New NOAA Strategic Plan Being Developed
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has commenced development of a new strategic plan. The current Strategic Plan was developed in 1998. local governments…
Panama Canal Authority to Increase Tolls
The Cabinet Council of Panama voted to approve a two-phase increase in Panama Canal tolls. The first phase, an average increase of approximately 8 percent, will be implemented on October 1…
Customs Set to Begin Third Phase of C-TPAT
U.S. Customs Service Commissioner Robert C. Bonner today announced that Customs will begin taking applications as of August 26, 2002, from brokers, freight forwarders…
Dench Serves as Carnival Legend Godmother
Dame Judi Dench, star of "The Importance of Being Earnest," "Shakespeare in Love" and the three latest James Bond 007 films, served as godmother to Carnival Cruise Lines' newest ship…
Brown Appointed as Asia Pacific Regional Director for U.K. P&I Club
Christopher Brown has been appointed Asia Pacific Regional Director of the UK P&I Club from October 1st. He will also be responsible for providing services to all Thomas Miller’s managed Clubs…
Cal Dive Completes Marco Polo and Gunnison Loan Facilities
Cal Dive International, Inc. announced that it has completed project financing to fund its share of the cost to construct production facilities at the Marco Polo and Gunnison Deepwater fields.
GAO Expresses Need for Effective Intergovernmental Coordination
Intergovernmental Relations of the House Committee on Government Reform entitled Homeland Security: Effective Intergovernmental Coordination is Key to Success. The…
Cruise Ship Sanitation Inspection Fees to Decrease
The U.S. passenger cruise ships will be decreased 4.2 percent.
Canyon ROV Rescues Manned Submersible
Canyon Offshore has successfully rescued a diver trapped in a manned submersible in 1800 ft. of water in the Gulf of Mexico. The submersible was attempting to perform…
Xantic and Faslink To Provide Online Banking to The Philippines
Xantic has announced the signing of an agreement with Faslink Communications. Xantic will contribute satellite airtime and business support to Faslink, which is…
Keppel Completes Conversion of FPSO Brazil
Keppel Shipyard, the marine unit of Keppel Corporation, has set a new benchmark for fast-track conversions of highly complex Floating Production Storage Offloading…
Kvaerner Group Reports 2Q Results
Kvaerner has announced its results for the six months ending June 30, 2002. The positive trend in the Kvaerner Group continued in the second quarter. Profit before…
Thompson Named VP of Connector Specialists
Larry Thompson has been named vice president of operations for Connector Specialists Inc. Thompson joined the hose and fitting specialists in 1996 as a salesman in the Baton Rouge office.
Tulsa Port of Catoosa Reports Record July
“Shipping tonnage at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa increased in July, making it the best July in 22 years and the second best July in the history of the Port,” said Jerry Goodwin…
NCL Outlines Project America Aquisition
Star Cruises will add another 2,000-guest purpose-built ship for Freestyle Cruising to the rapidly modernizing Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) fleet. The yet-to-be-named…
Geoconsult Takes Delivery of HUGIN 3000-GC
HUGIN 3000-GC is the second commercial AUV delivered by Kongsberg Simrad. Geoconsult, a company based in Norway that performs seabed mapping, ROV services, and subsea…
Global Offshore Pipeline Market by Region 1997-2006
The installation of almost 50,000 km of pipeline is forecast over the next five years in the new second edition of The World Offshore Pipelines and Umbilicals Report 2002-2006…
Northrop Grumman To Sell Cruise Ship Assets to NCL
ship program at the company's Ship Systems sector here to Norwegian Cruise Line. equipment and materials, as well as material acquired by Northrop Grumman for a planned second ship.
GlobalSantaFe SCORE Shows Improvement
Houston-based worldwide oil and gas drilling contractor GlobalSantaFe Corporation reported that the company's worldwide SCORE, or Summary of Current Offshore Rig Economics…
Drewry Report Expects Sustained Recovery by End of Year
Drewry’s latest “Annual Dry Bulk Market Review and Forecast –2002” explains the reasons behind the expected recovery in 4Q02. Although 2002 is unlikely to see a…
