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NASSCO Delivers USNS Soderman to U.S. Navy
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, delivered USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317) to the U.S. Navy. The Soderman is the eighth and final new construction ship completed by NASSCO under the U.S. Navy's Strategic Sealift Program.
Armco's Baltimore Precision Forging Complex Now In Full Operation
The precision rotary forging complex of Armco's Stainless Steel Division is part of a $30-million program to add new forging and casting capabilities at its Baltimore Works. Steel billets, bar, and other forged shapes produced by the new equipment
NABRICO Delivers Four Of Six New Barges To Hollywood Marine
Four of six 297 V2-foot by 54- foot by 12-foot semi-integrated d o u b l e - s k i n tank barges being constructed by Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO), Nashville, Tenn., for Hollywood Marine, Inc. of Houston, Texas, have been delivered. The barges,
Deltamarin Expands to China to Thwart Cruise Downturn
Finnish design specialist Deltamarin is synonymous with advanced cruise ship design and construction. The company, as has many of its colleagues in this country, have built a formidible empire of accrued cruise shipbuilding knowledge and experience
Marathon Launches 47th Rig From Vicksburg Yard
Marathon LeTourneau Company, Marine Division in Vicksburg, Miss., launched its 47th self-elevating "jackup" drilling platform March 1,1974. During 1973, Marathon's Vicksburg yard completed production and delivered three jackup drilling platforms,
Canadian Yards Building For Export
From offshore rigs to bulk carriers and special vessels such as oceangoing selfunloaders, Canada's yards are currently busy filling worldwide orders. Halifax Shipyard is building a $30-million self-righting drill rig for a consortium of oil companies for use in the North Sea,
Oceaneering Int'l Names Taylor Potter
Oceaneering International, Inc., P.O. Box 2430, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93120, has announced that Taylor Potter will assist Dr. Yoram Goren with the firm's expansion of services into the management of undersea projects. Mr. Potter comes to Oceaneering with
Some Aspects Of Large Floating Docks
The Authors Tell Why They Feel That Floating Drydocks Are Best Suited For Docking VLCCs — They Can Closely Align To The Ship's Bottom. When planning a new repair yard or increasing the resources of an existing one, the choice of dock type comes under discussion at a very early stage.
Dearborn-Storm To Add New Jackup Rigs At Cost Of $29 Million
Dearborn-Storm Corporation, Chicago, 111., has announced it will add two new rigs to its Storm Drilling Company subsidiary at a total cost of $29 million. These units will be mat-type jackup rigs capable of drilling in 250 feet of water. Both units