Baltimore,, Maryland, United StatesUpdated Jun 2005
The United States Coast Guard is a military, multimission, maritime service and one of the nation's five Armed Services. Its mission is to protect the public, the environment, and U.S. economic interests in the nation's ports and waterways, along the coast, on international waters, or in any maritime region as required to support national security.
Founded in 1967, US Ice Machines Mfg. Co. (USIMCO) manufactures ice machines designed to meet the widely varying needs of different industries ranging from 1-1/4 ton to 20 ton models that can produce 2,500 to 40,000 lbs of ice per day. USIMCO machines deliver ice that is rock-hard for just pennies per lb. The product line includes machines that produce cracked ice, cylinder ice and block ice. There are also marine-based salt water ice machines and ozonated ice machines. USIMCO is in the process of developing a flaked ice machine.
US Marine Marketing Inc is associated with the National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA), which supports marine product manufacturers and representatives in growing their business through a network of marine product reps.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District operates and maintains the Inland River Navigation system on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Waterways, including locks, dams, and channels supporting commercial navigation.
The Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise (TVNCOE) is a U.S. Coast Guard entity focused on the towing vessel industry, providing expertise and support to ensure stakeholders are prepared for current and future regulatory and operational needs.
Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. is a U.S.-flag maritime transportation company headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, operating a fleet of eight self-unloading bulk carriers on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.
Industrial shipping professionals specializing in the marine transportation of specialty bulk liquid cargos between U.S. ports, providing reliable and efficient service with U.S. flagged vessels.
The company is structyred around core products as a triangle of businesses: construction materials, specialty chemicals, and metals and machinery. More than 100 subsidiaries and joint ventures produce a range of chemicals and plastics, construction materials, cement, and machinery.
Ube's construction materials include cement, clinker, and ready-mixed concrete. The company also makes fire-fighting equipment and aluminum wheels.
Chemical and plastic products include polyolefins, synthetic rubber, nylon (including nylon 12), and fine chemicals for pharmaceuticals.
Ugland Bulk Transport A/S (Ubulk Pool) is the company responsible for the commercial operation of handymax bulk carriers within The J.J. Ugland Companies.
The company operates a fleet of about 15-20 handymax bulk carriers on a permanent basis, all of approx. 40/52,000 dwt. In addition comes vessels chartered in on shorter contracts during the year.
Management company for the shipping activities of The J.J. Ugland Companies; shuttle tankers, handymax bulk carriers, barges and a crane vessel. The 34-unit fleet has a total capacity of 1.5 million dwt