Keppel FELS Signs Rig Agreement
Keppel FELS Limited (KFELS) has signed an agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Skeie Group AS of Norway to build a rig for $126 million. To effect this agreement…
Development of Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans for NLS
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) providing guidance for development of marine pollution emergency plans for noxious…
Sea Containers Declares Cash Dividends
The Board of Directors of Sea Containers Ltd. cash dividends on the Company's Class A and Class B common shares. US$0.0225 per share on the Class B common shares.
NCL Alters Hawaiian Itinerary
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced the early introduction of the new Pride of Aloha. The ship will take over the Pride of America's published program of seven-day inter-island Hawai`i cruises…
Safer Transport for Dangerous Goods Now Mandatory
Uniform, global rules for the safe transport by sea of dangerous goods and marine pollutants in packaged form are now compulsory, following the entry into force on January 1…
BIMCO Launches Online Repair Contract
The publication by BIMCO late last year of a standard ship repair contract, code named REPAIRCON, attracted worldwide interest among owners and repair yards. As…
Moose Boats Delivers First of Six
Moose Boats has delivered the first Moose 340C Catamaran to the U.S. Navy, the first of the six boat contract that was awarded by the U.S. Navy in May 2003. The Moose 340C is a 37-ft.
More Liebherr RTGs for Cerescorp
Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. signed a contract for the supply of four heavy-duty twinlift Rubber Tyre Gantry Cranes to Cerescorp’s Halifax Terminal in Canada.
New Weekly Service to Mauritius Planned
Two members of the Famous Pacific Shipping network are cooperating to expand their portfolio of forwarding services in the niche trade between the UK and Mauritius.
VT Halter Marine to Conduct MarAd Study
VT Halter Marine Inc. will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation – Maritime Administration to conduct a feasibility study for the design and manufacture of a dual-use vessel.
EBDG Adds Chief Engineer Position
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is pleased to announce that Jim Towers, P.E. has been promoted to Chief Engineer. As part of the firm's continual efforts to provide outstanding technical services…
Carnival Orders 112,000-Ton Ship for Costa Cruises
Genoa-based Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri Cantieri Navali S.p.A.
Smedvig Secures Contract Extension for West Venture
Smedvig has signed an agreement with Norsk Hydro to extend the drilling contract for the semi-submersible drilling rig West Venture. The extension of the drilling…
VT Halter Marine to Conduct MARAD Study
VT Halter Marine Inc., a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems Inc., announced today that it will partner with the U.S. vessel. A dual-use vessel is one that…
New Aegis Destroyer Christened
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour cheers as ship sponsors Heidi Cooke Halsey, Alice Spruance Talbot and Anne Halsey-Smith simultaneously smash ceremonial bottles of…
Aker Finnyards Names New President
The Board of Aker Finnyards Oy has appointed Mr Jyrki Heinimaa as the new President of the Finnish shipbuilding company Aker Finnyards Oy. Heinimaa (38), LL.M., the present Senior Vice President…
Kongsberg Seatex Wins AIS Contract
Kongsberg Seatex AS has been awarded a contract to develop AIS infrastructure covering the coast of Norway. The contract was won in competition with six other tenders…
Concordia Sells Two VLCCs
Concordia Maritime has sold its two remaining VLCCs in the so-called Concordia Class, the Stena Congress and the Stena Constellation. They will be converted by the…
SigmaKalon Gets Quality Mark
The business unit Sigma Marine & Protective Coatings is already ISO-certified since August 1993, but they are proud to announce that since January 12, 2004 they…
SOCP Meeting Set for March 2-3 in Houston
The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) invites maritime industry representatives to attend the March 2-3, 2004 SOCP meeting in Houston, TX, that is being hosted by ConocoPhillips Marine.
