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New Drydock Doubles Capacity At Newport News Shipbuilding
A $28-million drydock facility that virtually doubles Newport News Shipbuilding's capacity for submarine overhaul and repair was opened recently with the arrival of the USS Lafayette (SSBN-616). The nuclearpowered ballistic missile submarine entered Dry Dock No.
White Named Senior Vice President At American Systems Engineering
American Systems Engineering Corporation, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Va., has announced the promotion of Eugene E. White to senior vice president in recognition of his major contributions to the firm's success and growth during the past four years.
Dubai Dry Dock Begins Operations
A & P Appledore International Limited has been appointed as managers for The Dubai Dry Dock Company, one of the world's largest ship repair complexes. Dubai Dry Dock received many inquiries during the weeks preceding the opening of the yard, last month.
Navy Buys 11 More Ships For Ready Reserve Fleet At Cost Of $82.5 Million
The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts valued at a total of some $82.5 million for the purchase of 11 commercial cargo ships that will be assigned to the Ready Reserve Fleet. Lykes Bros. Steamship Company will sell five breakbulk ships— the Dolly Turman,
PFEL Names R.C. Rasmus Senior Vice President
Pacific Far East Line (PFEL) recently announced the appointment of Ronald C. Rasmus as new senior vice president to manage its New York office. Mr. Rasmus was former Deputy Assistant Administrator for Maritime Aids of the U.S. Maritime Administration.
Megasystems Receives Contracts To Equip Two Amoco Vessels
Another major oil company, Amoco, has signed contracts to equip ships in its fleet with computerized engine monitoring and control systems from Megasystems, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. The orders were placed through Kevin Patrick Smith's Suppliers Marine & Industrial, Inc.
Todd Gets $32 Million In Commercial Contracts- Earnings Up For Quarter
Todd Shipyards C o r p o r a t i on has reported higher sales and pre-tax earnings for the third quarter and 39 weeks ended December 28, 1980, than in the comparable year e a r l i e r periods. Third quarter sales amounted to $150.7 million, compared with $125.
French Group Purchases Marine Structure Firm
O w n e r s h i p of EMH (Entreprise d'Equipements Mecaniques et Hydrauliques), Paris, a wellknown builder of offshore structures for the oil and gas industry, has been acquired by a threecompany French group. According to Jean Alleaume, EMH president,
The Will for Business
new chapter in Hyundai Heavy Industries' development of its position among the top echelon of producers of gas tanker tonnage is set to unfold with the anticipated delivery before the end of 2004 of the yard's first membranetype LNG carrier. Building