Cruise Industry Annual: Cruise Ship Design Trends Mirror Marine Marketplace
One of the recent major changes in marine interior design is that manufacturers have become aware of the needs of the marine market place. To support these requirements…
Derecktor Builds More Taxis
and six under construction. July and August 2003. checkered trim have been a notable part of the Manhattan waterfront. waterfront each year. existing piers. the Beard Street Pier in Red Hook…
Manitowoc Reports 4Q Results
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. reported increased revenues and strong cash flow for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2002. Net sales for the fourth quarter were $400.4 million…
Proposed Lock Replacement will Increase Flood Control and Navigation
Better flood control and navigation are the goals of an $80 million proposal to replace the Bayou Sorrel Lock between Baton Rouge and Morgan City, La., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday.
MSC Ships Find New Home
Military Sealift Command awarded two contracts to companies in Norfolk, Va., and Marrero, La., for the berths for four U.S. Navy cargo ships when they are not at sea.
Russian Port Bunker Volumes Higher than Expected
The major Russian port of St. fully expecting deliveries to slump. bunker tanker crews. 12,000 tonnes. we fully expected our sales to be hit hard. tugs which add…
Speakers Outline Security Issues at London Conference
At the Lloyd’s List Maritime Security Conference in held in London today, Dr. Hans Payer of Germanischer Lloyd, and Clay Maitland of International Registries, Inc.
Cruise Industry Annual: Plug and Play
Piikkio Works OY, an independent company 100 percent owned by Kvaerner Masa Yards, prides itself on maintaining a technical and design advantage in the construction…
Cruise Industry Annual: Navigator of the Seas
It is incredible to consider that from the icy environs of Turku, Finland, emerge great ships of steel that are designed to spend their lives transporting passengers…
Investment in Design:The Rising Value of Propulsion Business
Despite a fall in the overall number of vessels forecast to be delivered from shipyards until 2007, the value of the propulsion systems installed in newbuilds is expected to show a rise from 2004…
News: Three PacifiCat-class Fast Ferries to be Sold
Three 400-ft. (122-m) PacifiCat-class fast ferries capable of carrying 1,000 passengers and 250 vehicles at speeds of up to 34 knots will be sold at an international…
Government Update: Secure Marine Transportation ... Priceless?
In the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), signed into law on November 25, 2002, Congress directed the U.S. Coast Guard to, among other things, establish…
News: Littoral Combat Ship Takes One Step Closer to Reality
The push for a new class of U.S. Navy ships, vessels able to operate in shallow draft, near to shore environments, has taken a step closer to reality. The Navy is…
News Analysis: The New Faces of Security
The U.S. maritime world is rapidly changing direction as security becomes an ever larger and more important issue to the federal government. We have seen the Department of Homeland Security created…
Stelmar Shipping Acquires Newbuildings
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. has agreed to purchase six high specification double-hull Handymax newbuildings being constructed for privately owned Greek shipping interests.
EC Clears Carnival and P&O Princess Merge
The European Commission (EC) issued a Press Release
CG, NOAA Fisheries Intercept Vessel
A Coast Guard H-60 helicopter sighted a trawler allegedly fishing for groundfish in the Rockfish Conservation Area on February 6. A National Oceanographic Atmospheric…
C-TPAT to Hold Seminar
The U.S. Customs Service is hosting C-TPAT Anti-Terrorism Training Seminar Spring 2003
FMC Meeting Canceled
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a Notice
Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Sub Work
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that it received a contract award for dry docking work on the nuclear-powered submarine USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN 708).
