transport
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
Rolls-Royce Debuts New UT Designs
Rolls-Royce introduced a pair of new vessels for its popular UT line of vessels, the UT712 and the UT737L. To be built by Soviknes for Island Offshore and delivered in October 2003, the new UT737L, dubbed Island Frontier, takes multi-tasking to dizzying new heights.
Halter Delivers Large Pilot Boat For Middle East Service
Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, recently delivered the 87- foot pilot boat Elalat 9 to Marine and T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Services (Saudi), Ltd. The lightweight, steel-hull vessel will transport pilots and pollution-control authorities to
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
Nola Centurion Opens Fabrication Facility In Braithwaite, La.
With contracts totaling more than $2.5 million, Nola Centurion Fabricators, a division of Nola Fleet Management, Inc., recently announced the opening of its Braithwaite, La., fabrication facility. From their 30-acre site at Mile 80.7 on the Mississippi River,
Marine Section Of NSC Sets Annual Convention Oct. 15-17 In Chicago
Richard L. Fox, general chairman of the Marine Section of the National Safety Council, recently announced that the annual conference and convention of the maritime industry group—the 67th since it was formed as part of NSC in 1917—will be held
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,