SOCP to Meet in Castine
The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) will hold a meeting on October 16-17, 2002, in Castine, Maine.
NorseMerchant Adds a Third Ship to Service
NorseMerchant Ferries, a subsidiary of Cenargo International, is to introduce a third vessel to its Liverpool – Belfast service. Built in 1996, the 2,119 lane metre…
Videotel Warns Shipowners Over Security Training Requirements
Videotel Marine International has advised shipowners to prepare themselves for the fundamental changes expected in ship security regulations. vessels. the vessel's formal security plan…
L-3 Communications Aquires Ross Engineering
L-3 Communications has acquired substantially all of the assets of Ross Engineering and will integrate the Ross product lines into the L-3 Communications’ Aviation Recorders Division.
Lockheed Martin System To Monitor Gulf of Suez Safety
Lockheed Martin has completed the final Site Acceptance Test (SAT) for the Gulf of Suez Vessel Traffic Information Management System (VTIMS), which will monitor…
OTAL’s North Africa Feeder Service Hailed a Success
OT Africa Line (OTAL), the specialist West African shipping line, has undergone service schedule restructuring as from mid June of this year: 80 percent of its African…
COFRENA and Tribon in Cooperation Regarding Tribon.com
COFRENA, The Association of French Marine Equipment Manufacturers, and Tribon Solutions today announced a cooperation agreement. The cooperation will provide the…
MAIB Report on Grounding of M/V LYSFOSS
The U.K. of the grounding of the M/V LYSFOSS in the Sound of Mull, Scotland on May 7, 2001. The primary causes of the grounding were determined to be that the chief…
Carriage of Navigation Equipment for Ships on International Voyages
The U.S. Coast Guard announced its policy for resolving conflicts between its own regulations on navigation equipment on ships on international voyages and recent amendments to SOLAS.
Proposed Port Security Infrastructure Improvement Program
included in the Port and Maritime Security legislation that is currently under consideration. This is a 'fleshed-out' and somewhat amended version of his earlier barebones proposal.
Stelmar Announces Two Time Charter Contracts
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. announced that it has signed the Aquamar and the Maremar, two modern double hull Handymax vessels purchased from the proceeds of the company's recent offering…
