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White House Promises New Merchant Marine Policy
The Deputy Secretary of Transportation, James R. Busey, told the Connecticut Maritime Association's annual conference that a Bush Administration policy designed to protect the nation's merchant marine is forthcoming. Mr. Busey said that one major reform
BP Takes Three DH Tankers From NASSCO
Mid last month. General Dynamics divulged that its National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) unit had won a lucrative and much sought after contract to build three double hull tankers for BP. The deal, worth approximately $630 million, calls
H.P. Drewry Reports On The Market For Medium-Sized (70-175,000 DWT) Tankers
While the comparatively recent phenomena of the VLCC and ULCC on the one hand and the sophisticated products carrier and other small tankers on the other have been widely discussed, the medium-sized tanker (70-175,000 dwt) has been largely ignored.
Alabama Shipyard In Talks With Danish Shipbuilder
Alabama Shipyard, Inc. (ASI), Mobile, Ala., is in talks with a Danish shipbuilder which could lead to cooperation on the construction of 40,000-dwt double-hulled product tankers. According to Danny Sellers, president of Atlantic Marine Holding Company, Inc.