NY’s New ‘Taxi Driver’
If you want to call yourself a taxi in New York, you've got things to live up to. Take tradition. A New York taxi always beat everybody to the punch. It was the first away when the light changed…
Harrison Brothers Contributes to a Mission of Mercy
Ever once in a while a truly unique marine story comes along: one where a shipyard is giving back not to the community in which it is located, but to the world.
AAPA: Ports Concerned about Security
Public seaports across the United States are weighing in this week on the Administration's requested Fiscal Year 2006 federal budget. Ports are deeply concerned…
Bush Budget Highlights Marine Transport
Released on February 7, President Bush's FY 2006 proposed budget requests the highest funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program in many years.
Congress Voids Certain Ad Valorem Duties on Ship Repairs
By Jeanne M. Charles T. Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (the Act), signed into law on December 3, 2004, contains a provision that reverses a final rule…
Obituary: A.J. Rizzo
A.J. Rizzo died Saturday, February 26, 2005, at home in Metairie, La. at 66 years old. A.J. was a colleague of mine. He was a marine writer par excellence who valued…
Sheriff Gets New Fire/Rescue Boat
The Broward County Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Resucue and Emergency Service in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. has accepted delivery of Marine 6, its new FireStorm 40 Fire/Rescue boat.
Bollinger to Build Two for Bouchard
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. of Lockport, La., and Bouchard Coastwise Management, Corp., Hicksville, N.Y., one of the largest operators of double hull articulated tug/barge…
Editor's Note
As we go to press with our annual cruise shipping focus in conjunction with the Miami cruise shipping show, the industry’s eyes are not necessarily on newbuild projections and new technologies…
Sea Technology Report
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the largest independent institution of its kind in the world, recently began developing a new piston corer for retrieving…
Celebrating 75 Years of Ship Design
In 2005, Robert Allan Ltd will celebrate its 75th year of continuous business as a firm of Consulting Naval Architects. From its base in Vancouver, the company serves…
New Products
For the last several years, the industry standard in bulk welding wire has been ESAB’s Marathon Pac. Now, ESAB introduces its second generation Marathon Pac. This…
Training & Education: Learning about LNG
As the LNG industry continues to develop and grow, the need for effective training is greater than ever. The value of effective training is becoming more apparent…
Investment in Design: New Solutions for LNG Tankers
With its bid for commercial marine power applications strengthened by the addition of the MT30 aeroderivative gas turbine to its range, Rolls-Royce is pushing the…
Environmental Balance
by John W. As a designer of ships, and president of a vessel design company, I know the shipbuilding industry is made up of people who recognize the importance of ferries…
MacAndrews to Deliver Afghan Cargo
Middle East or the India sub-continent and trade with Afghanistan. efficient cargo gateway for Afghanistan. make regular, scheduled calls at Pakistan's main port.
Furuno Unveils Navnet VX2
Furuno USA introduced its latest innovation in integrated marine electronics, NavNet vx2. Since its release in 2001, Furuno’s NavNet1 series has been enjoying popularity…
Color Line, Aker Yards Sign for Cruise Ship
Color Line AS and Aker Yards signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the order of a second ship, a sister vessel to M/S Color Fantasy, the world's largest cruise ship…
European Tanker Alliance Formed
Euronav announced the conclusion of negotiations between the representatives of Tanklog Ltd. and Euronav pursuant to which there will be a merger of the assets of Tanklog Ltd. into Euronav.
Northrop Grumman Wins Navy Deal
(N00024-02-C-2302) to enhance DD(X) Program Life Cycle Cost Estimate deliverable. Cost Estimate. Work will be performed in Tewksbury, Mass. Pascagoula, Miss. (23 percent)…
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