LMS, Tokimec Announce Alliance
Litton Marine Systems and Tokimec announced a strategic alliance for development, marketing, sales and service of marine equipment. Under the alliance, the two companies…
OSI Validation Vastly Expands Markets
Offshore Systems International Ltd. - a leader in electronic charts and positioning systems for the maritime industry -- announced that Offshore's Electronic Chart…
Moves at ExxonMobil Marine Fuels International Team
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels (EMMF) has appointed Ahmed Zaki and Boris Nigbur to its international team based in Leatherhead, near London in the U.K. Ahmed joins from ExxonMobil's local affiliate in Egypt…
LMS, Tokimec Announce Alliance
Litton Marine Systems and Tokimec announced a strategic alliance for development, marketing, sales and service of marine equipment. Under the alliance, the two companies…
Derecktor Delivers Pilot Boat To Sandy Hook
The New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots took delivery of America, the first of their new 53-ft. Pilot Boats built by Derecktor Shipyards in Mamaroneck, NY.
Keppel Wins $17M Contract
Keppel Shipyard, a member of the Keppel Hitachi Zosen Group, won a $17 million contract from Blue Ice Shipping Corporation to convert a container vessel into a livestock carrier.
GOM Offshore Rig Utilization Unchanged
The number of offshore rigs drilling in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico remained the same during the week ended September 29, according to Offshore Data Services (ODS).
Royal Olympic Announces Six-Month Results
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines Inc. reported a net loss for the first six months of the fiscal year 2000 of $10.2 million, an improvement of $2.3 million or 18.4 percent…
Greece To Retire Old Ferries
The Greek cabinet, meeting after a shipping disaster in which at least 79 people died, drew up a plan to withdraw some 105 aging vessels from the island ferry business by 2006.
UAE To Launch Second Ferry Service to Iraq
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to launch a second passenger ferry service to sanctions-hit Iraq soon in a sign of growing ties between the two Arab countries.
Greece To Liberalize Shipping By 2002
Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis said on Wednesday that island shipping would be liberalized by 2002, two years ahead of schedule as a result of last week's sinking of ferry Express Samina.
French Carrier De Gaulle Docks At Port Of Toulon
France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle docked for the first time at its permanent base, the Mediterranean port of Toulon, on Wednesday. Three…
Tropical Storm Keith Forces Key Oil Ports To Close
Two of Mexico's key oil export ports were shut down on Wednesday as tropical depression Keith whipped up winds and waves in the Gulf of Mexico, though the effects…
Vietsovpetro To Operate New Tanker
The Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture, Vietsovpetro, plans to operate a new tanker from next week, bringing their crude transportation fleet to four, officials said.
Cammell Laird Expected To Set Bond Price
British shipbuilder Cammell Laird Holdings Plc is expected to price its high-yield bond issue at around 11.5 percent, sources familiar with the deal said on Thursday.
Express Samina Crewmembers Jailed Pending Trial
A Greek public prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the captain and second officer of the sunken ferry Express Samina to be jailed pending trial on charges of manslaughter, an investigating magistrate said.
Coal Carrier Sinks Off Sardinian Coast
A cargo ship carrying coal broke up and sank off the coast of Sardinia on Monday, nearly a month after it ran aground, port officials said on Tuesday. The Eurobulker IV…
Singapore Strait Is Relieved Of Oil Slick From Damaged Tanker
An oil slick in the Singapore Strait from the damaged tanker Natuna Sea has been dispersed and remaining oil on the vessel was being transferred, the Maritime and…
Minoan Shares Bounce Back
Minoan Lines shares were recovering on Wednesday after a five-day slide following the sinking of one of its ferries trimmed more than 25 percent from its stock value.
Search Continues For Missing Trawler Crew
Irish authorities resumed their search on Wednesday for seven crewmen missing from a Spanish trawler, which perished off the west coast of Ireland on Tuesday, but…