MariTEL Wins Nine FCC Maritime Licenses
MariTEL, a nationwide provider of VHF marine wireless telecommunications, has won all nine Federal Communications Commission maritime licenses for an aggregate cost of $6.8 million.
Blessy Marine: Building Bigger On The River
While they continue to grow their fleet with the February delivery of a 1,600 hp retractable wheelhouse towboat, Blessy Marine also now have their most powerful tug under construction at Kody Marine.
Foss Tows USNS Shasta from San Diego to Norfolk
Foss 3,000 hp tug Sidney Foss was dispatched from Seattle to tow USNS Shasta from San Diego to Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. (Norshipco), located in Norfolk, Va.
Bisso Marine Salvages Bass River
Bisso Marine Company's salvage team has successfully raised and delivered OSV Bass River after six months of delays due to tropical storms, hurricans and El Niño effects on wind and sea conditions.
Crowley Consolidates Environmental, Safety and Quality Assurance Programs
Charles Nalen, vice-president of environmental, safety and quality assurance for Crowley Marine Services, will expand his role and direct these programs under contract to other Crowley Maritime Corp.
Mariners' Museum with Expo on Chris-Craft
The Mariners' Museum, in Newport News, Va., will present Chris-Craft: The Affordable Dream through December 31, 1999; an exhibit that traces the American love affair with the company's mahogany boats…
Geco Orion Sets New Towing Record
Schlumberger announced Geco Orion has become the first seismic vessel in the industry to tow 3,281 ft. spread unassisted. The spread was accomplished by deploying six 26,246 ft.
Fred Wahl to Build Again
Fred Wahl, whose Oregon yard built two Bering Sea aft-house crab boats last year, is starting in on a quite different pot fishing boat to work off the U.S. west coast.
Donjon Awarded Navy Salvage Tug Lease
The U.S. Navy has awarded Donjon Marine Co. Inc. a five-year lease of tug USNS Powhatan. The multi-purpose tug can conduct long-distance tows and when augmented with additional crew and equipment…
Guido Perla Provides Design for Crowley Tugs
Guido Perla and Assoc., Inc., has recently completed contract design for Crowley Maritime Corp.'s subsidiary Vessel Management Services' series of three PRT Class…
Snohomish Starting to Take Shape
The new passenger-only vessel being built at Dakota Creek Shipyard in Anacortes is beginning to look like a real ferry. As January drew to a close, Dakota Creek…
Halter Wins $53.6 Million Contract
Halter Marine Inc. of Halter Marine Group, Inc. Gulfport, Miss. has been awarded a $53.6 million contract from the U. S. Navy to build a T-AGS 60 class oceanographic research ship.
Repowers on The Ohio
James Marine, Inc., a marine service in Paducah, Ky., located at mile 5 on the Tennessee River; operates a diesel rebuilding service, mid-stream, fuel and grocery…
Search and Rescue Boat Passes Rollover Test
MetalCraft Marine Inc. has successfully completed the key rollover test on the first of a series of new severe service search and rescue boats for the Canadian Coast Guard. The 47-ft.
Fab Four
Imagine running your car 20 hours a day, seven days a week, for most weeks of the year. Oh, and your vehicle is at least 18 years old, and has been running the same demanding schedule all those years.
Marine Joiner Contractors
Mark A. Robicheaux, Inc., Marine Joiner Contractors, located in Morgan City, La., provides custom marine joiner services. Two companies have been added to the service…
Marine Deckhead System
Stretch Ceilings (UK) Ltd., suppliers of Barrisol Stretch Ceilings, has intoduced a deckhead system set to revolutionize design, construction and fitting-out techniques…
New Contract for Marine Interior Systems
Marine Interior Systems, an operation of Insulations, Inc., of New Orleans, La., has won the contract to perform the joiner work on a "new generation" 267' platform supply vessel for Halter Marine…
Making Virtual Reality of the Horseshoe Bossier City Casino Riverboat
When commercial designer Bauer Interiors hired the architectural firm of Landry and Lewis in Hattiesburg, Miss. to provide interior drawings of Horseshoe Casino's new riverboat…
Sensitive Site Mapping
The State of California has mandated programs requiring contingency plan holders to identify protective response strategies for environmentally sensitive sites throughout the state.
