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- ODECO's Hugh J. Kelly Elected Chairman Of NOIA At 16th Annual Meeting Maritime Reporter, Jun 1988 #7
Hugh J. Kelly, president and CEO of the Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co. (ODECO), New Orleans, La., was recently elected chairman of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) for the 1988-89 term. The NOIA board of directors elected Mr. Kelly, along with its other officers, at the Association's 16th Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., April 10-12 at the Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.
Mr. Kelly has been a NOIA director since 1983, and has served as NOIA's vice chairman since April 1987.
The board also elected Robert E.
Howson, president and COO of McDermott International Inc., New Orleans, La., to replace Mr. Kelly as vice chairman. Other officers reelected for the 1988-89 term by the board were: president: Charles D.
Matthews; vice president: Robert B. Stewart; treasurer. Matthew Simmons, president, Simmons and Co., Houston, Texas; secretary: Robert Burke, Environmental Services, Inc., Houston, Texas; and assistant treasurer: Ardon Judd, staff vice president, Dresser Industries, Washington, D.C.
New members elected to the board were: Gordon M. Anderson, executive vice president and CO0, Santa Fe International, Alhambra, Calif.; John B. Griffiths, president, Hydril Company, Houston, Texas; Dale P. Jones, Executive vice president, Halliburton Company, Dallas, Texas; K. Terry Koonce, senior vice president, Exxon Company USA, Houston, Texas; Jack E. Little, executive vice president for E & P, Shell Oil Company, Houston, Texas; Frank A.
March, president and CEO, Seaward International, Clearbrook, Va.; J. Landis Martin, president and CEO, NL Industries, Houston, Texas; John J. Murphy, chairman, president and CEO, Dresser Industries, Houston, Texas; William C.
O'Malley, executive vice president, Sonat Inc., Birmingham, Ala.; C.R.
(Bob) Palmer, chairman and CEO, Rowan Companies, Houston, Texas; George Parker, president, Teledyne Exploration, Houston, Texas; Ray R. Seegmiller, president and CEO, Marathon Manufacturing, Houston, Texas; Matthew R. Simmons, president, Simmons and Company, Houston, Texas; Ian Strecker, executive vice president, Schlumberger Limited, Sugarland, Texas; and Kenneth W. Waldorf, chairman and CEO, Zapata Gulf Marine Corp., Houston, Texas.
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- Texas Boats Combat Drug Cartels on the Rio Grande Marine News, Feb 2014 #38
Texas Marine Unit Uses Yellowfin-built Shallow Water Vessels for Border Patrol missions. Menaced by Mexican drug cartels, the Texas Department of Public Safety operates a fleet of six shallow-water vessels it commissioned in late 2011 and 2012 to patrol its borders. The agency purchased the boats from
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- SOFEC Completes at Texas Shipyard CALM Buoys Marine Technology, Jul 2013 #16
and more than a couple long days. Nonetheless, the project met both the Owner and SOFEC expectations. “We were interested in contracting this work on the Texas Gulf Coast,” Signori said. “We were sure the proximity of SOFEC in Houston to a Gulf Coast fabricator would provide an advantage. And given that the
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- MN 100: Thrustmaster of Texas Marine News, Aug 2014 #65
6900 Thrustmaster Drive Houston, TX 77041 Telephone: 832 399 5187 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ThrustmasterTexas.com CEO/President: Joe Bekker Number of Employees: 300 The Company: Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. manufactures heavy duty commercial marine propulsion and thrusters.
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- MTR 100: Texas A&M University at Galveston Marine Technology, Jul 2014 #77
.tamug.edu CEO/President: RADM Robert Smith III Vice President: Dr. Patrick Louchouarn Marketing Director: Bob Wright No. Of Employees: 306 The Case: Texas A&M University at Galveston’s mission is to inspire and train tomorrow’s engineers, researchers, navigators, scientists and business leaders to unlock
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- MN100: Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. Marine News, Aug 2016 #82
with McGinnis Inc. – National Maintenance & Repair. This agreement extends Thrustmaster’s service centers to six locations in the U.S. Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. Service Locations now include South Point, Ohio, Paducah, Kentucky, Hartford, Illinois, Harahan, Louisiana, Houma, Louisiana and Houston, Texas
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- Great Ships of 2016: Texas Maritime Reporter, Dec 2016 #34
Reporter & Engineering News has recognized excellence in ship construction. This year 18 ships in total were honored, including many “world firsts.” Texas - LNG-ready tanker for Crowley Crowley Maritime Corp. took delivery of Texas, the second of four new Jones Act product tankers from Philly Shipyard
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- Texas Gas Transmission Executive Honored At Towboat Christening Maritime Reporter, Dec 1978 #42
The motor vessel Bob Koch, a new 4,200-horsepower towboat in the Inland Waterways Services Division of Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, was recently christened in ceremonies at the Owensboro, Ky., riverfront. The vessel, with unique features that will enable it to serve as an icebreaker when
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- L N G - L P G Conference Set For Houston, Texas November 13-16, 1979 Maritime Reporter, Dec 15, 1978 #13
The Seventh International Conference and Exhibition on LNG and LPG — Gastech 79 — will be held in Houston, Texas, from November 13-16, 1979. In choosing Houston, the organizers will bring Gastech to the natural gas capital of America, and the home of the nation's largest petroleum industry complex.
