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Shipyard Finds Safe Product Without Sacrificing Performance
The Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard in Lockport, La., is directing special attention to the ballast tanks on its ships. Since this shipyard constructs numerous vessels of every size, shape and purpose, a lot of ballast tanks are involved. Ballast
NKK To Build First LNG Carrier To Use Technigaz Mark III Membrane-Type Cargo Tank System
NKK Corporation recently announced that it has received an order from Nippon Yusen K.K. (NYK) and Perbadanan Nasional Shipping Line Berhad (PNSL), Malaysia's leading shipping company, to build a 18,000-cubic-meter LNG (liquefied natural gas) carrier.
C h e v r o n Selects Elinca System For 5 Ships — L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le
The Elinca marine growth and corrosion control system, marketed in North America by Blume Worldwide Services, Scarsdale, N.Y., has been selected by Chevron Shipping Company, San Francisco, for protection of the main seawater service systems and condensers on five VLCCs operated by the firm.
Elinca Systems To Be Installed On Five Tankers Of Chevron Shipping Fleet
U.K.-based Elinca Ltd. of Sheffield recently won a major order to install its systems, which control marine fouling and corrosion in ships' seawater systems, on five VLCCs owned by Chevron Shipping Company. The tankers to be protected are the Howard W.
Norwegian Partners Buy Six Soviet-Owned Carriers For Over $100 Million
In a deal worth more than $100 million, a Norwegian partnership consisting of bulk and gas carrier specialist Havtor A/S and Oslobased shipbroker Steensland, has bought six Soviet-owned gas carriers. Previously operated by the Latvian Shipping Company under the Cyprus flag,
World Orderbook For 20 VLCCs At Highest In Seven Years
According to figures compiled by Howard Houlder (Chartering) Ltd. of London, the number of very large crude carriers under construction or on order worldwide has reached its highest level for seven years. The 4.9 million tons deadweight involved represents substantial investment,
Miles Heads Barber Blue Sea Activities In North America
Raymond R. Miles, executive vice president of Barber Blue Sea (BBS), has moved to New York to assume the additional responsibility of the ocean carrier's North American activities. He had been working at the company's headquarters in Oslo. Announcing the appointment,
Ocean Specialty To Charter U.S.-Flag Product Carriers From OMI, Hvide Shipping
Ocean Specialty Tankers Corporation (OST), a newly formed Houston- based company, recently announced an agreement in principal to long term charter three modern U.S.-flag parcel vessels from OMI Corporation and Hvide Shipping, Inc. The vessels,