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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
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
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.
World Single Hull Tanker Phase-Out Is Coming
More than a decade after the U.S. enacted OPA '90, much to the consternation of the vessel design and owning community, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has taken the first formal step towards a global phase-out of single hull tankers.
Lindenau: Developments On The Containership, Tanker Fronts
Kiel-based Lindenau offers newbuilding, repair, conversion and lengthening, diversification products (as well as steel and engine works), and consulting and engineering services. Lindenau, an efficient medium-sized yard, is able to design and construct newbuildings up to 40,
IMM To Install New GE Turbine Package At Offshore Installation
International Moorings & Marine, Inc. of New Iberia, La., has been awarded a contract by Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Company for an addition to its offshore compressor station at Eugene Island Block 188-B. The project involves the installation of a new 25,
W.B. Buhrmann Elected President Of Newly Formed U.S. Steel Companies
Thomas Marshall, group vice president-resource development of U.S. Steel, has announced the formation of subsidiary companies to pursue commercial shipping and vessel management business on the Great Lakes. In making the announcement, Mr. Marshall said:
New Service Offered To Develop Oil Spill Response Plans
Owners and operators of tank vessels calling at U.S. ports are in a predicament. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and proposed Coast Guard regulations require tank vessel owners and operators to prepare and submit oil spill response plans for each vessel.
Ship Noise Guide Updated
Controlling shipborne noise is always a concern for vessel designers, builders and outfitters. The two most widely distributed documents are IMO's Resolution A.468(XII), "Code on Noise Levels Onboard Ships," issued in 1981 and the USCG's Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 12-82,