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- Scottish Offshore Opens Texas Office Maritime Reporter, Jul 1977 #18
The Scottish Offshore Partnership (SCOPA) has announced the formal opening of its office in Houston, Texas. This significant action by a British group of consulting engineers requires explanation. SCOPA has been set up with its headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland, to provide a wide range of engineering
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- Newest Addition To ACBL Towboat Fleet Named For Texas Gas Transmission President Maritime Reporter, Aug 15, 1977 #10
is equal to the largest and most powerful towboats operated by ACBL, the principal operating company in the Inland Waterways Services Division of Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, was named to honor Texas Gas president Dennis Hendrix. The ceremony was held at the foot of Frederica Street, where the
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- IMODCO Establishes Houston, Texas Office —M.D. Jackson Named Maritime Reporter, Nov 1977 #56
company in the development of offshore single- point mooring (SPM) terminals, announces the formation of a regional marketing office in Houston, Texas. The facility is located at 2300 West Loop South, Suite 290, in the Litwin Building. Michael D. Jackson has been appointed to the position of regional
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March 2026 - Marine News page: 34on secured lend- “Today we have no debt,” he said. ing across multiple sectors, including domestic maritime. CSG is linked to Beal Bank, based in Plano, Texas. Strategic Shifts and Consolidation In a press release, CSG revealed that it was lending $450 Laborde was asked about the recent deal in which Otto
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March 2026 - Marine News page: 19round of contracts were approved Febru- ERMOSTAT ary 11, 2026 involving Davie in Canada and its recently purchased shipyard facility in Port Arthur, Texas under a similar agreement and process. The initial contracts were awarded to Rauma Marine Con- structions Oy of Rauma, Finland, and Bollinger Shipyards
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March 2026 - Marine News page: 16Center for Petrochemical, En- escalating risks including geopolitical tensions, deteriorat- ergy and Technology, San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas ing infrastructure, transnational crime, cyber intrusions, (Houston-Galveston area). Focusing on the theme “Over- environmental disruptions, and
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Mar/Apr 2026 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 40ROV delivers the pow- Operations will include near-shore research based out of Port er and control required for demanding work-class operations. Aransas, Texas, as well as multi-day expeditions across the Offering backwards compatibility with Millennium Plus ROV Gulf of Mexico. These missions will span near-coast
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May 2026 - Marine News page: 43A portable azimuth thruster for barge or Tech Feature pontoon propulsion. Thrusters An example of the special Schottel Pumpjet. Thrustmasters of Texas Rim Drive Technology An example of a single rim-type thruster for bow or stern mounting in a tunnel. Schottel GmbH of the regular work tasks. manoeuvre
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May 2026 - Marine News page: 22as a customer. He under- And the economic gravity extends well beyond the Port’s stood how industrial operators think about costs, reliabil- payroll. Texas Comptroller reporting has highlighted the ity, and throughput — how a few hours saved on a berth Port of Corpus Christi’s role in statewide trade
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February 16, 2026 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 48, and digital technologies, as in Houston, Galveston and Brownsville, autonomous underwater vehicles with well as integrated powertrain systems Texas. The WGMA embraced within one Absolute Ocean, our cloud-native enter- delivers ef? ciency, reliability, safety, and non-pro? t association the
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February 16, 2026 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 47, Institute for Homeland Security (SHSU) operates Seattle-Tacoma International Semper Sec received the MSSP of the Advancing resilience. Securing Texas. Airport (SEA), Fishermen’s Terminal, and Year award from GRC platform provider The Institute supports critical infra- public marinas. Port operations
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February 16, 2026 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 21. Ladvancing port management and supporting maritime Drawing on faculty and research capabilities, the center de- excellence. Located in Beaumont, Texas, the center drives re- livers tailored solutions that improve ef? ciency, reduce costs, search, education, and innovation for the maritime industry
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February 15, 2026 - Marine News page: 48, and digital technologies, as in Houston, Galveston and Brownsville, autonomous underwater vehicles with well as integrated powertrain systems Texas. The WGMA embraced within one Absolute Ocean, our cloud-native enter- delivers ef? ciency, reliability, safety, and non-pro? t association the
