Janet Reno To Christen USCG Cutter
Marinette Marine Corp. is scheduled launch the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SPAR (WLB-206) on Saturday, August 12, 2000. The SPAR is the sixth ship in a series of sixteen Seagoing Buoy Tenders…
EIA Lowers OPEC Output Estimates
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has lowered its forecast for OPEC oil production, excluding Iraq, in the current quarter by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 26.1 million bpd.
Keppel FELS Awarded $60 Million Conversion Contract
Keppel FELS Limited (KFELS), the offshore division of Keppel FELS Energy & Infrastructure Ltd (Keppel FELS), has won a contract from Diamond Offshore Drilling for…
Shanghai To Invest $217M For Port Expansion
Shanghai is reportedly investing $217 million to build a man-made peninsula to expand its deepwater docks. The move, aimed at turning China's largest port into an international shipping center…
Kvaerner Makes A Play For Aker Maritime
"Aker RGI believes that the bid does not reflect the values in Aker Maritime," the company said in a statement. Aker RGI, owned by Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Roekke…
Ships Collide
The Greek-flagged bulker/container vessel Ivan Susanin was reportedly involved in a collision on August 6 near Southwest Pass, U.S., with the Russian-flagged freighter Anangel Endeavour.
Nigerian Dockworkers Strike
Dockworkers at the two ports in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos staged a protest on Monday against new government measures restricting access to the docks to stevedore companies…
Lockheed Martin, Comsat Combination Completed
Lockheed Martin and Comsat have completed the strategic combination following final approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The transaction was…
Celebrity Cruises Garners Environmental Protection Award
Celebrity Cruises' Century, Galaxy and Mercury have today been awarded Lloyd's Register's Environmental Protection descriptive note. The 70,000-gt Century; 76,000-gt Galaxy…
Canadian Navy Takes Control Of U.S. Cargo Ship
Armed Canadian sailors seized control of the U.S.-owned ship GTS Katie on Thursday after a high-seas standoff in which hundreds of millions of dollars of Canadian…
Canadian Warships Try to Send Message to U.S. Firm
Two Canadian warships have pulled alongside a transport ship carrying hundreds of Canadian army vehicles home from Kosovo to send a message to its U.S. owners to…
China Oil Giant To Double Overseas Output
China's state oil giant China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) is expected to more than double its overseas oil output to around 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year…
Royal Caribbean Issues Statement Regarding Millennium
Celebrity Cruises has been working in cooperation with Chantiers de l'Atlantique, the builder of its newest ship, Millennium, to evaluate the ship's performance.
Legal Matters Top Ship Repair And Conversion Agenda
London's Grand Olympia Hall will be the setting for this year's Shiprepair & Conversion 2000 exhibition and conference from November 15-16. Topics of discussion…
Ruggedized Panasonic Notebooks Fit For Maritime Use
The advent of increasingly advanced technology used onboard boats, rigs and ships, and the computers and software designed to make them work, has resulted in the…
Welcome The Little Black Box
There is a groundswell of commitment for mandating the installation of "black boxes" aboard ships, so that in the in the unlikely case of a disaster, history will not repeat itself.
Cruise & Ferry Report
The latest catamaran to pierce the waves from Incat Tasmania is Milenium, which was delivered to Transmediterranea for operation in the Mediterranean. Launched this…
Passenger Vessels With Pedigrees
Italian prowess in the field of passenger vessel design, outfitting and technology is near legendary status in the international marine community. Even as the grip on these high-value…
USCG "Paint Floats" Make Arduous Task Easier, More Environmentally Sound
The U.S. Coast Guard uses four small steel barges specifically engineered to provide a safe working platform and reduction in pollutants from painting operations…
Shipbuilding in a Box?
In June 1998, Kvaerner Masa Marine signed a contract with NICO International of Dubai, U.A.E. to develop a 120 ton anchor handling supply vessel. This project was…
