Austal Wins Contract For Cruise Vessels
Austal Limited announced that subsidiary Austal Ships has secured a contract for two 226-ft. (69-m) ‘boutique’ cruise ships for operation in French Polynesia. The new order…
Dresser-Rand To Provide Petrobras With Compression Equipment
A new floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) facility being built to extract oil and gas from offshore Brazil will include gas compression modules worth…
Northrop Grumman Delivers Aegis Destroyer
Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered its 16th Aegis guided missile destroyer, Shoup, to the U.S. Navy, this time using streamlined testing that saved fuel, time and personnel costs.
STN Atlas Automation For New French Ferry
Hamurg-based STN Atlas Marine Electronics has been awarded a contract for supply and installation of integrated monitoring and control and automatic power management…
Derecktor and Alaska Government Officials Sign Contract
Paul Derecktor, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles, State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe Perkins and several Alaska State Officials were in attendance last week at the State Capitol in Juno…
Emergency Tug Assistance Available Within U.K. Waters
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the British Tugowners' Association (BTA) have this week concluded a revised agreement for instant, no-fuss, tug assistance to be available within U.K.
TSAC Will Meet in March
The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC), sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, will meet in San Francisco on March 13-14, 2002. Items on the agenda include crew alertness…
Washington State Issues Fine to Tanker Company
Alaska Tanker Company was fined $25,000 by the state for allowing an estimated 462 gallons of crude oil to spill from the tanker, Prince William Sound, into Port Angeles harbor.
Corps of Engineers Releases Waterways Fact Sheet
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Navigation Data Center (NDC) recently released the latest edition of “The U.S. Waterway System-Transportation Facts.” The fact…
A&P Group & McCall Bros. Form Alliance
McCall Bros. Propellers Ltd., and A&P Group agreed to form a non-exclusive marketing alliance to promote their respective capabilities and resources. Commenting on the alliance…
Statoil Awards Aker Maritime With Two Contracts
Statoil has awarded Aker Maritime two large contracts for maintenance and modification work on its fields in the Tampen area of the North Sea and the Halten Bank/Nordland area of the Norwegian Sea.
Seaboard Trinidad Opens
Seaboard Marine of Miami, Fla. announced the opening of Seaboard Trinidad to handle the interests of Seaboard Marine in Trinidad and Tobago. Trevor Chan Pak was…
Navy’s Surface Effect Ship Will Get MAN B&W Engines
Two MAN B&W Diesel Ltd., 18VP185 engines each rated at 4000 kWb at 1950 r/min have been specified by the U.S. Navy to re-engine the IX 515 Surface Effect Ship. The…
American Superconductor Gets Navy Contract
American Superconductor Corporation announced it has been awarded an $8 million contract by the US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) to build and deliver a 6…
Novatel Appoints New President
NovAtel Inc., has announced the appointment of Jonathan W. Ladd to the position of president and CEO, effective February 19, 2002. David Vaughn, who has acted in this capacity since February 2001…
FGH Signs Contract To Sell AmClyde Division
Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. (FGH) has entered a contract with Hydralift ASA, a Norwegian company, to acquire substantially all of the assets and activities of AmClyde…
Knight & Carver Forms Alliance with Pinnacle
As part of its sales effort, Knight & Carver YachtCenter has announced an alliance with Pinnacle Marine Corporation, which will represent Knight & Carver to the commercial vessel industry…
DOT Outlines Smart Card Concept
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is considering establishing a nationwide transportation worker identification system under which workers in all transportation…
OSI Continues to Receive New Orders For First Quarter
Offshore Systems International Ltd. (OSI) announced that it continures to receive new orders in its fiscal first quarter which ends February 28, 2001. Since announcing a major new order in December…
Port of Houston Deepening Project Hits Legal Snag
The Port of Houston Authority Commissioners voted recently to appeal the U.S. District Court's January 25 ruling that the Port should pay for the removal and relocation…