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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.
Bay-Houston Appoints Four Executives
The appointment of Thomas A. Moran Jr. as executive vice president- Marine Division of Bay- Houston Towing Company was announced recently by Cecil R. Haden, president. Formerly vice president marine sales, Mr. Moran will assume responsibility for overall operation of the division,
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
Gulf Trading & Transportation Promotes W. Stark And J. Allen
Gulf Trading & Transportation Company, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019, has announced the promotions of William E. Stark and James B. Allen. Gulf Trading & Transportation Company is a division of Gulf Oil Corporation. Mr. Stark has been promoted to manager,
Inert Gas Generators To Operate On #6 Oil —Literature Available
Nine San Clemente-class tankers operated by Apex Marine Corporation will be retrofitted with pretested inert gas generators from Foster Wheeler Boiler Corporation, Livingston, N.J. The generators will be designed to operate on #6 heavy oil instead of #2 diesel oil,
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,
SF Bay Ferry Logs Impressive Performance
Vallejo/Baylink Ferries latest fast passenger Solano, launched in July, is the second HamiltonJet-powered Vallejo Baylink ferry operating in San Francisco Bay, and to date has logged impressive results. Solano was a significant project for HamiltonJet
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.
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,
Frydenbo Names Triconn Licensee In U.S. For Rotary Steering Gear
Triconn Corporation, Redding, Conn., recently announced it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Frydenbo A/S, Bergen, Norway, for the manufacture, sale, and service of Frydenbo rotary vane steering gear in the U.S. The Frydenbo