Cummins Annouces Emissions Certification
Cummins Marine, a division of Cummins Engine Company, has received IMO MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI emissions Statements of Compliance from Lloyd's Register of Shipping for its B series…
Salvage Tug Completes Frigate Tows
Donjon Marine's 7,200 hp salvage tug Powhatan deliverd the fourth and final ex-U.S. Navy frigate to the Turkish Governement. Donjon Marine had been contracted last year to tow the frigates ?
Bisso Marine Lifts Reactor Vessel
Bisso Marine Co., Inc. recently lifted an 850-ton reactor vessel from the deck of Storman Asia at the Nashville Ave. Wharf in New Orleans. Originally, the off-loading…
Travelift at Work in BC
Marine Travelift, Inc. announced Canada's largest Marine Travelift mobile boat hoist is currently in service in a brand new, 15-acre workyard and boat storage facility in Richmond, BC.
Penn Yan Boats Wins Contract
Penn Yan Boats has received its first municipal contract: Providing a new Pelican Bay brand patrol boat for New York's Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department. The…
Conrad Industries Reports Final 1999 Results
Conrad Industries reported net income of $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 1999, compared to net income of $254,000 for the year ended 1998. Revenues for the year ended December 31…
Transocean Repowering Project
An innovative rig repowering collaborative between Wartsila NSD and Houston Ship Repair, Inc. was recently completed in the U.S. Gulf, involving the installation…
Harvey to Construct Third Vessel
Harvey Gulf International has signed an agreement with a Louisiana shipyard to build a third vessel, which will measure 135 x 40 x 21 ft., and will be powered by two EMD Turbos with Kort nozzles.
SeaArk Granted Six Vessel Contract
Aluminum work and patrol boat builder, SeaArk Marine, was granted a contract by the U.S. Navy to construct six 40 ft. Dauntless Class Patrol Boats. The boats are…
MDC to Repair USACE Dustpan Dredge
The Marine Design Center (MDC) of the USACE is set to provide the dredging modification and repairs to Hurley - a USACE dustpan dredge. Measuring 300 ft. with a beam of 58 ft.
Ingalls Selects Joiner Team for AMCV Ships
and Jamestown Metal as the joiner subcontractors for American Classic Voyages' (AMCV's) United States Lines newbuilds. The shared subcontract is valued at more than $200 million.
Bollinger Opens Satellite Engineering Office
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., has opened its new satellite marine engineering and naval architecture office in Slidell, La., on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans.
Top of Lighthouse Delivered by USCG
The cupola of the Ship Island Lighthouse was delivered and placed on the top of the lighthouse this morning by a helicopter from USCG Air Station New Orleans. The 900 lbs.
PCCI Awarded USACE Contract
PCCI, Inc., Alexandria, Va., was awarded a contract by the USACE Engineering Research & Development Center for the investigation and modeling of mooring forces,…
Trident Shipworks Building High-Performance Luxury Catamarans
Florida's West Coast premier designer and builder of luxury yachts has expanded its services with the introduction of a new luxury catamaran series. Trident Shipworks…
Aker Announces Newly Formed Division
Aker Maritime, Inc. has formed a new Product Technology and Deepwater R&D group. This group will be headed by Dr. John Halkyard, formerly technical director of Deep Oil Technology, Inc.
Civil Works Budget Awakens Critics Again
President Clinton's budget transmitted to Congress includes $4.06 billion for the USACE Civil Works program. In addition the program will include $322 million in…
Measure Gets Subcommittee Nod
A bill banning gaming "cruises to nowhere" received unanimous approval from a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. The measure, known as the Gambling Cruise Prohibition Act…
Shipboard Gaming Bill Dies
The casino gaming issue is dead for another year in the Hawaii Legislature, with the House Democratic leadership deciding to kill a bill to allow gaming on ships. House Bill 2904, sponsored by Rep.
Anti-Gaming Decree Ruled Invalid
Administrative Law Judge Linda Rigot issued a summary final order in the case regarding the Day Cruise Association, which challenged Florda Gov. Jeb Bush's proposed…