Satcom: Icebreaker Uses Satellite to Break Through Communications Barriers
In Finland and Sweden, a large percentage of commercial trade is transported by sea. During the winter months, this presents something of a challenge, as most of…
Security: Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS)
The new Ship Security and Alert Systems (SSAS) regulations were adopted by International Maritime Organization (IMO) to enhance maritime security in response to…
Feature: Losing Contact ... Not an Option
Maritime communications is an estimated $1 billion industry, encompassing ship operators, merchant fleets, governments and private yacht owners. There is arguably…
Italy: Grimaldi Continues Fast Track Expansion
Manuel Grimaldi confided to some close friends last December that not only had he decided to set up a new line from Italy to Spain but also to purchase Superfast…
Feature: HAL's Vista Sails with ROCHEM Technology
The MS Oosterdam is Holland America Line's (HAL) second 1,848-passenger Vista-class ship. Delivered by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, S.p.A., the ship includes…
Feature: He’s No Regular Joe
Joe Farcus has been in the ship design discipline of architecture for more than 28 years, starting from the refitting of old tonnage and leading up to being involved…
Feature: Miracle on Ice
Kvaerner Masa-Yards has delivered the $375 million, 2,124-passenger Carnival Miracle, to Carnival Cruise Lines - its 20th Fun Ship - in the traditional handover ceremonies in Helsinki.
Feature: Business Milestone for Vietnam
Vietnam's fledgling shipbuilding industry has raised its international profile by entering into a seminal agreement with the UK's Graig Group for the construction…
Column: When Security is Made Simple
How are we to implement an effective Maritime Security Program? When terrorists hijacked aircraft and used them as weapons, a significant paradigm shift occurred in how we view security in the U.S.
Column: MTSA: Another Key Layer of Port Security
The Layered Defense. This classic military strategy has been used as a primary approach for defending a valuable target, infrastructure or piece of property for centuries.
Column: Port Security: A Historical Perspective
Dennis L. Bryant, Senior Maritime Counsel at the law firm of Holland & Knight, Washington, D.C., is a contributing editor of MR/EN. The first foreign terrorist attack…
News: 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…
News: SeaArk Delivers Patrol Boat to U.S Park Police
SeaArk Marine delivered a 44-ft. Dauntless Class patrol/rescue vessel to the U.S. Park Police at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The boat is responsible for patrol…
News: Bollinger Delivers Tidewater Supply Boat Jonathan Rozier
Bollinger Shipyards delivered the Jonathan Rozier, the third of four 207-ft. (63 m), 4,750 bhp supply boats to Tidewater, Inc. This vessel follows the Lousteau Tide and Deville Tide…
Editorial: Editor’s Note
Much of the copy on our pages is spent examining the technical and financial sides of our business — the vessels, systems and equipment, as well as the companies and individual that design…
Grove Appointed ABS Americas President
ABS has named Todd Grove President of its ABS Americas Division effective May 1, 2004. He will replace Robert E. Kramek who, as previously announced, will assume…
USCG Studies S. Oregon Waterways
The Coast Guard is conducting a Waterways Analysis and Management System (WAMS) study of the southern Oregon coast from Cape Arago to the Oregon-California border including: Rogue River…
Lee III Investigation Continues
- The Coast Guard-led formal investigation into the collision of offshore supply vessel Lee III and the motor vessel ZIM Mexico III is expected to continue into…
Bow Mariner oil skimming successful
Oil skimming was suspended this weekend as bad weather moved toward the site where the tanker T/V BOW MARINER exploded and sank off the Virginia coast Saturday night.
Markup of Coast Guard Authorization Act
On March 10, 2004, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation is scheduled to meet and markup the Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (H.R. 3879).
