Thursday, September 02, 1999 Maritime News

NKK Develops High-Performance Steel Pipe

Sep 02, 1999

NKK Corp. of Japan has formulated a new type of steel pipe containing one percent chromium, offering exceptional corrosion and wear resistance and weldability for

Seacor Smit Reports Securities Repurchase Increase

Sep 02, 1999

Seacor Smit noted that its Board of Directors had raised its previously announced securities repurchase program by $55 million - resulting in an approximate increase of $73.

Mobil Updates Web Site

Sep 02, 1999

Mobil Corporation has added various upgrades to its Web site for the marine industry - allowing visitors to learn about the global Progressive Fast Analysis (PFA) used-oil analysis program.

Austal Ferries Offers Emergency Services

Sep 02, 1999

Joining organizations around the world in aiding victims of the tragic earthquake in Turkey, Austal's two 282 ft. (86 m) and two 197 ft. (60 m) vessels, constructed

Wattyl Acquires Wasser High-Tech

Sep 02, 1999

Wattyl Limited of Sydney, Australia acquired Wasser High-Tech Coatings on July 1, 1999. In its most recent fiscal year, Wattyl achieved sales of $347 million and pre-tax profit of $23.

Crowley's Sea Victory To Perform Tow

Sep 02, 1999

The Crowley Marine Services' tug, Sea Victory will tow the USS New Jersey from Bremerton, Wash. to Philadelphia via the Panama Canal on September 12. The most decorated battleship in U.

Horizon To Build Dinner Cruise Vessel

Sep 02, 1999

Horizon Shipbuilding has signed a contract for the construction of a 135 x 32 ft. (41.1 x 9.7 m) dinner cruise vessel for an unnamed client. Scheduled for a March 2000 delivery,

MacGregor Wins $6 Million Equipment Order

Sep 02, 1999

MacGregor was granted a contract from Aker Finnyards worth more than $6 million for RoRo equipment and an outfit of six elevators to serve Irish Ferries' RoPax newbuilding.

SkipperLiner's Lady Pintail

Sep 02, 1999

M/V Lady Pintail, launched by SkipperLiner, features a cherrywood décor with marble floors and marble countertops. The 149-passenger corporate entertainment yacht

Leevac Shipyard's River Explorer

Sep 02, 1999

R/B River Explorer, which carries 198 passengers on two interlinked 295-ft. long barges, traverses the Mississippi River and Intracoastal Waterway on fout-to-ten day excursions.

Halter Marine's Kennicott

Sep 02, 1999

Kennicott, the first U.S.-flagged, ocean-going passenger ferry built in decades was delivered to the state of Alaska by Halter Marine Group. The $80 million, 381 x 85 ft.

Derecktor's Patricia Olivia II

Sep 02, 1999

Derecktor Shipyards has launched a new high-speed 149.6 ft. catamaran passenger ferry for the Argentinean Company, Buquebus. Capable of operating speeds in excess of 52 knots,

Chesapake Shipbuilding's Ugly Duck

Sep 02, 1999

M/V Ugly Duck began construction as a typical dinner/excursion vessel for Maritime Equipment Co., of Haddam, Conn. While the hull erection was in progress, Premier Yachts, Inc.

Blount Industries' M/V Grande Mariner

Sep 02, 1999

Blount Industries newest cruise ship, M/V Grande Mariner, was built for American Canadian Caribbean Line, Inc. It is the second in a new line of Grande Class small cruise ships,

Crowley Christens Fourth of Six Harbor-Class Tractor Tugs

Sep 02, 1999

Crowley Marine Services christened the fourth of its new Harbor-Class tractor tugs in January. Faye Plummer performed the time-honored tradition of christening Leader.

Eighth Coastal Buoy Tender Launched

Sep 02, 1999

Marinette Marine Corporation has launched the eighth USCG Coastal Buoy Tender, Anthony Petit (WLM-558). The 175 ft. vessel was designed and built at Marinette Marine Corporation.

MetalCraft Kingston Series Vessel Delivered

Sep 02, 1999

MetalCraft Marine Inc.'s latest delivery is a 38-ft. Fisheries Patrol Boat for the Canadian Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, for deployment on Great Slave Lake and the Mackenzie River.

Reproduction Launched by Beckmann Boatshop, Ltd.

Sep 02, 1999

The Beckmann Boatshop, Ltd., has delivered the 25th of its popular Compromise 21, steam launches. The boat shop specializes in the reproduction of antique and classic launches and tugboats.

Crowley Marine Services Takes Delivery of First of Two 153 ft. Tugs

Sep 02, 1999

Crowley Marine Services (CMS) took delivery of Nanuq, the first of two 153-ft., 10,192 hp enhanced tractor tugs from Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary Vessel Management Services.

Seacraft Shipyard Delivers Luxury Dive Yacht

Sep 02, 1999

Seacraft Shipyard Corp. of Amelia, La. delivered M/V Cayman Aggressor IV to Aggressor Fleet Ltd. The 110 ft. aluminum luxury dive yacht was designed by Seacraft

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