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The First Voyage of the S.S. Michael Moran
I first went aboard the S.S. Michael Moran in the middle of August, 1944, while she was still in the shipyard in Portland. Me. where she was built. She was operated by Moore McCormack Lines, a company with whom I had sailed before. I signed on
New UPSCO Shipyard Begins Production
An entirely new shipyard, programmed to build commercial tug/ barge units, is now in operation in Ontonagon, Mich. Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Company (UPSCO), a privately owned firm, was formed in May of 1979 when its president, Charles H. Kerkman, together with Robert J.
New Simulator Training Complex For U.S. Navy
Literature Available MarineSafety International, a professional maritime training organization, has been awarded a contract to provide shiphandling training services to the U.S. Navy in Newport, R.I. The award calls for simulator training courses
Great Ships of 2004
Name Alaskan Frontier Type DH Oil Tanker Owner BP Oil Shipping Co. Builder NASSCO National Steel and Shipbuilding Company delivered the Alaskan Frontier, the first of four Alaska-class double-hull oil tankers being built for BP Oil Shipping Company, USA.
MITAGS Chooses STN Atlas For Major Upgrade
The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), of Linthicum Heights, Md., has awarded STN Atlas a contract to upgrade one of MITAGS' full mission simulation systems. The new system will be installed by STN Atlas at MITAGS in October 2001,
Racal/Marconi Simulator Built For Finnish Technical Research Center
—Free Literature Available A new, highly sophisticated ship simulator has been developed and built jointly by two British companies for the Finnish Technical Research Center near Helsinki where it will be used for research into ship behaviour
MSI Offers 21 MarineSafety Training Courses For 1986
—Free Catalog Available MarineSafety International (MSI), located in the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, recently issued a catalog of 1986 simulator training courses for deck and engineering officers. Twenty-one simulatorbased training
14 MarineSafety Training Courses Detailed In 12 Page Brochure
MarineSafety International (MSI), located in the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, is offering a total of 14 marine training courses during 1984. The courses are summarized as follows: "Shiphandling and Maneuvering in Restricted Waters,