World Maritime Tech Exhibit Set For San Francisco
In a bold move, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), in partnership with 12 professional naval architecture and marine engineering organizations from around the globe…
Committees, Associations, and Societies
Last Fall I had the opportunity to attend the Southeast Conference in Craig, Alaska. This conference is an association of communities working together on common issues such as transportation…
Training & Education Directory
BlueWater & Associates, Inc. 1054 Bel Marin Keys Blvd. Novato, Calif. Contact: Terry M. Michael A. BlueWater, established in 1994, specializes in assisting the maritime industry…
Sim Kee Boon Retires from Keppel
Keppel Corporation Limited (KCL) announced that Sim Kee Boon will retire from the position of Senior Advisor at the end of June. He was appointed Senior Advisor to the Keppel Group in January 2000…
MHI Suffers Another Fire
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) extinguished a fire on an LNG being built at the Nagasaki yard. According to reports, the nearly-completed ship is being inspected for possible damage.
Navy Lab Exec Retires
Executive Director James A. Fein will retire from Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock Division in Bethesda, Md., completing 34 years of service. The naval architect…
Communication is Common Ground at CITIS
At the Communications & IT in Shipping (CITIS) conference at Inmarsat’s Headquarters in London, Telaurus Communications emphasized the importance of communication…
OIG Issues Audit of Title XI Loan Guarantee Program
The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its Report on the Audit of the Title XI Loan Guarantee Program The audit examined whether…
ISPS Model Security Training Courses Update
The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) was part of the U.S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)-STW-34 meeting held in London from February 24-28…
Scotland Sees Opportunity, Innovation in the North Sea
Britain's offshore industry is strong, and Scotland is committed to ensuring that the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) remains one of the world's top offshore…
Speeding to Safety
While it is not a vessel you will see anytime soon on U.S. port patrol, the BladeRunner speed boat from IceMarine could offer some technological cues to designers…
UK Report: VT Halmatic Takes Charge
Despite a parceling of marine business to the Far East, the British commercial and naval marine construction base has fought to maintain an edge in certain niches.
Technology: DPS: Expanding Options for Many Operators
Paul English, sales and business development manager for Alstom's Marine and Offshore activities, looks back at the company's role in the development of Dynamic Positioning Systems.
Technology: Rolls-Royce Debuts New UT Designs
Rolls-Royce introduced a pair of new vessels for its popular UT line of vessels, the UT712 and the UT737L. To be built by Soviknes for Island Offshore and delivered in October 2003…
Offshore-Inland Provides the Fix
Established in 1983 to provide timely, cost effective hydraulic remanufacturing services to the pulp and paper, marine, offshore and steel industries, Offshore Inland…
Feature: Ulstein Delivers 23,500-hp Normand Master
Jan Paulsen has been a busy guy. Paulsen was the project manager, which saw through the construction of four massive 23,500-hp anchor handling tug supply vessels…
Feature: World Offshore Drilling Activity: A 5-Year Outlook
The following is an outline of some of the key conclusions of the "The World Offshore Drilling Report 2003-2007" recently published by energy analysts Douglas-Westwood.
Keppel To Build $105M Jack-Up Bigfoot for ENSCO
Unlike the "Sasquatch" that was rumored to roam the Pacific Northwest for many years, even gaining fame with a cameo on the 1970s television adventure show "Six Million Dollar Man…
Azipull Technology Debuts on Offshore Vessels
Havila is set to retrofit its supply vessel Havila Tampen with a pair of Ulstein Aquamaster Azipull azimuth thrusters for main propulsion, replacing conventional azimuth thrusters.
CF ‘03 Spotlights Industry Challenges
Cruise + Ferry 2003, which is set for London's Grand Hall, Olympia, from May 13-15, will be the 10th biennial exhibition and conference in a series ranked as the…
