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NASSCO DELIVERS DOUBLE-HULL OIL TANKER TO BP OIL SHIPPING FIRM.
Industrial Environment, May, 2005
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) , has delivered the Alaskan Explorer, the second of four Alaska-class double-hull oil tankers being built for BP Oil Shipping Company, USA, a subsidiary of BP p.l.c.
"We had very successful sea trials with the Alaskan Explorer," said Richard Vortmann, NASSCO president. "We are now focused on timely completion of the third and fourth ships in the class, which are already under construction in the shipyard."
The Alaskan Explorer will join her sister ship, the Alaskan Frontier, which was delivered in August 2004 and is delivering oil from Alaska to West Coast ports, including BP refineries in Los Angeles, Calif., and Cherry Point, Wash. The third ship will...
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