Bender, Candies Sign Contract For OSV Trio
Bender Shipbuilding and Repair, and Otto Candies have executed a contract calling for the construction of three 240 x 54 x 20 ft. (73.1 x 16.4 x 6 m) Diesel Electric…
Blount/Barker Appoints New Senior V.P.
Blount/Barker ShipBuilding, Warren, R.I. has elected Jacob A. Stevens III as its new senior vice president. A well-known shipbuilder, whose career highlights include the construction of six 92 ft.
Oil From Tanker Hits Coast
Danish authorities said that half the oil from the tanker which collided with a freighter in the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Germany on Wednesday evening had hit the Danish coast.
BP Amoco Tanker Sets Sail For Texas
A BP Amoco oil tanker stranded off the coast of Bermuda for 12 days with engine problems set sail for Freeport, Texas after repairs were completed. The British Valour…
Smaller Tanker Rates Take A Pounding
Rates for Aframax tankers (70-80,000 tons) took a pounding this week, most notably in the Caribbean market, but elsewhere markets remained flat, brokers said. U.S.
Smit To Cut Costs, Focus On Growth Markets
Dutch shipping group Smit Internationale NV will continue cost-cutting in 2001 and put more focus on growth markets. "Our company should become more transparent…
Rosyth Dockyard Tapped For Frigate Refits
The British government contracted Scotland's Rosyth dockyard, operated by a unit of engineering company Babcock International Group, to refit five navy frigates.
Army Corps of Engineers Under Scrutiny
Legislation introduced in Congress on March 29, 2001, would subject expensive and controversial Army Corps of Engineers' projects to an independent review panel…
