Knightsbridge Tankers Limited to Release Quarter Results
Knightsbridge Tankers Limited advises that the company will release its first quarter results and declare a cash distribution for the first quarter of 2004 on May 14, 2004.
Coast Guard Suffers First Combat Death Since Vietnam
U.S. Coast Guard Damage Controlman Third Class Nathan B. Bruckenthal, 24, from Smithtown, N.Y., died from injuries sustained when a small boat exploded as he andā¦
Trico Names Non-Executive Chairman
Accelerating its strategic goal of reducing its total amount of outstanding indebtedness, Trico Marine Services, Inc. announced the appointment of Joseph Compofeliceā¦
HAL Names ms Westerdam in Venice
The sun shined over a crowd of more than 1,500 travel agents, local officials and maiden voyage guests during the naming ceremony of Holland America Line's ms Westerdam in Venice, Italy on April 25.
DHS, EC Expand Maritime Security Ties
The European Community and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed an agreement that, among other things, calls for the prompt expansion of Customs andā¦
LHWCA Settlement Unenforceable
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a written settlement agreement involving a claim under the Longshoremen and Harbor Workersā Compensationā¦
Title Insurance did not Include Casino Vessel Being Built
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that title insurance written to cover a real estate project for a gaming development did not include a casinoā¦
Transport Committee OKs USCG Bill
Bipartisan legislation that authorizes approximately $8 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard in Fiscal Year 2005, including $1.1 billion for the agencyās efforts toā¦
Buzzardās Bay: One Year Later
April 27, 2004, marks one year since the Bouchard tank barge B. No. 120 ran aground and spilled approximately 55,000 gallons of Number 6 fuel oil in Buzzards Bay.
Joint Maritime Anti-Terror Exercise Planned
The Coast Guard and its state and local law enforcement and transportation partners have scheduled an exercise April 26-27 at the Woods Hole Steamship Authorityā¦
MERPAC to Meet
The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC), sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, will meet in Washington, DC on June 2-3, 2004 to discuss issues relatedā¦
This Day in Naval History
1805 - Naval forces capture Derne, Tripoli; raise first U.S. flag over foreign soil. 1813 - U.S. Navy and Army forces capture York (now Toronto), Canada. 1861 -ā¦
Wärtsilä to Power New DE Tanker
Wärtsilä Corporation received a contract to supply main diesel generating sets for a 19,500 dwt product/chemical tanker being built at Shanghai Edward Shipbuilding in the People's Republic of China.
Damen Delivers Dredger to SCA
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem delivered the Cutter Suction Dredger ā10th of Ramadanā to the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). In 2002 the contract for delivery of the designā¦
Euronav, Partners Buy Worldās Largest Tankers
Euronav, the tanker subsidiary of the CMB group, together with partners have reached an agreement for the acquisition of four double hull āV plusā ships (also knownā¦
Report: USCG Should Speed its Modernization
The U.S. Coast Guard's ongoing effort to update its fleet of cutters and air vehicles over 20 years will not equip the service to perform both its traditional missionsā¦
NASSCO Holds Keel-Laying Ceremony For First T-AKE
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) late last week held the keel-laying ceremony for the first ship in the T-AKE program, a new class of combat logisticsā¦
C&G Continues Tidewater Building Program
Numbers five and six in an eight boat order, the Masleny Tide and Mervat Tide, will join their sisters Vickie Tide, Bonnette Tide, Lourdes Tide and Ursula Tide followingā¦
Rickmers-Linie New Superflex Heavy MPC Ship
Rickmers-Linie has celebrated the naming of Rickmers Seoul - one of nine new Superflex Heavy MPC vessels - on Thursday, April 22, 2004 at Pier No. 4 in Masan, South Korea.
Steel, Ship Prices Soar
Soaring steel prices are now a major concern for leading shipbuilders. Uncertainty about spiraling material costs is even causing some yards to defer new orders, market reports indicate.
