Alstom Alspa Drive Fitted on Reasearch Vessel
Alstom installed its latest generation ALSPA drives in a new research vessel, which is being built by Alstom Leroux Naval, in Lorient, France. The deep sea research vessel, Pourquoi Pas, owned by Ifremer, will be the first ship to be fitted with
Tanker Management Firm Promotes Nichols
Alexis Nichols (Nicolacopoulos) has been named vice president of Brokerage & Management Corp., 76 Beaver Street, New York, N.Y. 10005, it was announced by G. Callimanopulos, president. Mr. Nichols joined Brokerage & Management in 1972 as operations manager.
Robert W. Maceluch Named Controller At Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring
Robert W. Maceluch has been named controller of the Ryan- Walsh Stevedoring Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries. He will occupy offices in the Ryan-Walsh Center in Mobile, Ala. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Maceluch served as a consultant to Ryan-Walsh with the accounting firm of Pannell,
W a r t s i l a To Build 2 , 2 0 0 - P a s s e n g e r Cruise Ferry
Wartsila Marine Industries, Inc. has signed a contract with Rederi AB Slite, one of the joint owners of Viking Line, to deliver a cruise ferry in the spring of 1990. The vessel, a sister ship to a ferry ordered last February, will be capable of carrying 2,
Thor-Lube Stern Tube Bearing System on Shell LNG Carrier
Shell Gas & Power has accepted delivery of the first oil-free Thor-Lube stern tube bearing system built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) of South Korea. This second generation oil free Thor-Lube stern tube bearing system developed by Thordon Bearings features TL3G,
$19.9-Million Contract Awarded Tracor By Navy
Tracor, Inc., Austin, Texas, has received a multiyear contract from the U.S. Navy Electronic Systems Engineering Activity, St. Inigoes, Md., to provide engineering support services for test and evaluation programs. William C. Moyer, Ph.D., group vice president of Tracor Applied Sciences,
Mobil Oil Introduces Six Hydraulic Fluids
—Literature Available Mobil Oil Corporation has introduced six hydraulic fluids for general industrial use. They all meet requirements of system and pump builders for resistance to heat, wear, water, and rust. The Mobil Hydraulic Oil Series consists
Award $860,000 Contract To Seaward Int'l For Saudi Harbor Protection
Seaward International, Inc., Falls Church, Va., has been awarded an $860,000 contract for the installation, supervision, and training of an oil-spill protection program for the Jeddah Oil Refinery harbor area in Saudi Arabia. The refinery is operated by Petromin,
Willamette Awarded $15 Million To Modernize Alaska State Ferry
The State of Alaska has awarded Willamette Iron & Steel Company, Portland, Ore., a $15,228,- 500 contract to lengthen and modernize the M/V Matanuska, an Alaska state ferry. Work will begin in October, with c o m p l e t i o n scheduled for May 1978.
Stellar Technology's Battleship Spare Parts Depot Locates In Camden
Edward J. McManimon Jr., chairman of the South Jersey Port Corporation, and John J. Noonan, president of Stellar Technology Corporation, have announced the lease by the Port Corporation of 80,000 square feet of warehouse space to Stellar. Aggregate