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Busch Demeroutis Transocean's Deepwater Horizon Ellicott's Thomas & Green Busch Elected President of ISU
Crowley Maritime Corporation's senior vice president and general manager of technical services, which includes Crowley subsidiary Titan Salvage, has been elected president of the International Salvage Union (ISU). Busch joined Crowley in 1987 as an ordinary seaman. He holds two licenses: Master, 100 Gross Tons Inspected Vessels, and Mate, 200 Gross Tons Inspected Vessels.
Rawson VP Operations Deep Blue
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Transocean Drills Deepest Oil and Gas Well
Deep Blue Marine Inc. has appointed William Rawson formally of Key West Florida as VP of Operations. Rawson has worked for the company since 2006 as the captain of the recovery vessel Cap N Tracy. Rawson spent several years as captain of his own fishing boat in the Florida Keys and has worked in the recovery business for a total of eight years.
Demeroutis VP at Crowley
Steve Demeroutis assumed the role of vice president, labor relations, at Crowley Maritime, replacing Jerry Dowd who is retiring after 25 years of service. Demeroutis is domiciled in Jacksonville. He has more than 15 years of experience in labor relations and received his Master's license in 1986 and sailed as Master and First
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Transocean Ltd.'s ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig Deepwater Horizon recently drilled the deepest oil and gas well ever while working for BP and its co-owners on the Tiber well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Working with BP, the Transocean crews on the Deepwater Horizon drilled the well to 35,050 vertical depth and 35,055 feet measured depth (MD), or more than six miles, while operating in 4,130 feet of water. Transocean also holds the current world water-depth record of operating in 10,011 feet of water set while working for Chevron in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Horizon, placed into service in 2001, is a dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig capable of working in water depths of up to 10,000 feet.
Ellicott Dredges' Expansion Grant
facturing dredgers. Ellicott's project, entitled "Efficient Dredge Building," will create and retain over 20 jobs and will increase Ellicott's crane capacity and modernize its machining capabilities. It will also help pay for modern welding equipment and state-of-theart IT systems for manufacturing and engineering. The modernization of Ellicott's Baltimore plant will complement its brand new dredge building facility in Wisconsin.
Foss Pioneers New Route on Columbia River
Foss pioneered a new commercial route deep into Canada on the Columbia River in August, navigating through strong currents and shallow water to safely deliver a new 190ton turbine for British Columbia's largest hydro-electric dam. In 2002, Foss became the first to use the upper Columbia for commercial navigation, demonstrating its ability to operate in extreme environments by towing a 135-ton turbine from Coulee City to
The U.S. Department of Transportation (Maritime Administration) has announced that Ellicott Dredges, LLC of Baltimore, Md. won a grant for $1.75m to help finance capacity expansion for manuOctober 2009