Ore/Oil Carrier Purchased By Marine Transport Lines From Italian Company
Marine Transport Lines, Inc., New York, N.Y., announced recently that it had purchased from Nereide SpA. of Naples, Italy, a 134,000-dwt ore/oil carrier for $13 million. The vessel, to be renamed Oswego Prima, incorporates the latest safety and antipollution systems including inert gas and crude oil washing systems.
The ship is specially designed for the transportation of crude petroleum in bulk as well as heavy cargoes such as iron ore. The vessel has been delivered under a long term time charter to Achille Lauro Lines of Italy.
Marine Transport Lines, a subsidiary of GATX Corporation, Chicago, charters and operates oceangoing ships primarily on a medium and long-term basis. Including this acquisition, it owns 17 oceangoing vessels and operates an additional 19 vessels for others.
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- Color Brochures Describe Riverway Shipyard Facilities And Products page: 6
- Title XI Approved For $43-Million Conversion Of Four MorMac Ships page: 6
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- Elect Gardner Chairman Of Jacksonville Port Authority page: 7
- Nav-Com Moves To New Facility page: 8
- Issue Call For Papers For SNAME Ship Costs & Energy Symposium page: 8
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- Adm. Harold E. Shear Sworn-ln As Maritime Administrator page: 9
- 89th SNAME Annual Meeting page: 10
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- Halter Delivers New Offshore Express Supply Boat page: 10
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- Inland Marine Delivers Towboat M/V Mike Schmaeng To Pott Industries page: 12
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- $30-Million Order Signed By Hongkong United Dockyards Ltd. page: 14
- Westinghouse Credit, Seafirst Leasing Provide Equity In Four- Towboat, 81-Barge Transaction page: 14
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- Literature Available From Marland On Inverto® Oil/Water Separator page: 16
- Publish New Brochure On End Entry Ball Valves From Zidell Explorations page: 18
- Appoint David Daniels National Sales Manager At M&T Chemicals page: 18
- McAllister Brothers Is New Name For Baker-Whiteley Towing page: 19
- IMM To Install New GE Turbine Package At Offshore Installation page: 19
- Study Notes Upsurge In Offshore Rig Orders —U.S. Yards In Lead page: 19
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- Chemical Waste Incinerator Ships Discussed At SNAME Chesapeake Section page: 19
- Capt. Cunningham Named Financial Manager At USCG Yard, Curtis Bay page: 20
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- UPSCO Appoints George Geyer VPResource Mgmt/Admin page: 21
- Northern Radio Announces New HF/SSB Transceiver- Literature Available page: 21
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- Dome Petroleum Signs Agreement To Export LNG For Japanese Utilities page: 22
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- Mississippi Marine Delivers M/V Redneck—Second Of Three Towboats For Captain Hollinger page: 22
- Award $1.6 Million To Sperry For Satellite Positioning System Work page: 23
- $11.8-Million Navy Contract Awarded General Ship For Overhaul Of USS Vulcan page: 23
- Ohio River Officials Meet With Representatives Of Finnish Coal Interests page: 25
- Butterworth To Exhibit At Marintec China '81 page: 25
- Mid-Coast To Build N&SA-Designed Voith Tractor Tug page: 26
- SNAME Los Angeles Holds First Meeting, Discusses Low Power Marine Steam Cycle page: 26
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- Free Encyclopedia And Technical Article On Anchoring From SeaTec page: 32
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- UPSCO Launches Hull Number 001 — A 120-Foot Tug For An ITB page: 38
- SNAME-Hawaii Discusses High-Speed Catamaran Hydrofoils page: 38
- Twelve Prominent Marine Industry Executives Are Elected Members Of ABS page: 40
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- Silver Knight Award For Carl R. Meurk Of Todd page: 43
- Publish Literature On Stern Tube Lubrication System From Waukesha page: 43
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- Literature Available On Satellite Services For Ships And Offshore Rigs page: 45
- Fuel Conservation And Upgrading Of The Shipboard Boiler Plant page: 46
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- National Marine Completes Acquisition Of Riverways Ship Repair Facilities page: 52
- Chevron Develops New Delo 1000 Marine Oil —Literature Available page: 52
- Marine Fabricators Deliver First Of Two Supply Boats For Arrow Marine page: 53
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- Armco's New Wire Rope Offers Rotation Resistance —Literature Available page: 54
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- Report On Laser Technology Made To ASNE Long-Beach-Greater L.A. Section page: 58
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- Kockumation Names Three Agents In U.S. For Sales And Service page: 90
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- ISOSO '81 page: 92
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- Ore/Oil Carrier Purchased By Marine Transport Lines From Italian Company page: 98
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- Joint Venture Formed To Market Shipboard Computers For Loading page: 102
- ASNE Flagship Section Hears Admiral Beecher On Battleship Reactivation page: 107
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