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National Marine Service Names Glennon Bequette Shipyard Division VP
Glennon G. Bequette has been appointed vice president-business development of the Shipyard Division of National Marine Service Incorporated, D.A. Wright, president of the company announced. Among his new duties, Mr. Bequette will have the responsibility for
A Benchmark in Electronic Fuel Injection
MAN B&W Debuts 32/40CR Engine Common rail diesel technology is designed to be reliable, clean, economic, durable — and in the MAN Group it is now available for the engine of a small truck up to a large marine diesel. For service on the high seas
MHI Develops New Low-Speed Diesel; First Unit Destined For VLCC
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., has completed a new, largebore, low-speed marine diesel engine type UEC85LSII, which has a 850-mm cylinder bore and 3,150 mm piston stroke. Mitsubishi has developed the UEC85LSII, a high-efficiency engine, emphasizing
The Dickinson Way
Walking into Bob Dickinson's spacious office at Carnival Corp. 's Miami, Fla. headquarters, one would be shocked to hear that he isn't in the cruise business to make money. Many executives would be eager to find out how the president of the world's
Van der Mark Changes Name To Diesel Marine
Van der Mark B.V. of Rotterdam, Netherlands, has changed its name to Diesel Marine Rotterdam B.V., shortly after moving into larger premises in the Botlek area of the port. At its new location, Diesel Marine Rotterdam will maintain large stocks of exchange pistons,
CSSRA 1984 Technical Conference Set For February 14 In Montreal
Plans are moving ahead quickly for the Thirty-Sixth Annual Technical Conference of the Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association to be held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec on February 14, 1984. The Annual Technical Conference,
Finnish Yard Delivers Hamilton Jet-Powered Helsinki Police Craft
The Helsinki Police recently commissioned a newly designed and built 8-meter high-speed all-aluminum patrol boat that features Hamilton Jet propulsion equipment. Designed by Juha Snell Oy of Finland and built by Kellokoski, Finland, the Ville
New Fuel Management System From Pandel —Literature Available
A computer-based fuel management system, the FMS-3, was introduced recently by Pandel Instruments, Inc. of Grand Prairie, Texas. This system compares the fuel burned versus the speed made for vessels in the 4,000-bhp range and up. It consists
SNAME New York Section Announces Program For 1977/1978 Season
The New York Metropolitan Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers has announced its program of technical meetings for the 1977/ 1978 season. The schedule is as follows: September 29, 1977 — Paper: "Farrell Lines '85' Class Container Ships," by Thomas Sartor Jr.
Students Present Papers At Meeting Of SNAME New England Section
A recent meeting- of the New England Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held in Newton, Mass., where two student papers were presented. The first, titled Practical Considerations for Selection of High-Speed Marine Diesel Engines, was presented by John F.