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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.
Sending Screws, Pistons and Lube Oil via Satellite
In just a few years, the Schepers shipping line communications have evolved from telex punched tape to a super-fast and easily operated communications system At the Rudolf Schepers shipping line based in Elsfleth in the Oldenburg region, shipping is a business with traditions.
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.
First Of Five RO/RO-Containerships Delivered To ACL By Kockums Yard
The Atlantic Companion, first of five giant RO/RO-containerships scheduled to enter Atlantic Container Line's U.S. East Coast-U.K. Northern European service in 1984 arrived in New York on her maiden voyage recently, ushering in what ACL calls "a new era in North Atlantic shipping.
Hitachi Zosen Receives Jackup Drilling Rig Order From India
Hitachi Zosen recently received an order to build one cantilever type mobil offshore jackup drilling rig. The order came from the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) of India. This drilling rig is the third of its type built by Hitachi Zosen for ONGC,
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.
Levingston To Build Rig For Mexican Owner At its Port Arthur Division
Officials of Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas, have announced that its Port Arthur Division, Gulfport Shipbuilding, will construct a Levingstondesigned offshore drilling rig. The Class 111-C jackup drilling vessel will be built for Compania Perforadora of Mexico.
Gotaverken Converts Cargo Ship To Carry 32,000 Live Sheep
Major conversion work on a 13,000-dwt general cargo vessel carried out a t the Gotaverken shipyard in Goteborg, West Sweden, has resulted in the ship's transformation into a sheep carrier able to carry some 32,000 live sheep. The converted vessel,