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Port security: A Historical Perspective
The first foreign terrorist attack inside the United States was not the aviationbased assault of September II, 2001. Eighty-five years earlier, foreign terrorists attacked a vital marine port facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Lest we forget.
James J. Bolton Elected President Jered Industries
Jered Industries, 1300 South Coolidge Road, Birmingham, Mich. 48008, recently announced that the board of directors has approved the following changes in the management of the company. E.R. Davies, who founded the company in 1946 as a design consulting company
American-Flag Ship Operators Call For Policy That Works
Calling for a "national shipping policy that really works," the Council of American-Flag Ship Operators (CASO) has issued a strong statement supporting most of the provisions of H.R.11422, House Merchant Marine Committee Chairman John M. Murphy's bill
Using a Simulator With Eyes Wide Open
High-quality visual presentation systems are critical for successful simulator-based training. Although the existing DNV standards for maritime simulators don't specify detailed requirements for simulator visual systems, experience shows that the
LR#s Offshore Register Shows Increase Of Over 100 Units In Mobile Drilling Rigs
The continued increase in the number of offshore units around the world is again reflected in the latest (1982/83) edition of the Register of Offshore Units, Submersibles and Diving Systems, published recently by Lloyd's Register of Shipping. The
Todd Reports Increase In Sales And Earnings
Todd Shipyards Corporation, New York, N.Y., recently reported higher sales and earnings for its third quarter and 39 weeks ended December 26, 1982, compared with the same periods a year ago. John T. Gilbride, chairman, attributed the improved
Simrad Track Plotter Extends Loran C Use- Literature Available
Simrad's TP-4553 track plotter extends the operational capability of Loran C units by recording the ship's present position. Fully automatic, it has built-in microcomputers that plot a vessel's track on grid paper by using the Lat/Long grid supplied
EPSCO Gets Navy Order For Navigation Plotters
EPSCO, Incorporated of Westwood, Mass., has announced the receipt of an $877,435 follow-on order for the manufacture of its large Integrated Navigation Plotters (INP). The Model 4436 INP will be used on the U.S. Navy's new YP Class training vessels
Safety Lifting Clamps For Plate And Structural Steel Featured In New Brochure
Inter Product Inc., manufacturer of the IP Safety Lifting Clamp, has released a new four-page color brochure featuring their three popular clamps for the handling of plate and structural steel. The brochure describes the Type IP with straight hoisting eye in sizes from 0.
Taubler And Mullahy Promoted At Delaware Marine & Mfg. Co.
Paul A. Taubler has been elected a vice president of Ocean Technology, Inc. of Milford, Del., the parent firm of Delaware Marine & Manufacturing Co. Mr. Taubler joined the engineering department of Delaware Marine in 1975 as a draftsman and became chief of engineering in 1978.