R&R Marine
Two New Parcel Tankers Added To Stolt-Nielsen Fleet
Stolt Tankers, pioneers in the worldwide ocean transportation of specialty liquid products in bulk, has added two new parcel tankers to its growing fleet of modern IMCO certificated tonnage. The M/T Stolt Avenir, the second of two 22,800-dwt vessels built
Cammell Laird, Cascade General Enter Agreement
Consolidation, which has swept the maritime markets for much of the last decade, continued last month in the ship repair and conversion segment, as two of the premier players in the U.S. and U.K. repair and conversion markets announced plans to work together.
Portland Ship Repair Yard Posts Successful Year
Yard, Contractors Report $140 Million In Business A dozen years ago, the Port of Portland (Oregon) and its tri-county citizens gambled that an $84-million shipyard expansion program— including giant Drydock 4, which was specifically designed
Philadelphia Section Of SNAME Hears Update On Coatings
The Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its October meeting in Essington, Pa. Some 65 members and guests attended the technical session to hear a paper titled "New Construction Coatings and Corrosion Protection Update," presented by J.
Tidewater Marine Acquires Three Vessels In Exchange For Common Stock
Tidewater Inc.'s marine division, Tidewater Marine Service, has completed an agreement to purchase three utility vessels from Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard, Inc. of Lockport, La., and two of its affiliated companies. The three 800-horsepower,
CANADIAN SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR YARDS
—A directory of the leading shipbuilding and ship repair firms— The following listing of Canadian shipyards highlights yard capabilities and special services offered. For full descriptive literature circle the appropriate number on the Reader Service Card in the back of this issue.
Supply Vessel Overhauled By Homeport Marine
Homeport Marine Services, Moss Point, Miss., formerly Quality Shipbuilders, Inc., has recently completed a rework project on the suppy vessel Hope Tide, according to the firm's president Jack Edwards. Homeport Marine performed extensive work on the 180-foot vessel's propellers,
Cummins Marine Diesels Power Fire/Rescue Boat For City Of Avalon
A pair of Cummins 6BTA5.9-M1 marine diesels were selected to power a new rough-water fire/rescue vessel recently delivered to the Avalon Harbor Patrol of Catalina Island. The 7-1/2-ton, 12-foot-beam, 32-foot-long boat was built by Seaway Boat Company of Long Beach, Calif.
Navigation & Communications Equipment Review
Through technology advancements, the major manufacturers of shipboard electronics are constantly introducing innovative products in an effort to make navigation safer and more precise and communications faster and easier. Newer, more powerful lorans,
Sulzer Forms Diesel Joint Venture With Italian And German Shipyards
Sulzer Brothers Ltd. has agreed to sell a majority of the shares of its subsidiary Sulzer Diesel Ltd. in equal parts to Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA of Trieste, Italy, and a German consortium of Bremer Vulkan AG of Bremen, and Deutsche Maschinen- und Schiffbau AG of Rostock.