Friday, August 27, 1999 Maritime News

Ameron Announces Changes in Management Structure

Aug 27, 1999

Ameron International Corporation announced changes in the management structure of the company's worldwide coating business. Gerald W. Beeler was named group president of Ameron's Coatings Group,

Activists Want Exxon-Mobil Deal Stalled Over Spill

Aug 27, 1999

A group of activists have proposed that the merger of Exxon and Mobil be halted until Exxon pays a $5 billion court-ordered settlement to thousands of people affected

Exxon Awards Horizon Offshore Contract

Aug 27, 1999

Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc. has been awarded a contract for the installation of a portion of Exxon Pipeline Company's Hoover Offshore Oil Pipeline System (HOOPS).

Sea-Land to be Split into Three Units

Aug 27, 1999

Sea-Land Services, the U.S.-based container shipping unit of CSX, will reportedly be split into three operating divisions - terminal, domestic shipping and international liner units.

Royal Caribbean Receives Indictment

Aug 27, 1999

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has received an indictment from a grand jury in Los Angeles for presenting false oil record books on Nordic Prince in 1994. The company

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Beacon to Go Dark

Aug 27, 1999

The beacon atop the Cape Hatteras lighthouse was extinguished, as crews prepare to move the North Carolina landmark that has stood guard over the "graveyard of the Atlantic" for more than a century.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Beacon to Go Dark

Aug 27, 1999

The beacon atop the Cape Hatteras lighthouse was extinguished, as crews prepare to move the North Carolina landmark that has stood guard over the "graveyard of the Atlantic" for more than a century.

Canadian Shipbuilding Effort Hits Stormy Sea

Aug 27, 1999

The future of a government program to revive western Canadian shipbuilding remains clouded after investigators released a damning report about cost overruns and bureaucratic bungling.

Alyeska Head Touts Post-Exxon Valdez Spill Reforms

Aug 27, 1999

A decade after the Exxon Valdez disaster, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., the operator of the trans-Alaska pipeline, has made dramatic reforms in its oil-spill prevention and response programs,

Worskiff 23 Chosen for Laboratory

Aug 27, 1999

The Onondaga County Department of Drainage and Santiation recently chose an aluminum Workskiff 23 to house water sampling equipment on Lake Onondaga, near Syracuse, N.

Deere Power Systems Inducts Distributors

Aug 27, 1999

Deere Power Systems Group, the engine and drive components division of Deere & Company, inducted four distributors into is prestigious 1998 John Deere Engine Distributor Manager's Club.

Marine Pollution Control Off-Loads New Carissa

Aug 27, 1999

Detroit-based Marine Pollution Control Corp. (MPC), aided in unloading oil from New Carissa, a Japanese-owned wood chip carrier that ran aground in Coos Bay, Ore.

Osprey Chooses White Water Marine

Aug 27, 1999

White Water Marine, of Sayville, N.Y., has been named the nation's newest dealer for Osprey Boat Company. The Silvana, Wash. builder selected White Water to represent them exclusively in New York.

State of Alaska Awards Program to RTM

Aug 27, 1999

The State of Alaska Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development awarded RTM Star Center a four-year contract for a simulator based marine pilot performance evaluation system.

January Steel Shipments Improve

Aug 27, 1999

Despite heavy snow pounding the midwest and other northern areas of the U.S. in January, the average daily shipping rate of steel service centers still jumped 12.

Offshore Books $1M Of New Business with USCG

Aug 27, 1999

Offshore Systems International Ltd. has received orders from Marinette Marine Corp. Shipyard for ECPINS systems for USCG Sea Going Buoy Tender WLB hulls 6 and 7

Global Materials Services Acquires Arrow Terminals

Aug 27, 1999

Global Materials Services LLC (GMS) has acquired Arrow Terminals, Inc. of Sewickley, Pa., an operator of marine terminals. Arrow operates seven domestic river terminals in Industry, Pa.

Pequot Orders Litton Thermal Imager, Bridge Electronics

Aug 27, 1999

Litton Marine Systems has received an order to supply an AMIRIS infrared imaging system and other electronics for a new catamaran passenger ferry under construction at Pequot River Shipworks.

Q-Mar Partners with Socomar

Aug 27, 1999

Q-Mar, specialist in the development of ECDIS for the naval and hydrographic sectors, has formed a partnership with Socomar International to integrate its industrial and commercial activities.

Aker Maritime To Eliminate 350 Jobs, 250 More By Year-End

Aug 27, 1999

Norwegian offshore supply firm Aker Maritime officials have announced the elimination of 350 jobs out of 1,070 at its Aker Verdal yard and said that the company

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