Mobil Shipping News

On July 20, 2018, The American Salvage Association (ASA) welcomed Dr. Richard J. Burke, of SUNY Maritime College as the Association’s very first honorary maritime academy faculty member representative. This initiative is designed to broaden the knowledge about the marine salvage and emergency response industry, and the academic community’s access to it.The ASA’s Education Committee was established in March 2011 to further promote general maritime industry interest with a focus on marine salvage and emergency response…

In 1993, Bouchard Transportation Co. christened the B. No. 230, which was the first double-hulled barge to enter service in the United States. Joined together for this milestone celebration was (pictured left to right): Mr. John Dane III, former President/CEO, Halter Marine Group Inc.; Mr. Gerhard Kurz, former President, Mobil Shipping and Transportation Company (MOSAT), a Mobil Oil-affiliated company; and Mr. Morton S. Bouchard Jr., former Chairman, BTC. The July 2018 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News will feature a special “Bouchard Transportation Co.

The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry, has appointed Jonathan Spremulli as general manager of its dedicated office in London, in succession to Stuart Williams, with effect from August 2, 2010. Jonathan Spremulli joins LISCR from leading classification society RINA, where he was Group Quality Manager, based in Genoa, Italy. Prior to that he was with Lloyd’s Register for 18 years as its Marine Training Manager in London following a number of roles, including a significant period in Asia surveying ships during construction.

Ed Waryas, Vice President & Marine Development Manager for Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc. has received the Lauren S. McCready Award for 2009. This award is presented annually by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association for “Outstanding Naval Architecture or Marine Engineering Contributions to the Maritime Industry.”  The award recognizes alumni who are members of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and who have made significant technical achievements possible. It is named for Rear Admiral Lauren S.

Shipbuilding leaders convened in Washington D.C. last week to discuss the means and methods to propel the U.S. Shipbuilding market at the dawn of the new millennium. By Regina P. Under the auspices of the seeking a candid and creative discussion regarding the country's shipbuilding future, the U.S. Maritime Administration sponsored a seminar dubbed Marketing Issues and Challenges Facing the U.S. Shipbuilding Industry last week. Attended by industry executives from most of the country's premiere facilities, the conference was held on Wednesday, April 5, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Pentagon City, Va. Stressing the pressures of competition form the lucrative Asian shipbuilding powerhouses of Japan, China and Korea, many conference speakers mulled and brainstormed ways that the U.S.

In the latest of various corporate changes that have occurred at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Hvide Marine, the company has elected Gerhard E. Kurz as CEO and a member of its Board of Directors. He replaces James J. Gaffney, who had been serving as interim chairman and will now hold the position of non-executive chairman of the board. Jean Fitzgerald, who managed to bring Hvide to new levels by taking the fledgling company out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, took on Hvide's reins as chairman and CEO following the resignation of longtime CEO, Erik Hvide last year. Fitzgerald, who recently underwent successful heart surgery, will continue to serve Hvide as a consultant and member of its Board.

Seafarers' House at Port Everglades, Florida, announces plans to recognize Gerhard E. Kurz as the 2003 recipient of the International Golden Compass Award. Gerhard E. Kurz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Seabulk International will be honored for his outstanding contributions to the maritime industry at this year's prestigious gala dinner in Fort Lauderdale, April 5, 2003. Gerhard E. Kurz was named Chief Executive Officer and a Director in April 2000, President in September 2000, and Chairman of the Board in September 2002. Widely recognized within the international maritime industry, Mr. Kurz was formerly President of Mobil Shipping and Transportation Company (MOSAT), a Mobil Oil-affiliated company, from which he retired in March 2000.

The Ras Laffan, a new Aframax double-hull crude carrier, was delivered to QM Tanker Co., LLC, a joint venture company owned 50/50 by Mobil Shipping and Transportation Company (MOSAT) and Qatar Shipping Company. The vessel was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Company Ltd. "We are pleased to add this new tanker to Mobil's service," said Gerhard Kurz, MOSAT president. "We look forward to this partnership with Mobil and the long-term success of the new joint venture company," said Abdulaziz Salatt, director of Qatar Shipping Company and sponsor of the Ras Laffan. The 105,775 dwt Ras Laffan is 800 ft. (244 m) long, 138 ft. (42 m) wide and can carry a cargo of 755,000 barrels of crude oil. The ship will be in service worldwide.