Zodiac Pens Multi-Million Hurricane
Zodiac of North America has weathered its own “hurricane” with the signing of a contract in excess of $5 million with the U.S. Coast Guard to supply the new Marine Protector Class of 87-ft.
EC Inspections in Nordic Ferry Services
The European Commission (EC) issued a statement that EC officials, with the assistance of officials from National Competition Authorities, carried out simultaneous…
MarAd, USCG to Discuss El Paso Energy Proposal
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration will hold a public meeting in New Orleans on October 3, 2003 to receive information relevant to issuance or…
USCG: U.S-Flag Vessels Cannot Pollute
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Notice stating that, even though the United States is not party to Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78 (which comes into force on September 27…
Apex Marine Premieres ABS NS 5 Management System
Apex Marine Ship Management Company, LLC. of New York is the first ship operator to select the new NS 5 fleet management software developed by ABS Nautical Systems LLC (ABS NS).
Seabulk Offshore Adds Powerful AHTS to Fleet
The Seabulk Offshore group of companies has decided to add a new UT-710 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) to its fleet, making the 226-ft. Seabulk South Atlantic…
Seaspan Adds Two More KTA38s
With a little over a month and several hundred hours on the KTA38 engines of the newly built Seaspan Tempest and Seaspan Venture, British Columbia’s largest towing company…
Manitowoc Gets Hot Oil Tug Barge Contract
The Manitwoc Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, Bay Shipbuilding Co., part of Manitowoc’s Marine Group, has been granted a contract from Penn Maritime, Inc. to build an ocean-class tug and a 140…
Alstom Consortium Wins Fincantieri Order For Carnival
ALSTOM has secured its third contract in recent months to supply equipment for major shipbuilding projects – mainly Carnival Liberty – scheduled for delivery in July 2005.
Prestige Survey Offers “First” Series From Kongsberg Simrad
The Kongsberg Simrad supplied integrated positioning & multibeam package used by Thales GeoSolutions and Sonsub in a detailed survey of the Prestige tanker wreck has produced several industry firsts.
When It Comes to Shipping, Norway Forks in the Road
Representing the new owners of Norwegian shipping company Bergesen, Andreas Sohmen-Pao delivered a clear message in his well received speech at the Annual Meeting…
Double-Digit Gains for Georgia Ports Authority
According to Doug J. Marchand, Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the ports started off the new fiscal year with double-digit gains in both…
Crowley’s Ocean Carriers are "Best of the Best"
Crowley Liner Services was recognized as a "Best of the Best" ocean carrier in Logistics Management magazine's 20th anniversary Quest for Quality reader survey,…
A&P Tyne To Refit RFA Grey Rover
A&P Tyne has won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the refit of the 4,700-displaced tons Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Rover Class fleet oiler Grey Rover.
News: ABS Classes New-Build GSF 'Constellation I' Jack-Up
Continued frontier development is driving industry's need to refurbish and significantly modify many of the world's 388 active jack-up units for novel projects,…
News: Sarawak: Taking a Global Position
To many westerners the names Borneo and Sarawak conjure up images of jungle rivers and dugout canoes. While the jungle rivers remain, the dug out canoes have largely…
News: Sibu: Ferries for Asia
The town of Sibu developed its vibrant fast ferry building tradition in the decades after World War II. But it is only more recently that the vessels' fame and their…
News: SWATH Design Boasts Flexibility, Efficiency
Alan C. McClure Associates (ACMA) has completed the design development of a new SWATH (Small Waterplane Area, Twin Hull) vessel that the designer says lends itself to a variety of operation options.
News: Salved, Salving Vessels Entitled to Salvage Award
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a company that owns both the salved vessel and the vessel performing salvage may be entitled to share in the salvage award.
News: Fraudulent Seamen Charges Brought on 5
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida has stated that five people have been indicted for bringing aliens into the United States by falsely asserting…
