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Graham Named New York Operations Manager for MacGregor Land & Sea
MacGregor Land & Sea, Inc. has appointed Maxwell S. Graham to the post of operations manager of its New York area service station. Being the nation's largest port, this assignment is a key position in MacGregor's rapidly expanding marine service network.
SNAME 94th Annual Meeting And Fifth International Maritime Exposition
The 94th Annual Meeting of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the concurrent 5th International Maritime Exposition will be held at The New York Hilton Hotel November 19-22,1986. Society membership has now increased to approximately 12,
Robert Strasser Joins MacGregor, U.S.A. As Technical Director
MacGregor Comarain, Inc. of Cranford, N.J., has a p p o i n t ed Robert C. Strasser as technical director. The post is considered a key one considering the currently improved p r o s p e c t s f or merchant and naval shipbuilding in the U.S.,
Royal Caribbean Commits To Environmental Endeavors
Today's era of stringent environmental policy marvelates that cruise lines must work to achieve good environmental practice. The marine industry in general, the cruise market in particular, have continually worked to project the image of environmental friend.
Newport News Shipbuilding And SNAME Sponsor Ship Production Symposium
August 27 To 29, 1986 Design and production concepts to reduce shipbuilding schedules and costs is the theme for the 1986 Ship Production Symposium to be held at the Williamsburg Lodge, August 27-29, 1986, in Williamsburg, Va. The symposium
NEW NAVY BUDGET: OVER $100 BILLION
Changes Create New Supplier Opportunities The Department of Defense has requested $311.6 billion in new budget authority for the fiscal year (FY 1987) beginning October 1, 1986. Included in the budget request, biggest ever in U.S. peacetime history,
S P C / I R E A P S Seeks Papers For D e l i v e r y At Tenth Technical S y m p o s i um
A "Call for Papers" was issued recently by SPC/IREAPS for delivery at the 10th annual technical symposium to be held August 23-25, 1983, at The Western Hotel-Copley Place, Boston, Mass. A topic form supplied by the organization should be submitted by April 15,
360-Passenger 'Wave Piercer' Delivered By Nichols Brothers
Looking somewhat like a cross between a catamaran and a hydrofoil, the 360-passenger wave piercer M/V Nantucket Spray was recently delivered by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc., Whidbey Island, Wash., to Bay State Cruises of Massachusetts. The
DIESEL POWER SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
A Review Over the years we have published many feature articles that reviewed the latest designs and developments of diesel engines per se. For the review that follows, we decided to report on the many kinds of ancillary equipment and services
Sumitomo To Launch $59 Million Double-Skin, Double-Bottomed Tanker
The first double-hulled, doublebottomed tanker built at its Oppama yard will soon be launched in Japan by Sumitomo. The Olympic Serenity, ordered by Onassis subsidiary Dover Marine Panama at a cost of about $59 million, has been constructed in line with U.