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AWO ANNUAL
Legislative Challenges: AWO Takes Aim At Complex Issues The American Waterways Operators (AWO), founded in 1944, is the national trade association of the inland and coastal tug and barge industry, which operates a fleet of over 7,500 tugs and
Collaboration Creates Vehicle for CNG Solutions
An alliance between Norwegian ener- gy group Statoil and shipowners Leif Hoegh of Oslo and Teekay Shipping of Vancouver has given fresh momentum to the drive to foster the development of ships for the carriage of compressed nat- ural gas(CNG).
Leading a Sea of Change
The Marine industry, and especially the world shipping industry, has seen many changes in the past three decades. These changes have come about partly as a result of the economic crises in the world and partly because of the very rapid advancement of technological innovations.
Avondale Gets $300-Million Contract From Exxon For Three Products Carriers
Avondale Shipyards, Inc., a unit of Ogden Corporation, has received a $ 3 0 0 - m i l l i o n contract from Exxon Company U.S.A. of Houston for construction of three 43,000-dwt products carriers. The ships will be powered by fuelefficient, five-cylinder diesels of Sulzer design,