Vessels: Gladding-Hearn to Deliver for New Orleans Pilots
Gladding-Hearn, Duclos Corporation continues its dominance in the pilot boat sector. The company that has already built four boats this year, has taken orders for…
Vessels: Keppel Singmarine Delivers Tractor Tug
Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd. delivered one of the world's largest tractor tugs to Maju Maritime Pte Ltd. Measuring 111.5 ft. long with bollard pull in excess of 64 tons…
Vessel: Seabulk Gets 10,850-hp AHTS
Seabulk Offshore added a new UT-710 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) to its fleet, making the 226-ft. Seabulk South Atlantic the fifth newbuild vessel in Seabulk's 2003 fleet renewal program.
Vessels: Safe/Sea Gets Twin Diesel Jet RIB From Almar
Safe/Sea upgraded its fleet of rescue vessels with an Almar Boat-built 33 x 12-ft. rigid hull inflatable boat (RIB). This vessel will be the seventh that Almar has built for Safe/Sea…
News: Volvo Penta Delivers for Kirby
Houston-based Kirby Inland Marine has a fleet of 215 tugboats and 911 tank barges, the largest operator of its type in the country with about one-third of the total tank barge tonnage in the US.
News: Committee Discusses Marine Safety
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation conducted an oversight hearing regarding transportation security. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Committee Chair…
News: First Staten Island Ferry
Marinette Marine Corporation last month launched the ferry Guy V. Molinari, for New York City's Department of Transportation. This 310-ft. ferry is one of three…
Wärtsilä gensets for RFA support ship
Wärtsilä Corporation has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to supply four diesel generating sets for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel "Fort Austin".
Oceanwide Acquires Subsidiary of Barber International
Oceanwide, the leading international employment agency in the maritime field, announced today the acquisition of Norsk Bemanning AS from Barber Ship Management, a company within the Barber Group.
UK Club 2004 General Increase Set at 17.5%
International Group's 2004 reinsurance programme. and claims. 22nd) in a circular to Members. cent recorded for the seven months from February to September. at nil.
Dominis Engineering Wins Contract
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has awarded a multi-year contract for the manufacture and supply of propeller blades for the Canadian Patrol…
ABS Provides Guidance for Ergonomic Design of Navigation Bridges
ABS has released the first Guidance Notes on Ergonomic Design of Navigation Bridges, a notable new addition to its suite of practical guides that address the role…
Ferry Captain Issued Subpoena
Photo credtit: Barbara H. As announced on Friday, October 17, 2003, the National Transportation Safety Board had scheduled an interview for today with the Captain of the Barberi.
Bisso Marine Lifts Patrol Boat at Bollinger Shipyards
Bisso Marine Company, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, recently lifted the 350 ton, Patrol Ship, PC1and placed her onto the bank for modifications. The PC1 is the…
Costa Victoria in for a Facelift at Lloyd Werft
Radical changes are imminent for Costa Victoria, one of the nine members currently comprising the Costa Crociere fleet. On January 6, next year, at the end of her New Year's Eve cruise…
GlobalSantaFe Announces 3Q Earnings
Worldwide oil and gas drilling contractor GlobalSantaFe Corp. reported net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003, of $15.1 million, or $0.06 per diluted share…
Intertanko's Swift Addresses Russian Group
in St. including INTERTANKO MD Peter Swift. Karamitsos. Bulgarian Register. continued his theme from the previous seminar. added responsibilities for quality management and operation", he said.
Single-hull Tankers Banned from October 21
The Regulation banning single-hull oil tankers from European ports has been published in the Official Journal(1) and entered into force October 21, 2003. From that…
USCG Hosts Intermodal Container Strike Force
The U.S. Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation (MASFO) for the purpose of inspecting the transportation of intermodal containers to ensure compliance with various federal, state, and local regulations.
Updated: USCG Maritime Security Regs
The U.S. Coast Guard promulgated its final regulations relating to maritime security. replace the interim rules issued on July 1, 2003 and take into account comments received thereon.
