May 1984 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News

Content

• Lucian Q. Moffitt, Inc. Acquired By BFGoodrich page: 4
• Ritter Joins NMS Shipyard Division As Sales Rep page: 5
• Free Color Brochure Introduces New Stal Refrigeration Plant page: 5
• Eastern Marine Awarded Contract To Construct Auto/Passenger Ferry page: 6
• Valmet Forms Subsidiary In Houston To Serve U.S. Offshore Industry page: 6
• SNAME Philadelphia Section Annual Dinner-Dance Scheduled For June 16 page: 6
• Marinette Marine's $7.1-Million Ship Erection Building Nears Completion page: 7
• Stewart & Stevenson Inc. Appointed Distributors For M W M Series 500 Engines page: 7
• Kone To Build Multipurpose Double-Boom Crane For Port Of Jacksonville page: 7
• Nickum & Spaulding Announces New Executive Appointments — Philip Spaulding Named Chairman page: 7
• New $27.9-Million NKS Plant In Mexico Will Supply Heavy Steel Forgings And Castings To Shipyards And Industry page: 8
• Color Brochure Offered Free From HITCO page: 8
• Newport News Lays Keel For USS Newport News (SSN 750) page: 8
• Marco Seattle Signs Contract To Build All-Steel Workboat page: 10
• Double Naming Ceremony Held At Far East Levingston Shipbuilding page: 10
• Volvo Penta Duoprop Now Available For Workboat Applications page: 11
• Delta Announces Three Appointments page: 12
• Rockwood Introduces New Ball Valve Line — Literature Available page: 12
• World's Biggest Syncrolift Now In Service At Todd's San Pedro Yard page: 12
• Diversified Capabilities Offered By Port Allen Marine Service page: 12
• Harry S. Ford Promoted To Vice President At Autronica page: 14
• Blackmer Pump Offers New Full-Line Catalog page: 14
• SNAME San Diego Section Hears Paper On Sheathing Hulls With Copper-Nickel page: 14
• Marine Safe Electronics Offers Free Literature On 'Fail-Safe' Line page: 14
• Mar A d Awards Cooperative Research Contract To Seaworthy page: 15
• Prock Appointed Vice President/General Manager For Foss Alaska Line page: 15
• Moss Point Marine Launches First Of Two Utility Boats For Argosy page: 15
• POSIDO MIA 5 14 page: 16
• 1984 RTCM ASSEMBLY page: 16
• OTC Begins Study Of HP's Response To Wave Forces page: 19
• Hagglunds Cranes Ordered For Rapid Deployment Force MSC Vessels page: 20
• Isotta Fraschini S.p.A. Awarded Navy Contract page: 22
• Management Changes Announced By Hyundai page: 22
• Navigation & Communications Equipment page: 22
• Le Blanc Joins Moss Point Marine As Director Of Sales And Marketing page: 24
• Edo Awarded $11.4-Million Increase To Navy Contract For Sonar Modifications page: 24
• Ship Structure Committee Publishes Six Technical Reports page: 24
• Mueller Steam Specialty Introduces Basket Strainer — Literature Available page: 25
• Marine coatings & corrosion control page: 26
• PIMA Hosts New York Luncheon On Behalf Of British Shipbuilders page: 43
• Peter Goetz Appointed General Manager Of Electro Dynamic page: 43
• First Marathon Super 300 Jackup Now Drilling In Gulf Of Mexico page: 44
• Anixter Bros. Publishes New Buyers Guide Of Products For Business Communications page: 44
• U.S.-Based Repair Service Introduced by Cityvarvet AB page: 45
• Sternwheeler Landing Queen Delivered By Walker Marine Yard page: 46
• J.L. Konopasek Announces New Organization page: 46
• New Filter Media Offers Greater Protection Against Abrasive Wear page: 49
• New Non-Asbestos High- Temperature Valve Packing Developed By John Crane — Literature Available page: 49
• Krupp Atlas Elektronic Introduces Four New Advanced Radars page: 49
• Mueller Steam Specialty Introduces Duplex Strainers — Literature Available page: 49
• First Of Five RO/RO-Containerships Delivered To ACL By Kockums Yard page: 50
• Bulk Carrier Century Hope Delivered By Mitsui To Hong Kong Owner page: 50
• Saab Control Systems Ordered For Wilhelmsen Product Carriers page: 50
• New Emergency Marker Lights Introduced By ACR Electronics page: 52
• Seminar In New York Introduces New Heavy-Fuel M.A.N.-B&W Engine page: 53
• Hyundai Shipyard Delivers Three Barber Blue Sea Line RO/ROs page: 54
• High-Speed Catamaran Crewboat Delivered By Fjellstrand page: 55
• Omnipure Sanitation Devices Certified By Denmark — Literature Available page: 60
• Foster Wheeler Names Somerville Director-Equipment Business Development page: 61
• Four Executive Promotions Announced By Rosenblatt page: 61
• PBM Introduces New Line Of Valve Manifolds — Literature Available page: 67
• U.S. Navy Solicits Suggestions For Improving Pump Specification page: 67
• New Rope Catalog Available From Samson page: 67