Marine Machinery

  • The Marine Machinery Association (MMA) recently held its Government- Industry Forum in Norfolk, Va.

    MMA's president, Larry Holley of Warren Pumps, Inc., opened the meeting, explaining that the location was chosen to bring the forum close to the operating forces and promote a dialogue on current critical issues facing manufacturers and the users of their products.

    More than 100 representatives of the marine machinery industry and the Navy attended. Industry was represented by 36 machinery and equipment manufacturing companies.

    NAVSEA headquarters sent representatives from Washington, and the government contingent included a number of participants from NAVSEACENLANT, PERA ASL, SUPSHIPS Newport News, and SUPSHIPS Portsmouth.

    Washington lawyer Jack Janet a t o s of Baker & McKenzie, MMA's founding president, gave the keynote address. He reported that the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense has heard and acted on MMA's view that the diversion of spare parts and repair services to replicators is hurting the nation's ability to maintain an in- dustrial base to produce new equipment.

    Mr. Janetatos stated that the SSN-21 program, in asking for Level 3 technical data, was buying more data than it could ever use or manage.

    This, coupled with the demand for unlimited rights in data, was wasteful and contrary to the expressed intent of Congress.

    Gordon Flynn, president of Hardie-Tynes, discussed machinery repair from the viewpoint of the manufacturer. He emphasized the importance of competence, knowledge, and quality control in overhauling machinery. Mr. Flynn was strongly in favor of the growing concept of a rotating pool of high population equipment to cut turnaround time.

    Capt. Mort Kenyon, Combat Systems Maintenance Officer at SURFLANT, provided an inside look at how the Master Ordnance Repair system worked. Captain Kenyon detailed the manner in which quality is ensured in this program where 85 percent of the work is done in the private sector.

    Rear Adm. David Donohue, Fleet Maintenance Officer at CINCLANTFLT, gave a luncheon speech on the diminishing budget available to the Navy in general and to the ship maintenance in the Atlantic Fleet in particular.

    Admiral Donohue emphasized that quality parts and repair services are essential to the fleet, and he challenged the manufacturers to lower prices in the face of the budget reductions. He closed with a call for greater efficiency and quality on the part of the industry.

    Cameron Blandford of Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., who testified before the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense at the same session as the MMA delegation, expressed agreement with the Commission's desire to revitalize the merchant marine and was, in general, pleased with the body recommendations in their most recent report.

    The final speaker was Capt. Alan Johnson, Assistant Chief of Staff, Ship Materiel, Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, who explained how AIRLANT is coping with a decreasing maintenance budget and the problems caused by heavy operating schedules and the homeporting of ships at a distance from repair facilities. He quoted from MMA's testimony to the Merchant Marine Commission in agreeing with the critical need for quality in repairs and parts. Captain Johnson closed by urging a plan for AIRLANT's engineers to work directly with MMA representatives to improve quality.

    Those manufacturers interested in joining the MMA, should contact: the Marine Machinery Association, 1700 K Street, Suite 903, Washington, D.C. 20006; or telephone: (202) 293-7169.

  • on the U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Defense Mobilization Base received the most comprehensive brief on the current status and future prospects for the marine industry. The significance of the issues discussed, the indepth presentations by the qualified and knowledgeable speakers, together with the far-reachin

  • Recently, the Board of Directors of the Marine Machinery Association met with a select group of U.S. Navy officials to discuss incidents of poor quality in parts and services being supplied to the Navy as a result of awards to less than qualified suppliers. Participating in the discussions were MMA

  • At a recent all-day governmentindustry forum sponsored by the Marine Machinery Association (MMA), representatives of 52 companies engaged in a spirited exchange of views and information with U.S. Navy officials. In 12 presentations, both groups presented positions on the theme, "Maintaining Quality

  • The Marine Machinery Association, a one-year-old trade association devoted to improving business conditions for manufacturers of the machinery used on Navy and commercial ships and to improving the quality of spare parts and repair services for the machinery in the fleet, has announced that its next

  • More than 80 key marketing and sales executives representing some 40 leading marine machinery manufacturing companies currently selling to the U.S. Navy attended a recent seminar in Washington, D.C. conducted by the Marine Machinery Association (MMA). Rear Adm. James Nunnelly, USN (Ret.), president

  • MMA, the Marine Machinery Association, continuing its efforts to foster a better understanding and a better business climate between the Navy and the marine industry, will host two panel discussions at its next meeting on February 26 in Crystal City, Arlington, Va. During the morning, four panel

  • The House of Representatives recently passed the Marine Machinery Association's amendment to the FY89 Department of Defense Authorization bill requiring that critical spare parts for ships meet the same qualification standards and quality control levels as the originals. As originally drafted

  • The Marine Machinery Association (MMA), Washington, D.C., has announced that the organization has reluctantly accepted the resignation of Mr. Dan Marangiello, executive director. Mr. Marangiello is leaving MMA to devote full time to his own business interests. He was the founding executive director

  • , November 27-28 Vice Adm. Peter Hekman, Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NavSea), and James P. Fromfield, president of the Marine Machinery Association (MMA), recently announced their joint sponsorship of the first conference between the Navy and the manufacturers of its hull,

  • The Marine Machinery Association will hold their next meeting at the Sheraton Washington (D.C.) Hotel on Wednesday, April 30. The program is scheduled as follows: 9-9:15 Welcoming remarks, D.A. Marangiello, executive director, MMA. 9:15-10:15 Major General Joe Morgan, USAF, executive director for

  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) received orders from Hyundai Heavy Industries four Ultra Steam Turbine (UST) plants to be installed in four LNG carriers HHI is building for Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS). The four UST plants consist of four marine turbines and

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