U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
400 7th Street, SW
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Washington, DC 20590
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PRESS BOOK
January 8, 2004
Page 1 of 1
B04-001
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved five applications under section 9 of
the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended. They include:
- Coastal Towing, Inc., Spring, TX, has received approval to sell the 1,454-gross-ton tank
barge COASTAL 2007-L to Overseas Bureau Shipping, a Panamanian corporation, and transfer
said Vessel to Panamanian registry and flag.
The vessel was built in 1977 in Nashville, TN.
- C. S. Liftboats, Inc., Erath, LA has received approval to sell the 2,518-gross-ton
Jack-Up Drilling Rig M/V TRIDENT CRUSADER to National Drilling Company, a United Arab
Emirates corporation, and transfer said Vessel to United Arab Emirates registry and flag.
The vessel was built in 1999 in Pascagoula, MS.
- Eastern Overseas, Inc., Palm Coast, FL, has received approval to sell the
24,563-gross-ton containership MANULANI to Maritime Delivery, Inc., a British Virgin
Islands corporation, for scrapping in China.
The vessel was built in 1970 in Sparrows Point, MD.
- Seacor Offshore Inc., Morgan City, LA, has received approval to sell the 1,238-gross-ton
offshore supply vessel SEACOR ALCINA to Maritima Mexiciana, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican
corporation, and transfer said Vessel to Mexican registry and flag.
The vessel was built in 1998 in Moss Point, MS.
- Arthur Levy Enterprises, Morgan City, LA, has received approval to sell the
1,576-gross-ton offshore supply vessel SEACOR VALIANT to Maritima Mexiciana, S.A. de C.V.,
a Mexican corporation, and transfer said Vessel to Mexican registry and flag.
The vessel was built in 1999 in Moss Point, MS.