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Major Coal Export Terminal Opens
The most modern and efficient coal export terminal in the world was officially opened recently at a site 40 miles south of New Orleans in Plaquemines Parish. The d e d i c a t i o n c e r e m o n i es marked completion of the $63- million expansion of International Marine Terminals,
First Of Two New Tugs Joins Wijsmuller Fleet For Servicing North Sea Oil Production Units
B.V. Bureau Wijsmuller Towage and Salvage Company of IJmuiden, Holland, recently took delivery of the new oceangoing tug Typhoon. The tug is the first of two being built by Van der Giessen-de Noord shipyard at Alblasserdam, Holland. The second tug,
Sembawang Shipyard Modifies Barges Converted From Tankers
One of the most interesting and extensive jobs successfully accomplished by Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore, was the recent modification and conversion of Majmaa No. 1 and No. 2 for the Dubai Petroleum Company. Majmaa No. 1, a 39,850-dwt floating storage barge,
PFEL Requests CDS To Convert Four Vessels At A Cost Of $24 Million
Pacific Far East Line, Inc., One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, Calif., has applied to the Maritime Administration for construction-differential subsidy (CDS) to aid in the reconstruction of four existing Lighter- Aboard-Ship (LASH) vessels