Schuyler, Shibata to provide fendering for new Navy tugs
08 Nov

Schuyler, Shibata to provide fendering for new Navy tugs

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Publication
The following is text of a news release from Schuyler Cos.: (WOODINVILLE, Wash.) — Schuyler Rubber in conjunction with its joint venture partner Shibata Fenderteam, is pleased to be providing the fendering package for the U.S. Navy YT 808 Class harbor tugs that are contracted to be built at Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Wash. The grey colored rubber above the…
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Sabine Pilots bank on new boat’s deep-V hull design
30 Sep

Sabine Pilots bank on new boat’s deep-V hull design

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Publication
The Sabine Pilots took delivery of the 53.5-foot Port Arthur, a Chesapeake-class aluminum pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset, Mass., last spring. Port Arthur replaced the 45-foot Sabine Pass Pilot built by Breaux’s Bay Craft in Loreauville, La., in 1975. “It will mainly be used to board pilots on our bar and to board and disembark pilots from LNG…
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