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Wayne Musgrove To Head New Chem-Marine Corp.
Morgan City businessman and m a r i n e s p e c i a l i s t Wayne Musgrove has been elected president and board chairman of Chem- M a r i n e C o r p o r a t i o n . The new Louisiana corporate structure was organized by Twin City Barge & Towing Company (TCB) of St.
Crude Oil Supply And Tanker Demand Report Available From Drewry
During the 1970s, the influence and importance of expanding oil supplies close to the major oil consuming nations has grown rapidly. Rising output from new p r o d u c i n g areas has increased the availability of shorthaul crude oil supplies,
Bethlehem Yard Gets $25-Million Contract To Refit Barber Line Ships
Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point shipyard near Baltimore has entered into a contract with Barber Steamship Lines to refit five of its foreign-flag vessels for use in the U.S. Navy's Ready Re- serve Fleet (RRF). The upgrading work will
Peoples' Republic Of China Concentrates On Building Up Bulk Carrier Fleet
Over the past year or so, well over 100 secondhand dry cargo ships have been purchased by the Chinese, either for their domestic fleet, or for operation under "convenience" flags. A surprisingly large number of these—possibly over 30—have been bulk carriers,
Specialties Cornerstone of Canadian Market
The past decade was a tough one for the Canadian shipbuilding market. It was a decade that produced a decline of both employment and decline of newbuilds, many of which were contracted in the late 1980s still awaiting construction. This unfinished
Perspectives On Third World Port Development
Within the last decade, containerization has transformed the appearance and operations of many ports in the developed world and has established a dominant position on virtually all deepsea general cargo routes between industrial nations. Despite
CREDIT IN THE BUNKER BUSINESS Pitfalls, Problems, Techniques And Solutions
Conference told shipowners are being given "extraordinarily generous" credit terms for bunkers. The average bunker stem in today's shipping industry is around 700 tons per ship with a current value— at $85 per ton— of some $60,000. On an average fleet size of fourteen ships,