14 Mar

VT Halter launches third fisheries research vessel

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
Shipbuilding News   VT Halter launches third fisheries research vessel VT Halter Marine and its three Mississippi shipyards near Pascagoula on the Mississippi Gulf Coast started 2008 off right with the launch of their third 208-foot fisheries research vessel. Two sister ships, Oscar Dyson and Henry B. Bigelow are working for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Alaska…
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13 Feb

JonRie Series 525 Towing Winch

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
JonRie's new Innovative Series 500 Towing Winch will be showcased on a multitude of new Tugs in 2008. The list includes Express Marine's Z Drive Tug Honor, Vane Brothers Tugs Sassafras and Elk River, Great Lakes Towing Handy Tug 1, Crowley Tugs Valor and Vigilant, Minette Bay TP-3, Polings & Cutler Tug Kimberly and the new Terminal Tugs for Boston…
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15 Jan

Steelstran Industries appoints Sean Mahoney as Sales Rep

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
Sean Mahoney, Steelstran Industries' new Sales Representative for the Industrial and Marine Markets in the Northeast. (AVENEL, NJ — January 9, 2008) Steelstran Industries Inc. has appointed Sean Mahoney as its Sales Representative covering the Industrial and Marine Markets in the Northeast. Mahoney was promoted to this position after three years as a Customer Service Representative for Atlantic Cordage Corp., a division…
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15 Jan

Crowley promotes John Ara to Vice President, Atlantic/Gulf Coast Commercial and Marine Operations

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
(HOUSTON, TX — January 9, 2008) Crowley Maritime Corporation announced today that John Ara has been promoted to vice president with responsibility for the company's Atlantic/Gulf Coast commercial and marine operations business. He will remain domiciled in Houston and will report directly to John Douglass, senior vice president and general manager. Ara, who most recently held the position of director,…
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15 Jan

Atlantic Cordage expands warehouse, opens in Houston

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
(AVENEL, NY — January 9, 2008) CEO of Atlantic Cordage Corp Peter Gronbeck has announced that beginning in February 2008, the company, located in Avenel, NJ, will commence operations in Houston, Texas stocking wire ropes for mooring line applications, as well as synthetic ropes for mooring lines and tails. Atlantic Cordage looks forward to this opportunity to expand the availability…
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11 Jan

Radio Holland awarded Great Lakes VSAT order

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
(ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – January 10, 2008) Radio Holland, a maritime electronics solutions provider, has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply communication network services to a consortium of maritime shipping companies who are members of the Canadian Ship-owners Association (CSA) and the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA).  The CSA and LCA member companies operate 131 Canadian- and American-flagged ships, providing…
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