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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS ies - Foss Maritime, AMNAV, Young Brothers, Hawaiian Tug & Barge, and Cook Inlet Tug & Barge - operate the countrys largest coastal tug and barge ? eet. Effective immediately, Foss Ma- rine Holdings will merge with Foss Maritime, whose lines of business in- clude two shipyards, harbor services, ocean towing, marine engineering and others. Paul Stevens is President and CEO of the uni? ed Foss Mari- time. Foss Maritime will reorganize into four divisions.All Coast Acquires Hercules Offshore All Coast, LLC, a newly formed company for the marine services in- dustry, has completed the acquisi- tion of Hercules Offshores domestic liftboat assets. This $57.5 million acquisition includes 29 actively mar- keted liftboats ranging from class 105 to class 229, 10 inactive liftboats and additional related assets. All Coast do- mestic operations will be led by Byron Allemand, vice president and chief operating of? cer, and the operations center will remain in Lafayette, La. June U.S.-Flag Lakes Cargo up 2.3 PCTU.S.-? ag Great Lakes freighters carried 10.1 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in June, a virtual repeat of the preceding month, and an increase of 2.3 percent compared to the corre- sponding period last year. The June ? oat was, however, down 2.9 percent from the months long-term average. Through June, the U.S.-? ag ? oat stands at 32.7 million tons, a decrease of 4.6 percent compared to a year ago. Iron ore cargos are down by 6 percent. Coal loadings trail last year by 4.5 percent. Shipments of limestone are 1.6 percent off last years pace. 12 Years of Safety at Bollingers Fourchon Facility Bollinger Shipyards Fourchon, L.L.C. facility has worked twelve (12) years without a lost time accident. Building on a philosophy that starts at the top, Bollinger Shipyards strives for 0? accidents. In May, 2013 Bol- linger was awarded the 2012 Award for Excellence in Safety? by the Ship- builders Council of America for the eighth consecutive year. The Ship- builders Council represents over 120 shipyards located throughout the United States. Caterpillar to Acquire Berg Propulsion Caterpillar Inc. has signed a de? ni- tive agreement to acquire Johan Wal- ter Berg AB, including its core brand of Berg Propulsion, a manufacturer of mechanically and electrically driven propulsion systems and marine con- trols for ships. Caterpillar will tran- sition from selling only engines and generators to providing complete marine propulsion package systems. Headquartered in Sweden, Berg has designed and manufactured heavy- duty marine thrusters and control- lable pitch propellers since 1929. Berg will become part of the Caterpillar Marine and Petroleum Power Divi- sion when the deal closes in the third quarter 2013, pending ? nal regula- tory approvals. Ingalls Shipbuilding Celebrates Apprentice Graduation Huntington Ingalls Industries re- cently held graduation ceremonies for Ingalls Shipbuildings Apprentice School. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of 60 students representing Ingalls various crafts. Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann was the keynote speaker and acknowledged the graduates commitments. The program involves a comprehensive two-to-four year curriculum for students interested in shipbuilding careers. Today, more than 1,000 alumni of the school ? ll approximately 50 different types of jobs ? from pipe welders to senior ex- ecutives. ACL Presents Marine Environmental Stewardship Awards American Commercial Lines re- cently recognized 39 customers with its Marine Environmental Steward- ship Award. The customers recog- nized by ACL safely handled over 2.5 StevensAll Coast, LLCBollinger Shipyards BekkenesAugust 201354 MNMN August2013 Layout 50-58.indd 547/23/2013 7:34:46 PM
