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Maritime Association Installs New Officers And Directors
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey recently installed its newly elected officers and directors. Hans K. Schaefer, president of Todd Shipyards Corporation, has been elected the new vice president, replacing John H. Griffith,
MarAd Approves CDS For APL To Reconstruct Four Containerships
The Maritime Subsidy Board has approved the application of American President Lines, Ltd. for construction-differential subsidy (CDS) to aid in the reconstruction of four Pacesetter-Class containerships, MA Design C6-S- 85b. The vessels, the Presidents Jefferson,
Ship Stern Study Released By MarAd
Nearly 80 percent of the U.S.- flag merchant ships that are expected to be built between now and the turn of the century could incorporate standardized stern sections, according to a study released by the Maritime Administration, an agency of the U.
Dedicate Computerized Management System For Port Terminals
A Marine Terminal Automated Management System (MTAMS), financed in part by the Maritime Administration, was dedicated recently by MarAd's western region director, Thomas J. Patterson, at the Seventh Street Public Container Terminal, Port of Oakland, Calif.
Title XI Approved On $24-Million Package For Puget Sound Tug & Barge
The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an application from Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co., One Market Plaza, San Francisco, Calif., a wholly owned subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing or
IZAR Enters Fast Ship Project
The U.S. based Fastship initiative received a boost with the addition of Spain's IZAR to its team. Fastship. which for years has been trying to bring from drawing board to the waterways its innovative - door-to-door from the U.S. to Europe - maritime cargo transport project,
Parsons Brinckerhoff Will Develop Boston Container Terminal
The Boston office of Parsons Brinckerhoff, the engineering, architectural, and planning firm, is currently at work on a project that will transform the west end of the Massachusetts Port Authority's Castle Island Terminal into a modern container terminal.