Gladding-Hearn Lands Bermuda Ferry Contract
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding has begun construction of two new fast ferries for the government of Bermuda, Ministry of Transport. The first vessel will be delivered in September 2001…
P And H, Modern Maritime Team Up
Modern Maritime, of Arlington, Va. (MMI), and P and H Marine Associates, supplier of Marine Management System consulting services, Portsmouth, N.H. (P and H), have…
Image Delivers Cruise Catamaran to Private Owner
Image Marine has delivered White Rabbit, a 118-ft. cruise catamaran for private operation in Asia. Image has a background in supplying high quality customized vessels…
Austal USA Becomes Part of Mobile Skyline
By Regina P. The teaming of Austal Ships and Bender Shipbuilding to construct a world-class aluminum vessel construction facility in Mobile, Ala., highlights the level of investment mid-tier U.S.
Survey: E-Commerce is Top Priority for E&P Companies
In a survey of chief information officers (CIOs) at leading North American independent oil and gas producers, Zeus Development Corporation has learned that most…
OceanConnect.com Offers Credit Insurance
OceanConnect.com, the independent online marketplace for the purchase and sale of marine fuels, products and services introduced an innovative feature called OceanConnect.com Credit Solutions.
Galley Design Company Looks to Future on Internet
A. R. Larsen Company, Inc. of Redmond, Wash., has recently gone online to take its products and services around the globe. A leading provider of marine food service equipment…
USCG to Co-Sponsor Conference
The U.S. The conference focuses on the importance of the Marine Transportation System (MTS) and how the MTS structure can assist policy- and decision-makers operate efficiently…
Islander Crew, Passengers Pull Man from Cold Water
The crew and passengers aboard the ferry Islander rescued Johnny Goodwin, of Southhold, N.Y., within minutes of falling into the cold waters of Gardiners Bay from a work barge on Dec. 19.
Marcon Announces Sale of 175-ft. Diving and Maintenance Vessel
Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Wash. reported that the Estates of TransCoastal Marine Services of Houston, Texas have sold the 4-point mooring vessel Sea Level 21 to Professional Divers…
Alabama Shipyard Sign Contract for ATB
Alabama Shipyard has signed a contract to build an articulated tug and barge (ATB) vessel for Allied Transportation Company of Norfolk, Va. Both vessels will be…
SENESCO to Build Its First Double-Hull Barge
The Southeastern New England Shipbuilding Corporation (SENESCO), Quonset, R.I., will soon enter a new phase of shipbuilding when it begins construction of its first…
Halter Marine Wins NOAA Research Vessel Contract
Friede Goldman Halter, Inc., (FGH) vessel construction business unit, Halter Marine, has been informed by the offices of Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) and Senator Thad…
Report: Clean Diesel Power Key to Industry’s Success
Diesel powers the American economy — including almost the entire commercial maritime fleet. This is the conclusion of an extensive study conducted by Charles River…
Seaboard Marine Discontinues Joint Service With Kent Lines
Seaboard Marine Limited of Miami and Kent Line International Limited of Saint John, New Brunswick has announced they shall not be re-newing their partnership between Canada, Miami and the Caribbean.
Defense Companies Poised For Growth Under Bush
Despite the uncertainty of new government policy, the defense industry presents a picture of renewed growth, boosted by higher spending and technology funding under the George W. Bush administration.
India Hosts International Fleet Review
Imposing warships, multi-colored pennants and ramrod-straight men in white marked India's first International Fleet Review (IFR) on Saturday, held on the west coast off Bombay.
Malta To Work on Navy Ship
Malta's biggest trade union directed its members to carry out a refit of a U.S. warship, after some workers complained that the project compromised Malta's neutrality and refused to work on it.
Ship Mishap Disables Phone Lines
Telephone lines in the Egyptian northcoast town of Port Fouad went dead this weekend after a Tunisian ship sliced cables while trying to avoid an oncoming ferry, police said.
Relatives See Video Of Sunken Trawler
The U.S. Navy on Sunday showed relatives of the nine missing people from a Japanese trawler sunk by a surfacing American submarine a video of the wreck, but there were no signs of remains.
