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Peterson To Build Ferry For Washington Island Ferry Line
Capt. Ami Richter, president of the Washington Island Ferry Line, Inc., and Joe Gagnon, vice president and general manager of Peterson Builders, Inc., shipbuilders of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., recently signed a contract for construction of a new 90-foot
The Dickinson Way
Walking into Bob Dickinson's spacious office at Carnival Corp. 's Miami, Fla. headquarters, one would be shocked to hear that he isn't in the cruise business to make money. Many executives would be eager to find out how the president of the world's
Lockheed Launches Second Of Three 23,000-Ton Submarine Tenders
The 23,000-ton submarine tender Frank Cable, second of three of the 644-foot auxiliary ships Lockheed Shipbuilding is constructing for the U.S. Navy, was launched on January 14 at the Seattle, Wash., shipyard. Mrs. Rose S. Michaelis, wife of Adm.
Inland Marine Delivers Towboat M/V Mike Schmaeng To Pott Industries
The Inland Waterways Division of Pott Industries, Inc., St. Louis, recently christened its newest towboat, the M / V Mike Schmaeng, an 1,800-hp towboat, built by Inland Marine Constructors, Inc. of Evansville, Ind. The christening ceremonies were at Evansville.
U.S. Steel Orders Colt-Pielstick Engines For Huge Ore Carrier
Two Colt-Pielstick marine engines with associated gearing, supporting equipment and monitoring systems have been ordered from Colt Industries, Fairbanks Morse Engine Division in Beloit, Wis., by United States Steel Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dockside Signs Contract With M.A.N./B&W Service — Rennie Joins Staff
Dockside Machine & Ship Repair recently announced its signing of a contract with M.A.N./B&W Service GmbH of Ausburg, Germany. Dockside is under contract to act as a manufacturers approved service/repair shop which is part of the worldwide service organization of M.
Wichmann Diesel Buys Kenner, Louisiana Site As Base Of Operations
Wichmann Diesel, Inc. has announced the opening of offices at 2701 Delaware Avenue, Kenner, La. 70062, which serves as base for operations in the U.S., Canada and South America. The parent company, Wichmann Motorfabrikk A/S of Bergen, Norway, was founded in 1903.
CSSRA 1984 Technical Conference Set For February 14 In Montreal
Plans are moving ahead quickly for the Thirty-Sixth Annual Technical Conference of the Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association to be held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec on February 14, 1984. The Annual Technical Conference,
New Cruise Line Features Yacht-Like Luxury Ships
A new cruiseship line featuring smaller, yacht-like, luxury vessels (drawing shown above) carrying 120 passengers to exotic world destinations will begin service in spring 1983, it was announced in New York recently. The new line is being formed by Helge Naarstad,
L P G / A m m o n i a Tanker D e l i v e r e d By W a r t s i la
Wartsila's Turku shipyard in Finland recently delivered the Golar Frost, a 75,000- cubic-meter gas tanker, to Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corporation of Liberia. The vessel is designed for transport of liquefied petroleum gases and anhydrous ammonia.