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  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • .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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • MN Sep-25#43 Philly Shipyard, destined for Texas and California maritime)
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    . State of Maine joins Empire State and Patriot State al- ready in service, with two more NSMVs under construc- tion at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, destined for Texas and California maritime academies. NSMV Key Specs Length 525.1 ft. Design Draft 21.4 ft. Breadth 88.5 ft. Depth 55.1 ft. Speed 18 knots Deadweight

  • MR Aug-25#64 , 280 Lincoln Street, Texas 77087 , tel:(713) 644-1183)
    August 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 64

    Anchor 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

  • MR Aug-25#35 in Alaska, Louisiana, and Texas. These experiences parallel)
    August 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 35

    U.S. shipyards — including Newport News, Bath Iron Works, and Ingalls Shipbuilding — and major LNG and petrochemical sites in Alaska, Louisiana, and Texas. These experiences parallel the deep-rooted crafts- manship seen in Trinidad’s Carnival costume construction and the creation of the world-famous

  • MN Jul-25#40 deal was Gulf Copper to make Texas a world-class hub for)
    July 2025 - Marine News page: 40

    for the con- President and CEO of Davie, said: “We share a vision with Estruction of U.S. commercial vessels. The deal was Gulf Copper to make Texas a world-class hub for Ameri- signed on June 20 and announced on June 22, 2025, signed can icebreaker and complex ship production. by Hannae Choi

  • MN Jul-25#32 , with yards in Louisiana and Texas, received an wheelhouse)
    July 2025 - Marine News page: 32

    Air Resourc- uncertain outlook for the remainder of the year. es Board (CARB). Dredge construction is also in ESG’s Conrad, with yards in Louisiana and Texas, received an wheelhouse; a hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of $8.4 million contract from the US Army Corps of En- Engineers (USACE) is currently

  • MN Jul-25#31 Mississippi River and Houston, Texas ? tted with twin Caterpillar)
    July 2025 - Marine News page: 31

    years earlier. Sister vessels are all en- ISE (7,000 hp, built 2024 at Master Boat Builders). Both are gaged in Ingram’s Mississippi River and Houston, Texas ? tted with twin Caterpillar 3516 (Tier 4) propulsion, with trades. Around the same time, at its facility in Paducah, selective catalytic reduction

  • MR Jun-25#48 , 280 Lincoln Street, Texas 77087 , tel:(713) 644-1183)
    June 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 48

    Anchor 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

  • MR Jun-25#37 CP2, Woodside LNG, Glenfarne Texas LNG ABS has experience)
    June 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 37

    the projects to have bene? tted from this change - draw on this expertise to assist project developers. Venture Global CP2, Woodside LNG, Glenfarne Texas LNG ABS has experience supporting some of the industry’s most and Next Decade Rio Grande Expansion - are slated for ? rst complex FLNG projects

  • MN May-25#29 at the Ster- ling yard, in Texas. The yard is also building)
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    Two additional units, also with Tier 4 designation, with Robert Allan RAstar 3200-W design (8800 hp), are under construction at the Ster- ling yard, in Texas. The yard is also building similar vessels, also with and a Low Emissions certi? cation from ABS, for Suderman and Young, based in Houston. Despite

  • MN May-25#28 Seabulk, serving Port Arthur, Texas and Lake grown by acquisitions)
    May 2025 - Marine News page: 28

    with its late 2023 acquisition of eight ves- be a catalyst for the shares.” Through the years, Kirby has sels from Seabulk, serving Port Arthur, Texas and Lake grown by acquisitions; Stifel’s analysis points towards more Charles, La), has recently commissioned two Tier 4 tugs in the future, telling

  • MN May-25#19 Kevin Teichman in Galveston, Texas. The vessel, now 15 years)
    May 2025 - Marine News page: 19

    longtime marine heavy- begin an extensive overhaul at Gulf Copper Ship Repair lift specialist Matt Fish and T&T Salvage’s Kevin Teichman in Galveston, Texas. The vessel, now 15 years old, was — the vessel is poised to play a key role in Gulf of Mexico overdue for its mandatory ? ve-year special survey

  • MN May-25#10 + Navigation - $820,579,000 ? Texas: $1.9 billion for 17 projects)
    May 2025 - Marine News page: 10

    RIVER - ILLINOIS WW SYSTEM, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI ? Florida: $3.3 billion for 18 projects,. Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration + Navigation - $820,579,000 ? Texas: $1.9 billion for 17 projects. UPPER OHIO NAVIGATION, PA ? Pennsylvania: $1.4 billion for 11 projects. Navigation - $969,508,000 The six states that

  • MR Apr-25#48 , 280 Lincoln Street, Texas 77087 , tel:(713) 644-1183)
    April 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 48

    Anchor 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

  • MR Apr-25#37 , a journey which FELS in Texas, this 15,000-cubic-yard)
    April 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 37

    on its journey into dredging industry. Currently being ? nished at Seatrium Am- marine construction and eventually dredging, a journey which FELS in Texas, this 15,000-cubic-yard hopper dredge is the continues today as it has become a dominant player today in largest ever constructed by Manson and marks

