Ocean Carriers Get Marginal Impact From Capacity Cuts
Total container capacity supply by ocean carriers on the three main east/west shipping trades rose by an average of five percent in 2001 despite the recent attempts…
Court Rules NGM Cannot Deny Validity of Montanari Gas Ship Charters
The English and Isle of Man courts granted injunctions against Navigator Gas Management (NGM) and Vela Energy Holdings Ltd in a dispute over the proposed long-term…
NAVSEA Takes Lead in Repairing Oil Leak from Sunken Ship
Divers from Mobile Underwater Diving Salvage Unit (MUDSU) 1 based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will soon descend into a Pacific lagoon to stop a recent oil leak and…
SECNAV Emphasizes Timely, Skilled Ship Maintenance
"We will continue to utilize our shipyards-both public and private-to maintain our ships in a readiness position," the Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of…
Port of Palm Beach Opens New Office and Terminal
The Port of Palm Beach will celebrate the grand opening of the new 100,000 sq. ft. Cruise Terminal and Maritime Office Complex on February 11. Festivities will include…
KMSS Cargo Handling Gets Contract
KMSS has won the contract to supply eight workstation based cargo handling simulators to Maine Maritime Academy. The system will be delivered in spring 2002 and…
Strategic Restructures to Allow Expansion
Strategic Software is restructuring in order to streamline its business services and allow expansion into the ship operating sector. Ownership of VesselOps, the…
USS JFK Complete Sea Trials, Anticipate Deployment
Repairs and other problems have delayed the deployment of the USS John F. Kennedy. The Kennedy completed more than 30 hours of sea trials earlier this week, meeting…
Vessel Discovered to Have Pollution Equipment Bypass
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Office in Anchorage is investigating a second vessel for possible tampering with pollution prevention equipment to treat oily water…
Navy League Expresses Concern about Shipbuilding
The Navy League of the United States is concerned about new shipbuilding construction proposed in the FY 2003 DOD Budget. The Navy League appreciates that there…
Navy Budget Proposal Causes Commotion on Capitol Hill
Just when it seemed as though the U.S. Navy, which has served more than any other military sector as the budget whipping post in the post Cold War era, was positioned to attract long overdue funds…
