Washburn & Doughty Wins Tug Contract
Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. signed a contract to build a 92 x 32-ft. Z-Drive Tug for the Providence Steamboat Company. Providence Steamboat Company, located in Providence…
MITAGS Security Programs Available
Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) and the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI), announced the development…
Kooren Orders Two Tugboats
Kooren Shipbuilding & Trading in Rotterdam has ordered two tug boats with the ASL shipyard in Singapore, with an option on another two. These 63 tons b.p. Rotortugs are developed by Kooren itself…
USS Pinckney Joins the Pacific Fleet
The U.S. Navy commissioned the newest ship to enter the fleet, the Aegis guided missile destroyer, USS Pinckney (DDG 91). Pinckney honors Navy Cook First Class William Pinckney (1915-1976)…
CP Ships Restructures Executive Ranks
Following the appointment of Frank Halliwell as CEO by the Board of Directors in early May, CP Ships announced a restructured executive management team. Alan Boylan…
Panama Canal is ISPS Ready
Security at the Panama Canal was enhanced recently as it implemented requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and received fulfillment…
France Telecom Launches New Service
France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications is enhancing its range of value-added services with a satellite-based VPN (virtual private network). The VPN solution for the Fleet family (Fleet-33…
USCG Issues Screening Guidance
The U.S. Coast Guard issued voluntary screening guidance for owners and operators of vessels and facilities regulated under parts 104, 105, and 106 of the maritime security regulations.
MMS Requests 2005 Research Proposals
MMS may award a total of between $500,000 to $900,000 towards new operational safety and engineering (OSER) research proposals for 2005. As part of the agency’s…
ARL Strengthens Asian Presence
Rolf G. Oetter, Founder and President of Albacore Research Ltd (ARL), and Dr. Oskar Lee announced the official launch of ARL Asia Pte Ltd (ARL Asia) as solutions…
Aker Yards Successfully Listed
Aker Yards ASA was listed on the Main List of Oslo Stock Exchange as of Tuesday June 1, 2004. Aker Yards is listed under the ticker AKY. A prospectus for the listing…
PVA Offers Free Security Training Program
PVA has developed a free new crew training program that will assist them in meeting the training requirements of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA).
Simrad Offers New Satcom
Simrad has launched two sophisticated new satellite communication systems based on the Inmarsat Fleet satellite platform. The MS33 and MS55 are designed to offer…
Saab TransponderTech AB Enters New Market
Saab TransponderTech AB and Navielektro ky, the provider of state of the art VTMS solutions, decided to cooperate in promoting their products for the VTMS and Coastal Surveillance Systems market.
Transas Receives VAR Status
Transas Ltd. has received Value Added Reseller (VAR) status for the IC-ENC (International Center for ENCs) official electronic nautical charts (ENC). Transas successfully…
IEA Examines Security of Gas Supply
Global gas-fired power generation is fast emerging as a new driver of gas demand, representing 70% of the increase in demand in OECD countries over the period 2000-2030.
Fast Ferry Modified to Launch Torpedoes
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding’s fast ferry building expertise has taken an unusual turn, with the testing of a new torpedo-launching system for the U.S. Navy. Systems…
