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Hike Metal: Steady Progress to Success
Since 1958. Hike Metal of Wheatley, Ontario, has been a steady presence in the Canadian maritime niche, enjoying success and growth built on the local fishing industry. The yard is strategically located on the north shore of Lake Erie. 45 miles east of the Windsor / Detroit border.
DECK MACHINERY/ CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT
—A Review— Faster turnaround in port means increased profits for all vessel operators. To meet that need, designers and manufacturers of cargo handling equipment and access and stowage systems continue to improve their products and to introduce new,
Major Appointments Announced By Versatile Of Canada
Versatile Corporation Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., recently announced two major appointments within its marine and industrial group. Donald W. Challinor, president and chief executive officer of its Canadian West Coast shipyards, Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc.
Wartsila Diesel's Vasa 32 Sets A New Record: Passes The 1,000 Engine Milestone
Wartsila Diesel's Vasa 32 engine type has set a new record. With an 18-engine contract from the Odense Steel Shipyard of Denmark for a new container feeder vessel series, the number of Vasa 32s ordered now exceeds 1,000. This is, according to the company,
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.
Salvors Forge Their Way into the Future
Maritime Reporter solicited the opinions of two of the leading marine salvage companies to discover trends and challenges facing marine operators in the near future. The 2003 National Maritime Salvage Conference, sponsored by American Salvage Association (ASA),
RGB Spectrum Announces New Flexible Scan Converter
RGB Spectrum, Berkeley, Calif., a leading manufacturer of videographic products and workstations and graphic displays, has introduced the new RGB/Videolink® 1450AX auto-sync scan converter that transforms high resolution computer graphics to television format.
The Rolls-Royce Design Solution
Rolls-Royce has won contracts worth $76 million to supply design and equipment packages for nine offshore service vessels, which will be built in four different shipyards for owners in Brazil. France, Norway and the U.S. The ship designs and packages
Honda Will Use U.S.-Flag Central Gulf Lines Ship To Transport Cars To U.S.
Under a three-year contract signed recently by Honda Motor Company and Central Gulf Lines of New Orleans, a U.S.-flag merchant ship will be used to carry passenger cars from Japan to the U.S. market. The agreement calls for Central Gulf to order a new carrier with a capacity of 4,000 cars.
Webb Institute To Hold Annual Alumni Banquet
The Annual Banquet of the Alumni Association of Webb Institute of Naval Architecture will be held on Thursday, November 8, 1984, in the Ballroom of the Loews Warwick Hotel, 54th Street on the Avenue of the Americas, New York City. There will be reception at 5:30 p.