QE2 and Concorde Combo Back for 2002
When Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 commences its 2002 schedule of transatlantic crossings it will offer travellers the chance to travel in one direction via British Airways’ supersonic Concorde.
ABS Announces Executive Appointments
The ABS Board of Directors announces executive appointments. Effective January 1, 2002 the following staff will assume new leadership positions: Robert J. Bauerle…
Industry Leaders Elected To ABS Membership
Sixty-Nine prominent shipping industry executives have been elected as new members of ABS. In addition, Rear Admiral David L. Brewer III, Commander, Military Sealift Command, U.S.
The Cat Completes Record Canada-Australia Passage
A new record for the fastest sea passage between Canada’s East Coast and Australia has been established by the Incat’s The Cat. The Cat set out on her 10,294 nautical miles passage to Hobart…
Bahia State Governor Authorizes Construction For Crowley Logistics
Managed Ford Amazon Marine Terminal in Bahia, Brazil for construction of a new marine terminal dedicated to the Ford Amazon manufacturing complex in Bahia, Brazil. Crowley Logistics, Inc.
USS BULKELEY Will Be Commissioned in New York City
USS BULKELEY (DDG 84), the newest in a series of advanced Aegis guided missile destroyers built for the U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman Corporation, will be commissioned on Saturday, Dec.
Transportation Industry Executive, Gerald P. Toomey, Dies at 73
Transportation industry veteran Gerald P. Toomey died on Monday, November 19, at the Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, NJ. He was 73. During his long tenure inthe transportation industry…
Saab TransponderTech Wins Order For the First AIS
Sweden-based Saab TransponderTech AB has recently received two prestigious orders to China via STN-Atlas. Following an order by STN-Atlas for a VTS system in Kvitsøy…
Keppel FELS Signs Contracts with Diamond Offshore
Keppel FELS Limited (KFELS), the offshore arm of the Keppel Group has secured contracts worth a total of $77 million from Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc for the upgrades of a semi-submersible…
The Society of Maritime Industries and Tribon Solutions in Co-operation WithTribon.com
The Society of Maritime Industries, the umbrella organization of equipment and services in all areas of the maritime industry in United Kingdom and Tribon Solutions…
Moore Stephens Focuses on Running Costs
Moore Stephens says shipowners have seen crew costs rise slightly and insurance costs fall dramatically over the past year. shows handysize bulk carrier crew costs up 6.9 percent…
Northrop Grumman Completes Tender Offer for Newport News Shipbuilding
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today the completion of its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc., creating the world's largest naval shipbuilder.
Aker RGI Proposes Alternative to Redemption Offer
Aker Maritime previously obliged to postpone the agreed redemption of shares because of objections raised by the French company Coflexip. Aker RGI now offers to…
