Stress test on the high seas
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The MV Manukai cargo ship is the first ship built in the Philadelphia area in 30 years. Its success could herald a return of the long dormant shipbuilding industry in the area. Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard built the ship for the Matson Navigation Co. (San Francisco, California).
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2003
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Morgan to help FastShip get funds; the N.Y. firm will seek $1 billion for Phila.-Europe cargo operations. A N.J. management firm is picked
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Philadelphia-based FastShip Inc. has employed J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as a financial consultant. The shipbuilding company is attempting to raise $1 billion for the construction of four cargo ships. FastShip predicts that 7,650 new jobs will be created in Philadelphia if funding is acquired.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 1999
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