Asian Nations Address Maritime Security
Realizing that their countries’ economic health and well being depend largely on their ability to provide safe and secure shipping operations – defending against…
Matson Raises Fuel Surcharge
Last week, due to dramatic increases in fuel prices, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (Matson) announced that it is raising its fuel surcharge from 6.5 to 7.5 percent…
OMI Corporation Orders Vessel
OMI Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut has ordered one 37,000 dwt ice-class 1A product carrier to be built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd., Ulsan, Korea. The…
10,850-HP AHTS Joins Seabulk Offshore Fleet
The Seabulk Offshore group of companies last week added a new UT-710 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) to its fleet, making the 226-ft. Seabulk South Atlantic…
Keel Laying Ceremony for CVN 77
Navy tradition dictates that each ship constructed for the Navy be honored by ceremonies on four historic occasions: keel laying, christening (or launching), commissioning, and decommissioning.
WTC Steel Becomes Part of Bow for USS New York
On September 9, 2003, remnant steel from the World Trade Center twin towers will be cast into the future USS New York amphibious transport dock ship, LPD 21. The…
NAVSEA Warfare Centers Realign
As part of the Naval Sea Systems Command's efforts to become more efficient throughout the organization, the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) and the Naval Undersea…
Gulf Africa Line Gets Its “Gal”
Gulf Africa Line AG (GAL), a Liner Service connecting Mexico, the U.S. Gulf and East Coast with Southern Africa, has added a fifth vessel to the fleet – M/V “Texas Gal” (ex Eckert Oldendorff).
Brave Merchant Returns to Liverpool - Dublin service
According to Norse Merchant Ferries, its RoPax vessel, Brave Merchant, will re-join its Liverpool - Dublin service following a seven-month period on charter to the U.K. Ministry of Defence.
Rickmers Singapore Christened in Namesake City
Rickmers Singapore, one of nine new Superflex Heavy Multi-Purpose Container (MPC) vessels being built in China for Rickmers-Linie, Hamburg, was christened on September 5…
No Oil Spoken Here: BP’s Shafts are Oil-Free
Safer than safe could be dubbed the term that sums up the design philosophy on four 185,000 dwt Alaskan-class tankers that will soon be carrying oil along the U.S. West Coast.
HUAL To Strengthen Short Seas
HUAL, one of the major global car carrier operators, has decided to split its short sea activities into two entities in order to enhance and expand service to short sea customers in Europe.
Anderson to Present at Interferry Conference
Eric L. Anderson, CEO of Art Anderson Associates is the only member from the U.S. slated to present a paper at the International Marine Transit Association-Interferry…
Kvaerner Masa-Yards Breaks the Ice in Russia
Subsequent to evaluation by ExxonMobil, operator of the Sakhalin-1 project in Russia, Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc., Finland, and Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC (FESCO)…
“Swift” Passage Establishes Barrier Reef Speed
HSV 2 Swift, the Incat-built U.S. Navy high speed Wave Piercing Catamaran delivered by the Hobart, Tasmania-based shipyard last month, has completed the fastest…
New Line for NORAC
NORAC, a supplier of marine interior systems, has decided to expand its offerings into marine furniture by securing a majority stake in Nordic Marine Furniture,…
SIS to Provide Dubai Shipping with Total Fleet Management
According to Star Information Systems (SIS) the company has won a contract to provide DSC (Dubai Shipping Company) with a comprehensive fleet management system.
FMC Dismisses Complaint on Guam
the applicable law dismissed the complaint. shipments in issue.
Inland Waterways Users Board To Meet
The Inland Waterways Users Board, sponsored by the U.S. Corps of Engineers, will meet in Houston on September 24, 2003. studies. 68 Fed. Reg.
Wynn Wipers on Gas Power
(Photo Copyright Harald M. Wynn Marine has been selected to supply the window wiper systems for the world’s only gas powered cargo vessels –Viking Energy owned by…
