Glerum Joins Multraship
Paul Glerum has joined the Dutch towage and salvage company, Multraship, as senior salvage master. director of Multraship. Sea. "I am very pleased to be joining the Multraship team," says Paul Glerum.
Goshawk Chooses Moore Stephens
Moore Stephens has been commissioned by Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance underwriter Goshawk Insurance Holdings to design and maintain an online business management system. information.
Furuno Celebrates 25 Years
Back in 1978, Furuno U.S.A. was formed to serve one of the largest markets in the world for marine electronics. Top management at Furuno Electric Company in Nishinomiya City…
Celebrity Initiates Jacksonville Sailings
Celebrity Cruises will present the industry's first cruises from Jacksonville, Fla., to the Southern and Western Caribbean beginning this Fall, from the Jacksonville…
Newport News Expands ABAQUS Implementation
Northrop Grumman Newport News has expanded its use of ABAQUS advanced finite element software. ABAQUS and other commercial software for finite element analysis.
Raytheon and Nauticast Combine Efforts
Raytheon has widened their product offering and is now also offering a SOLAS Class A ship borne AIS Transponder through their worldwide Reseller Network. The new…
VT to Utilize Latest Technology at New Shipyard
Vosper Thornycroft (VT) Group will open its naval shipbuilding facility in this spring. The $63M development is located within Portsmouth Naval Base, home of the U.K.
American Superconductor Completes Propulsion Motor Tests
electric ship propulsion motor. based motors at the same power and torque rating. AMSC's SuperMachines(TM) business unit under contract to the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR).
AID Awards Iraq Seaport Assessment and Management Contract
The U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) has awarded a contract for assessment and management activities at the Umm Qasr port in Iraq to Stevedoring Services of America (SSA).
Canyon Offshore Purchases Triton ROVs
Canyon Offshore has purchased three new Triton XLS Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicles from Perry Slingsby Systems, Inc. Triton XLS, a new deepwater, 100-horsepower…
Management Dynamics Names Executive Appointments
Management Dynamics announced the executive-level appointments of Albert Cooke as director of sales operations and Tom Wyville as director of mid-Atlantic sales.
Ritchie Bros. Auctions Off PacifiCat Trio
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers have concluded the results of the sale of the PacifiCat catamaran fast ferries. The three vessels, which sold for a total of $13 million within 10 minutes…
Dane Joins Kelvin Hughes
Kelvin Hughes, part of Smith Marine Systems, has enhanced its international team by recruiting Peter Devantier, a Dane, as the Sales and Marketing Manager for its Commercial Business.
Rickmers-Linie Takes Delivery of Rickmers Shanghai
Rickmers Shanghai, the fourth of nine new Superflex Heavy MPC (multi-purpose container carrier) vessels being built in China for Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg-based…
Coast Guard Safeguards Captured Oil Platforms
Members of Coast Guard Port Security Units 311 and 313 relieved U.S. Marines earlier today of responsibility for security on two gas and oil platforms in the Northern Persian Gulf.
Galbraith's Shipping Course Enters Fourth Decade
the 31st Galbraith's Shipping Course, to be held in the U.K. August 9. best-known and most respected events on the international shipping calendar. ship finance, crisis management, and maritime fraud.
TT Club Announces 2002 Results
The Board of TT Club has announced its financial year 2002 results. income. percent to US$50.2 million. dealt successfully with a tremendous challenge in 2002.
MTN to Supply Carnival Fleet
Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) has signed an agreement with Carnival Cruise Lines to provide complete wireless technology to its entire fleet of eighteen vessels.
Captain Convicted of Dumping Asbestos
A Federal Jury found Ronald Cook, a Canadian citizen, guilty of illegally dumping trash bags full of asbestos into the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. He had been…
Japan Implements CSI
Container Security Initiative (CSI) is expected to be operational at the port of Yokohama, Japan, for cargo containers destined for U.S. ports on March 24. CBP and…