Stolt Offshore Releases 2Q Results
Stolt Offshore S.A. reported results for the second quarter and six months ended May 31, 2002. the same period last year. share equivalents outstanding for the quarter…
Chief Engineer Admits Dumping Waste Oil, Sludge at Sea
The chief engineer of an oil tanker that transports petroleum products to and from various ports in the United States and abroad pleaded guilty today to submitting false documents to the U.S.
Fire Disables Cargo Ship
The Coast Guard was ready to assist a 670-ft.- container ship after the vessel experienced an electrical fire Sunday evening. The CSX Expedition, transiting from Tacoma to Anchorage…
Coast Guard To Host WMD Exercise
The Coast Guard will host a multi-agency, Homeland Security field exercise entitled "Port Rio Grande," focusing on the consequence management of a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) on Monday at 8 a.m.
Stelmar Announces Delivery of Second Panamax Tanker
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. announced that it has taken delivery of a double-hull Panamax tanker, the Silvermar, from the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Company Ltd.
Conoco and Aker Kvaerner To Establish DeepWater Composites
Conoco and Aker Kvaerner, part of Kvaerner, the international oil services, engineering and construction, pulp and paper and shipbuilding group, announced the establishment of a new company…
Sperry Marine Receives Type Approval For VDR
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that its Sperry Marine business unit has received type approval from the Hellenic Ships Inspectorate of the Department of…
RFA Fort Rosalie Contract Awarded to A&P Tyne
A&P Tyne has won the latest refit contract involving ships operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) - to carry out the 4-month refit of the fleet supply vessel…
U.S. Customs Agents to Be Stationed in Le Havre
Jean-Marc Lacave, Executive Director of the Port of Le Havre Authority, has confirmed reports that two U.S. Customs agents are scheduled to arrive at the port in September 2002…
Third Tractor Tug Delivered to Harley
The newest tractor tug to come out of MARCO Shipyard Seattle is the 105-ft. Millennium Dawn, the third boat in its class designed and built for Harley Marine Services of Seattle…
OSV's Join Shrimp Trawlers in Bayou La Batre
The picturesque town of Bayou La Batre, Ala. has long been known for its production of shrimp trawlers. Normally, about 150 of these 90-105 ft. vessels come out…
Planned Renovations Key to North Carolina
The State of North Carolina has the nation's second largest ferry system. Only the State of Washington's system is larger. Its 23 vessels annually carry 2.5 million…
Transformations: How a Coastal Ferry Became a Mercy Ship
The red sun drifted over the deep blue of the tropical Pacific on the western horizon, washing the surrounding Guatemalan countryside with a pale rose light. To the east…
FEATURE: A Family Tradition
The one constant about the management of offshore vessel operating companies is the domination of family members of the founder. Except for the largest of these companies…
FEATURE: Staking a Claim in GOM and Beyond
Todd Hornbeck, who has quickly yet judiciously built a sizeable marine company at Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. in just five years, shares with MarineNews the secrets of his success.
Ross Labs Delivers Survey Boat
In mid-May Ross Laboratories, Inc., Seattle, Wash., delivered the first of two survey boats to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Rock Island District. The Ross…
Regulateurs Europa Suffers Loss
MAN B&W Diesel Ltd., Regulateurs Europa suffered a loss on May 27 with the unexpected passing of Peter Riseborough. Riseborough, 57, gave 34 years of loyal service…
LEGAL: FMC Investigates Exclusive Tug Agreements
The Federal Maritime Commission, or FMC, is currently making a formal investigation into exclusive tug franchise arrangements in ports in Florida and the lower Mississippi River area.
Furuno Introduces New High Power NAVNET Pair
Furuno added to its NavNet series of Radar/Chart Plotters, the 1953C & 1953C/NT. Designed for all types of vessels, the 1953C series bundles high-power X-band radar performance with NavNet technology.
Sperry Debuts River Radar
Sperry Marine recently unveiled a new generation of flat-screen river radars that is designed to provide significant savings in size and weight for a small, crowded wheelhouse.