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$53.2-Million Contract For Supply Boats Signed By Halter
Halter Marine, Inc. has signed contracts for the construction of 14 supply vessels for the Marsea Marine Companies. The contracts between the New Orleans-based corporations total $53.2 million, and are believed to constitute the largest supply boat order in U.
180-Foot Supply Boat Converted To Standby/Rescue Vessel By Steiner Shipyard
S t e i n e r Shipyard, Bayou LaBatre, Ala., has completed the conversion of a 180-foot oil field supply boat into a standby/rescue vessel for use in the U.K. sector of the North Sea. The Veesea Typhoon is one of four standby/rescue vessels that
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC)
Recently, the use of certain environmental-friendly waxes or "semi-hard coatings", used by barge fabricators to protect the internal void walls and floors of marine double-hulled steel barges from corrosion, have fallen under scrutiny by some barge owners/operators.
Gulf Coast Trailing Dredge Under Construction At Twin City Shipyard
Construction of a 4,000-cubic-yard hopper dredge is progressing on schedule at Twin City Shipyard (TCS) in St. Paul, Minn. The 8,000- bhp vessel for Gulf Coast Trailing Company of New Orleans is being designed and constructed by TCS using the latest modular and zone construction methods.
MarAd Approves Crowley Acquisition Of Delta Steamship Stock For $96 Million
The Maritime Subsidy Board and the Maritime Administrator recently approved applications under which Crowley Maritime International, Inc., a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., will acquire all stock in Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., from Holiday Inns, Inc.
70-Page Color Brochure And Orderbook Chart Available From Samsung
Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI), one of Korea's largest industrial groups, is now offering, free a new 70-page color brochure on its modern shipbuilding and related facilities. SHI established shipbuilding activities in
Barge Service Start-Up Gives Shot In Arm To Red Hook Terminal
A major shot in the arm was provided recently to Brooklyn's last container terminal as a container barge service started up, connecting the Brooklyn facility with New Jersey. Service between the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey's Red Hook
Don Macauley Joins Atlantic Cordage Corp. As Marketing Manager
Eugene A. Hughes, president of Atlantic Cordage Corp., 60 Grant Avenue, Carteret, N.J. 07008, has announced the appointment of Don Macauley as marketing manager. Mr. Macauley has an extensive background in the wire rope field, having been district manager,
Title XI Sought For 20 Barges And 3 Towboats
Radcliff Materials Inc., 61 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Ala., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing 20 steel deck barges, and three twin-screw towboats. The 200-foot-long barges are currently under construction at Twin City Shipyard, St.
Carrington Slipways Builds Fleet Of Eight Supply Vessels For Australian Offshore
The Lady Cynthia, latest addition to the fleet of offshore supply vessels operated by Australian Offshore Services, was recently launched at Carrington Slipways Pty. Ltd.'s 40-acre shipyard on Old Punt Road, Tomago 2322, N.S.W., Australia. The new