Magellan Corp. and Marine Electronics Leader Lowrance Electronics Inc. to Merge
Lowrance Electronics Inc. of Tulsa, Okla., will be merged into California-based Magellan Corp., a leading satellite access products company, as a result of a merger…
MTN and Digital Seas International Form Alliance
Imagine being able to check your email in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean or cruising the Internet from the convenience of your cruise ship cabin. Many Internet…
Mariners Rely on Maritel For VHF Telecommunications
When a call must go through, many mariners rely on MariTEL for all-around superior VHF marine telecommunications. MariTEL, the nation's leading provider of VHF marine communications…
Globe Email Results in Cost Savings for Shipping Company
The maritime industry no longer needs to wait for a reliable, cost-effective and easy-to-use way to communicate with ships at sea. Now available from Globe Wireless…
Captain Says Satellite System Reducing Turnover
The Sea Sharp mini-satellite system, Sharp Trac 2000, available from Watercom, is really making the difference in reducing the employee turnover that has plagued the entire industry.
Largest Ferry Fleet Depends Upon Furuno Radars For Safe Passage
Furuno marine electronics help ensure the safety of passengers and crew aboard the 27 vessels that compose Washington State's Ferry System - the largest such fleet in the U.S.
ICG Helps Optimize Passenger Calling Services
The cruise line industry had a problem with optimizing passenger calling services. The requirements to any solution presented were to replicate the automation and…
Construction of Ship Building Facilities Using Target:Pile
Atkinson Construction used two Target:Pile Systems to aid in the placement more than 3,000 marine piles and 100 caisson structures. Both systems utilize Trimble's…
Ingram Barge Opts for Pinpoint Systems
Navigating the Mississippi River can be a challenge for even the most experienced operators. Currents, changing water levels and visibility are just a few of the…
MMS Responds with Royalty Relief Modifications
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) has updated two Notice to Lessees (NTL) to help the domestic industry adjust to and survive low prices.
Spirit Energy 76 Participates in Significant Deepwater Discovery
Spirit Energy 76, Unocal Corporation's U.S. Lower 48 exploration and production unit, said the exploratory well drilling the Mirage prospect in the Gulf of Mexico…
Oil States Industries To Expand U.S. Operations
Adding to its growing list of subsidiaries, Arlington, Texas-based Oil States Industries, Inc. has decided to further its expansion prospects with the addition of CE Marine, Inc.
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Attracts $171 Million in High Bids
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS), in New Orleans, held a sale of offshore oil and natural gas leases in the Central Gulf of…
Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel
The offshore rig market continues its slide with worldwide rig demand falling by 32 units since December 1998, according to Offshore Data Services, Inc. Over the last three months…
The Story of Shallow Draft Elevating Boats
In 1982, 2-D (two-dimensional) seismographic technology was the hot and newest technique being used to locate oil and gas. Geophysicists, along with drill rigs, geophones and computers…
Expanded and Upgraded
Newpark Shipbuilding has increased its portfolio of businesses from one to six in the past 18 months, but don't expect this Houston-Galveston region company to rest on its laurels.
Deepwater Drilling Provides Good Long Term Prospects
According to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS), deepwater drilling (1,000 ft. and deeper) shows the greatest potential of development…
USACE Still Needs More Money, Says NWC
To properly do its job, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs at least $4.7 billion, said some speakers at the National Waterways Conference Budget Summit. On the other hand…
Shell Ursa Field Producing Ahead of Schedule
Shell Exploration production at the Ursa project located under 4,000 ft. of water in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico started in March, four months ahead of schedule. Current production was at 13…
CDI Installs First Reeled Riser In The Gulf Of Mexico
Houston-based Cal Dive International established another Gulf of Mexico first when it installed a reeled flowline/riser combination for Kerr-McGee in East High Island block A-379 in 350 ft. of water.
