Spanish Yard to Build Snøhvit Barge
The Spanish shipyard group Izar Construcciones Naval is to build the barge which will carry the process equipment for the Snøhvit project's gas liquefaction plant…
U.S. Customs Agents To Be Stationed in Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre Authority is ready to accept a team of U.S. Customs inspectors working closely with French Customs officers under an agreement between the French…
EGD Implements Early Warning System
Applied Microsystems Ltd. (AML) of Sidney, BC announced that the Esquimalt Graving Dock (EGD) – the largest non-military ship repair facility on the Pacific Coast…
NATO Mine Research Targets CSS Test Range
From an unassuming block structure nestled between luxury waterfront condominiums, a team of international scientists quietly conducted experiments last week that…
Vice Adm. Pete Nanos Retires
Vice Adm. Pete Nanos, Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command and the Navy's senior engineering duty officer, retired June 26 in a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard after 35 years of service.
EU Agrees Strategy to Counter Korean Shipbuilding Practices
Today the Council of the EU approved the twin-track strategy proposed by the European Commission to counter unfair Korean practices in the shipbuilding sector. The…
Forum Selection Clause and Liability Limit in Bill of Lading
The U.S. the carrier to the NVOCC and that the NVOCC may take advantage of the statutory limit of liability referred to in its bill of lading. transported from Korea to Los Angeles.
RFA Brambleleaf Completes Refit
A&P Falmouth has confirmed that the RFA Brambleleaf has successfully completed its latest refit at their facility. The vessel dry docked in Falmouth on May 1 for…
BC Ferries Says Union’s Safety Report Inaccurate
BC Ferries responded critically to a Union report on safety issued today. BC Ferries’ President and CEO Bob Lingwood responded by saying the report is inaccurate and creates an incorrect perception.
Pinckney to be Christened
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi will be the principal speaker for a ceremony here June 29 honoring the selfless heroism of a U.S. Navy cook when the Navy's…
Weakley Named Next President of Lake Carriers' Association
James H.I Weakley has been selected to be the next President of Lake Carriers' Association. He will succeed George J. Ryan when the latter retires after 20 years of service on January 15, 2003.
SeaArk Marine Wins $14M Warfare Boats Deal
The cash continue to flow from government sources into the coffers of the U.S. marine business, as SeaArk Marine, Inc. yesterday announced a two-year, $14-million…
Northrop Grumman Newport News to Lay Keel
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Newport News sector is teamed with Electric Boat to build the first four ships of the Virginia-class. Texas is the second ship of…
Navy to Christen New Guided Missile Destroyer Pinckney
The newest Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer, Pinckney (DDG 91), will be christened Saturday, June 29, 2002, during a 10 a.m. in Pascagoula, Miss. The…
Rolls-Royce Completes Queen Mary 2 Order
The last 40 ft. long stabilizer bound for French shipyards to complete the construction of Queen Mary 2 leaves Rolls-Royce’s Dunfermline site this week. Each stabilizer…
IACS Appoints Leslie as Permanent Secretary
Richard Leslie has been appointed as permanent secretary of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). Hi will succeed Robin Bradley, who is retiring.
The Manitowoc Company Celebrates 100 Years
The Manitowoc Company, Inc., a diversified, multi-industry capital goods manufacturer headquartered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, today will ring the closing bell at…
Blount-Barker Signs Contract for Whale Watch Catamaran
Blount-Barker Shipbuilding signed a contract with a B.B.O., LLC of Portsmouth, New Hampshire for the construction of a 124 ft. Whale Watch Catamaran for operation in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Commission Takes France and Ireland to Court of Justice
The Commission decided to bring an action in the Court of Justice against France and Ireland for their failure to enforce legislation on the State control of vessels in their ports.
NKK Delivers Cape-size Bulk Carrier
NKK Corp. has delivered the 172,559DWT bulk carrier, Cape Salvia, to its owner Pinos Maritime S.A. of Panama. The bulk carrier is the ship of designed with the Ax-bow developed by NKK…
