tankers
The Parcel Tanker Trades
The term parcel tanker has no precise meaning, but it is frequently applied to highly specialized ships designed to carry highly specialized liquid cargoes (which often have severe hazards as regards toxicity, corrosiveness, inflammability, or a combination of these,
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
Vu-Gctge Systems Ordered By NASSCO For Tankers
Vu-Gage System, New York, N.Y., a Mobil company, has been awarded contracts for visual inspection and measuring aids to be installed on two new liquid cargo carriers, under construction for Ingram Tankships at National Steel & Shipbuilding Co.
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.
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.
Stig Host Appointed Chief Executive Officer Of Skaarup Shipping
At the annual meeting of Skaarup Shipping Corporation, held at the company's headquarters at 475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, Conn., Ole Skaarup, founder and chairman of the board, announced the appointment of Stig Host, vice chairman, as chief executive officer of the corporation.