Seabulk Branches Out To Transhipment With New Office
Seabulk Systems has opened a new office in Montreal to handle transhipment opportunities on the U.S. and Canadian East Coast. A new-patented Capesize vessel unloader…
DuPont Canada Acquires Majority Ownership In Brookdale
DuPont Canada Inc. Vancouver-based manufacturer of the Emergency Escape Smoke Hood. After several months of negotiations, an agreement was reached between the two companies in July.
Vice Admiral Card joins ABS
Vice Admiral James C. Card, recently retired Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has been appointed vice president - Technology at the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).
SpecTec Group Secures Agreement With Saipem
SpecTec Italy, the Italian conglomerate of SpecTec Group, announced that Saipem, ENI'S offshore branch, will allow SpecTec to implement AMOS software onboard all Saipem offshore rigs…
VTS Slated For Hong Kong
Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd. said its PCCW-HKT telecommunications unit on Wednesday signed an agreement to provide advanced vessel traffic monitoring systems for the Hong Kong Marine Department.
Freighter Hits Pier In Panama
The Maltese-flag bulk carrier Fortuna Europa collided with pier no.14 of the Balboa-Hutchinson terminal, Panama, on Tuesday after experiencing steering/engine problems, Reuters reported.
US Vessel Breaks Canal Record
A U.S.-flagged ship, the USNS Red Cloud, paid a record toll of $184,338.39 for passing through the Panama Canal, the waterway's administration said on Friday. The 950-ft.
Suez Canal Receipts Increase
Egypt's Suez Canal income rose to $169 million in July from $165.9 million in June and from $149 million in July 1999, the Cabinet Information and Decision Support…
Dry Cargo Rates Continue Rise In Quiet Market
Dry cargo rates continued to rise on Tuesday, but the market was quiet following Monday's Labor Day holiday in the U.S., brokers said. Cargill chartered the Ken Pan built in 1984 to ship 31…
FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding Awarded Contract by GLM
FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract from Global Marine Drilling Company of Houston, Texas for final commissioning of drilling equipment and…
France Says Erika Pumping Complete
Clean-up vessels have completed pumping oil from the sunken tanker Erika off France's Atlantic coast, the French Transport Ministry said on Tuesday. "Today, risks…
Carnival To Cancel Two Voyages On Elation For Preventative Maintenance
Carnival Cruise Lines said that it will cancel two seven-day voyages of its cruise ship Elation departing October 29 and November 5, 2000, to perform preventative…
Wärtsilä NSD Address Sulzer RTA84T Bedplate Fears
Citing overzealous trade reporting and seeking to set the record straight and ensure that accurate information is being disseminated, Wärtsilä NSD has issued a formal…
Oil Export Terminal Re-Opens
Russian oil export terminal Novorossiisk reopened to shipping following a two-day weather-related closure, shipping sources said. The Black Sea terminal handles…
Fincantieri Launches Golden Princess
Fincantieri launched the 109,000 gt Golden Princess for the P&O Group's Princess Cruises Plc. The vessel, floated out at Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard, is a sister ship to the Grand Princess which…
P&O Stena Lines Resumes Operations
P&O Stena Line has resumed full passenger and freight services from the British port of Dover after French fishermen began to lift their blockade of French ports.
Celebrity's Millennium - Not So Good Vibrations
After evaluating several alternatives, Celebrity Cruises has decided to drydock its innovative gas turbine propelled ship, Millennium, reportedly at Newport News…
Costa Crociere Taps Kvaerner Once Again
Kvaerner Masa-Yards has again been called upon by Costa Crociere to build a sistership to Costa Atlantica, which was delivered in June. The vessel, which is worth more than $301 million…
Krupp Business Unit Receives Hopper Dredger Order
The Marine Technology Lübeck Business Unit of Krupp Fördertechnik GmbH has been granted an order to build two trailing suction hopper dredgers for the French harbor authority Dragages-Ports.
New World To Boast MacGregor Packages
Touted as the world's first luxury floating resort, the World of ResidenSea will feature MacGregor elevators and other equipment in packages worth approximately $2 million.
