Coast Guard Cutter Terminates Vessel Voyage
A Coast Guard cutter Anacapa boarding team terminated the voyage of a fishing vessel for unserviceable safety equipment Monday. The fishing vessel Alaska Rose was in the vicinity of Coronation Island…
Sperry Marine Receives New Orders For VDRs
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine business unit announced that it has received recent orders for 10 VoyageMaster Voyage Data Recorders (VDR). Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Ports Applaud Increased Funding For Security
Increased funding for port security in H.R. 3983, the "Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act of 2002," was passed the House on June 4. The FY '02 supplemental appropriations bills…
DNVPS Opens Lab in Algeciras
DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) officially opened its new specialist fuel laboratory in Algeciras, Spain, as part of the company’s strategy to reduce simple transit…
UN Atlas of the Oceans is Launched
IMO has joined with a host of other United Nations agencies and leading international scientific bodies in developing the first comprehensive real-time tool to assess the state of world's oceans.
Farstad Confirms Contracts
Brazil Offshore Services (BOS), which is a joint venture between Farstad Shipping ASA and Petroserv SA, formally announced the contracts for three different classes of anchorhandling vessels…
House Passes Amended Version of Bill
At an evening session, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to and passed an amended version of the Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act of 2002 (H.R. 3983).
ABS SafeShip Version 2.0 Released
ABS has released an expanded Version 2.0 of the Hull Maintenance module of the ABS SafeShip lifecycle integrity management system. The system is applicable to all…
Sonsub’s HOS Innovator Completes First Year
Sonsub’s versatile 240 ft., Class II DP vessel, the HOS INNOVATOR, has completed a its first year of operations in the Gulf of Mexico. During this time the HOS INNOVATOR…
New Version of ABS SafeNet Released
ABS has released the new, Version 3.0 of its ABS SafeNet Survey Status program to more than 1,000 ship and vessel owners worldwide. Chief Information Officer. There…
HORNBECK-LEEVAC Changes Name
HORNBECK-LEEVAC Marine Services, Inc. announced that it has changed its name to Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. The new corporate name was approved at the company's…
USCG Proposes Safety Zones
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to establish moving safety zones around liquefied hazardous gas (LHG) vessels with product aboard in U.S. waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Bays of Ponce…
Ocean Conservancy Releases Report
The Ocean Conservancy is releasing Cruise Control: How Cruise Ships Affect the Marine Environment. Cruise ships can carry up to 5,000 passengers and produce waste equivalent to that of small cities…
NTSB To Meet in Washington
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC on June 11, 2002. Among items on the agenda is the Marine Accident…
House Removes
Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which includes $128 million for the U.S. Engineers to help improve security at Corps' facilities. monitoring systems" as a possible…
NAVSAC Plans June Meeting
The Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) will meet June 6-8 in Portland, Maine. marine information, diving safety, and aids to navigation systems. Overview/update on navigation technology.
Austal USA Signs Contract for Sale of Stock Vessel
Austal USA has signed a contract with Lighthouse Fast Ferry of New York (also known as New York Fast Ferry) for the sale of the 86 ft. (26 m) passenger catamaran…
EL Paso Corporation Responds to Trading Activity
El Paso Corporation issued a statement responding to the unusual trading activity in its stock. "The death of our corporate treasurer, Charles Dana Rice, has been…
Ms Prinsendam Arrives in NY
The ms Prinsendam, newest vessel in Holland America Line's fleet of 11 premium cruise ships, arrived in New York accompanied by the retired New York City fireboat John J. Harvey.
Manitowac Appoints Tellock President of Crane Group
The Manitowac Company, Inc. named senior vice president and chief financial officer Glen E. Tellock as president and general manager of Manitowac’s Crane Group, effective immediately.
