The Spirit of Lahaina Will Serve Maui
In early spring of 2002, a new multipurpose high-speed catamaran will be plying the waters around Maui, Hawaii. The Spirit of Lahaina under construction at Geo Shipyards…
Transas Secures Order For Maersk fleet
Transas Scandinavia AB has been awarded a large order to supply the A.P. Moller ship owning companies with an extensive ECDIS package. According to the contract…
Farstad Secures Charter Contracts
vessels Far Crusader and Far Centurion by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras. built in 1983. The new charter period, of two years duration, begins after the expiry…
Tribon Solutions Releases Tribon.com 3.0
Tribon Solutions announces that Tribon.com version 3.0, which will be available in January 2002, will bring new effective search functionalities and easily downloadable…
Stolt Offshore Announces $110 Million Contract
Stolt Offshore S.A. has secured a contract from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria for the ForcadosYokri offshore development in the Niger Delta.
GlobalSantaFe Receives ISM Certification
Houston-based GlobalSantaFe Corporation announced it has become one of the first offshore drilling contractors to receive the full International Safety Management…
Commandant's Open Letter to Team Coast Guard
Admiral James Loy, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, recently issued an Open Letter to Team Coast Guard. The letter expresses his pride in the service for the manner…
New Zealand Proposes to Standardize Pilotage Licensure
issued by local harbour authorities with a standard State license issued by the MSA on the basis of local assessments.
UK DTLR Announces Conference on Modern Ports
will be held in London on February 20, 2002.
Regulateurs Europa Refit Controls For Trinidad and Tobago Coastguard
Regulaters Europa won the contract to supply a new control and monitoring system for the Trinidad and Tobago Coastguard. The contract, from Devonport Management Ltd.…
OMI Corporation Announces Vessel Sale
OMI Corporation announced that it has sold the Soyang, one of its Suezmax tankers, to Jacob Tankschiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG and agreed to time charter…
Minning Joins EBDG
Michael Minnig has recently joined the structural engineering team at Elliott Bay Design Group. from Texas A & M at Galveston and a MS in Ocean Engineering from Virginia Tech.
USCG Vessel Documentation in Transition
The U.S. Coast Guard vessel documentation program is in transition from the old Marine Safety Information System (MSIS) to the new Vessel Documentation System (VDS).
Northrop Grumman Names LaBarge as Preferred Supplier
Northrop Grumman Corporation'sElectronic Systems sector has awarded Preferred Supplier status to LaBarge, Inc. Northrop Grumman utilizes its Preferred Supplier Program…
After Facelift Balder Leaves Rotterdam
After a facelift of $ 200 million at the Verolme Botlek shipyard at Rotterdam, Monday evening December 17th Balder headed for the Norwagian offshore port Stavanger.
Chuan HUP Subsidiary Sells Entire Stake In Dredging International
Marine transportation services provider, Chuan Hup Holdings Limited (“Chuan Hup” or “Group”), announced that its subsidiary, ACIS Holdings Limited (“ACIS”) has disposed…
Wärtsilä and Meloni Reach an Agreement
Wärtsilä Italia S.p.A. and Meloni Heavy Industries S.p.A. have finalized an agreement concerning the manufacturing of welded parts. By signing this agreement Wärtsilä…
New Directors Elected at Aker Maritime
Aker Maritime's corporate assembly has elected Bengt A Rem and Olav Revhaug as the new shareholder representatives on the board of Aker Maritime ASA. Aker Maritime's…
Rowan Announces Development in Gorilla V Contract Dispute
Rowan Companies, Inc. has learned that on Friday, December 14, Amoco (UK) Exploration Company filed an Application for Permission to Appeal the Judgement handed…
Northrop Grumman Names VP for NN Legal Affairs
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the appointment of William Mitchell as vice president, assistant general counsel and sector counsel for Newport News operations, effective immediately.
