Smit Succeeds in Refloating the Nino
SMIT Salvage achieved the pollution-free refloating of the product tanker Nino today. This vessel grounded on South Africa’s Wild Coast, around 60 miles north east of East London…
USCG Awards Record $17B Deal
The marine industry, which traditionally hits a lull during the summer months, has been boiling over with new projects and business prospects, mainly centered on the business of keeping U.S.
Gulf Craft Delivers Mammoth Crew/Supply Boat
In late May Gulf Craft Inc. delivered what is touted as the world's largest Crew/Supply Vessel, M/V Granville C. McCall, to Seacor Marine, Inc. of Houston. The vessel…
TOWBOAT TECH: Tougher, Kinder and more Hospitable
The design challenge for towboats in the new Millennium is they are being called upon to do tougher jobs on the water but at the same time have be more environmentally…
FEATUTRE: Fingertip Control
The 240-ft. HOS Dominator built by LEEVAC Shipyards, Jennings, La; and delivered earlier this year to Hornbeck Offshore Services is a prime example of a vessel using a touch screen monitoring…
FEATURE: The Computer Invades the Pilothouse
Shipboard monitoring, sensing and control systems are in a transitional phase in 2002. Many of the newest vessels being launched today are using traditional monitoring…
MAN B&W Diesel Two-Stroke Engines Enter Vietnamese Market
In August, two 7S35MC engines will be delivered to Vietnam from MAN B&W Diesel A/S in Frederikshavn, Denmark, who have built the engines. They are to be installed in two11…
Vice Admiral 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.
Coast Guard, Marine Corps Expand Strength, Ties
The Coast Guard commandant, the commandant of the Marine Corps and a North Carolina congressman will be honored guests at a building dedication Friday at the Coast…
NCL Pays Fine for Cruise Pollution
As a result of its voluntary reporting of irregularities, Norwegian Cruise Line Limited (NCL) has reached an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern…
GOVERNMENT: Terrorism Threat and the Immediate Reaction
by Dennis L. When the federal government began examining United States vulnerabilities in the days following the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001…
Zodiac Debuts Bulletproof System For Inflatable CRRC
Zodiac last month unveiled Armorflate (patent pending), a system it is touting as the world's first bullet-resistant system for Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC).
Safety/Patrol Boat Updates
AB Inflatables' Profile line of aluminum hull RIBS are built of 3.28-mil aluminum, making them lighter than comparable fiberglass hulls and tough enough for lake, river and rocky coastline duty.
COVER STORY: The Best Kept Secret in Bellingham, No More
Larry Wieber's Aluminum Chambered Boats Inc. (ACB) has maintained a low profile during its first four years of operation. With a growing demand for security craft…
Delich Bentley, Ambassador Middendorf and Morrone To Be Honored
The U.S. Maritime Security Expo will honor the Honorable Helen Delich Bentley, a former congresswoman from Maryland and former Chairperson of the Federal Maritime Commission…
AWO and U.S. Coast Guard Introduce CEMS
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) and the U.S. (CEMS) to towing company personnel. The system, developed by the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center…
MOL Promotes Two to Director Level Positions
MOL (America) Inc. has promoted Diana Jackson and JoAnn Yourcheck to Director level positions. Jackson has been promoted to the position of Director, Equipment Control for North America…
WESMAR Thrusters Important Equipment For Alaska Ferry
For years the citizens of Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska were only able to commute to the Island of Ketchikan on a weekly basis, leaving them frustrated and isolated.
AeroAstro's SENS Integrated with Sensors and Packaging
Enabled Notification System (SENS) technology. basic modem unit to be commercially available in the fourth quarter of this year. require sensing or tracking data to be sent from remote locations.
Supervisor at Barge-Cleaning Facility Sentenced
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued a press release stating that the supervisor at a barge-cleaning facility was sentenced to one year probation…
