LR Wins Australian Navy Contract
Lloyd’s Register Asia has signed a contract to provide classification services for the design study phase of the Royal Australian Navy’s air warfare destroyer (AWD) project.
Bilge Water Treatment Unit Approved By LR
Lloyd’s Register has certified the first ever bolt on bilge polishing system designed to bring poorly functioning shipboard oil/water separators (OWS) into compliance…
Thrane & Thrane Grows Through Acquisition
Thrane & Thrane is extending its size through acquisition in an effort to be positioned as the world’s leading manufacturer of equipment for mobile satellite communication.
Brisbane Marine Pilots Train at MSI-Newport
Stephen Cummings and David Harris of the Brisbane Marine Pilots attended an Emergency Shiphandling course conducted September 13-17, 2004, at MarineSafety International's…
Northrop Grumman Debuts Flat-Screen Desktop Marine Radars
Northrop Grumman Corporation introduced new models of desktop marine navigation radars with state-of-the-art, high-resolution, color LCD flat-screen displays. With…
Keppel Shipyard Gets SPS License
Intelligent Engineering Ltd. awarded Keppel Shipyard, a license for its Sandwich Plate System (SPS) technology. The agreement, for an initial three-year period,…
MAN B&W Cements Valuable Releationship
China Changjang Shipping Group Corp. (CSC) and the manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines MAN B&W Diesel celebrated a special event at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg.
Transportation security grant bill introduced
Senator Shelby (R-AL) introduced the Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (S. 2284) to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants…
Safe Harbors -Ports Take Approach to Automated Surveillance
As primary commerce hubs, ports are obvious targets for crime and terrorism. One of the primary tools that port security directors have relied on for security is video surveillance.
The Electronics Revolution in the Pilothouse
Back in 1986 when I first started reporting on workboats, the most modern thing in the pilothouse may have been the coffee maker. Navigation was mostly "between…
A Tale of Tugs of Two Cities Year: A Tough Season on the Circuit
It's been a rough year for tugmeets. Charleston, Boston, and Portland, whose Musters we've covered in the past, were respectively, skipped, canceled, and postponed.
Kvichak Delivers Savannah Pilot Boat
Kvichak Marine recently delivered the Georgia, a 75 x 21 ft. all-aluminum pilot boat, to the SPA, of Savannah, Georgia. Powered by twin Cummins KTA-38 M2 engines…
Sause Brothers Towing Repowers Ocean Tug
Based in Coos Bay Oregon, Sause Brothers Towing has been towing between Pacific Northwest and Southern Californian ports for over 50 years. A new double-hulled 105…
Jensen Maritime to Design Seattle Fireboat
In the 115 years since the "Great Seattle Fire", the City of Seattle has had just four fireboats built to protect its busy waterfront. The first vessel, Snoqualmie, was built in 1891.
Grand Bank Yachts Expands Aleutian Series
Grand Banks Yachts announced the expansion of its flagship Aleutian Series with its first 70-ft. raised pilothouse. The Aleutian 70 improves on already first-class handling…
Keith Marine Relies on Wesmar
"Once we started using Wesmar bowthrusters we haven't used anything else," said Dick Keith, owner and founder of premier Florida boat builder Keith Marine of Palatka.
Palmer Johnson Introduces Sport Yacht Series
Palmer Johnson, luxury yacht builder, has a new president and is introducing a new line of sport yachts. Mike Kelsey, Jr. was elected president of the Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. yacht builder in June 2004.
Geo Shipyard Delivers Party Fishing Boat
A party fishing boat is not your usual passenger vessel. It is a vessel outfitted for people to whom fishing is more sport than recreation and catching the "big"…
Burger Boat Expands with New Facilities, New Contracts
Burger Boat, Manitowoc, Wisc. has been in business since 1863, building a variety of commercial vessels and military vessels over the past 141 years. They have also…
Megayacht Market Expands
Basic laws of supply and demand seem to have little impact on the megayacht market. It is driven by the financial health of the builders, not the purchasers. In the past…
