Grimaldi-Naples Launches RoRo Grande Amburgo
The launching ceremony for the Grimaldi-Naples new RoRo occurred on September 6 at Fincantieri with Iliana Grimaldia, the wife of Emanuel Grimaldi the managing director of Grimaldi-Naples Group…
Former U.K. MCA Chief is Hatsu’s New Head
Maurice Storey, the former Chief Executive of the U.K. Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), is to become Chairman of Evergreen Group’s U.K. affiliate Hatsu Marine Ltd.…
British Antarctic Survey Chooses Invsat Networking
Invsat Ltd., the U.K.-based telecommunications systems integrator, has been awarded a prestigious contract to provide network communications for the British Antarctic…
Matson’s Manukai Heads Toward Panama Canal
Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (KPSI), of Philadelphia, PA., today delivered the M.V Manukai, a CV 2600 Philadelphia Class Containership. This is the first…
Thales and Sonsub Assist with Prestige’s Aftermath
The solution to the pollution problems caused by the wreck of the Prestige oil tanker could be at hand. The main Spanish Oil Company Repsol YPF was appointed by…
Dowd Promoted to V.P. Labor Relations for Crowley
Jerry Dowd has been promoted to Vice President of Labor Relations for Crowley Maritime Corporation and will now be responsible for the development and implementation…
Asian Nations Address Maritime Security
Realizing that their countries’ economic health and well being depend largely on their ability to provide safe and secure shipping operations – defending against…
Matson Raises Fuel Surcharge
Last week, due to dramatic increases in fuel prices, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (Matson) announced that it is raising its fuel surcharge from 6.5 to 7.5 percent…
OMI Corporation Orders Vessel
OMI Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut has ordered one 37,000 dwt ice-class 1A product carrier to be built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd., Ulsan, Korea. The…
10,850-HP AHTS Joins Seabulk Offshore Fleet
The Seabulk Offshore group of companies last week added a new UT-710 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) to its fleet, making the 226-ft. Seabulk South Atlantic…
Keel Laying Ceremony for CVN 77
Navy tradition dictates that each ship constructed for the Navy be honored by ceremonies on four historic occasions: keel laying, christening (or launching), commissioning, and decommissioning.
WTC Steel Becomes Part of Bow for USS New York
On September 9, 2003, remnant steel from the World Trade Center twin towers will be cast into the future USS New York amphibious transport dock ship, LPD 21. The…
NAVSEA Warfare Centers Realign
As part of the Naval Sea Systems Command's efforts to become more efficient throughout the organization, the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) and the Naval Undersea…
Gulf Africa Line Gets Its “Gal”
Gulf Africa Line AG (GAL), a Liner Service connecting Mexico, the U.S. Gulf and East Coast with Southern Africa, has added a fifth vessel to the fleet – M/V “Texas Gal” (ex Eckert Oldendorff).
Brave Merchant Returns to Liverpool - Dublin service
According to Norse Merchant Ferries, its RoPax vessel, Brave Merchant, will re-join its Liverpool - Dublin service following a seven-month period on charter to the U.K. Ministry of Defence.
Rickmers Singapore Christened in Namesake City
Rickmers Singapore, one of nine new Superflex Heavy Multi-Purpose Container (MPC) vessels being built in China for Rickmers-Linie, Hamburg, was christened on September 5…
No Oil Spoken Here: BP’s Shafts are Oil-Free
Safer than safe could be dubbed the term that sums up the design philosophy on four 185,000 dwt Alaskan-class tankers that will soon be carrying oil along the U.S. West Coast.
HUAL To Strengthen Short Seas
HUAL, one of the major global car carrier operators, has decided to split its short sea activities into two entities in order to enhance and expand service to short sea customers in Europe.
Anderson to Present at Interferry Conference
Eric L. Anderson, CEO of Art Anderson Associates is the only member from the U.S. slated to present a paper at the International Marine Transit Association-Interferry…
Kvaerner Masa-Yards Breaks the Ice in Russia
Subsequent to evaluation by ExxonMobil, operator of the Sakhalin-1 project in Russia, Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc., Finland, and Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC (FESCO)…
