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Kent E. Hoffmeister Named Engineering VP At Nashville Bridge
William H. Barton Jr., president of the Nashville Bridge Company, has announced the election of Kent E. Hoffmeister to vice president of engineering. Nabrico is a division of The American Ship Building Company. Mr. Hoffmeister received his bachelor
Comet Marine Named Marine Distributor By Crane Packing
John Perez, general manager of Comet Marine Supply Co., New York, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Comet as marine distributor for John Crane Mechanical Seals and Packing, manufactured by Crane Packing Co. Crane is one of the world's largest manufacturers
The more things change...
The current situation of the German maritime industry is not far from that which has existed for each of the past several SMM exhibitions in Hamburg. The collective group of shipbuilders, repairers and marine equipment product and system suppliers
San Francisco Group Honors Barney Evans As 'Man-Of-The-Year'
The Port of the Golden Gate Chapter of The Propeller Club of the United States recently awarded its "Man-of-the-Year" honor to Barney Evans, public relations director, Crowley Maritime Corporation, San Francisco, Calif. In awarding the silver tray,
Markey Delivers DESH-6 Electric Research Winch
Markey Machinery Co., Inc., of Seattle, builder of auxiliary marine equipment since 1907, recently delivered a DESH-6 Electric Research Winch to a California based institute of oceanography. The winch's easily removable drum has a capacity of 10,000 meters of .
Electro-Nav's Fifth Annual Navigation And Communications Exhibit Held In New York
More than 350 industry visitors, shipowners, shipyard managers, port captains and other top marine people came to take a look at the equipment on display at Electro- Nav's Fifth Annual Navigation and Communications Exhibit held recently at the Whitehall Club in New York City.
Paul-Munroe Acquires Rucker Marine Systems
Paul-Munroe Hydraulics, Inc., Orange, Calif., has acquired certain products of the Rucker Marine Systems Division, including intrinsically safe valve control systems, rotary flow-through deck stand valve operators, U.S. Navy Fast Systems, and
Hillman Changes Name To HBC Barge, Inc.
Hillman Barge & Construction Company has changed its name to HBC Barge, Incorporated to better identify its role as a major inland barge builder. The company specializes in custom-designed barges built to customer specifications. Company ownership,
Great Lakes Firm Offers Extensive Inventory Of Marine Equipment Spare Parts
Jered Brown Brothers, formerly Jered Industries, has patterns, tooling, and over 300,000 original marine equipment and machinery drawings maintained at their Auburn Hills, Mich., facilities. This invaluable inventory of both equipment and exact
Kormarine Will Have International Exhibits
Exhibitors from 11 countries— Canada, Finland, Holland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, U.K., U.S.A., and West Germany — have already booked for Kormarine '80, the International Shipbuilding, Marine Equipment, P o r t s and Harbors Exhibition which will be held in KOEX,