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Three A p p o i n t m e n t s Announced By R.J. Brown & Associates Firms
V.C. Yin has joined R.J. Brown & Associates of America Inc. as chief engineer, with responsibility for the Engineering Department at the Houston office. Mr. Yin has 10 years' experience in offshore engineering with a variety of U.S. companies,
John Deere Enters Marine Engine Market
For years John Deere has been a leader in the agricultural machinery market. Now, that expertise is going to work on the water as Deere Power Systems Group (DPSG) introduces its first marine diesel engines. The first two in a series of marine
Jardine Plans To Restructure Oilfield Servicing—New Name Jardine Offshore Promet
Plans are at an advanced stage for Promet and Jardine Offshore to be merged. The two groups, both of which are major components of Jardine Matheson (South East Asia), form the backbone of Jardine's involvement in the oilfield service industry. In effect,
Teekay Seeks to Grow Suezmax Fleet
Expanding the Suezmax fleet and greater involvement in carrying oil products are among the ambitions being pursued by theTeekay Tanker Services (TTS) business unit of Teekay. "At the same time, we're working to expand our strong Aframax position," said TTS Vice President Peder Farmen.
Study Of Superports And SBMs For Tankers Published
The closure of the Suez Canal in 1967, together with the steady increase in world crude oil movements, precipitated the development of the VLCC fleet (tankers over 175,000 dwt), and later the ULCC fleet (tankers over 300,000 dwt). Initially, world port
Drew Promotes Three In Ameroid Marine D i v i s i o n - Kay Named Vice President
Raymond M. Burke, vice president and general manager, has announced three promotions in the Ameroid Marine Division of Drew Chemical Corporation. John P. Kay has been named vice president-development; John R. Wolf director of sales-North and S o u t h A m e r i c a ; and Jack E.
The Suez Canal And Its Impact On Tanker Trades And Economics
The Suez Canal Authority is presently engaged on a two-phase development p r o j e c t which, if completed, will involve the expenditure of at least $1,200 million over the next six to seven years. Roughly half of this amount is to be financed from Egypt's reserves of foreign currency,
After Half A Century, Hamilton Jet Keeps On Pushing
Hamilton Jet has, for almost 50 years, developed and manufactured waterjet propulsion units. A leading supplier in a technologically demanding category, Hamilton Jet recently completed multi-million dollar factory upgrades to accommodate rapid growth.
(Fuel) Cells of Endeavor
German high-speed diesel maker and power systems supplier MTUFriedrichshafen showed its willingness to push back the technological bounds when it announced at last year's SMM Exhibition in Hamburg that it had started development work on fuel cell marine propulsion.
German Shipyards Propose Merger
On May 16, 2004 ThyssenKrupp and One Equity Partners (OEP) signed a non-binding letter of intent to combine ThyssenKrupp Werften and Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in a new group under the control of ThyssenKrupp Werften GmbH. The alliance