Ferry Passengers Tally in at 854M
In its annual compilation over world-wide ferry transportation, Swedish-based ShipPax Information registered 854,668,842 passengers within 2002, as well as 149,489…
Profile: Conrad Also Opts for Deepwater
Conrad Industries has been a major force in repair and conversion of vessels for decades from their Morgan City, La. shipyard on the Intercoastal Waterway. Problem was…
Feature: Staying the Course
Torch Offshore LLC is a Gretna, La-based integrated offshore contractor whose niche market is the installation of small diameter flow lines and related infrastructure…
Profile: Marinette Marine Makes Mark with Innovative Tug/Barge Units
With the pending need to replace many single hull tankers in the U.S. in the coming years, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. showed the depth of its capabilities with the delivery of the 127-ft.
Feature: Leaving Home
For many years the fortunes of the Great Lakes-based shipbuilders and naval architects was based solidly on the building level of the owners who were also based on the 94,000 sq. mi.
Cutters Complete Missions in Arabian Gulf
Coast Guard cutters Boutwell, a 378-ft. high endurance cutter homeported in Alameda, Calif., and Walnut, a 225-ft. buoy tender homeported in Honolulu, began heading…
HUGIN 3000-GC Breaks Deepwater AUV Record
The final customer acceptance test for Geoconsult's HUGIN 3000-GC was completed with a deepwater dive at a depth of 9,517 ft. now in commercial operation. before. with the deepwater dive at 9,517 ft.
RIBS: AMBAR's RIBS Have Silver Linings
With the demand for aluminum boats hitting an all-time high within recent months, Silver Ships/AMBAR Marine has risen to the occasion to meet the stringent requirements of its customers…
Lang Expands Management Team
Lang Manufacturing Company, cooking solutions provider, has appointed new sales managers for its national and international sales coverage. Kenneth Fader was named…
Salvage Conference Scheduled for September
the Marriott Crystal City in Crystal City, Va. The first day of the conference, Tuesday, September 9, will offer a training seminar focusing on Salvage Contracting…
Feature: Maritime Partners Eyes Patrol Craft Potential
Sitting in scenic Alesund, Norway, Maritime Partners, which sells a wide variety of rescue and patrol craft, has the advantage of geography in more ways than one.
Boston Cutter Heads to Mediterranean
The Boston-based Coast Guard Cutter Spencer received orders recently to deploy overseas at the request of the Department of Defense (DOD) to support Operation Enduring Freedom.
RIB Report: Manufacturers Review
AB Inflatables offers its Profile line of aluminum hull RIBs. The rugged, 3.28-mil hulls are lighter than comparable fiberglass hulls and are perfectly suited for…
Bergesen Sells Gas Carriers
Bergesen has sold the gas carriers Havsol and Havbris, both 12,000 cbm, built in 1976 and 1977 respectively. Havsol was s old for scrap, while Havbris was sold to…
News: Kvichak Delivers Foil-Assist Catamaran
Kvichak Marine has delivered the first of two foil-assist catamarans built for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District. Dubbed S/V Irvington…
News: Seabulk Contracts for PSV in Brazil
Seabulk Offshore do Brasil, Ltda. finalized an agreement with shipbuilder Promar Brazil (Estaleiro Promara I) to build a UT-755L platform supply vessel (PSV) for delivery in the fall of 2004…
News: New Tugs Being Finished at Vancouver Shipyard
Seaspan International is having a very attractive pair of new tugs finished up at their Vancouver Shipyardd ivision. The hulls were fabricated in China and shipped across the Pacific by barge.
News: Austal USA to Deliver for Cloud Nine
Austal USA is set to deliver a new dinner cruise boat to Cloud Nine of New York. The company specializes in high end corporate and wedding dinner cruises in the New York harbor.
News: Moose Boats Wins U.S. Park Police Contract
Moose Boats won a contract to deliver a boat for the U.S. Park Police, New York Field Office. The Moose Boats Model 320C is a replacement boat, and it will be used to patrol the Statue of Liberty…
FMC SOFEC Wins Kizomba B Contract
FMC Technologies, Inc.'s FMC SOFEC Floating Systems unit has received an order for the design and analysis of the FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading)…
