maritime
EXPOSHIP Far East 84
Hong Kong—November 12-16 Expoship Far East 84, a maritime exposition organized by Seatrade Far East and sponsored by the Hong Kong Shipowners Association and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the Hong Kong Exhibition Center November 12-16 this year.
Sun Transport's Latest Carrier Has Many Advanced Features
Sun Transport, Inc., Aston, Pa., recently took delivery of the Suncor Chippewa, a 20,000-dwt petrochemical carrier constructed by Hayashikane Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Ltd. of Shimonoseki, Japan. Sun Transport will operate the vessel in world trade for Sunchem Ltd.
New AIS Targets U.S. Workboat Market
Nauticast presented an AIS solution specifically targeting the U.S. workboat market at the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg. Nauticast Navigationssysteme GmbH has been diversifying its AIS business throughout the past year, based on the success of the X-Pack DS - the SOLAS Class A Transponder.
MarAd Approves Section 9 Requests
• Penrod International Drilling Co., Broussard, La., received approval to sell the drill rig Ensco 67 to P & P Drilling Limited, a Bahamian corporation, and to transfer the vessel to Bahamian registry. • Corostel Trading Ltd., a Canadian corporation,
Waterways Conference Delegates Urge Maritime Industry To Lobby For Repeal Of Shipping Taxes
Shipping leaders at the recent annual meeting of the National Waterways Conference, charging that the U.S. Government might be taxing the maritime industry out of the global marketplace, called for an uprising to force repeal of recent user fee increases.
Maritime Radio Technical Commission To Meet April 28-May 1
The 1980 General Assembly of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services will be held April 28-May 1 at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, Rosslyn, Va. Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, will present the keynote address on April 29.
Ship@Sight SSAS
Radio Holland and Royal Dirkzwager. a maritime information and service provider, have teamed to offer a solution to comply with SSAS: a combination of SSAS hardware, web tracking and a 24- hour response center. The Radio Holland/Royal Dirkzwager