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SNAME New England Section And AWS Hear Japanese Shipbuilding Report At Joint Meeting
On December 7, 1973, one hundred and five members and guests of the New England Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the Boston Section of the American Welding Society heard Dr. Koichi Masubuchi, professor of ocean
International Paint Seminar Stressed Importance Of Smooth Hull
International Paint Company, Inc. of Union, N.J., recently sponsored a technical seminar concerning the economic importance of hull condition. It featured Dr. Robert L. Townsin, professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding
James A. Farrell Jr. Receives Admiral Of The Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Award
James A. Farrell Jr., chairman of Farrell Lines Incorporated, is the 1977 recipient of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award (AOTOS). At 76, and still active as chairman of his family-owned line, he has logged a full halfcentury of energetic pioneering service
National Maritime Council Elects Barker Chairman
At a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., the National Maritime Council board of governors unanimously elected James R. Barker, chairman and chief executive officer of Moore McCormack Resources, Inc., Stamford, Conn., as their new chairman. Mr.
Shipbuilders Complain To EU About S. Korean Subsidies
European shipbuilders last month complained to the European Union about alleged South Korean state aid to its shipbuilders, an action which could conceivably open the door for the EU to bring a case against South Korea at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
International Paint Enters Korean Coatings Market
International Paint Company, with U.S. headquarters in Union, N.J., and manufacturing centers in New Orleans and San Francisco, recently entered a joint venture with the Seoul, Koreabased Daihan Ink & Paint Company. The merger is now registered as International Paint (Korea) Ltd.
SNAME Pacific Northwest Section Honors Members And Views 'Arctic Sealift Expedition, 1975'
More than 85 members and guests of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Pacific Northwest Section met at Craig's Olympia Oyster House in Seattle, Wash., on December 2, 1976 to view a film on Arctic marine freight operations. Prior to screening of the film, George H.
Lykes A w a r d s $ 1 5 0 - M i l l i on C o n t r a c t To Build Four C o n t a i n e r s h i p s In Japan
Lykes Bros. Steamship Company of New Orleans last month signed contracts worth more than $150 million for construction of four 2,500-TEU containerships by a joint venture of two Japanese shipyards—Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Joint Venture Receives Title XI For $109-Million Chemical Carrier
The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of the Chemical Pioneer, a 35,000- deadweight-ton chemical carrier being built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.
Dome Acquires Davie Shipbuilding At Total Cost Of $38.6 Million
Dome Petroleum Limited and Davie Shipbuilding Ltd. recently announced that Dome has acquired all the shares of Davie for a total consideration of $38.6 million, consisting largely of shares of Dome and the balance in cash. Davie net income after tax for 1980 was $7 million.