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RORO 92
The 11 th International Conference & Exhibition For The Roll-on/Roll-off Marine Transportation Industry, SVENSKA MASSAN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN 20-22 May 1992 From May 20 to 22, the Svenska Massan Conference Center and Sara Gothia Hotel in Gothenburg,
Future Of Marine Emergency Services Now Under Scrutiny
Three separate investigations into the future of emergency response services at sea are now under way. The International Salvage Union (ISU), representing 38 marine salvors in 26 countries, is participating in each study. The primary aim, in all cases,
Make Emission Reductions Pay for Themselves
One of our major goals at Washington State Ferries over the last several years has been achieving voluntary compliance with MARPOL 2000, a set of stringent international standards to reduce marine pollution. Part of this effort includes making our diesel engines more efficient.
M/S Yulius Fuchik, First Of Two Valmet-Built Lykes SEABEE-Type Barge Carriers For USSR
The first Lykes SEABEE-type barge carrier for the Soviet Union, the M/S Yulius Fuchik, was delivered in Helsinki on October 20 by the builder Valmet Oy of Finland. Yalmet had previously contacted Lykes Bros. Steamship Company in Europe and received license
J.P. Elverdin Appointed Vice President-Shipping For United States Steel
J.P. Elverdin has been named vice president-shipping for United States Steel, it was announced by Thomas Marshall, group vice president-resource development. A native of Argentina, Mr. Elverdin holds law degrees from the U n i v e r s i t y of Buenos Aires,
U.S. Owners Could Place $5 Billion In New Ship Orders
In mid-June, Secretary of Transportation Andrew H. Card Jr. outlined a major initiative to revitalize U.S. shipping. In explaining the proposed policy, Secretary Card said that the changes will "set a new course for America's merchant marine,
MarAd Study Examines Shipping Policy Options
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has released an extensive study on the liner segment of oceanborne shipping which examines three national maritime policy alternatives and projects their probable impact on American- flag operators in the nation's foreign trade over the next 10 years.
$5-Million Contract Awarded By South Jersey Port Corporation
The South Jersey Port Corporation recently awarded a contract for $5,152,500 to Raymond International Builders of Rochelle Park, N.J., the low bidder, for construction of the final 540 feet of the Beckett Street Terminal Wharf extension, Camden, N.
Inland Waterways Conference And Trade Show To Be Held In Louisville Aug. 26-28
The first annual International Inland Waterways Conference & Trade Show is scheduled to be held August 26-28, 1983, at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center in Louisville. This new conference and trade show will be of major importance to all rivermen — waterway users,
Careful ... Your TBT May Be Showing
If you thought hull anti-fouling systems were boring (think Teredo worm), then you haven't been paying attention to the controversy surrounding use of organotin compounds on the underwater hulls of ships. Fouling has been a problem for ships since time immemorial.