Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Delivers Sixth Product Tanker to American Shipping Company.Delivery is the tenth in the ten years since the shipyard's founding PHILADELPHIA -- Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Aker Philadelphia Shipyard formerly Kværner Philadelphia Shipyard is a shipyard located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on the site of the defunct Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, which closed in 1995. (Oslo: AKPS) delivered its sixth MT-46 Veteran Product Tanker to American Shipping Company (Oslo: AMSC AMSC Army Management Staff College AMSC American Mobile Satellite Corporation AMSC American Miniature Schnauzer Club AMSC Area Maritime Security Committee AMSC Acquisition Method Suffix Code AMSC Advanced Missile Signature Center ) today. The vessel will leave the yard under the operation of OSG OSG Open Scene Graph OSG Open Science Grid OSG Office of the Secretary-General (United Nations) OSG Open Systems Group OSG Office of the Surgeon General (HHS - PHS) America and will be used to transport petroleum products for Tesoro. This product tanker is the first of four vessels planned to be utilized by Tesoro. A traditional naming ceremony was held at the shipyard and attended by representatives from Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, American Shipping Company, OSG and Tesoro. The ship's sponsor, Mrs. Marcia Lewis, blessed the ship and all who will sail on her before officially naming her the Overseas Boston. President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Jim Miller remarked, "This vessel is the tenth vessel we have delivered since we first broke ground on our state-of-the art shipyard. With each quality vessel we continue to improve and in doing so help build our future and the future of Jones Act shipbuilding." An additional three ships in the series of 12 tankers for American Shipping Company are under construction at the yard. Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is a leading U.S. commercial shipyard constructing vessels for operation in the Jones Act market. It possesses a state-of-the-art shipbuilding facility and has earned a reputation as the preferred provider of oceangoing o·cean·go·ing adj. Made or used for ocean voyages. Adj. 1. oceangoing - used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels" seafaring, seagoing marine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea merchant vessels with a track record of delivering quality ships. Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is a member of the Norwegian-based Aker family of global companies, leaders in global growth markets including energy technologies, energy resources, maritime technologies, seafood and marine biotechnology. American Shipping Company (AMSC) owns and leases world-class quality vessels for operation between ports in the United States This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage. See the articles on individual ports for more information, including geography, ownership, and link to official web site. Cargo volume at U.S. ports, 2004, short tons. . When the current series of twelve tankers is completed in 2011, AMSC will own the most modern product tanker fleet in the United States; and it will be the first company in the United States to own shuttle tankers for use in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east . |
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