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K.E. Sheehan Elected Vice President Of ABS
Kenneth E. Sheehan, counsel to the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), was elected a vice president of ABS at the annual meeting of the Society's board of managers, held in New York, N.Y., on March 15. Mr. Sheehan, formerly associated with the law firm of Kirlin,
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,
MTU Engine Series Logs Success on Inland Waterways
MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines have recently been optimized for the requirements of inland shipping, a development that might not bode well for makers of engines used to dominating this niche away from the MTU brand. Since being launched in the year 2000,
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,
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,
EU to Develop Sulfur Strategy
The EU is limbering up to set new restrictions on sulfur in marine fuels, if MARPOL Annex VI is not implemented quickly, explains Ian Adams, secretary general of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). At the same time, the European
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,
James Moseley Heads Port Of Jacksonville Propeller Club
James F. Moseley, a leading admiralty attorney and past president of the Jacksonville Bar Association is the new president of The Propeller Club of the United States Port of Jacksonville (Fla.), an organization that has more exthan 400 members
Needed — A Long-Range National Shipbuilding Policy
At close range, against the background of recent events, one could reasonably conclude that the shipbuilding industry of the United States is being sacrificed on the altar of illogical expediency. In the climate of uncertainty and confusion created by official inertia over the recent past,
Storehouse Of Information Readily Available From ABS Using Computerized Retrieval
The American Bureau of Shipping has placed into operation a comprehensive computerized system for information storage, correlation, and retrieval known as ABSIRS. Implemented through an in-house IBM 370/135, ABSIRS handles data concerning shipowners,