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Blount Delivers 425-Passenger Dinner Cruise Vessel 'Riveranda'
Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I. has announced the recent delivery to New York City of the 145-foot, U.S. Coast Guardapproved, 425-passenger dinner cruise vessel, Riveranda. The vessel was designed and constructed for World Yacht Enterprises, Ltd.
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Litton's Erie Marine Division Delivers The Self-Unloading 1,000-Foot Tug/Barge Combination Transports 50,000 Tons Of Iron-Ore Pellets Per Trip And Unloads At Rates Up To 10,000 Tons Per Hour Th-e world's largest tug-barge—-Litton Industries' 1000-foot-long
Crew/Supply Vessel Delivered By Progressive Shipbuilders
P r o g r e s s i v e Shipbuilders and Fabricators, Inc. of Houma, La. recently delivered the aluminum crew/supply boat Port Arthur to Port Arthur, Inc., also of Houma. The 110-foot boat has a beam of 24 feet and depth of 10 feet 6 inches. She
Bethlehem Steel's Third 1,000-Foot Bulker Christened At Bay Shipbuilding Yard
The M/V Burns Harbor, Bethlehem Steel's third 1,000-foot-long Great Lakes oreboat, was christened recently in ceremonies at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Named in honor of America's most modern s t e e l m a k i n g plant, Bethlehem's Burns Harbor, Ind.,
Shipyards Will Bid On Matzer-Designed Ro/Ro Containership
Rudolph F. Matzer and Associates, internationally known firm of naval architects of Jacksonville, Fla., have designed another ro/ro-containership for Birdsall Shipping Company, Ltd., West Palm Beach, Fla. The Matzerdesigned vessel will be named the
Damen Delivers Pair of Tugs
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem recently delivered a pair of Stan Tug 2608s — Ilha de Sao Luis and O Bravo — in fulfilment of its contract with Adminstracao dos Portos, which was signed in June 2003. The vessels are for operation in the Port of Horta and the Port of Praia da Vitoria.
Texas Gas Transmission Executive Honored At Towboat Christening
The motor vessel Bob Koch, a new 4,200-horsepower towboat in the Inland Waterways Services Division of Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, was recently christened in ceremonies at the Owensboro, Ky., riverfront. The vessel, with unique features that
Inter Island Conference Set For March 11-14 In Manila, Philippines
The second "Inter Island Shipping" conference and exhibition will be held in Manila, Philippines, March 11-14, 1980, following its successful launch in Singapore as part of "Marintec Asia 79" in June 1979. The "Inter Island Shipping" series is a