Bollinger Delivers First of Two Large Liftboats
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., has delivered the SUPERIOR STORM, the first of two nearly identical Bollinger designed 245-foot class liftboats being built at Bollinger Marine Fabricators…
WQIS honored by Flag Raised on Peking
The Water Quality Insurance Syndicate was recently honored by a small flag raising ceremony as its flag was hoisted high atop the Peking, a retired vessel permanentlydocked…
Hydrolink Teams with ASRY
Hydrolink, the Sharjah based specialist engineering company, have teamed with leading Gulf Ship Repair Facility ASRY of Bahrain to provide a complete range of hydraulic…
Cosgrove Awarded Thomas Crowley Trophy
Cole Cosgrove, director of contract operations for Crowley’s Puerto Rico and Caribbean Services, was awarded the 2001 Thomas Crowley Trophy, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s highest honor…
Kinder Resigns from Transocean Board
Transocean announced that Richard D. Kinder has submitted his resignation as a member of the company’s board of directors to devote more attention to his duties at Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Metro Machine Agrees to Purchase UltraStrip
UltraStrip Systems, Inc. announced that Metro Machine Corp. of Norfolk, Va. has agreed to purchase a high production prototype UltraStrip robotic paint removal system for $2 million.
Transas Secures First Simulator Order in Myanmar
In May 2002, Singapore-based Transas Marine Pacific received the first order to supply a multi-purpose simulation complex to Myanmar (Burma). The order came from Eastwind Shipmanagement Pte Ltd…
Olympia Explorer Christened in Piraeus
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines Inc. announced that its new cruise ship, Olympia Explorer, was christened at the Port of Piraeus on Friday, June 7, 2002. Vangelis Papathanassiou…
Mediterranean Shipping Names Bozzo Executive VP
Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. announced that Claudio Bozzo has been elected as Executive Vice President of the company, based in the New York City headquarters.
Halter Marine Starts $38.3 Million Project
Halter Marine, Inc, a subsidiary of Friede Goldman Halter, has started construction of NOAA’s (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) newest vessel the M/V Oscar Dyson.
Resolve Sinks Spiegel Grove on the Side
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Resolve Marine Group concluded its salvage work on the 510-ft. retired Navy vessel that prematurely sunk off the coast of Key Largo, Fla.…
Cunard Unveils QM2 Itineraries
In what perhaps will become one of the most ambitious and widely publicized ship launching this Century, Cunard Line announced the itineraries for Queen Mary 2's…
Derecktor Delivers 85 ft. Freight Ferry
The Fire Island Ferries, Inc. took delivery of AMERICA, an 85 ft. Freight Boat built by Derecktor Shipyard Conn. LLC. This is the first boat to have been delivered by Derecktor’s Connecticut facility.
WW II Junior Officer Receives Navy Cross
In the Makassar Strait off what is now Indonesia, the USS Billfish (SS-286) was in imminent danger of succumbing to a relentless depth-charge attack at the hands of Japanese destroyers on November 11…
Attachment of Maritime Lien for Breach of Charter Party
A lesson in admiralty law was provided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit when it ruled that a maritime lien for breach of a charter party attaches…
Ostrom Appointed MARAD Chief Counsel
Maritime Administrator Captain William G. Schubert announced the appointment of Robert B. Ostrom to serve as Chief Counsel for the Maritime Administration. He will…
FMC Issues Notice
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice stating that it is extending the period in which comments may be submitted in regards to the investigation of shipping restrictions…
CDC Makes Responds to Illness Aboard the Ocean Princess
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vessel Sanitation Program has responded to an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness aboard the Princess Cruises’…
