Marlink Extends Radisson Seven Seas Contract
First announced this past fall, a new four-year agreement between Marlink and Radisson Seven Seas, was finalized during a press conference at this year's Sea Trade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami…
Kvaerner Masa-Yards Signs $300 million Cruise Ferry Deal
Kvaerner Masa-Yards, the Finnish shipbuilder, has signed a contract with Color Line AS, the largest ferry operator in Norway, for the construction of a 74,600-gt cruise ferry.
Stork Kwant's Launches New Products
Stork Kwant creates nautical instrumentation and control systems — with products ranging from rotating and speed control units (RSCU), control units for pitch and/or…
A Love of the Sea Takes Dreams to Reality
While this year's Sea Trade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami, Fla. offered up the usual fare of new innovations and ideas for the cruise industry, Fincantieri…
Feature:There's Something About Mary
The long and illustrious tradition of glamour associated with transatlantic liners is set to continue when Queen Mary 2, owned by Cunard and classed by Lloyd's Register…
Column: Advance Notices of Arrival
Since the seminal events of September 11, 2001, it seems like every U.S. federal agency concerned with maritime commerce has enhanced its requirements relating to advance notices of arrival for ships…
Vessels:IZAR Sestao Launches 11,300-cu. m. Dredger
The Sestao Shipyard has launched the newbuilding number 324, a suction dredger with a capacity of 11,300 cu. m. Known as Filippo Brunelleschi, the vessel will be…
Vessel Trends:New Era of the Double-Hull Bulker
As an endorsement of a commercially circumspect approach to double-hull bulk carrier design and construction, UK-based Graig Group has generated a tranche of orders…
Technology:Electronic Milestone for Two-Stroke Champ
As the culmination of nearly 12 years' research and development work, and a pointer to the direction of two-stroke diesel propulsion technology, MAN B&W has rolled-out its first purpose-built…
Profile:Doherty takes the Helm at Maritrans
For the past 75 years, Maritrans has maintained a high level of customer satisfaction due to its constant vigilance regarding safety and performance. In order to instill and maintain these efforts…
Tidewater Completes $79M ENSCO Deal
Tidewater has completed a previously announced transaction, acquiring the 27-vessel fleet from ENSCO International. The five anchor handling towing-supply vessels, six modern large capacity 220-ft.
MAIB Issues Report on QEII Flooding
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued its Report of investigation into flooding of aft engine room of the Queen Elizabeth II
MedLinks Receives USCG Approval for Training Site
The U.S. Coast Guard has approved MedLink to teach STCW-compliant medical training courses at Colonna Yachts’ megayacht refit yard in Norfolk, Va. In order to receive STCW certification…
BC Ferries Becomes British Columbia Ferry Services
Effective April 2, BC Ferries will become a new, independent company called British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Transportation Minister Judith Reid, community leaders…
Madcon Receives Patent Number
Madcon Corporation has been awarded the U.S. patent number, 6,536,991, for its Structural Composite Retrofit System. Utilizing composite materials, the system provides…
Meyer Werft Makes Cuts
Meyer Werft is negotiating new orders to build more cruise vessels and is hoping that respective decisions on the placing of orders will be made by this summer provided…
Editor’s Note
I’m not sure if it’s just me, but if you haven’t noticed, the earth has stopped spinning, the sun has gone dark and the world is coming to a cataclysmic end any day now. A bit extreme, you say?
MTN Collaborates with Xantic
Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), of Miramar, Fla., has signed a cooperative agreement with Xantic. Under the agreement, financial terms of which were not disclosed…
TSA Maritime Security Conference Scheduled for May
The 2003 TSA Innovative Technologies in Maritime Security Conference & Exhibition
Coast Guard Purchases Defender Class Response Boats
At the Port of Philadelphia yesterday, President Bush discussed the Coast Guard’s role in Operation Liberty Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom and the War on Terrorism.
