tankers
First Of Two New Powerful Tugs Placed In Service By Bay-Houston
One of the most powerful harbor tugs for regular use at ports on the Texas coast was christened recently by Philip Kuebler, greatgreat grandson of Capt. W.D. Haden, founder of Bay-Houston Towing Co. The 3,200-hp Philip K is one of two new tugs
NASSCO Launches Largest Vessel Ever Built On West Coast
The S/S iGolden Dolphin, 90,000-dwt San Clemente-class tanker, was launched at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), of San Diego, Calif., on January 19, 1974. Ceremonies, open to the general public, commenced with music by Buck Wayne and the Buckaroos,
INTERTANKO Holds Firm Position o n M a r i t i m e security
Speaking via a roundtable discussion at the annual Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Exhibition 2002 on March 19, Intertanko managing director Peter Swift summed up — in just a fewwords — the position that the organization has established since the terrorist attacks of September II.
Approve $16-Million MarAd Title XI Guarantee For Coal-Carrying Barge
The Maritime Administration has approved the award of contracts totaling nearly $27 million for the retrofitting of pollution abatement and safety equipment aboard four tankers and two ore / bulk/oil (OBO) vessels owned by subsidiaries of the Berger Group, Lake Success, N.
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
Davie Shipbuilding Buys Branch Lines, Operator Of Tankers
The board of directors of Davie Shipbuilding Limited, P.O. Box 130, Levis, Quebec, Canada, has announced that an agreement has been reached between their company and the shareholders of Branch Lines Limited for the purchase by Davie of all the outstanding shares of Branch Lines.