A & B Industries
Hawaii Firm Announces Plans To Construct A Stable Semi-Submerged Fishing Vessel (SSFV)
SEACO, I n c o r p o r a t e d , 146 Hekili Street, P.O. Box 1171, Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has announced plans to design and construct an advanced type of fishing craft for use in the rough waters around the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. The 300-ton
Reno Spiteri Opens O f f i c e In M a l t a
Reno Spiteri has announced the opening of his own technical consulting, marine surveying and project management firm. The firm, which operates under the title of Marine Surveys & Services Bureau, offers its services to shipowners, ship operators,
Adm. Ralph Cousins Elected President Of Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
Adm. Ralph W. Cousins has been elected president and chief operating officer of Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. The former executive vice president will be responsible for the company's daily operations. John P. Diesel remains chairman of the board and chief executive officer.
Nelson Industries Introduces xBilge Boy' Oily Water Separator
—Literature Available Nelson Industries, Inc. of Stoughton, Wis., is offering free new literature on the Bilge Boy™, a 150-gph (568 liter) oily water separator that the company is introducing. The unit carries U.S. Coast Guard approval and is IMO-approved as well.
Nelson Supplies Bilge Equipment For New MSRC Vessels
All 16 of the new MSRC oil spill recovery vessels will feature Nelson Bilge Boy oil/water separators and crankcase emission absorbers in their engine rooms. Supplied by the Nelson Division of Nelson Industries, Inc., Stoughton, Wis., the Bilge
Hawaii Site Selected For Testing Nodules Gathered From Ocean Floor
Governor George Ariyoshi of Hawaii, and Ocean Minerals Co. of Mountain View, Calif., have jointly announced that a facility to study and test the processing of manganese nodules gathered by the ocean mining vessel Glomar Explorer will be built at Campbell Industrial Park on Oahu,
Conoco Leads The Way For GOM Shuttle Tankers
Seahorse Shuttling and Technology LLC, a wholly owned entity of Conoco, has completed the functional design of a new tanker for shuttling crude oil from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to shore. The 80,000-dwt double-hulled "GoMAX 550 shuttle tanker will be capable of transporting 550,
Port Of Hueneme Retains John J. McMullen Associates To Prepare Master Plan
The Port of Hueneme (Calif.), Oxnard Harbor District, has retained John J. McMullen Associates, Inc., naval architects, marine engineers and transportation consultants of One World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. 10048, to prepare a master development plan for the port,
Navy Extends Contracts With COMSAT General For Use Of MARISAT
COMSAT General Corporation announced recently that the U.S. Navy has extended its contract for the use of UHF capacity on each of the three satellites in the MARISAT system for an additional year. The provision of this additional satellite service is valued at $12.
AWO Spokesman Views User Tax Bill With Cautious Anticipation
James B. Potter Jr., president of The American Waterways Operators, Inc., viewed the October 21 signing of the waterway user tax bill into law with "cautious anticipation," and called it "an important first step leading toward the replacement of Locks and Dam 26.