Bollinger Puts Its Expertise To The Test
With 22 drydocks in service, Bollinger Morgan City, L.L.C. recently stretched its newly expanded dry dock (see accompanying photo) to the limit with the docking…
Tampa Bay Shipbuilding - Gearing Up For A Boom
It's one stop shopping on Florida's west coast at Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair, which offers its full service facilities, including three graving docks and direct access from the Gulf of Mexico.
Vessels Make Pit Stop At Bay Ship
Traditionally Alaskan cruise vessels are known to make regular stopovers at Bay Ship & Yacht Co.'s Alameda, Calif. shipyard and drydock facility for routine maintenance and repairs.
Ailsa-Troon Continues To Climb
Ailsa-Troon is in the midst of its winter refit season, having recently completed work on Saturn and Loch Buie - two ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. The…
Ship Repair Yards Ask: Where's the Funding?
While much of the focus is trained on Naval new construction, the fact is that repair and maintenance on the existing U.S. Navy fleet has reached condition critical.Cutbacks…
High Times Again in Singapore?
Singapore, once revered for its seemingly insurmountable edge in the ship repair and conversion business, has fallen on harder times in recent years. The forces…
Safety Charter Targets Old Tankers, Flags Of Convenience
A backlash against older tankers and flags of convenience, triggered by the December sinking of the Erika off the coast of France, achieved a tangible first step…
The U.S. Navy - Reducing Shipboard Planned Maintenance
The cost of maintaining Navy ships is measured in billions of dollars and millions of man-hours. Requiring sailors to perform excessive, unnecessary, and often counter…
MAN Acquires Alstom Diesel Engine Ops
Engineering companies Alstom of France and MAN of Germany have agreed terms for the acquisition by MAN of ALSTOM's Diesel engines business. Through this acquisition…
An Effective Shield from Criminal Prosecution
The maritime community has increasingly become the target of Department of Justice (DOJ) and state prosecution efforts to pursue criminal sanctions against corporations…
A broader-based payback from R&D
Consolidation in the diesel engine building sector is partly a reflection of the substantial capital expenditure required to maintain product development and technological…
Editor’s Note
If you concur, then you're in for some bad news. The scrutiny of maritime matters by lawmakers near and far is at a fever pitch worldwide. While pressure and visibility…
Daewoo To Invest In Joint Manufacturing Operation
South Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries Co. will invest $4.5 million in a joint ship engine manufacturing operation between state-run Hanjung and Samsung Heavy Industries Co.…
Malta Drydocks Granted Crown Odyssey Refit
Malta Drydocks has won a contract to refit the 34,250-ton Orient Lines luxury cruise liner Crown Odyssey. The ship is to be docked between April 25 and May 4 for…
Maersk Chair Irked By Feud
The chairman of Maersk, the largest shipper at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has reportedly lost patience with a feud between the two states that has put his lease on hold for a year.
Fresh Erika Slicks Discovered Off French Coast
New oil slicks appeared at sea on March 7 off the western coast of France, above the spot where the Maltese-registered oil tanker Erika sank in stormy seas on December 12, officials said.
Korean Ship Orders Up 322%
New orders received by South Korean shipbuilders in February totaled 1.26 million gt, up 322.7 percent from the same month a year earlier, provisional figures from…
ASG Integration Into Danzas To Be Completed In April
The integration of ASG into the Danzas group is on track and will be completed by next month, executives said. ASG's three divisions - ASG Air & Sea, ASG European Road Tranzaport…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Some Washington State Tanker Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the federal government and tanker owners on March 6 by striking down parts of Washington state regulations aimed at preventing…
Windstar Executive Transfers To Carnival
Rick Meadows, 37, formerly vice president of sales and marketing for Windstar Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL), has transferred to the parent…
