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Blue Streak Industries Delivers First Lift Boat With 110-Foot "legs'
Blue Streak Industries, Inc. of Pearlington, Miss., recently delivered what is said to be the first self-elevating, self-propelled lift boat with 110-foot "legs" in operation in the Gulf of Mexico. The new 64- by 32- by 7-foot vessel, the Blue Streak 14,
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
Tests Prove CLT Prop Characteristics
The CLT propeller recently underwent real-world testing, which proved, according to its designer and manufacturer that the propeller can help to reduce or eliminate hull-induced vibrations and noise levels. Independent studies were conducted aboard Superfast Levante,
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.
Shipping Orders Worth £ 4 2 M i l l i o n For U.K. Y a rd
European and Asian customers have ordered seven cargo ships worth £42 million from U.K. shipbuilders Austin and Pickersgill during December 1979. The latest orders are f r om Greek operators for two 14,000- ton SD14 cargo carriers to be completed
MTCR Introduces N e w Shipboard E n g i n e e r i n g T r a i n i n g Systems
— F r e e Literature Available Research and experience indicates . . . initially through Navy submarine fire control training and later through shiphandling training . . . that using sophisticated computergenerated models during classroom review
Prudential Lines Names Karl Eckhardt VP And General Manager
The appointment of Karl B. Eckhardt as vice president and general manager of the Atlantic Division of Prudential Lines was announced by Spyros S. Skouras, president. Working from Prudential Lines headquarters at One World Trade Center, New York, N.
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,
Piracy Hits New Heights
Pirate attacks rose 57 percent in 2000, and were nearly four and a half times higher when compared with 1991 according to a report by the ICC's International Maritime Bureau (1MB). In its annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships report for 2000,
Canada's Arctic Pilot Project
The Canadian Arctic Pilot Project is a combined pipeline/marine transportation system for Arctic natural gas to supply about 7.0 million cubic meters of gas per day to southern consumers. After a three-year development period, we are now very