Dual Keel-Layings Mark Submarine Tender Construction At Lockheed Shipbuilding And Construction Company
Dual keel-layings were accomplished on March 2 for the largest contract in Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company's history — the $253-million construction of two submarine tenders for the U.S. Navy. The contract was signed late in 1974,
The New Boston Shipyard Begins Operations
A new shipyard company, the Boston Shipyard Corporation, has formally opened in East Boston, Mass. The company has taken over the former Bethlehem Steel property, inactive since the fall of 1982. Boston Shipyard is performing a mixture of commercial and government repair work.
A Surge In Activity For 1984
We have seen the offshore drilling rig market go from full employment a year ago January to its lowest utilization rate — 68% in the Gulf of Mexico and worldwide approximately 80%, in that span of time. I have to go back to the Eisenhower years
Oil Recovery Project Makes Progress
The U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety Office San Francisco Bay, the California Department of Fish and Game Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) and Titan Maritime, Inc. continue their steady progress on the assessment and oil removal operations from the sunken 468-ft.
Hofstra And Webb Jointly Announce New Relationship
A cooperative relationship between two institutions—Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in Glen Cove, N.Y., and Hofstra University— will begin this fall, it was jointly announced by Rear Adm. Charles N. Payne, president of Webb Institute, and Dr.
SNAME Scholarships For Graduate And Undergraduate Levels
Scholarships in both the graduate and undergraduate levels are again being provided by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers to encourage men and women to pursue studies in the naval architectural and marine engineering or closely related fields.
Canada Extends Subsidy To Include Conversions
The Canadian Government has announced the extension of the 13-percent shipbuilding subsidy to include ship conversions as well as new construction. The government's action followed a report submitted to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Commerce by
Ro/Ro Shipping-An Appraisal Of Its Role In Dry Cargo Trade
Although it is only recently that so much attention has been focused on the prospects for ro/ ro shipping, this type of handling has, in fact, been employed for a number of years on both shortsea and deepsea trades—and with every evidence of success.
MacMillctn Bloedel Orders Log Carrier At Cost Of $14 Million
MacMillan Bloedel, Vancouver, British Columbia, has ordered the world's second self-propelled log carrier to be built in Victoria by Yarrows Ltd., at a cost of almost $14 million. The keel will be laid October 1 in Victoria, British Columbia by Yarrows,
Cargo Preference Measure Vital To U.S. Shipbuilding
Little noted among 1977 Maritime Day ceremonies was a speech by John P. Diesel, chairman of Newport News Shipbuilding and executive vice president, Tenneco, Inc., before the Newport News (Va.) Propeller Club, which by word of mouth, has since