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LNG Breakthrough For Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä Corporation received an order to supply four Wärtsilä 6L50DF dual-fuel engines to power a 75,000 cu. m. LNG carrier contracted by the French gas holding…
Investing for Academic Excellence
Given the sheer enormity and fluidity of the STCW-95 Code, it became abundantly apparent to MITAGS and to our trustee companies that organizations and mariners would…
ABS Prepares For Anticipated LNG Growth
With the global LNG (liquefied natural gas) market forecast to double in size over the next decade, industry is readying to provide ample liquefaction capacity to meet demand.
European Shipyards’ Executives Voice Concerns
At the AWES and CESA annual meetings held in Nyborg, Denmark on May 16 and 17, shipyards and their associations from 15 European Countries discussed the situation in shipbuilding and related policies.
Container Transport By Rail Remains Stable
According to the annual report of the Dutch organization of rail operators container transport by rail was constant in 2001. Within the Netherlands it declined with 2 percent to 225,000 TEU.
War Heroes Remembered With AEGIS Vessels
In remembrance for his valiant and dedicated efforts to his fellow soldiers, the U.S. Navy last year named its fifteenth Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer in honor of COL Donald G. Cook.
Hungary Sees Danube Cleared By Summer At Earliest
The debris blocking the Danube shipping route in Yugoslavia could be cleared away by the summer, but more likely not until November, a senior Hungarian foreign ministry official said.
Study Analyzes Reduction of Downstreaming Incidents
In fleeting operations, a towboat operator will frequently perform a maneuver known as "downstreaming," which involves positioning the boat above the fleet, then…
Corsaire 13000 Embodies Integrated, Advanced Propulsion System
The new 440-ft. (134-m) monohull high-speed ferry Corsaire 13000 will soon undergo speed trials at the French shipyard Alstom Leroux Naval, and the successful testing…
Reality Checked
Shipowners are about to find themselves under a barrage of propaganda about electronic charts and the display systems that run them. These systems have been around for some years…
A New Wave of Customer-Driven Offerings: The SAGA Process
In the past, companies have expanded their product lines via strategic acquisition of complimentary companies. More recently companies have expanded their product…
UK Ferries Among Least Safe In Europe, Survey Finds
A safety survey has found that three of the four worst performing ferries in Europe sail from British ports. The survey of 26 ferries by European motoring organizations…
Marine Oil Spills and Response Options
Marine oil spills are subject to natural processes, which alter oil's physical and chemical properties. These factors ? as well as the type of oil spilled, the magnitude of the spill…
Legal Matters
Senator Slade Gorton (R-Wash.) introduced the "States Prevention of Oil Tanker Spills Act" (S. 2506), which seeks to reinstate Washington state oil tanker safety…
SS&Y Capesize Indices Both Rise
Shipbrokers Simpson, Spence and Young's Pacific Capesize Index rose 76 points in the week ending Monday to 5,060. "The index rose back above the psychological 5…
Mideast Tanker Markets Continue Push Upward
Middle East tanker markets are revving up while North Sea rates have gone into overdrive, brokers said last week. Mideast VLCC freight rates climbed as Saudi August…
Are Tankers Setting A Course For Stability?
To characterize as stable the business of carrying oil aboard tankers of any size or route would be foolhardy at best. But as curious as the market's undulations may appear to those on the outside…
Ship Full Of GM Corn Tuned Away From Brazil
A cargo of Argentine corn purchased by Brazilian poultry and pig farms tested positive for genetically modified (GM) material and may not enter Brazil, the Agriculture Ministry said last week.
Setting a Course For Stability?
To characterize the business of carrying oil aboard tankers of any size or route as stable — would be foolhardy at best. But as curious as the market's undulations may appear to those on the outside…
News Briefs
The Delaware River Pilots Association recently contracted with Carey's Diesel to repower a vessel with a pair of Isotta Fraschini marine diesel engines, rated at 550 hp @ 2,400 rpm.
