Federal Budget Proposal Released
The White House issued a Press Release stating that the proposed FY 2005 federal budget has been sent to Congress. As can only occur in Washington, the agencies…
SAM Gets South Korean Navy Contract
SAM Electronics of Hamburg has been awarded a major contract for supply and installation of advanced degaussing systems aboard five of the South Korean Navy’s new…
CP Ships Appoints Director of Environmental Services
CP Ships Limited has appointed environmental management specialist Dennis Fortune as its first Director of Environmental Services, based in Montreal. Mr Fortune…
P&O Nedlloyd to Become Independent and Listed
P&O and Royal Nedlloyd N.V. Line Limited ("PONL"). Nedlloyd will be renamed Royal P&O Nedlloyd N.V. ("Royal P&O Nedlloyd") upon completion of the transaction. rights issue referred to below.
Norwegian Maritime Equipment Appointed Distributor of Dolphin Fenders
Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS has been appointed exclusive distributor of Dolphin pneumatic and port fenders in most European countries. The Korean manufacturer of the Dolphin fenders…
HSV Visits Norfolk
The United States Navy’s High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 SWIFT will make a port call to Naval Station Norfolk in early February. SWIFT will visit Norfolk to showcase the…
Seabulk to Purchase Two Foreign-Flag Product Tankers
Seabulk International, Inc. announced that it has agreed to purchase two 48,000-dwt product tankers from principals of World-Wide Shipping of Singapore. The tankers…
North American Marine Jet Delivers Units
North American Marine Jet Inc. shipbuilder in China. TJ-454HT (old name TJI-150) water jet units. lake mining operation near Golmud, China. units could be welded into the steel hulls.
Todd Pacific Shipyards Enters Contract with Electric Boat
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation announced today that it has entered into a contract with Electric Boat Corporation of Groton, Connecticut to support their work on Trident submarines.
K-Sea Acquires Integrated Tug Barge Unit
K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. has acquired the 140,000 barrel capacity double-hulled barge S/R New York and the 8,000 horsepower tugboat S/R Everett. This integrated tug barge unit…
New Orleans Prepares for UI 2004
New People, New Products, New Perspectives....... New Orleans! Center in New Orleans, La., in February. Feb 19.
Oceaneering Announces Settlement Agreement
Oceaneering International, Inc. has reached a settlement with the Delaware River Port Authority and Miziker and Company in connection with a dispute regarding services…
Breaking to Make Way
The Coast Guard Cutter Wire, a 65-ft. icebreaking tug homeported in Saugerties, N.Y., makes its way through an ice flow in New York Harbor January 28. As severe…
QM2 Receives Certificate of Comliance
A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale sits in the red, white and blue mist announcing the arrival of the World's newest and largest ocean liner, Queen Mary 2…
TEN Announces Delivery and Charter of VLCC 'La Madrina'
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) announced that it has taken delivery of the 299,700 dwt double hull VLCC M/T Maersk Estelle, built in Denmark in 1994. The vessel…
Coast Guard Tall Ship to Visit Port Canaveral
-The Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle will sail into Port Canaveral Friday for a weekend of free public tours and time ashore for the crew. Eagle, the largest tall ship flying the Stars and Stripes…
ACMA Completes Strength Analysis for Temporary Hull Repair
Alan C. McClure Associates (ACMA), one of the industry’s premier naval architecture and engineering firms, recently completed strength analysis of the tank bottom…
Multraship Completes Salvage of Toxic Containers
North Sea from the Ethiopian vessel Andinet. until January 28. multi-purpose vessel Multraship Commander. for inspection. chromium trioxide and copper dioxide. low toxic concentration.
Report: Huge Cruise Potential Untapped
European cruise sale penetration figures compiled by ShipPax Information show that there is a huge untapped market for cruising in Europe. Although, not surprisingly…
Horizon Offshore Offers Finance Update
Horizon Offshore, Inc. revolving credit facilities to amend its loan agreements. million on January 31, 2004. outstanding under these revolving credit facilities. facilities mature on April 3, 2004.
