Port of Tacoma Awards Largest Contract in its History
The Port of Tacoma has been awarded the largest single capital improvement contract in its history. ICON Materials of Kent, Wash., the low bidder, will manage construction…
Profile: A Legacy Spanning Three Generations
Mention M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc. (MR&S), to anyone who has been involved with the marine industry since the mid-20th Century and one would think of the naval architecture…
Investment in Design: Integrity in a New Era
As the first containerships officially credited with capacities topping 8,000-TEU, the series of newbuilds ordered at the start of the year by Vancouver-based Seaspan…
Opinion: ABS President Discusses Bulk Carrier Safety
ABS President and CEO, Robert Somerville recently discussed Bulk Carrier Safety at a conference in London. His speech, in part, follows. It was in the tumultuous…
CAD/CAM
Scheduled for a September 2003 release, the next major revision of the 3-D product modeling software for shipbuilding and offshore platforms from Albacore Research Ltd.…
Repair Technology: Climax Portable Machine Tools New Tooling, Training Solutions Target Shipbuilding
A common thread found in shipyards — across the nation and around the world; among builders of the most massive oceangoing ships to builders of the smallest inland…
Repair Technology: SPS Overlay: Fix Steel Decks Faster
Despite the quality of protection and commitment to maintenance, a certainty in the marine business is that metal structures eventually corrode and wear. Whether it is 25 months or 25 years…
Repair Feature: SENESCO Becomes Senesco Marine
The Southeastern New England Shipbuilding Corporation (SENESCO) has capped years of progress and strong growth with a change in name and investment in the future.
Repair Feature: Bollinger Completes Major Conversion of Ned Ferry
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., has completed a major conversion of the Crescent Towing tug, Ned Ferry that transformed the boat from a single engine vessel with 3,500 hp…
Repair Feature: Financier Calls for a New Approach on Standards
Calls for a new Maritime Standards Board came from ship financier Paul Slater, speaking at the Maritime London event. Addressing the IMarEST and RINA debate on the single / double hull issue…
Repair Feature: LPG Tanker Repaired, Modernized and Converted
The 977-ft. (297 m) LPG tanker Matthew was docked in mid-August into drydock Elbe 17 of Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH to be repaired, modernized and converted in 33 days.
Government Update:U.S. Territorial Sea and Other Lines in the Water
By Dennis L. Maritime lawyers and others frequently use jurisdictional terms such as territorial sea, navigable waters, contiguous zone, and exclusive economic zone. But what does it all mean?
Ferries: 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…
Maritime Meanings
LASSIE In itself, Lassie is not a nautical term, but the name of this famous collie has an interesting connection with maritime history. The first British battleship…
Editor’s Note
Image ... Integrity ... impossible? In case you haven’t noticed, the marine industry has been engaged in a systematic metamorphosis of sorts, with a good deal of…
Voith Marine Technology a Market Area of Voith Turbo
The business areas of Voith Schiffstechnik GmbH & C. KG have been incorporated into the Corporate Division “Power Transmission“ of Voith AG – Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, Heidenheim.
Navy Completes Key Design Reviews on DD(X) Program
The U.S. Navy's revolutionary DD(X) destroyer program passed two critical milestones in the past month with the successful completion of Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) by the U.S.
BV to Class LNG Carrier
Chantiers de l'Atlantique this week. and is due for delivery in 2005. vessel. new rules to allow the yard and owners to break new technological frontiers. commercial manager of BV's marine division.
Coast Guard Finds Missing Fishermen
The four missing fishermen aboard their boat were found tied to a rig eight miles off Freeport at 11:30 a.m. this morning by an offshore supply ship. Crews of a…
MOL’s Lucas Promoted to N.E. Export Sales Manager
MOL (America) Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Antonio Lucas to the position of Northeast Sales Manager, Export, MOL (America) Inc. Lucas is based out of the company’s Edison, N.J. office.
