QM2 Completes Final Sea Trials
Cunard Line's flagship Queen Mary 2 returned from the sea for the second time on Tuesday having successfully completed her final series of sea trials off the Brittany coast.
World Seaborne Trade Set for Record Year
World seaborne trade rebounded in 2002 to 5.89 billion tons, exceeding the previous record set in 2000, reports UNCTAD´s Review of Maritime Transport 2003, released recently.
Feature: New Potency in Electronic Control
German predilection for technological advance permeates all areas of primary business and industrial activity, to the undoubted benefit of the competitive standing of its international market players.
Feature: New Aluminum Marine Alloy Specification Developed
The Aluminum Association, Inc. The recent publication of the new specification - ASTM B928 High Magnesium Aluminum-Alloy Sheet & Plate for Marine Service - is the…
Feature: China: Growing Influence in All Matters Maritime
China's importance in the world maritime market has accelerated rapidly over the past decade, but it appears that current and near future growth will prove even more prolific.
Feature: Introducing Lean Shipbuilding to U.S. Yards
By Eugene Bradley Jr. Lean times call for "leaner" boats and what better to employ than Lean Shipbuilding, which is known as a proven approach that shipyards can…
Feature: NY Navigation Channels: The Really Big Dig
Boston can claim its new tunnel project as the "big dig", but the nearly $3 billion effort to dredge navigation channels in and around New York to 45 — and eventually 50 ft.
Legal Beat: At Sea with U.S. Maritime Security
By Dennis L. The U.S. Coast Guard issued its final regulations implementing the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA). These regulations replace the interim rules issued on July 1…
News: Shipbreaking in the Spotlight at ILO
Existing international and national regulations do not specifically address shipbreaking, widely regarded as one of the world's most hazardous occupations. Some…
News: World's Biggest LNG Carrier Due in 2005
A 153,500 cu. m. LNG carrier ordered by Gaz de France from Chantiers de l'Atlantique - reported to be the largest ever LNG carrier - will be classed by Bureau Veritas and is due for delivery in 2005.
News: EU Single-Hull Phase-Out Elicits IMO Scorn
Taking a page from OPA 90, the European Union has officially adopted its unilateral plan for accelerated phase-out of single-hull tankers. The regulation was published…
Editor’s Note
Just when I begin to think that some of the messages we reiterate in our pages are becoming trite, one of the largest ferries in our country’s most populous city smashes into a pier…
MEP Signs Agreement with Marmex
Marine Environmental Partners, Inc. (MEP), a West Palm Beach-based developer of ballast and waste water sanitation systems has signed a cooperative agreement with…
Senesco Marine Named RI Manufacturer of the Year
On November 1 the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association honored Senesco Marine for the company’s commitment to excellence in manufacturing by naming the shipbuilder…
Christening of Rickmers Shanghai Celebrated in Shanghai
Shanghai. Sinotrans Group, was the godmother of Rickmers Shanghai. business of Rickmers-Linie. sailing to the Far East and China. Shanghai has been officially representing Rickmers-Linie in China.
Fincantieri Delivers Gas Carrier to Carbofin
The gas carrier Marola was delivered on November 9 at the Fincantieri Ancona yard to the commissioning shipping company Carbofin a Telesio group company. Present…
People & Company: New Outboard Water Jet Engine
The JetPac by Outboard Propulsion Systems, LLC, has been successfully introduced after five years of research and marine testing. The new, patented, outboard propulsion…
Training & Education: NOAA Computerized Training to Unify, Save Money
When it comes to rolling out training to vessel crew and scientists, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) faces challenges similar to most other…
Crew Boats: GulfCraft Trifecta for Trico
It was inevitable. For several years now crew/supply boats have been following, almost in lock step their "big brothers," the supply boats, with technical and other innovations.
Marine Software: What’s New?
There are a number of computer programs and hardware that promises to make marine vessels more productive and interactive. For example, Maxsea, Marstons Mill, Mass.
