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Bird-Johnson Names Darby Sales Engineer For The Gulf Coast
In keeping with the growing demands of the offshore market, Jim Darby has recently been appointed sales engineer for Bird- Johnson's Gulf Coast office located at 6430 Hillcroft, Houston, Texas. This assignment represents an expansion of the company's regional resources.
Kramek, Liu Snare Top SNAME Honors
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) awarded its Admiral "Jerry" Land Medal for outstanding accomplishment in the marine field to ABS President and COO Robert Kramek at the society's Annual Banquet during the SNAME Marine Technology Conference and Expo in Washington,
Waukesha Engine Will Manufacture Sulzer Diesels Under License
Waukesha E n g i n e D i v i s i o n, D r e s s e r Industries, Waukesha, Wis., will manufacture a new family of 1,500 to 4,800-bhp diesel engines under a license from Sulzer Brothers Limited of Winterthur, Switzerland, officials announced recently.
OPS Forms New Marine Design Services Division Roy Thomas Named Director
Offshore Power Systems (OPS), located in Jacksonville, Fla., has recently formed a marine design services division. A staff of over 100 engineering, design personnel complemented by a Computer-Aided-Design and Drafting System, a fully equipped and professionally staffed model shop,
Norwinch And MTT Unveil New Shipboard Crane — Literature Available
Two companies based in Bergen, Norway—Norwinch and MTT (Marine Transport Technology) A/S—have developed an electrohydraulic cargo crane, the prototype of which has been demonstrated to a number of ship owners. According to Reidar Rasmussen, sales manager for Norwinch,
Gotaas-Larsen Completes Financing Of LNG Carrier
Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corporation has completed the financing for its newest liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Golar Freeze, and has taken delivery of the ship. John G. Christy, executive vice president of IU International Corporation, Gotaas- Larsen's parent company,