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Bethlehem Beaumont To Build Self-Setting Production-Storage Platform For Phillips Petroleum
The Lafayette, La., office of Phillips Petroleum Company has awarded a contract to Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont, Texas, shipyard for construction of a selfsetting production-storage platform. It will have a liquid hydrocarbon storage capacity of 11,
Esso Norway Test Of Hull Structure Proves Design And Good Workmanship
From June 28 to July 7, 1969, the new 190,- 800-dwt tanker Esso Norway lay at anchor in Eckernfoerde Bay, about 20 miles from Kiel, Germany, where she was built. Figure 1 gives the general arrangement and dimensions of this ship. An extensive static
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,
The NewiIMdlTreaty to Ban TBT
The Diplomatic Conference held (October 1-5, 2001) by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London adopted the Draft Convention prepared by The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO for the "Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems for Ships.
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,
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.
Westinghouse To Supply 8 Turbine Generators In $50-Million Carrier Order
The Westinghouse Marine Division, Sunnyvale, Calif., has received advanced authorization from Newport News Shipbuilding, a Tennaco Company, of Newport News, Va., to manufacture eight turbine generator sets for the CVN-73, the sixth U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class.
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,
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,
New Zealand Awards Multimillion-Dollar Contract To Sembawang
Sembawang Shipyard recently won a multimillion-dollar contract from the New Zealand Government for major refitting and modification of one of its ferries, the 4,610-grt G.M.V. Aramoana. The contract, signed between visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Robert