Robert Stevens

  • Eleven maritime executives from six countries were elected Members of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) at the semiannual meeting of the international ship classification society held in New York City. This brings to 385 the number of ABS Members.

    The new Members are: Robert Stevens Bassett, vice president, Interocean Management Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa.; Robert D. Goldbach, president, Navios Corporation, Nassau, Bahamas; Thomas H. Feehan, president, Brown & Root, Inc., Houston, Texas; Clarence L. French, president, National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif.; Rear Adm. John D.

    Johnson, Commander, Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C.; Moriyoshi Kadota, president, Idemitsu Tanker Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; Blakely Smith, Maritime Consultant, Houston, Texas; Vice Adm. Jonas Correia da Costa Sobrinho, president, Companhia do Lloyd Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; William H. White, senior vice president, Davie S.B. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec, Canada; Kenneth E. Sheehan, vice president, American Bureau of Shipping, New York, N.Y., and Robert C.F. Ho, managing director, Fairmont Shipping (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong.

    The American Bureau of Shipping is a nongovernmental, worldwide ship classification society which establishes internationally recognized standards, called Rules, for the design, construction, and periodic survey of merchant vessels and other marine structures.

  • 4350 62nd Avenue North Pinellas Park, FL 33556 Tel: (727) 954-3435    Email: [email protected] Website: www.tampa-yacht.com President & CEO: Robert L Stevens The Company: Tampa Yacht Manufacturing LLC offers ‘Battle Ready’ products with superior strength, high performance and extended

  • and to shore up weak maritime defenses. “Large vessels with limited mobility have become sitting ducks for motivated terrorists with small boats,” Robert Stevens, CEO of Tampa Yacht Manufacturing in Florida, said last month. Coastal and littoral protection has been stepped up in response. “Nations are particularl

  • shot but will not deflate. Tampa Yacht Manufacturing (TYM) is working with clients around the world to create cost effective COTS fast craft platforms. Robert Stevens of TYM said, “A RHIB with air filled tubes is often a good choice for stopping and searching other craft. If resistance is expected then foam filled

  • , 44 feet long, ordered by the Kuwait. “The contract started in March of this year, and construction began almost immediately,” Tampa Yacht’s CEO Robert Stevens said last month. “The first vessel was launched, sea-trialed, thoroughly tested by the customer and accepted in August. We built it in 18 weeks

  • became a highly desired skill set.    “Interest in multi-mission vessels was seen in 2008 and became increasingly apparent in 2009 to 2010,” Robert Stevens, CEO of Tampa Yacht Manufacturing in Pinellas Park, Fla., said last month. “Before that, lots of governments weren’t particularly concerned with