CHARLIE B

  • General
    • Vessel Name : CHARLIE B 0
    • Operator : TEXAS MARINE EXPRESS, LLC 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 422 0
    • Vessel Type : 02 0
    • Construction : C 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 550 0
  • Location
    • City : GALVESTON 0
    • STATE : TX 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 9 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 2 232
    • Passenger Capacity : 6 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 36.5 257
    • Regular Breadth : 12.5 257
    • Overall Length : 36.5 257
    • Overall Breadt : 12.5 257
    • Load draft : 6.5 257
    • Light Draft : 5.5 257
    • Height : 10 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1967 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 510547 0

TEXAS MARINE EXPRESS, LLC

  • Area of Operation : GALVESTON AREA IN AND OFFSHORE 0
  • Principal Commodity : CREW AND SUPPLIES 0

TME MERCURY

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : C 0

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Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has secured a ‘substantial’ contract from ScottishPower Renewables for the transport and installation of the inter-array cables of the East Anglia TWO offshore wind project.Seaway7’s scope of work for East Anglia TWO includes the engineering, supply and installation of the 64 inter-array cables.

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Construction BS Offshore's New CSOV Enters Next Phase

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PODCAST: The Adriatic Affair - Finding the 1856 Le Lyonnais Wreck

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The Fascinated by Shipwrecks Podcast, hosted by Kathy A. Smith,  is dedicated to the People & the Science of Maritime Archaeology.The Adriatic Affair: Finding the 1856 Le Lyonnais Wreck“Of the people on the ship, 114 died and only 18 survived. Those that did lived through extraordinary conditions in the North Atlantic. Storms. Dehydration. Starvation.

BS Offshore, Ulstein Verft Launch CSOV Newbuild (Photos)

BS Offshore, Ulstein Verft Launch CSOV Newbuild (Photos)

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Ferry Propulsion & The Total Package ... Sustainability, Safety & Siemens Energy

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Houston’s Volumes Surge to Best Month of Year

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Ulstein Verft Commences outfitting for CSOV

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