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Dillingham Delivers Massive Bridge Construction Materials To Alaska By Tandem Barge Tow
Dillingham Maritime Services, Seattle, Wash., recently delivered all the materials, except for pouredin- place concrete, for seven separate highway bridges at four different construction sites in Anchorage, Alaska. The 6,000 ton cargo was carried
Freeport Shipbuilding Delivers Passenger Vessel To Nassau Cruises
Freeport Shipbuilding & Marine Repair, Inc. of Freeport, Fla., recently completed the excursion/dinner cruise vessel Calypso II for Nassau Cruises Ltd., a Bahamas-based company. The 550-passenger vessel, with an overall length of 105 feet, beam of 29 feet,
Miller And Coss Join Tampa Shipyards As Vice Presidents
Keeping pace with facilities expansion at Tampa Shipyards Incorporated, Ralph F. Anselmi, president, recently announced two additions to the management team. William A. Miller has joined Tampa Ship as vice president-estimating and contracts, and Donald R.
Finnish Innovation Ascends New Heights
The Finnish shipbuilding industry has been in a state of flux for much of 1999 and entering 2000, with the Kvaerner shipbuilding pullout dominating the headlines. But while the search for new owners of the company's yards in Finland has kept the boardrooms busy,
315-Passenger Boat Delivered By Leevac
Leevac Shipyards, Inc., Jennings, La., recently delivered a 125-foot, 315-passenger excursion boat to Padelford Packet Boat Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Christened the M/V Anson Northrup, she is powered by a pair of Caterpillar 3306 BT diesel engines,
Marine Insurance Seminar To Be Held In Jacksonville, Florida
A seminar on "Marine Insurance" will be held in the Hotel Hilton, Jacksonville, Fla., on December 6, 1978. Maritime industry executives in Southeastern United States are invited to attend the one-day session. The Marine Insurance Seminar will be sponsored jointly by Florida Junior College,
Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $769-Million Navy Contract To Build Four Aegis Cruisers
The U.S. Navy has awarded Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton, Pascagoula, Miss., a $769.1-million contract to build four additional Ticonderoga (CG-47) Class Aegis guided-missile cruisers. This award brings the total number of Aegis cruisers
St. Philip T o w i n g Adds T w o N e w Trac-Type Tugs
St. Philip Towing of Tampa, Fla., recently announced that the company has closed with the U.S. Maritime Administration on the purchase of two "trac"-type tugs that had been under construction in Texas. Bay Transportation, owned by George M. Steinbrenner, purchased the assets of St.
Lister Chain To Open U.S. Anchor Chain Plant —Literature Available
Lister Chain & Forge Inc., a recently incorporated U.S. company, associated with 78-year-old Canadian chain-making and steel forging concern Lister Bolt & Chain, Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., recently announced it would commence the manufacture of ship anchor chain in the U.
Homeport Marine Delivers 'Eastern Wind/ First Of Two U.S.-Flag Fish Tenders
Moss Point, Mississippi-based Homeport Marine Services recently ; delivered the 195-foot, U.S.-flag fish i tender Eastern Wind to Arctic Alas- • ka Fisheries, Inc., Seattle, Wash. She is the first of a series of two under construction at the yard for the U.