Baker Hughes Announces June 2002 Rig Counts
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that the international rig count for June 2002 was 730 up 12 from the 718 counted in May 2002 and down 30 from the 760 counted in June 2001.
Queen Mary 2 Celebrates Keel
Cunard Line celebrated a milestone when a prefabricated section of the keel was lowered into the building dock of Queen Mary 2. The new $800-million Cunard flagship…
Chiles Offshore and ENSCO Announce Effective Date Of Registration Statement
ENSCO International Incorporated and Chiles Offshore Inc. the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2002. As previously announced, the Chiles Board of Directors has set July 5…
IMO Committee on Stability, Load Lines, and Fishing Vessel Safety
The 45th Session of the IMO Committee on Stability, Load Lines, and Fishing Vessel Safety will be held in London on July 22-26, 2002. Voluntary Guidelines.
New Weapon For War On Terror
The second of four Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST) to be commissioned this summer has started specialized training in Camp Lejeune, N.C. Coast Guard MSST…
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.
