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Halter Marine Delivers First Of Four 191-Foot Supply Boats To Point Express
Halter Marine, Inc. of New Orleans, La., recently delivered the Point Bravo, the first of four 191-fo?5f ~Tug7supply boats to Point Express, Ltd. of Morgan City, La. The Point Bravo is 191 feet long with a 40-foot beam and a 14-foot depth. She
Halter Marine Completes Four-Boat Contract For Zapata Marine
Halter Marine Inc., New Orleans, La., has completed a fourboat contract with Zapata Marine Service, Inc., with the delivery of the Trafalgar Service. The new boat, like her sister ships, Falcon Service, Sable Service, and Palmar Service, is 185 feet in length,
IZAR Races Ahead With New Transmed Ferry
Testament to the Spanish state-owned group's determination to raise performance throughout the organization, IZAR is on track to deliver a high-grade R0R0 passenger ferry only 20 months after contract signing. The launch of the 6,300-dwt Murillo
Wheeler Named U.S. Agent For Royal Schelde's Repair Yard At Vlissingen
Royal Schelde's Scheldepoort repair yard at Flushing (Vlissingen), Netherlands, (B.V. Koninklijke Maatschappij 'De Schelde') has named Wesley D. Wheeler Associates, Ltd. of New York City as exclusive U.S. agents. The yard (shown above) is situated
Mangone Ship Delivers 150-Foot Tugboat To Norwegian Owners
Mangone Shipbuilding Company's newest vessel, the Musketeer Fury, was christened recently at the Port of Houston's (Texas) 75th Street Wharf No. 4-E. Ray Loden, president of Mangone Shipbuilding, and Don Godeau, vice president and general manager,
GE's LM2500 Engines To Power Portuguese Frigates
—Literature Available The Portuguese Navy has selected the General Electric LM2500 marine gas turbine engine to power its three new MEKO 200 guided missle frigates. Portugal is the 16th nation to order the LM2500 for its naval fleet. The order
Seebeckwerft To Build Cellular Containership For China Ocean Shipping
Seebeckwerft AG of Bremerhaven, West Germany, has signed a contract for the construction of a fully cellularized containership with the State shipping company of the People's Republic of China, China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO). The shipyard
First Of Four Exxon Tankers Delivered By China Shipbuilding
The Esso Mexico, the first of four 89,000-dwt f u e l - e f f i c i e nt t a n k e r s being built for Esso Tankers, Inc., Florham Park, N.J., at the Kaoshiung shipyard of China Shipbuilding Corporation, Taiwan, was delivered recently. The tanker
MTU Group Forms U.S. Subsidiary
The MTU Group, a West German m a n u f a c t u r e r of highperformance diesel engines, gas turbines and power generating sets, has e s t a b l i s h e d a North American sales and service subsidiary for their diesel engines, it was announced by Dr.
Titan 2 Refurb Delivers Unexpected Benefits
When Global Industries contacted Thrustmaster of Texas to help upgrade the Titan 2 heavy lift vessel for dynamic positioning (DP), the Louisiana-based company found more benefits than expected. Although not one of the original goals, a result of