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terminal. Crowley is no stranger to the San Francisco Bay area. The company was founded there in 1892 and provided ship assist services from the early 1900's until 1996 with its red stack fleet of tugs. Panama Canal to Build Barges The Panama Canal Authority's (ACP) Industrial Shipyard Division will build a SHIP SECURITY • 1 JULY • CALL ABS Crowley Back in Oakland Crowley Marine Services tugs, once a fixture in San Francisco Bay from the early 1900s to 1996. have returned. Crowley re-launched its ship assist and escort service in the Port of Oakland with two high horsepower tugs, the 4,400 hp. Z-Drive Tioga and the 5.000 hp twin screw Sea Robin. It's Oakland operation is located at the 9th Avenue ABS can: • Review and approve ship security plans • Perform verification audits • Issue International Ship Security Certificates www. eagle. org/shipsecu ri ty new barge on-site in Panama. This investment is part of the Canal's Permanent Modernization Program, the ACP's long-term strategic business plan. The barge will support four drilling rigs, and equipment that will be used to carry out work and maintenance in different locations of the Canal. Cross Maritime Completes Barge Project Cross Maritime of Houma, La. com- pleted a contract for its multi-purpose barge to set two jumpers in the Garden Banks area in water depths of 3000 ft. Mobilization took place at the Cross Group dockside facilities located in Houma. They were placed onboard the Cross Mar 14, sea fastened, and trans- ported to the Garden Banks locations. Cross Mar 14 is a 250 x 72 x 16-ft. multi-purpose barge with accommoda- tions for 60 people, 300 ton crane, and a specialized mooring system which allows the vessel to maneuver within tight operating tolerances. Port Everglades Names New Chief Harbormaster Conrad Strong, an 18-year veteran at Broward County's Port Everglades, has been named Chief Harbormaster begin- ning May 23. Starting his Port Everglades career in 1986 as a Linehandler, Strong became a Duty Harbormaster in 1996 and was promoted to Assistant Harbormaster in 2001. Columbia Coastal Security Plan Approved Columbia Coastal Transport, an East Coast container barge operator, said that its Vessel Security Plan was approved by the US Coast Guard.. This approval remains valid for five years, and insures the company's compliance with the final Maritime security requirements mandat- ed by the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002. SOCP to Meet in Puerto Rico The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP), sponsored by the Maritime Administration, will meet in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 22-24. Topics on the agenda include shipboard and port security plans; bridge technolo- gies; mariner credentialing; and ballast water technology. For more information visit http://www.socp.org/main.shtml 20 Circle 238 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter & Engineering News
