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USCG Invests in Low Engine Exhaust Temps
Confronted with high exhaust temperatures and emissions on the Alco engines of its Polar Class icebreakers, the U.S. Coast Guard turned to ABB for a solution. The answer was quickly found: In a similar case the year before, retrofitting a tug's
ITC Completes 6,237-Mile Dry Tow To Argentina With Six Oil Barges And Two River Towboats
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Transport Contractors Holland B.V. and its subsidiary in Houston, Texas, obtained a contract from the Interfinancial C o r p o r a t i o n , Houston, for the towage of two pushboats and six oil barges from New Orleans, La.
Paper On Real Time Monitoring Presented At Pacific Northwest SNAME
At the spring meeting in Vic- toria, British Columbia, Canada, the Pacific Northwest Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers heard two papers. "Experience with Real Time Motion Monitoring on the Barge Foss 245," presented by Robert E.
McAdams And Perk Named Construction Supers At Conrad Industries
Conrad Industries' president and founder Parker Conrad announces appointments of Michael J. McAdams and Dennis Perk Jr. as new7 construction superintendents. Their areas of responsibility in the company, which was founded in 1948, include purchasing,
Bath Iron Works To Build $25-Million Training Simulator For U.S. Navy
Maine Congressman David F. Emery announced recently that a contract for approximately $25 million has been awarded by the U.S. Navy to Bath Iron Works to construct a unique training simulator at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center to teach future crewmen of guided-missile frigates.
FMC Launches Big Deck Barge For Puget Sound Freight Lines
The Marine and Rail Equipment D i v i s i o n of FMC Corporation, Portland, Ore., launched the barge Cape Flattery at their side launch ways on the Willamette river recently. The 253-foot covered deck barge, built for P u g e t Sound Freight Lines of Seattle, has a 4,400-ton cargo capacity.
Markey Provides the Strong Pull
Seattle-based Markey Machinery, for nearly one century, has proven itself to be one of the top deck machinery companies in the country. Started in 1907 by Charles Markey as the C.H. Markey Machinery Co. — serving the marine and logging industries