promotions A nd Retirements At El Paso LNG Company page: 11
• Literature Available On New Decca Loran C Unit page: 11
• Guidance Notes For Coal-Burning Ships Available From Lloyd's page: 11
• Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier Delivered To ASC By Bay Shipbuilding page: 12
• Honeywell-ELAC Names Reimann As Consultant page: 12
• Hillman Changes Name To HBC Barge, Inc. page: 12
• George K. Geiger Joins Bay Shipbuilding Corp. page: 15
• Delaval Will Test Use Of Coal-Derived Fuel page: 15
• Navy Contracts Totaling $203 Million Awarded To Todd Shipyards- Backlog Is $1.5 Billion page: 16
• Halter Delivers Third 110-Foot Supply Vessel To C & E Boat Rental page: 17
• Amsterdam Dry Dock Announces Major Modernization Of Facilities page: 17
• First Of 60-Barge Order Delivered By NABRICO page: 17
• Garlock Introduces Expandable Packing- Literature Available page: 17
• Four Supply Vessels Of New Class Delivered To Tidewater Marine page: 18
• Fourth Crandall Drydock For Belgium Placed In Service page: 18
• Two Executives N a m ed At Mississippi M a r i ne page: 19
• Tacoma B o a t b u i l d i n g Appoints Two N e w M a r k e t i n g Directors page: 19
• N a i k a i Zosen Delivers The P r a n e d y a Pratama page: 19
• Designers & Planners Sold—Names Four To Top M a n a g e m e n t Posts page: 20
• Balehi M a r i n e Delivers Two O f f s h o r e Crewboats page: 20
• Sarex Oil/Water Separators Approved By U.S. Coast Guard —Literature Available page: 20
• Paceco Cranes Delivered To Matson's L.A. Terminal page: 22
• AP L A n d Encinal To Develop Container Terminal In A l a m e da page: 23
• Norshipco To Complete O c e a n Barge For CCT page: 24
• The Shipbuilding Market In The USA page: 24
• Bulletin A v a i l a b l e On Elliott Tube Puller page: 26
• Bethlehem's Sparrows Point Y a r d Gets First Drilling Rig Contract page: 26
• McAllister Brothers Acquires Independent Towing Of Philadelphia page: 27
• N e w York Section SNAME Meeting Discusses Crude Oil Washing Systems page: 27
• L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e On B u t t e r w o r t h Systems N ew O i l / W a t e r Separators page: 28
• Hudship Reenters Pushboat M a r k et page: 28
• Literature Available On Bomar Deck Hatches page: 28
• Joint Venture Formed By Taylor And Hydrospace page: 28
• Record A t t e n d a n c e At I N A A n n u a l M e e t i ng page: 29
• Six A p p o i n t m e n ts Announced For I n t e r l a k e Steamship page: 29
• Literature Available From Elliott Co. On High-Speed Gears page: 29
• Santa Fe International And Acres Consulting Form Joint Venture page: 31
• New Rust Inhibitor Introduced By Farboil —Literature Available page: 31
• Paceco Awards Contract - P a r t Of $26-Million Expansion At Gulfport page: 31
• G u i d e d - M i s s i l e D D G Christened At Ingalls S h i p b u i l d i n g Y a rd page: 32
• Shaft A l i g n m e n t Was Topic At P h i l a d e l p h i a Section SNAME M e e t i ng page: 34
• Three A p p o i n t m e n t s Announced By R.J. Brown & Associates Firms page: 34
• Westinghouse Gets $ 6 - M i l l i o n Contract For Cruiser Gears page: 36
• W a r r e n T. M y e r s Joins W h i t e h a l l Brokerage page: 36
• Halifax Yard Awards $1.3-Million Contract For Modernization page: 36
• . J . Henry Elected To Norshipco Board page: 36
• Vincent Fiorenza Gets Added Duties At Moore McCormack page: 37
• M a g n a v o x O f f e r s N ew M o n i t o r i n g System — L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 38
• N e w Diesel Introduced By C u m m i n s E n g i n e - L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 38
• $C19.5-Million Modernization Under Way At Halifax Shipyards page: 38
• Student Paper Presented At SNAME Chesapeake Section page: 38
• T e n v i g Offshore A.S Develops Low-Cost Early Oil Production Ship page: 39
• $46.8-Million Research Facility To Be Built In St. John's, Newfoundland page: 40
• Blancke Gets Contract For Fishboat Design page: 41
• Tracor W i l l Develop Communications System For I n l a n d W a t e r w a ys page: 41
• New Salvage Technique Developed In Sweden page: 41
• $ 2 4 . 6 - M i l l i o n Contract A w a r d e d To Sperry For W o r k On Frigates page: 42
• L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le On ITT Decca M a r i n e 's N e w A u t o p i l o t System page: 42
• M.A.N. Acquires Majority Shares in B & W Diesel A/S page: 42
• Literature Available On Chesterton Pump And Valve Packings page: 42
• Samson Offers Literature On Synthetic Ropes page: 43
• Literature Available On Tracor Automatic Omega page: 43
• NKK To Build Two Drill Rigs For Sedco At Cost Of $29 Million page: 43
• Safety And The Marine Environment page: 44
• R.A. Sleiertin Joins Career Associates page: 46
• Brochure Available On Comsat General Marisat Terminal page: 46
• N e w York City's Big A p p l e Goes To Sea page: 47
• Second Trident Submarine Launched At Electric Boat page: 47
• IME Meeting Discussed Combustion Systems And Use Of New Fuels page: 48
• Levingston And Asmar Deliver First Drill Rig Of A New Class page: 48
• New Oil/Water Emulsion System From Hoffert— Literature Available page: 49
• L P G / A m m o n i a Tanker D e l i v e r e d By W a r t s i la page: 50
• Literature Available On Simrad's Latest Digital Echosounders page: 50
• R.R. Barkerding Joins Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring page: 50
• SNAME New York Section Hears Paper On SWATH Vessels page: 51
• J.H. Leonhard Named Marketing Manager At International Paint page: 51
• Literature Available On Rockwell's Redesigned Steel Globe Valves page: 51
• Electric Boat Division Launches Navy Attack Submarine 'Boston' page: 55