Mariners
Agreement Means New Jobs for U.S. Mariners on LNG Tankers
By admin - Posted on February 12th, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008 -- New seafaring jobs on Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) vessels will go to Americans licensed as ships’ officers under an agreement reached between the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Shell International Trading Company.
Under the agreement, Shell becomes one of the first major oil producers to actively recruit American seafarers for its growing fleet of 25 new LNG vessels, all of which will be put into service in the next four years. » read more »
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