USCG to Require Anchors, Emergency Retrieval Systems
The USCG has issued an interim rule requiring anchors and emergency retrieval systems on tank barges and the vessels towing them in coastal and Great Lakes service.
ASA Takes Up Deepwater Project Cause
In a recent Special Edition of its newsletter, the American Shipbuilding Association said top priority should be given to the USCG Deepwater Project. "The Integrated…
ASA Takes Up Deepwater Project Cause
In a recent Special Edition of its newsletter, the American Shipbuilding Association said top priority should be given to the USCG Deepwater Project. "The Integrated…
A Good Idea, But...
The General Accounting Office throws some cold water on the USCG's largest acquisition program ever - the Deepwater Project, a $9.8 billion program designed to significantly…
Geco Orion Sets New Towing Record
Schlumberger announced Geco Orion has become the first seismic vessel in the industry to tow 3,281 ft. spread unassisted. The spread was accomplished by deploying six 26,246 ft.
Coltec Receives $12 Million Engine Order
Coltec Industries has received an order of more than $12 million for four engines to be used on the second ship in the U.S. Navy's Landing Platform Dock (LPD) program.
Mariners' Museum with Expo on Chris-Craft
The Mariners' Museum, in Newport News, Va., will present Chris-Craft: The Affordable Dream through December 31, 1999; an exhibit that traces the American love affair with the company's mahogany boats…
NNS Awarded New Contracts
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has been awarded a $22 million Navy contract to perform maintenance, repairs and alterations of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
U.S. Navy Awards Ingalls $620 Million Shipbuilding Contract
Ingalls has been awarded a $620 million contract to build two additional DDG 51 Class Aegis guided missile destroyers for the U.S. Navy. The two-ship contract awarded…
Record Number of Delegates at SSPC 98
The SSPC 98 International Conference and Exhibition, recently held in Orlando, was attended by a record-breaking number of delegates. 3,243 users and suppliers of…
Bisso Salvages Collapsed Crane
Bisso Marine Company, Inc., in New Orleans, has successfully completed the salvage of the 1,200 ton Gantry Ship Unloader from the Mississippi River at the IC Railmarine Terminal, Convent, La.
New Design for Workover and Subsea Support Vessel
Elliott Bay Design Group has introduced a new design for a workover and subsea support vessel, called Deepworker 2000. Maximizing working space and safety features…
Columbia Coastal Announces Fleet Expansion
Columbia Coastal Transport added the first of four new container barges to its fleet in the Port of Charleson, S.C. Columbia New York (formerly Columbia Trader)…
Hvide Christens Fourth Lightship Tanker
Hvide Marine Inc. christened HMI Ambrose Channel, the first all-new petro-chemical carrier built in the U.S. in nearly two decades and the fourth in a series of…
Hvide Christens Fourth Lightship Tanker
Hvide Marine Inc. christened HMI Ambrose Channel, the first all-new petro-chemical carrier built in the U.S. in nearly two decades and the fourth in a series of…
Tariff Policy Committee Recommends Fare Increase
The Tariff Policy Committee is recommending a general fare increase and other changes to the Washington State Ferries (WSF) rate structure, effective in May 1999…
AMO To Design Alaskan LNG Barges
Argent Marine Operations (AMO) has been contracted by Alaska Intrastate Gas Company (AIG) to design, develop, construct and operate barges to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Prince Rupert…
Reef Society to Sink Cape Breton
The Artificial Reef Society, in conjunction with other groups, is planning on sinking the majority of former HMCS Cape Breton as the Canadian Merchant Navy Memorial Artificial Reef.
New Ferry Gets Name: Snohomish
The so-called "Son of Chinook" finally has a formal name: Snohomish. That's the name given to the new passenger-only ferry, now being built at Dakota Creek Shipyards in Anacortes.
AMCV Awards Columbia Queen Contract
American Classic Voyages (AMCV), granted a $6.4 million contract for construction completion and outfitting on Columbia Queen to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Whidbey Island, Wash.
