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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
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,
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,
USCG Opens Door To Commercial Emergency Towing
In an action not necessarily connected with the recent Public Hearings on emergency towing, the Coast Guard's publishing of a Final Rule, effective September 15, 1988, states that anyone wanting to engage in towing of disabled boats for financial consideration will be able to do so.
MARICHEM 80
Third International Conference On Marine Transportation, Handling And Storage of Bulk Chemicals This year's International Conference on the Marine Transportation, Handling and Storage of Bulk Chemicals—MariChem 80— will be held October 21-23 in the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, England.
Conoco And Gulf Oil Enter Agreement With British On North Sea Oil Production
A Continental Oil Company spokesman has announced the signing of a participation agreement with the British Government concerning oil production licenses in the North Sea and called the arrangement a "mutually beneficial one." Jack Reynolds, chairman of Continental Oil Company, Ltd.
Antworth Named Master Of American Hawaii's Oceanic Independence
Capt. Vinton R. Antworth has been named master of the Oceanic Independence, according to David R. Stollmeyer, president of American Hawaii Cruises, the ship's operator. He succeeds Capt. Adrian Spidle, who was selected to command the 30,000-gt
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