Levingston To Build $37-Million Jackup Rig For Noble Drilling Corp.
Ed Paden, president of Levingston Shipbuilding Company of Orange, Texas, has announced plans to build a Levingston Class 111-C jackup drilling rig for Noble Drilling Corporation of Ardmore, Okla., a wholly owned subsidiary of Noble Affiliates, Inc.
Bender Completes Riverboat To Operate In Bossier City, La.
Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. has completed the Queen of the Red, a 295-ft. (90-m) casino riverboat built for Horseshoe Entertainment. The riverboat is now operating on the Red River in Bossier City, La., near Shreveport. The Queen of the
Semisubmersible Drill Rig Actinia Delivered By Hitachi Zosen
The Actinia, a semisubmersible offshore oil drilling rig, was recently completed at Hitachi Zosen's Ariake yard and delivered to the Actinia Shipping Corporation of Panama. Actinia is 82.3 meters long (270 feet), 60.96 meters wide (200-feet), and 35.
Hoglund Named Senior Vice President For Dillingham Maritime
Gary E. Hoglund has been appointed senior vice president-finance and administration for Dillingham Maritime. He previously served as vice president-finance for the Seattle-based Foss Launch & Tug Company, a Dillingham company. He has been with Foss since 1970.
Bulkfleet Marine Awards Maintenance System Contract To Stanwick
The Stanwick Corporation's Operations Engineering Division has been awarded a contract by Bulkfleet Marine Corporation to provide an automated maintenance management system for Bulkfleet's two dedicated, deep-notch tug/barge units (DDNTBU) in the 28,
NASSCO Lands First Phase Of Ship Conversion
National Steel and Shipbuilding Com- I pany (NASSCO), a General Dynamics Company, received $2 million for the first phase of an estimated $25 million contract to convert a U.S. Navy Strategic Sealift Program vessel to meet the readiness capabilities of the U.
Vosta Debuts Universal MK3 Bow Coupling Installation
It occurs regularly that several dredges are co-operating within a dredge contract and use the same discharge line. To enable coupling of the floating discharge line, it used to be necessary that the bow coupling installations on the dredges were of the same make.
Galveston Ship Consolidates Yard, Will Sell 35 Acres
In a move to streamline its operations and release a portion of its shipyard property for sale, Galveston Shipbuilding will consolidate its services to a northeast 10-acre section of its 45-acre site in Galveston, Texas, according to owner Harry J.
Exxon ULCCs Receive S t a n w i c k M a i n t e n a n ce A n d Inventory Services
The Stanwick merchant ship maintenance system will be installed on four of the largest ships in the world, according to Robert Apple, president of The Stanwick Company Division of The Stanwick C o r p o r a t i o n , Washington, D.C. Exxon International
APL Makes Personnel Promotions Worldwide
The American President Lines of San Francisco, Calif., has announced a series of personnel promotions and transfers in its worldwide organization. Donald J. Duffy has been named regional marketing manager- northern California, replacing Ronald J.