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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
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.
Ocean Orders Five More Ships
Following on Ocean's announcement of an order for three 20,000-dwt cargoliners to be built at Scott Lithgow's yard on the Clyde, Ocean Transport & Trading Limited, India Buildings, Liverpool L2 ORB, England, recently announced further details of its retonnaging program for the liner trades.
Rickmers Singapore Christened
Rickmers Singapore, one of nine new Superflex Heavy Multi-Purpose Container (MPC) vessels being built in China for Rickmers-Linie, Hamburg, was christened in its namesake city. Rickmers Singapore is employed on Rickmers1 Round-The- World Pearl
Maritime Transportation Research Board Names Five New Members
Five new members have been appointed to the National Research Council's Maritime Transportation Research Board, succeeding those whose terms expired June 30. The new members, who will serve three-year terms, are: Al- CHECK CYLINDER LOAD bert L.
Odfjell Net Falls $20M; U.S. DOJ Fine the Cause
Odfjell's consolidated net result after tax was $11 million for the first nine months 2003 compared to $31 million in the same period 2002. The 2003 figure is after net extraordinary expenses of $49 million, including a fine from the US Department of Justice of $42.
ASEA Hagglunds Establishes New Division For Marketing Cargo Cranes In The U.S.
ASEA Hagglunds Inc., Houston, Texas, has established a new division for the marketing of Hagglunds cargo cranes in the United States. The transfer of these responsibilities from ASEA Stal to ASEA Hagglunds became effective September 1984. The new marine division will be directed by John A.
Port Of N.Y. & N.J. Directory Available
The 1977 edition of the Port of New York and New Jersey Scheduled Steamship Service Directory is now available for use by exporters, importers, freight forwarders and business and governmental agencies as a primary information source on the ocean shipping
Jurong Converts Bulk Carrier To Great Lakes Ore Carrier
In November 1976, Jurong Shipyard Limited of the Republic of Singapore signed a major conversion contract, valued at $4.5 million, with Nipigon Transport Ltd. of Canada for jumboizing a bulk carrier, the M/V Lake Nipigon, from 22,000 dwt to 25,000 dwt for Great Lakes and St.