November 1983 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News

Content

• Indonesia Signs $150-Million Agreement For 4 Boeing Jetfoils page: 5
• Joint Venture Formed By Union Carbide And MTL page: 5
• Marine Consultants To Conduct Study For MarAd On Bulk Carriers page: 6
• Glomar Robert F. Bauer Christened At FELS page: 6
• Global Marine Introduces New Designs For New Generation Of Heavy Weather Jackups page: 6
• McDermott Pla ns Study Of Fixed Platforms For 1,600-Foot Water Depths page: 7
• M i t c h e l l M a r i n e Delivers Fourth Service Boat page: 7
• North Sea Maureen Field Commences Oil Production page: 8
• Swift Group Management Promotions Announced page: 8
• Bay Shipbuilding Building Coal Topping Off Barge page: 8
• Radm. Nunneley New President Of ASNE page: 9
• Ship Survivability Topic Of Symposium In Philadelphia December 7 page: 10
• Miniliner Newport Clipper Delivered By Jeffboat page: 10
• Marinette Marine Awarded $6-Million Navy Contract page: 11
• ASNE Call For Papers For '84 Naval Ship Symposium page: 11
• Third ARS Keel Laying At Peterson Builders page: 12
• Navy Awards Tracor $7.7-Million Contract page: 12
• Thomas Marine Offers 38' Aluminum Crewboat —Literature Available page: 12
• Free Mobil Literature Details New Diesel Oil For High Output Engines page: 13
• Nav-Com Names Franza Director Of Marketing page: 13
• Nichols To Build New Seattle Fireboat page: 14
• Offshore Drilling Rig Sedco 602 Delivered By Promet Shipyard page: 14
• Uniroyal Fendering To Be Fitted On ARAMCO Tug —Literature Available page: 14
• Farrell Lines To Test U.S. Sea Shed System's Commercial Applications page: 15
• CSSRA 1984 Technical Conference Set For February 14 In Montreal page: 16
• McDermott To Build $6-Million Matson Container Barge page: 16
• Changes In The Navy Shipbuilding Program — An Update — page: 16
• New 8-Page Brochure On Micro = Lam Scaffold Planks Offered Free By Trus Joist page: 17
• New Updated Edition Of "American Harbour Pilot" By Hans Gade Is Available page: 18
• CRC Welding Systems Moves To Houston page: 18
• ACR Projects Business Improvement For 1984 page: 19
• Ogden Corporation Announces Spinoff Of Ogden Marine Inc. page: 19
• Rail Deregulation, User Taxes Threaten Barge And Towing Industry page: 20
• Icebreaker Contract For Halifax Shipyard Totals Can. $54 Million page: 21
• AMP Introduces New Line Of Ribbed Wire Splices —Literature Available page: 21
• Dock Express Changes Management Structure page: 24
• RMI Adds Four Members To Board Of Directors page: 25
• Wartsila Diesels To Power Sonat Semisubmersible —Literature Available page: 25
• The Marine Board Of The National Research Council Plans November Symposium page: 26
• Blount Marine Gets Orders For Three New Vessels page: 26
• PIMA Established As Shipbuilding/Repair Agents page: 26
• Navy Saves $22 Million In Three Months With Competitive Bidding Plan page: 27
• Butterworth Names Smith Tank Cleaning Machine Product Line Coordinator page: 27
• U.S. And Canadian Companies Licensed To Build Vickdock page: 27
• Rice Named Director of AMB Barge Train page: 29
• Halter-Built Paddlewheeler Is First Exhibit Completed For 1984 Louisiana World's Fair page: 30
• OFFSHORE RESURGENCE BEGINS page: 32
• N.Y. Port Engineers Society Discusses Importance Of Propeller Finish page: 33
• N e w M o n i t o r i n g System Can Reduce Fuel Costs — L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 34
• Halter Marine Completes Contract With Tidewater page: 34
• Great Lakes Towing Christens 250-Ton Drydock page: 35
• TCS Cuts Barge-Moving Costs With New Winch-Control System page: 36
• Financial Moratorium At Verolme Botlek Lifted page: 37
• Concrete Offshore Platform Designed By Foundation-Skanska page: 37
• Productivity Advances In Shipbuilding page: 38
• National Marine Names Mangan Service Manager page: 40
• Fetterolf Acquires Stacey Valve Products —Literature Available page: 40
• Mitsui Delivers The Kepbreeze page: 45
• SNAME Gulf Section Meets In Biloxi page: 45
• Armco Adds Forging Capability For Stainless-Steel Products —Free Literature Available page: 45
• Submarine Honolulu Launched At Newport News Shipbuilding page: 45
• The New Boston Shipyard Begins Operations page: 46
• A New Concept In Chemical Barge Transportation page: 47
• MARCO Pacific To Build New Design Tuna Purse Seiner page: 47
• Free 200-Page Book Describes The Corrosion Resistance Of Zinc page: 48
• $140-Million Contract To Daewoo Shipbuilding page: 48
• ASTM Standards Committee On Shipbuilding To Meet In Seattle In November page: 49
• Wartsila Opens Newest Factory In Singapore —Engine Literature Available page: 50
• 91st S N A ME Annual Meeting Second International Maritime Exposition page: 54
• Power Factor Savings W i th Energy Efficient M o t o rs page: 86
• B u r r a r d Y a r r o w s To B u i l d T w o I c e b r e a k e rs For Can. $ 1 0 8 . 5 - M i l l i on page: 86
• M o r m a c Ship Saves Fuel W i t h Westinghouse C o n t r o l System — L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 88
• Maritime Satellites Now Reach 2,000 Users page: 89
• Electro-Nav Brochure Describes Microprocessor Controlled Marine Receiver page: 89
• Innovative "Flexor" Barge Connector Allows Blue Water Barge Trains page: 90
• Bay Shipbuilding Converts Ex-President Harrison page: 90
• Caterpillar Offers Free Literature On New Lift Truck For Containers page: 92
• Squire-Cogswell Offers Literature On Oil-Free Marine Air Compressors page: 92
• $250,000 Order For Atlas Fishing Systems —Literature Available page: 95
• Fire-Tested Valves And Actuators Described In Free Jamesbury Brochure page: 97
• Port Allen Marine Offers Four-Color Brochure On Full Shipyard Services page: 98
• Free 4-Color Howe Baker Brochure Shows How New Burner Cuts Fuel Costs page: 100
• Magnus Maritec Completes $2 Million Expansion Of Fuel Oil Testing Service —Literature Available page: 101
• Navy Lets $8.3-Million Contract To Tracor page: 102
• Moss Point Building Five Other Vessels For Joint Venture page: 104
• Hoffman Maritime Names Finn C. Michelsen Technical Director page: 106
• Economic Benefit Of FY 84 Navy Construction Program Outlined By Shipbuilders Council page: 108
• Northern New England ASNE Announces 83-84 Program page: 109
• GM Increases Diesel Power Ratings And Offers New Applications Manual page: 110
• N e w L i t e r a t u r e Describes T h o r d o n Shaft Bearings For D i r t y W a t e r O p e r a t i on page: 111
• Maritime Prepositioning Conversions Begin At Bethlehem's Beaumont Yard page: 112
• Split-Hull Hopper Dredge Delivered By Nichols page: 117
• SNAME Metropolitan Section Reviews T-AKX Ship Conversion page: 118
• Halter Marine Completes Four-Boat Contract For Zapata Marine page: 118
• Captain Grabb Appointed ASNE Technical Director page: 120
• Free Literature Available On Marconi's New ARPA page: 122
• Cousteau Begins River D o c u m e n t a r y ; Biehl And Company Named Agent page: 129