NABRICO Dedicates New Facilities
New facilities at the Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO) A. I. Myhr Plant, Ashland City, Tenn., were officially dedicated recently. Bill Sanders, the senior employee at the plant, cut the large ribbon linking two cranes to open the company's new fabrication building.
Hydra lift Skegs
Developed By Seaspan Development Co. Ltd. Of British Columbia, The New Skeg Design Results In A 10 To 15-Percent Higher Speed Or 20 To 30-Percent Reduction In Power Required To Tow Loaded Barges At The Same Speed A Canadian invention which reduces the
Midland Enterprises Inc. Elects Three Financial Corporate Officers
J.D. Geary, president of Midland Enterprises Inc., 1400 580 Building, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201, has announced the election of three corporate officers by the Midland board of directors. John M. Keelin has been elected controller, William J. Mayer assistant vice president of finance,
State Boat Awards Contract To Blount For Offshore Supply Boats
Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., has announced that it has been awarded a contract for the construction of two 150- foot offshore oil-supply boats. The contract includes options for two more identical vessels. The vessels are being built for the State Boat Corporation of Houston,
Six Offshore Supply Vessels To Be Built In Rhode Island Yard
Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., has been awarded a contract by National Boat Corporation of Wilmington, -Del., and Houston, Texas, to build six 190-foot by 38-foot Support Ships to be used primarily in the offshore oil industry. Ships
Griffiths Receives Title XI To Build Tug And Barge
Samuel B. Nemirow, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, has approved in principle the application by James Griffiths & Sons, Pier 43, Seattle, Wash., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of one 1,
Theriot And Mitsui Form THERIOT-MODEC Enterprises, Inc.
THERIOT-MODEC Enterprises, Inc. is a new firm conceived by Nolty J. Theriot, Inc., Golden Meadow, La., and Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co., Ltd., a Japanese firm. THERIOT-MODEC Enterprises, Inc. is located on the 308 side of Bayou Lafourche in Larose, La.
Ingram Signs 10-Year $150-Million Contract To Transport Fuel Oil
Ingram Barge Company, a division of Ingram Corporation, New Orleans, La., has signed a 10-year contract valued at approximately $150 million with Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago for the transporting of up to 20 million barrels annually
Gulf Mississippi Marine Signs For Three Vessels From George Engine
Contracts have been signed for the purchase of three new offshore oil field service vessels by Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation of New Orleans, La. Representing a cumulative investment of $6,400,000, the boats were acquired by Gulf Mississippi Marine from George Engine Company, Inc.
SNAME Gulf Section Holds Spring Meeting
The 28th annual spring meeting of the Gulf Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held at the Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, La. Activities began the evening before the meeting with a "warmup" cocktail party on the steamer Natchez.