Crowley Announces Executive Changes
Tom Crowley Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crowley Maritime Corporation and Richard du Moulin, president of Marine Transport Corporation (MTC)…
Shipwreck Causes Oil Spill
The California Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) stated that the U.S. intermittent oil spill in San Mateo vicinity has been traced to the SS JACOB LUCKENBACH.
Smedvig Reports Operating Profits For 2001
Smedvig reports preliminary consolidated operating profit for 2001 of $112 million, an increase of $16 million from the previous year. The operating profit is…
Stelmar Shipping Delivers Ambermar
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. announced that it has taken delivery of the Ambermar, a newly built 35,500 dwt Panamax tanker from the STX Shipbuilding Co. ltd (ex-Daedong) in South Korea.
Vessel Collides in Upper Bay
The Coast Guard, along with state and local rescue teams, is searching for survivors after an apparent collision involving three vessels that occurred in the Elk River…
German Government Signs Agreement with ABS
At a landmark signing ceremony in Hamburg Monday, the German ship safety authority See-Berufsgenossenschaft approved ABS as a recognized organization for conducting…
Candela Joins Paragon
Nick Candela, a Project Management Professional (PMP), has joined Paragon Engineering Services, Inc., of Houston as manager of Project Controls, responsible for…
Xenex Introduces Navigence
Xenex Navigation Inc. announces their new NavigenceTM line of rugged, waterproof marine displays for radar, electronic charting and general marine applications.
Calls for Shipping Industry to Focus on Risk Management
Risk management is still not widely practiced in the shipping industry, according to Sanjeev Bhandari of Mumbai-based P&I Club representative, Crowe Boda. Speaking…
GlobalSantaFe Sells Offshore Jackup Rig
GlobalSantaFe Corporation sold the Key Bermuda offshore jackup drilling rig to Nabors Drilling International Limited for about $29 million in an all cash transaction.
SIS Secures Contract With Destination Gotland
Star Information Systems (SIS), a provider of integrated fleet management software, has secured a further contract with Destination Gotland for the supply of software…
Northrop Grumman Proposes to Acquire TRW
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that it has forwarded a proposal to TRW's board of directors to enter into negotiations to combine the two companies. The…
Wynn Awarded Contract For HMS Enterprise and HMS Echo
Wynn Marine has won the contract to supply the wiper systems to two new survey vessels being built at Appledore Shipbuilders in Devon, U.K. The survey vessels, HMS Enterprise and HMS Echo…
KMSS Awarded Contract For Norwegian Majesty
Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) has been awarded the contract to upgrade the fire detection system on the M/V Norwegian Majesty. The cruise vessel is owned by Norwegian Cruise Line in Miami…
Crescent Towing To Convert 8 Tugs with Bollinger
Bollinger’s Algiers repair and conversion yard has recently embarked on a major conversion project that will convert eight 105-ft. single screw tugs to 4,000 hp twin screw boats.
Seacor Smit Announces 4Q Results
Seacor Smit Inc. announced net earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001 of $18,679,000on revenues of $109,804,000. For the twelve month period ended December 31…
USCG Proposes Permanent Naval Vessel Protection Zones
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to make permanent the current temporary naval vessel protection zones. Minor changes are being proposed, though, including expanding…
Yantai Tries Foran Software
Yantai Raffles Shipyard and SENER have entered into an agreement for the evaluation of FORAN, a CAD/CAM/CAE software for the design and production of all types of ship using a 3D product model.
General Dynamics Gets Contract
General Dynamics Defense Systems, Pittsfield, Mass., is being awarded a $5,639,046 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide for the fiscal year 2002 Nuclear Pwered…
Gulf Harbor Shipping Opens New Office
Gulf Harbor Shipping announces the opening of their New Orleans, La. office located in the World Trade Center, suite 2101, No.2 Canal Street, New Orleans, La., 70130.