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February 15, 2026 - Marine News page: 47, Institute for Homeland Security (SHSU) operates Seattle-Tacoma International Semper Sec received the MSSP of the Advancing resilience. Securing Texas. Airport (SEA), Fishermen’s Terminal, and Year award from GRC platform provider The Institute supports critical infra- public marinas. Port operations
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February 15, 2026 - Marine News page: 21. Ladvancing port management and supporting maritime Drawing on faculty and research capabilities, the center de- excellence. Located in Beaumont, Texas, the center drives re- livers tailored solutions that improve ef? ciency, reduce costs, search, education, and innovation for the maritime industry
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February 2026 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 64, [email protected] Anchor Marine & Supply, INC., 6545 Lindbergh Houston, Massa Products Corporation, 280 Lincoln Street, contact: Bob Daigle Texas 77087 , tel:(713) 644-1183, fax:(713) 644-1185, Hingham, MA 02043-1796 , tel:(781) 749-4800, METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS david@anchormarinehouston
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February 2026 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 15McIntyre is Chief Security Of? cer at EverLine. Prior to EverLine, McIntyre was the President and Chief Executive Of? cer of Ardua Strategies, Inc., a Texas Corporation, providing solutions for the cyber and operational security issues of energy and infra- structure. Ardua was acquired by EverLine in 2021
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January 2026 - Marine News page: 39World and rebranded as Seatrium) had a decades long relationship War II. In recent years, newbuilding activity at the yard has in- with Brownsville, Texas AmFELS yard, most recently build- cluded the Laker MARK W BARKER, the articulated tug barge ing containerships for PASHA’s Hawaii service, after years
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January 2026 - Marine News page: 37with a specialization in ice-breaking ves- submarine industrial base for such designs. sels, announce that it would be acquiring two facilities in Texas from ship-repair stalwart Gulf Copper. Davie’s plans More from South Korea include an investment in the $1 billion magnitude to up- In October 2025
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January 2026 - Marine News page: 16are includ- A new study commissioned by the National Waterways ed. These are not temporary or gig positions—they are Foundation and conducted by the Texas A&M Transpor- skilled, long-term careers tied to infrastructure that can- tation Institute puts hard numbers behind what operators not be outsourced
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Nov/Dec 2025 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30ship as a deep ocean mining could use his Hughes Tool Company in mercial venture to mine mineral depos- vessel that lowered a mining machine to Houston, Texas as the front for a commer- its called manganese nodules that were the seabed on a long pipe string where it cial deep ocean mining operation. The
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Nov/Dec 2025 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17Schematic of the 6-pin TI LM3880 Simple Power Supply units are more sensitive to magnetic ? elds, but carry the least Sequencer. (Cost: $1.02) (Photo: Texas Instruments) power. Reed switches have small leakage currents compared Empowering the Blue Economy Through Advanced Ocean Technology. High resolution
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November 2025 - Marine News page: 45Type: .............................................Interceptor Boatbuilder: ...............................Metalcraft Marine Boat Owner:..............Texas Parks & Wildlife Boat Designer: ...................................Metalcraft Marine Delivery: ........................................November 2025 Length
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November 2025 - Marine News page: 39by Centek In- dustries of Thomasville, GA. Attention to detail is evident throughout this vessel. Cus- tom SeaDeck ? ooring supplied by Castaway Customs Texas, LLC — Storm Gray over Blue Teak pattern — was installed on the walk-around deck and boarding area. This not only adds traction underfoot, but provides
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November 2025 - Marine News page: 22by major oil produc- Federal waters at 11, all offshore Louisiana (except for one ers. In the past year, the Baker Hughes overall count of U.S. off the Texas coast), down from 20 a year earlier. rigs working has declined. September 2025’s U.S. Rig count But regional bright spots have given the OSV sector
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November 2025 - Marine News page: 18my view of what mariners need ing lives do: at the dock. Growing up in Port and how critical equipment is in this industry,” he says. “That W Aransas, Texas, a ? shing village near Corpus perspective has stayed with me throughout my career.” Christi, Durden’s ? rst taste of maritime work came early.
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November 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 77Anchor Marine & Supply, INC., 6545 Lindbergh Houston, R.M. Young Company, 2801 Aero Park Dr., Traverse Massa Products Corporation, 280 Lincoln Street, Texas 77087 , tel:(713) 644-1183, fax:(713) 644-1185, City, MI , USA , tel:231-946-3980, fax:231-946-4772, Hingham, MA 02043-1796 , tel:(781) 749-4800