Carnival Corp. to Consolidate German Cruise Ops
Carnival Corporation will consolidate its German cruise operations, transferring the 1,590-passenger cruise ship A'ROSA Blu to its AIDA brand in summer 2004. Separately…
LEEVAC Wins $40M Casino Boat Contract
Leevac Industries, LLC of Jennings, La., won a $40 million contract from PNK (Lake Charles), LLC for the construction of a 330 x 225 x 13-ft. (100.5 x 68.5 x 3.9 m) Paddlewheel Casino Vessel.
Raytheon Appoints Hoeffler VP for DD(x) Program
Mike Hoeffler has been appointed vice president of the DD(X) program at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. Hoeffler replaces Jack Cronin, who has been named president…
Kronodoc appoints a new CEO
Kronodoc Oy’s sales and marketing manager Raimo Jalonen was elected Kronodoc Oy’s new Chief Executive Officer starting August 1, 2003. Karhunen took the position of Chairman of the Board.
Merseyside gets first UK Escort Tug Simulator
The UK's first full active escort tug simulator is to be installed on Merseyside. The Polaris(tm) System, manufactured by Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems AS, allows…
LISCR refocuses London office
The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR), which manages the Liberian Registry, has refocused its London office in order to provide shipowners…
Simrad Acquires Bennex Holland
Simrad has purchased the Dutch distributor Bennex Holland BV. The sale took place on July 1, 2003 and as of September 2003, Bennex Holland BV becomes Simrad BV.
Marine Tech Summit Set for Singapore
Challenges for the next decade in port and maritime research and development (R&D) and technology will be the focus of the 2nd International Conference on Port and…
Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Bulk Carriers
The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) issued a Shipping Circular
Australians Change Disposal Rules
The Australian Maritime Safety Agency (AMSA) issued a Marine Notice
Maintenance and the collective bargaining agreement
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that maintenance for an injured seaman should be paid at the rate specified in the collective bargaining agreement…
Displaced features on nautical chart
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) issued a Hydrolant stating that, due to a production problem that caused displaced features, NIMA has determined that…
Dominion Cove Point LNG tariffs
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice stating that Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP tendered for filing various tariff sheets concerning commencement…
Rickmers-Linie Superflex MPC Loads Up in Japan
Rickmers Shanghai, fourth in a chain of nine new Superflex Heavy Multi-Purpose Container (MPC) sister vessels being built in China for Hamburg-based global project…
Blount Delivers 130-ft. Crowther Catamaran
The 442 passenger, fast catamaran Atlanticat was delivered to it’s hailing port of Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Monday, July 21, 2003. The vessel, built for B.B.O.…
Bollinger Re-Delivers Elsa Leigh To Aries Marine
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., has re-delivered the 254-ft. supply boat, Elsa Leigh, to Aries Marine Corp., Lafayette, La. While it looks like a new vessel…
Caterpillar Launches New Marine Analog Power Display
Caterpillar has made available its new Marine Analog Power Display (MAPD), a monitoring system for electronically controlled Caterpillar marine engines. Cat MAPD…
Repowering a Hawaiian Tug: More Power, Better Air Quality
Photo of Kamaehu courtesy of Sause Bros. Inc. Sause Brothers, based in Coos Bay Ore. also operate tugs out of Long Beach, California and Honolulu, Hawaii. They have…
D Street Overpass Funding in Place
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has placed the final piece in the funding puzzle for Tacoma's D Street Overpass, announcing it will provide a $4 million…
MAIB Issues Timber Deck Cargo Study
The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued its Timber Deck Cargo Study, which was undertaken following a series of marine casualties involving timber carried on deck.
