Conditions Onboard Grounded RoRo Not So ‘Jolly’ for SMIT
Following yesterday afternoon’s helicopter evacuation of salvage personnel from the grounded Jolly Rubino, the team was flown out to the casualty again this morning…
Fishing Vessel Found in Closed Florida Fishing Zone
The Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo boarded a fishing boat Monday night, after observing it allegedly fishing inside the Tortugas Shrimp Sanctuary, a zone closed to shrimp trawling.
U.K. Detains 15 Foreign Ships in August
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) detained 15 foreign ships in U.K. ports during August 2002 after failing port state control safety inspections. The latest…
USDOT Implements Executive Order Safeguarding Environment
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced steps the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is taking to implement President Bush’s executive order…
SUNY Maritime Selects Transas
In July of 2002, the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College awarded the Buffalo Computer Graphics / Transas Marine USA team the contract for replacement…
New Cargo Ship for Lake Tanganyika Launched In Burundi
At 12,700 square miles (32,890 sq km) in area, Lake Tanganyika is the second largest in Africa. It is larger than North America’s Lake Eire (9,910 sq. mi.) and over half the size of Lake Michigan (22…
Port of Tacoma Deepens Sitcum Waterway
the world's largest container ships. long, are expected to be eclipsed by even larger ships in the near future. The Port of Tacoma has a naturally deep harbor that…
MSC Expands and Upgrades Far East Service
Mediterranean Shipping Company will launch this week a new and separate Far East/Medterraneanservice, the Dragon Service, utilizing 8 vessels of approximately 2200…
PCCI Participates in Camp
For the second year in a row, PCCI, Inc. partnered with the Alexandria Seaport Foundation for their Summer Environmental Camp. PCCI volunteers provided a weekly…
Tribon and Atlantec Sign Agreement
Tribon Solutions and Atlantec Enterprise Solutions have signed a Tribon Software Systems Developer Co-operation Agreement. Atlantec Enterprise Solutions will use…
Savi Technology and Oneseal to Develop Revolutionary Electronic Bolt Seal
Savi Technology announced at today's opening of the U.S. Maritime Security Expo in New York that they will jointly develop and market a disposable low-cost electronic…
Le Havre Orders New Container Gantry Cranes
The Port of Le Havre has ordered two new container gantry cranes from the Italian company Fantuzzi-Reggiane to be installed at one of its major container terminals…
Severn Trent de Nora Introduce Omnipure
Severn Trent de Nora (STDN) introduced the Omnipure 6MR, a versatile marine sewage treatment system designed to meet the economic and space requirements of all small…
DD(X) Program Is Back on Track
With resolution of the DD(X) bid protest, Northrop Grumman is on track to complete the DD(X) system design and associated engineering development models (EDM) by 2005.
Saab TransponderTech Delivers AIS System
Saab TransponderTech AB, being the first to have its AIS System type approved by BSH, recently reported the delivery of their 500th Transponder during 2002 to the marine market.
Two Schools Named National Maritime Enhancement Institutes
Maritime Administrator Capt. William G. Schubert has designated two educational organizations as National Maritime Enhancement Institutes (NMEI). They are the Consortium…
Meridian Debuts Updated Line in NY
Setting the scene for the premiere of the new 2003 line of Meridian Yachts, a clear, blue sky served as the backdrop at New York City's Chelsea Piers, as these new innovative…
Bollinger Introduces
The evolution of a new offshore boat design ideally happens with considerable customer input. But in the case of Bollinger Shipyards' new 220-ft. class supply vessel, a fortunate coincidence happen.
The ATB : A History of the State-of-the-Art
(This is Part II of a two-part series on the Articulated Tug Barge from Robert P. Hill. Why The ATB? The ATB, or "Articulated Tug/Barge" unit is designed to combine…
Boston Tug Muster 2002
A tugmeet is bound to be a local event, as harbor extravaganzas go. For starters, how far do we expect people to drive boats, just for the chance to strut? Okay…
