INTERTANKO To Attend NAV 48 at IMO
INTERTANKO will be attending NAV 48 at IMO . The ongoing feasibility study on the retro-fitting of VDR's to existing cargo ships; Changes to the traffic separation…
New IACS Chairman Sets Out Priorities
Alan Gavin, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping’s Marine Director, became chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) on July 1, 2002.
Halter Lays Keel for U.S. Army’s Newest ELSV
HMI, a division of Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. laid the keel of the U.S. Army’s Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) new Enhanced Logistic Vessel (ELSV). The vessel…
Jebsen Appointed as Director For Ship Signatures at Navy Laboratory
Gary M. Jebsen has been elevated to the Senior Executive Service (SES) and the position of Director for Ship Signatures in the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock Division (NSWCCD).
ABS Nautical Systems Installs Software at Maine Maritime Academy
ABS Nautical Systems has installed its entire suite of leading fleet management software at the Maine Maritime Academy. The software will be installed aboard the…
MPA Launches ISC of Singapore
Developed in close cooperation with the Singapore Polytechnic at a cost of S$12 million, the Integrated Simulation Center (ISC) is one of the Maritime and Port Authority…
Proposals Requested for Federal Ballast Water Demonstration Project
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are jointly requesting…
MAN B&W Diesel Combines Strengths
MAN B&W Diesel, a designer of two-stroke diesel engines and producer of turbochargers, has combined the two into an engine room package. The TCA (TurboCharger Axial)…
Trico Marine Takes Delivery on New Platform Supply Vessel
Trico Marine Services, Inc., has taken delivery on the Northern Canyon, a 279-ft. UT 745 design platform supply vessel (PSV). The state-of-the-art vessel is designed…
BRITMEPA: 12 Percent of Water Pollution Results From Shipping
has called on U.K. shipowners, the U.K. extra care in the disposal of waste products. ashore. inspirationally named Capt Starling Lark, director-general of BRITMEPA.
Amended Philippines Crew Contract in Force
last month. In its latest newsletter, the London P&I Club notes that the amendments, which are expected to cut down the number of disputes, had been strongly resisted by seafaring unions…
Rodriquez Cantieri Navali Awarded Contract
Rodriquez Cantieri Navali SpA of Italy and Arab Bridge Maritime Company of Jordan have signed a contract for a TMV 84 high-speed monohull to operate on their route from Aqaba…
CIMAC to Focus on Engines and Cylinders
It is estimated that 80 to 90 percent of world trade in volume terms is carried by vessel. There are approximately 86,000 ocean going merchant ships over 100 gt in operation.
Comrod introduces New AIS Antenna
Norway-based Comrod A/S has launched a new AIS Antenna, called AC17-AIS. It is specially designed for the new applications within AIS (Automatic Identification System…
Malcolm Williams Joins U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy issued a news release stating that Captain Malcolm Williams, USCG (ret.) has been appointed Associate Director for Stewardship of the Commission.
Williams Commissions New Offshore Platform
A unit of Williams has announced that it has commissioned a new production handling platform in federal waters approximately 60 miles south of Mobile Bay, Ala. Gas production from approximately 35…
Panama Canal Toll Collections Down
2002 were $396 million. budget. had been 9,087. percent below the same period last year.
Royal Caribbean To Christen Brilliance of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International has added to its fleet Brilliance of the Seas, the cruise line's second Radiance-class ship, in a ceremony in Eemshaven, Netherlands.
FMC Amends Financial Responsibility Regulations
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has amended its rules on passenger vessel financial responsibility for nonperformance of transportation by eliminating the availability of self-insurance…
USACE Propose L.A. Marine Terminal Improvement Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a notice of intent to prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement/Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for a permit…
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