AMSEC Gets $92.8M Navy Contract
mechanical, electrical and electronics systems onboard U.S. ships. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va. Diego (30 percent); Mayport, Fla. Miss. (six percent); Groton, Conn.
USCG Launches $11B Plan To Upgrade Fleet
U. S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Michael P. Jackson, joined by U. S. Coast Guard Commandant Thomas H. Collins, today announced the award of a landmark contractâŚ
Torch Offshore Awarded ISM Certification
Torch Offshore, Inc. has been awarded ISM Certification by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The Safety Management System of the Company was audited by theâŚ
Zodiac Unleashes Armorflate
boats, at the 2002 Multi-Agency Craft Conference at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, in Norfolk, Va., June 18-20. tubes from gunfire. The inflatable ArmorflateâŚ
General Defense Systems Launches SCIS
General Defense Systems, Inc. has introduced its Shipping Container Inspection System (SCIS), an advanced chemical, biological and radioactive inspection system for shipping containersâŚ
Fishing Vessel Sinks Sister Vessel
Just before 2:20 a.m. this morning, the 75.4 ft. (23 m) Peterhead registered fishing vessel Devotion collided with her sister vessel 'Fruitful Bough' 150 miles east of Aberdeen in the U.K.
Stolt Offshore Announces Debt for Equity Exchange with Stolt-Nielson
outstanding debt owing by the Company to Stolt-Nielsen S.A. for 3 million Common shares at an exchange price of $8.00 per share. On completion of this transactionâŚ
Canadian Tour Boat Sinks
Canadian Transport Minister David Collenette released the following statement concerning the sinking of the tour boat Lady Duck, which resulted in the deaths of four passengers.
Paris MOU To Enforce ISM Compliance
The Paris MOU on Port State Control will start strict enforcement of the ISM Code on 1 July during a 3-month Concentrated Inspection Campaign. Last month the PortâŚ
Invsat Announce Initiative with TeleMedic Systems
Invsat Limited, the VSAT and systems integration subsidiary of Inmarsat Ventures plc, has announced details of an initiative with London-based TeleMedic SystemsâŚ
RMPM Optimistic About Cooperation
On June 25, Dutch minister Gerrit Zalm and Robert Bonner, commissioner Customs Service USA, signed the so-called Declaration of Principles for the port of Rotterdam.
USCG Confirms RINA's Top PSC Status
Italian classification society RINA has completed another year with zero Port State Control (PSC) detentions in the United States. RINA has had only one U.S. PSCâŚ
Strong Virginian Docks at A&P Southampton
A&P Southampton has recently completed dry docking and repairs aboard the heavy lift ship, Strong Virginian, a vessel owned by Van Ommeren Shipping (U.S.) LLC. The 21âŚ
Bush Visits N.J. Port, Outlines Homeland Security Plan
President Bush visited Port Elizabeth in New Jersey today to outline new security measures detailed in the Homeland Security plan. The Bush administration recentlyâŚ
Lloydâs Register and the Standard P&I Club Publish Booklet
Lloydâs Register and The Standard P&I Club have jointly produced a booklet on hatch cover safety. This publication, âA Masterâs Guide to Hatch Cover MaintenanceââŚ
USS Shoup Commission For Pacific Fleet Duty
Military and Congressional leaders called on the nation to purchase more technologically advanced ships like the USS Shoup (DDG 86), because, in the words of the commandant of the U.S.
Owner of Former Ship Repair Company Receives Jail Term
Guy O. Hoy, III, the owner of Hoy's Marine, a Newport, Ore., ship repair facility that ceased doing business in May 2000, was sentenced on June 4 to four monthsâŚ
IHI Delivers Large Ferry To Domestic Owner
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (IHI) has delivered the 18,255 GT car/passenger ferry, Lilac, to its owner Shin-Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. of Japan.
MHI Launches Car/Passenger Ferry
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has launched the 10,000GT car/passenger ferry, Ferry Kyoto 2 (HN:1086), at its Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works for the coownersâŚ
Delphinus Engineering Gets Contract
Delphinus Engineering, Inc., Eddystone, Pa., is being awarded a $25,722,926 indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity, time and materials contract for engineeringâŚ