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The teaming of Austal Ships and Bender Shipbuilding to construct, from the ground up, a world-class aluminum vessel construction facility in Mobile, Ala., highlights the level of investment mid-tier U.S. yards have made in the past five years. Austal,
SNAME Philadelphia Discusses Conceptual Design Of A Nuclear-Powered Icebreaking Transport System
The Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers' last technical meeting of the 1977-78 program was held on May 19, at the Engineers Club in Philadelphia, Pa. Sixty-five members and guests attended the meeting, which was preceded by a dinner and cocktails.
AEL To Trade-In Three Ships Against Cost Of Containerships
The Maritime Subsidy Board and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs have taken actions to approve the trade-in by American Export Lines, Inc. (AEL) of three Mariner vessels against the cost of constructing two new containerships which
Shipbuilding Experts Meet To Discuss Ways To Increase Automation And Productivity
Shipbuilding experts from the Navy, Maritime Administration and private industry met in Brunswick, Maine, on September 13- 14 as guests of Bath Iron Works to propose and evaluate methods of improving technological capabilities of U.S. shipbuilding.
Speakers Named For Weather Conference September 14-15-16
Congressman John M. Murphy, Chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, and Zenon N. Sdougos, Director, Marine Safety Division, Inter- Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), London, England, will be the principal speakers
Zapper, Inc. Applies For Title XI To Build $9-Million Barge Carrier
The Maritime Administration has received applications from Zapper, Inc., Morgan City, La., for both a Title XI guarantee and construction-differential subsidy (CDS) to aid in financing the construction of one 7,200-dwt semisubmersible, self-propelled barge carrier.