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Former Tanker Shipping Company
American Trading & Production Corporation
Industrytanker ships
Founded1939 (1939) in New York City, United States
Defunct2012
SuccessorTema Oil and Gas LLC
SubsidiariesAmerican Trading Transportation Co. Inc.

American Trading & Production Corporation was an American shipping company founded in New York City. It operated tanker ships and a few cargo ships.

During World War II the firm operated Merchant navy ships for the United States Shipping Board. During World War II it was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. It operated Liberty ships and tankers for the merchant navy. The ship was run by the company's crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.

In 1972, American Trading & Production Corporation founded a subsidiary, American Trading Transportation Co. Inc. with a fleet of six ships. One of them, the 82,030-ton American Trader, spilled 300,000 gallons of oil in 1990 off Huntington Beach, California. In 1986 American Trader collided with the tanker HJ Haynes in Long Beach.

In 2012 American Trading & Production Corporation became part of Tema Oil and Gas LLC of Houston, Texas. Tema Oil and Gas LLC products are: crude Petroleum, natural gas production and Oil and gas exploration

A T2 Tanker, named USNS Mission Santa Ana getting underway in Long Beach, California
Assembly and Construction of T2 Navy Tankers

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References

  1. "House Flags of U.S. Shipping Companies: A". www.crwflags.com.
  2. "Oil Vessel Has Been Involved in 4 Accidents : Shipping: American Trading is a reputable firm, industry sources say, but its fleet is ranked below average by a ship-rating agency". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 1990.
  3. blm.gov, Corporate Name Change & Merger Index Current, 2014
  4. ^ "T2d". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
  5. ^ "T2N". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
  6. ^ "T2M". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
  7. ^ "T2Q". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
  8. "T2G". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
  9. ^ "T2C". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
  10. ^ "LibshipsA". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

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