Hyundai, Transas Team to Develop IBS
The Electro Electric Systems Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd, the major global shipbuilder, has chosen Transas as a cooperation partner for the joint…
NorseMerchant Ferries Plans Service Upgrade
NorseMerchant Ferries is to upgrade its Heysham - Belfast service to three sailings per day in each direction with effect from March 1, 2004. The third sailing will…
Mississippi River Bunker Spill
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a fuel oil spill on the Lower Mississippi River near Norco, La. Reportedly, the freighter Bright State struck the tanker Genmar…
GE Awarded Marine Contracts
General Electric Co./GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $16,500,000 (3-year base, estimated) fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract…
NVIC – Environmental Inspection of Foreign Vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) providing an addendum to its Foreign Passenger Vessel Inspection Book consisting of…
USCG Investigates Vessel in Hawaii
U.S. Coast Guard personnel are investigating the cargo onboard an Antigua Barbudan flagged vessel that requested to moor in Honolulu on last week. The 400-ft. freight vessel…
Former Boatyard Owners Indicted
The former owner and operators of a now-defunct boatyard have been charged with violating federal environmental laws by illegally storing hazardous wastes and allowing…
Warship Propulsion Tests Proceed at Alstom
Lord Bach of Lutterworth, Minister for Defense Procurement for the U.K., visited ALSTOM Power Conversion last week to review the company’s progress on two major defense related projects.
Warship Propulsion Tests Proceed at Alstom
Lord Bach of Lutterworth, Minister for Defense Procurement for the U.K., visited ALSTOM Power Conversion last week to review the company’s progress on two major defense related projects.
$126M Newbuild Contract Now Effective
Keppel FELS Limited announced that its rigbuilding contract with the Skeie Group AS has come into effect on February 16, 2004. The $126 million contract, announced on January 20…
Europe’s GALILEO Project Lifts Off
The European Commission adopted a communication on progress on the GALILEO program. Less than two years after the launch of the project in March 2002 and less than…
Belships 4Q Results
Belships fourth quarter operating income was $18.98, versus $7.8 million in 4Q 2002. The company's operating result totaled $4.2m. The operating income and operating…
Hafslund Hires Holten
Hafslund ASA has hired Ingeborg Aass Holten (42) in the role as Senior Vice President Organizational Development. Holten will be part of Hafslund ASA's Executive…
Cargo Ship, OSV Collide, 5 Missing
On Saturday U.S. Coast Guard crews were searching for five people missing after a vessel collison in the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River near Venice, La. The upriver-bound 534-ft.
World’s Largest Dry Transport Vessel Delivered
Heavy transport shipping company Dockwise Shipping B.V. took delivery of the M/V Blue Marlin after her conversion into the world's largest semi-submersible heavy…
Stolt Offshore Closes ROV Sale for $48M
Stolt Offshore S.A. said that, further to the announcement on December 3, 2003, it had closed the sale of its ROV drill support business to Oceaneering International, Inc. for $48 million.
The China Factor
In recent weeks, we have examined various aspects of Chinese shipping developments and we make no apology for reporting a recent New York conference at which China was again the key focus.
AAPA Backs IMO Ballast Water Decision
A landmark decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for new regulations to curtail the spread of harmful aquatic species carried in ships’ ballast…
Human Factor is Key to Safety
Parliament's Temporary Committee on Safety at Sea was told that the EU's response to recent maritime disasters had missed the key point - the human factor. Eduardo Chagas…
ADEC Reports on Cruise Wastewater
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) released its Assessment of Cruise Ship and Ferry Wastewater Impacts in Alaska. The report indicates that…
