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The company that owns about 100 acres of the former Navy base in North Charleston hopes to improve its presence on the waterfront to meet a growing demand for ship

In addition to taking up less space, smaller chillers can be more easily installed, weigh less, and pose fewer shipping, rigging, and building-construction challenges. They can also be more energy efficient, with the same or even greater cooling capacity.

In his new role, Damon Reed will oversee all facets of the Pro Refrigeration operation, including the production team, engineering group, customer support team, and technical team.

In this issue of The ACHR NEWS, we examine how inverter technology has changed the industry, provide ownership tips from seasoned contractors, share data supporting residential heat pump installations, identify different chiller systems and their most appropriate applications, and broadcast the HVACR industry’s response to the EPA’s proposed refrigerant ban. Also in this issue: useful mobile apps, how one contracting company’s achieved success for 117 consecutive years, highlights from the...

Florida Marine Transporters recently put into service the mv. Falcon, the third of six identical 2,000 hp. towboats from Steiner Shipyard.

Florida Marine Transporters recently put into service the mv. Steven Sikes, the second of six identical 2,000 hp. towboats from Steiner Shipyard.

Steiner Shipyard delivered the 2,000 hp. towboat Eric Brumfield to Florida Marine Transporters; the namesake's father also has an FMT boat named after him.

April 30, 2021 By H. Nelson Spencer Florida Marine Transporters (FMT), Mandeville, La., one of the largest independent marine transporters of dry bulk and liquid products on the inland waterways, took delivery recently of a new towboat, the mv. Mo Chiasson. Designed by Sterling Marine and built by Steiner Shipyard at its facility on Bayou La Batre, Ala., the 2,520 hp. Mo Chiasson is a conventional twin-screw towboat that measures 8...