  • MR Apr-25#36 hopper dredge in Brownsville, Texas – the Frederick Paup –)
    April 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 36

    dollar company, from ? nding and retaining the best crews, to the construction of the $200 million+ 15,000 cu. yd. hopper dredge in Brownsville, Texas – the Frederick Paup – a dredge that Paup says will be “the Cookie Monster” of beach replenishment. 36 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April

  • MR Apr-25#2 . hopper dredge in Brownsville, Texas – the Frederick Paup. By)
    April 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 2

    Paup, Chairman of the Board, EVP, Manson Construction discusses the new 48 Advertisers Index $200m, 15,000 cu. yd. hopper dredge in Brownsville, Texas – the Frederick Paup. By Greg Trauthwein 2 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April 2025 MR #4 (1-17).indd 2 4/4/2025 9:51:26 A

  • MT Jan-25#20 in the ? rst or second and Texas live and die by dredging)
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    of the clamshell dredge. House, and that’s huge. The folks in Louisiana, Mississippi “What we’re going to see somewhere in the ? rst or second and Texas live and die by dredging. They need dredging. They quarter is the largest hopper dredge ever built in the United understand dredging. They understand

  • MR Feb-25#48 , Clittaford Road Southway, Texas 77087 , tel:(713) 644-1183)
    February 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 48

    & Supply, INC., 6545 Lindbergh Houston, Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd, Clittaford Road Southway, Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd, Clittaford Road Southway, Texas 77087 , tel:(713) 644-1183, fax:(713) 644-1185, Plymouth, Devon PL6 6DE United Kingdom , UK , Plymouth, Devon PL6 6DE United Kingdom , UK , david@anchorm

  • MR Feb-25#30 a homeport in Galveston, Texas) had been delivered from)
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    Building Takes Off CARNIVAL JUBILEE a 6,400 passenger (Excel-class, with Among the biggest news on the ordering front was CCL’s a homeport in Galveston, Texas) had been delivered from blockbuster mid-2024 three ship order from Fincantieri in Italy. Meyer Werft in Papenburg. During 2024, Carnival Corpora- The

  • MN Jan-25#26 Feature Training & Education And, because I like statistics and parsing the numbers, equates to a likely average of 924 license graduates over the the seven Maritime Academies are ranked below in a de- next four years, or roughly in keeping with current norms. ? ned set of parameters (Table 3). Finally, and just for fun, courtesy of the U.S. Maritime Ad- Counting Heads ministration, we take a look at the current enrollment data So, you ask, how many licensed and credentialed mari- for all of the schools in Table 4. Assuming no drop-outs, this ners are available for work – especially in times of emer- Table 3: The Maritime Academies … by the numbers CategoryCMAMAINEMASSMICHSUNYTEXASUSMMA Most Graduates 6th5th)
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    no drop-outs, this ners are available for work – especially in times of emer- Table 3: The Maritime Academies … by the numbers CategoryCMAMAINEMASSMICHSUNYTEXASUSMMA Most Graduates 6th5th 2nd7th 1st 3rd 4th Most Licensed Grads 4th5th 3rd7th 1st 6th 2nd Most Non-Licensed 5th4th 1st 6th 3rd2nd 7th Highest

  • MN Jan-25#21 , and long-term reliability. A Texas cells in tandem with)
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    solutions to produce high sion solutions. Schwarz emphasized the power of these fuel ef? ciency, lower emissions, and long-term reliability. A Texas cells in tandem with batteries for marine vessels operating Department of Transportation (TxDOT) ferry project is an in areas without suf? cient

  • MR Dec-24#48 .com SONAR TRANSDUCERS Texas 77087 , tel:(713) 644-1183)
    December 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 48

    , UK , www.siliconsensing.com Anchor Marine & Supply, INC., 6545 Lindbergh Houston, tel:+44 (0) 1752 723330, [email protected] SONAR TRANSDUCERS Texas 77087 , tel:(713) 644-1183, fax:(713) 644-1185, [email protected] METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS Massa Products Corporation, 280 Lincoln

  • MN Nov-24#52 is said to improve with the Texas-based offshore drilling)
    November 2024 - Marine News page: 52

    in collaboration Stavanger drilling rig in February 2024. Zelim collaborated with the U.S. Coast Guard, Zelim’s ZOE is said to improve with the Texas-based offshore drilling contractor Valaris to the probability of detection of people in the water with customize the solution for the speci? c requiremen

  • MN Nov-24#48 “Hope” Andrade Texas Department of Transportation Ea)
    November 2024 - Marine News page: 48

    Top Vessels Esperanza “Hope” Andrade Texas Department of Transportation Earlier this year, the Texas Department of Transporta- designed to maximize life, performance and safety. The sys- tion (TxDOT) christened its ? rst new ferry in over a de- tem can store surplus power while the ferry is in operation