American Bureau Of Shipping Classes 53 Vessels In August
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classed 53 vessels worldwide in August, totaling 381,892 deadweight tons or 273,309 gross tons.
The vessels classed during the month included one French-built 125,188-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas carrier, one Canadianbuilt drilling vessel, one U.S.-built selfelevating drilling unit, and one U.S.-built self-setting production and storage platform.
Also classed were general cargo and bulk cargo vessels, supply vessels, tugs, trawlers, and deck, tank, and hopper barges.
The LNG carrier El Paso Consolidated was constructed by Ateliers & Chantiers de Dunkerque et Bordeaux (France Gironde) for El Paso Consolidated Tanker Co., Monrovia, Liberia. The vessel has six holds, each of which is fitted with an insulated membrane- type cargo tank.
The drilling vessel Sedco/BP471 was constructed in Canada by the Halifax Shipyards Division of Hawker Industries, Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Overseas Drilling Limited, Monrovia, Liberia.
In the U.S., Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Shipbuilding Division, Beaumont, Texas, built the self-elevating drilling unit Teledyne Rig 18 for Teledyne Movible Offshore Inc., Lafayette, La., and also the self-setting production and storage platform PH-H1-158-A for Phillips Petroleum Company, Lafayette, La. The Teledyne Rig 18 was designed and constructed to operate at a depth of 250 feet. The PH-H1-158-A has been approved by ABS to operate in the elevated position in 54 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Content
- New Firm To Buy Five Vessels For Service Great Lakes To Europe page: 4
- C.Y. Tung Group Enlarges Fleet To 118 Vessels page: 6
- Bath Iron Works Names Allan G. Anderson page: 6
- Two New Parcel Tankers Added To Stolt-Nielsen Fleet page: 7
- Gibbs & Cox, Inc. Opens Newport News, Va. Office —R. Delia Rocca Named page: 7
- Abex Corporation Names Paul J. Powers President Of Denison Division page: 7
- El Paso Announces Proposed Offerings page: 8
- ITT Decca Marine Names Richard Muller page: 8
- Foster Wheeler To Supply Inert Gas Systems For LNG Tankers At Quincy page: 10
- C.F. Bean Corporation Names John Lescroart Executive Vice President page: 10
- Diamond Shamrock To Charter Chemical Tanker Building At Avondale page: 12
- Crowley Maritime Corp. Appoints Jay Brickman page: 15
- Rear Adm. Westfall Addresses ASNE Charleston Section page: 16
- Continental Oil Announces Six Executive Promotions page: 16
- Hillman Barge & Construction Elects R.E. Kenny And B.T. Kelley page: 16
- Los Angeles-Long Beach Propeller Club Names Officers For 1978-79 Term page: 18
- U.S. Navy Awards Ingalls $287 Million Contract To Design And Build First Of A New Class Destroyer page: 20
- Crowley Maritime Names Jim Grissom Manager San Juan Operations page: 21
- Mobilization Ship Design To Be Unveiled November 6 At Conference In Arlington page: 22
- 27 New Members Elected To American Bureau Of Shipping page: 24
- George Lowman Elected Farrell Lines Chairman page: 26
- Furuno U.S.A. Formed In South San Francisco page: 26
- Gastech 78 To Focus On World Supply And Demand For LNG And LPG page: 27
- Atlantic Diving Forms SeaTec International, Ltd. page: 30
- Ruddie E. Irizarry Named President Of PRMMI— Carr, Calderon Also Named page: 30
- Evergreen Handt Corp. Names Three Executives page: 31
- Crowley To Provide Maintenance Services Worldwide For Navy page: 32
- Rutland Maritime Names Peter Gallagher page: 32
- Reynolds Announces $580-Million Upgrading For Sea-Land Service page: 34
- Hitachi Zosen Asaka Works (Sakai) Delivers Ro/Ro Carrier Dana Maxima page: 40
- Floyd Mechling Retires From Union Mechling page: 42
- Jacques B. Hadler To Direct Research Activities At Webb page: 43
- AWO Elects James Potter —Industry Issues Examined At Board Meeting In Tulsa page: 44
- Shipping Executives To Review Maritime Policy At Oakland Conference page: 46
- Kubota To Stockpile Anti-Corrosive Pipe In Texas Facility page: 48
- Investment In Tankers: The Case For Optimism page: 50
- Hawaii Site Selected For Testing Nodules Gathered From Ocean Floor page: 53
- Hawaii Site Selected For Testing Nodules Gathered From Ocean Floor page: 53
- New Starlite Is Second 122-Foot Combination Boat From MARCO Yard page: 53
- President Signs Murphy Energy Bill page: 54
- General Electric Credit Names Joseph Heimerl page: 54
- Oceanology International For Offshore Industry Set For March 3-7, 1980 page: 56
- Newfoundland Makes Bid For $.75-Billion Investment In Fishery page: 57
- New York Metropolitan Section Begins New Season With Past Chairman's Night And Third Generation Ro/Ro Paper page: 58
- Shipbuilding Experts Meet To Discuss Ways To Increase Automation And Productivity page: 58
- Texas Gas Transmission Inland Waterways Division Announces Personnel Changes page: 60
- A.L. Burbank & Company, Ltd. Announces Election Of Officers —Celebrates 50th Anniversary page: 61
- Sperry Computerized Positioning System Permits Pipelaying In 2,000-Ft. Waters page: 62
- American Bureau Of Shipping Classes 53 Vessels In August page: 62
- Hatch & Kirk Inc. Acquires Cleveland Diesel Engine Assets page: 64