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EUROPEAN SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR
Spurred by a number of key factors— the replacement of older vessels in the world fleet, the cruise ship boom, impending double-hull and double-bottom legislation, and prospects of increased trade after 1992—the world shipbuilding orderbook reached a five-year high at the end of 1989.
Crewboats: More Size, Weight And Power
In recent years the demand for large crew boats has continued to grow in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and has increased in some foreign markets, such as West Africa and Mexico. As their size has grown, so has the horsepower employed by these boats as
New $27.9-Million NKS Plant In Mexico Will Supply Heavy Steel Forgings And Castings To Shipyards And Industry
Full Color Facilities Brochure Available Shipbuilding executives from 14 major North American shipyards recently toured the site of the NKS steel forging and casting plant in Puerto Lazaro Cardenas on Mexico's West Coast. With an accumulated investment of 50 billion pesos (about $27.
Colonna's Shipyard Elects Owen VP And GM
W.W. Colonna Jr., president of Colonna's Shipyard, Inc., Norfolk, Va., and the shipyard's board of directors recently announced the election of Richard H. Owen as vice president and general manager. In his new capacity, Mr. Owen will assume responsibility for all shipyard activities.
BIW Executive Elected To Chair Repair Committee Of Shipbuilders Council
Veteran shipbuilding executive Gordon H. Fait Jr. of Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, has been elected chairman of the ship repair committee of the Shipbuilders Council of America, Washington, D.C. He said his committee, representing over 20 U.S.
MarAd Repair Subsidy Proposal Opposed By U.S. Shipbuilders
The Maritime Administration's proposed rule making it clear that certain vessel repairs performed in foreign shipyards may qualify for subsidy is opposed by U.S. shipbuilders. John J. Stocker, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America,
A SHIPBUILDER'S PERSPECTIVE
"Is the small passenger vessel industry still a growth market?" This is an interesting question and it could be posed by prospective boat owners and their lenders, commercial developers, municipalities, tour and charter brokers, and certainly, by shipbuilders.
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A Preview Offshore Technology Conference And Show Set For May 6-9 In Houston, Texas One of the world's foremost international showcases for offshore services and equipment annually for the past 22 years, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)
Hatch & Kirk Defco Division Opens In Houston, Texas
A diesel engine sales and rebuilding division opened recently in the Houston, Texas facility of Hatch & Kirk, Inc., the Seattle-based parts manufacturer. Hatch & Kirk president Roger Van Hoozer announced the recent acquisition of the assets of Defco,
Peterson Launches CF Industries' First Integrated Tug/Barge Unit
The tug Jamie A. Baxter, part of the first integrated tug/barge unit to be operated by CF Industries, Inc., was recently launched at the Peterson Builders, Inc. shipyard at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. This announcement was made jointly by R.R. Baxter, president