Careful, Your Species May Be Non-Indigenous
By Dennis L. Dangers posed by movement of species from one part of the world to another where they are uncommon (non-indigenous) have been recognized since the black…
Editor’s Note
I talk a lot. much. But it is an inherent element of my professsion in the timely collection and dissemination of information. More importantly, though, is that I know when to shut up and listen.
EPA Denies Ballast Water Petition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Decision denying the petition filed by environmental advocacy groups seeking repeal of the regulation allowing…
Carnival to Refurb and Revisit its Fantasy
Carnival Cruise Lines' 2,056-passenger, 70,000-ton Fantasy is currently undergoing an extensive multi-million-dollar refurbishment as part of its scheduled five-week drydock.
Brynjar Gevelt Takes on Head Role at MTS
Brynjar Gevelt, who brings with him 14 years in the maritime software and service arena, has been appointed CEO of Marine Transaction Services (MTS). Gevelt's experience…
VideoRay Sends MicroROVs to Taiwan Coast Guard
VideoRay LLC has shipped 30 of its MicroROV units and four Lighted Auxiliary Zoom Inspection Camera (LAZIC) unites as part of a $500,000+ order from the Taiwan Coast Guard.
PDVSA Sees Shell, Mitsubishi LNG JV Deal
PDVSA expects to sign a final JV deal with Royal Dutch/Shell Group and Mitsubishi Corp. to develop the $2.7B Mariscal Sucre LNG project by the end of Nov.2003. PDVSA…
Petrobras to Develop Natural Gas Field
Petrobras is investing $1.1B in 2003 to improve its natural gas pipelines and distribution networks, especially in Brazil's more industrialized Southeast and the less developed Northeastern region.
Petrobras May Try Cuban Oil Luck Again
Brazil's state oil giant, Petrobras, signed a letter of intent with Cuba on technological exchange as part of a strategy aimed at returning to the island in search for crude.
Repsol-YPF Ships LNG to U.S.
Repsol-YPF SA, the Spanish-Argentine oil and energy company, shipped 135,000 cu. m. of liquid natural gas (LNG) to a U.S. regasification plant to be processed by Norwegian energy company Statoil ASA.
CMI Gets New Transas Simulator
The installation by Transas of a multi-million dollar full mission simulator upgrade project is well on its way at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) Training Centre in Kingston…
EB Wins $40M for Sub Development
efforts. by September 2005. fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
New Orleans Pilots Order Gladding-Hearn’s New Class
Having already built four new pilot boats this year, Gladding-Hearn, Duclos Corporation, has taken orders for two more of its all-aluminum 52 footers. The New Orleans…
Kongsberg’s New DP Product is HAIN
Kongsberg has now developed a new DP reference product, the HAIN Positioning Reference system, based on Integration of Acoustic Positioning and Inertial Navigation principles.
Grimaldi-Naples Launches RoRo Grande Amburgo
The launching ceremony for the Grimaldi-Naples new RoRo occurred on September 6 at Fincantieri with Iliana Grimaldia, the wife of Emanuel Grimaldi the managing director of Grimaldi-Naples Group…
Former U.K. MCA Chief is Hatsu’s New Head
Maurice Storey, the former Chief Executive of the U.K. Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), is to become Chairman of Evergreen Group’s U.K. affiliate Hatsu Marine Ltd.…
British Antarctic Survey Chooses Invsat Networking
Invsat Ltd., the U.K.-based telecommunications systems integrator, has been awarded a prestigious contract to provide network communications for the British Antarctic…
Matson’s Manukai Heads Toward Panama Canal
Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (KPSI), of Philadelphia, PA., today delivered the M.V Manukai, a CV 2600 Philadelphia Class Containership. This is the first…
Thales and Sonsub Assist with Prestige’s Aftermath
The solution to the pollution problems caused by the wreck of the Prestige oil tanker could be at hand. The main Spanish Oil Company Repsol YPF was appointed by…
Dowd Promoted to V.P. Labor Relations for Crowley
Jerry Dowd has been promoted to Vice President of Labor Relations for Crowley Maritime Corporation and will now be responsible for the development and implementation…
