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Floating Oil Storage Better Prospects For The Unemployed?
Since the start of the tanker crisis at the end of 1973, many ideas have been suggested for mopping up the large volume of tanker tonnage which is now surplus to requirements. One of these ideas is the use of tankers for oil storage. For some time (even before the tanker crisis broke),
Butterworth Systems Receives IMCO Approval
The line of tank cleaning machines manufactured by Butterworth Systems (U.K. and USA) have received approval, in accordance with the latest IMCO requirements for the design of crude oil w a s h i n g systems. Effective August 30, 1978, the approval was
New Chevron Tanker Christened In Brazil
In a recent ceremony at Ishikawajima do Brasil Estaleiros S.A. (ISHIBRAS) shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the third in a series of four 150,000-dwt tankers was christened and delivered to Chevron Corporation. Chevron's newest tanker was christened
CDS Awarded Chestnut Sh ipping To Retrofit Tanker At Northwest Marine
The Assistant Secretary and the Maritime Subsidy Board have authorized the award of construction-differential subsidy (CDS) for the retrofitting of either of two 89,700- deadweight-ton tankers operated by Chestnut Shipping Co. to meet the requirements of the Port and Tanker safety Act of 1978.
DEVELOPING A NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
Learning From Past History This year, Congress has once again been considering national energy policy. In February, one year after President Bush proposed his "National Energy Policy," the U.S. Senate passed its package of energy-related measures,
Inert Gas Systems Fitted Aboard Tankers Building At NASSCO
Airfilco Engineering, Inc., 1901 Julia Street, New Orleans, La. 70113, have recently commissioned the first of a series of inert gas systems fitted aboard the Shipmor Associate Tankers building at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, Calif.