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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
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.
IMODCO Wins Petrobras Contract To Install SPM At Record Depth
IMODCO, pioneer offshore marine terminal systems company, a division of Amtel, Inc., has received a contract of several million dollars from Petrobras, national oil company of Brazil, for the engineering and design of a Single Point Mooring (SPM) terminal.
Guralnick Designs Seven Vessels For Mariana Islands Service
The office of the High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Saipan, Mariana Islands, has signed a contract for the construction of seven vessels to be used in the Trust Territory. Hajimu Namura, president of the Namura Shipbuilding Co.
Fincantieri Converting Six Ferries Under $74.4-Million Contract
—Free Literature Offered— Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani of Italy has been contracted to undertake a $74.44-million modernization and refit program of a fleet of ferries operated by Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA of Naples. The project, which
USCG A w a r d s Contract To O f f s h o r e Devices For O i l Spill Recovery System
Offshore Devices, Inc. of Peabody, Mass. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Coast Guard for development and construction of a complete oil spill recovery system for protected waters. The performance period of this contract is for 121 •> months.
Tuna Farming Goes Offshore
Izar Fene Shipyard, in collaboration with Itsazi Aquaculturehas, has developed an Offshore unit for the breeding, fattening and transport of the bluefin tuna (Thunnus Thynuus). Sailing at eight knots, the unit is able to transport (e.g.) living tunas from the Mediterranean to Japan.
MARCO Signs Contract With S.F. Bar Pilots
MARCO Shipyard Seattle is scheduled to design and build two 104 ft., (31.7 m) pilot station boats for the San Francisco Bar Pilots. With construction to commence soon, the design portion of the project is near completion. The first vessel is set for delivery before yearend,