Friday, October 11, 2002 Maritime News

INTERTANKO Applauds MEPC Report on Annex V1

Oct 11, 2002

The IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) welcomed the statements made by Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Luxemburg, the Netherlands,

BIMCO Advises Members to Evaluate Vulnerability of Their Ships

Oct 11, 2002

BIMCO has expressed concern by the recent revelations indicating that the explosion on board the supertanker Limburg was caused by an act of terrorism, the first

U.K. P&I Club Medicals Cut Down on Claims

Oct 11, 2002

Insurance claims arising from pre-existing medical conditions among seafarers are almost non-existent from those passing the U.K. P&I Club's Crew Risk Management Project medical examination.

Steerprop CRP Model Tests Confirm Efficiency

Oct 11, 2002

Steerprop is now taking one step further, improving the efficiency still by introducing the dual-end CRP propulsor. As a part of the ongoing research and development

CSR Protests Proposed Higher Visa Fees

Oct 11, 2002

The Center for Seafarers' Rights of the Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey has called on the U.S. State Department to exempt crew visas from a proposed

How Far Has E-Procurement Come in the Maritime Community?

Oct 11, 2002

As dot-com firms that lacked a solid foundation disappeared from the landscape, the strongest are left standing amid the rubble. It is worth noting that at the

Procedures for Detaining Crewmembers on Board Vessels

Oct 11, 2002

The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) have developed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for identifying crewmembers on board vessels coming to U.

Royal Caribbean Improves Earnings Estimates

Oct 11, 2002

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has provided an update on the current outlook for bookings and yields. During 2002, as booking patterns improved, analysts have raised their earnings estimates,

Stelmar Announces Renewal of Contracts

Oct 11, 2002

Stelmar Shipping Ltd. announced that it has secured time charter contracts for two of its existing double hull Panamax tankers, the Polys and the Cleliamar. Both tankers,

CP Ships Takes Delivery of TMM Colima

Oct 11, 2002

CP Ships Limited has taken delivery of the 3200 teu TMM Colima. It was delivered on schedule by China Shipbuilding Corporation in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. TMM Colima

Investigation into Fire on M/V SSG CARTER Released

Oct 11, 2002

The U.S. Coast Guard released the Marine Casualty Investigation into the fatal engineroom fire on board the SSG EDWARD A. CARTER JR on July 14, 2001. Two mariners died during the fire.

LIMBURG Probe to be Carried Out Jointly

Oct 11, 2002

The Yemen Government released a Statement of 10 October saying that the Yemeni and French investigations into the incident on the French oil tanker LIMBURG are to go jointly.

MAIB Reports on Grounding of M/V WILLY

Oct 11, 2002

According to a report issued by the U.K. Department for Transport, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has concluded that the grounding of the M/V WILLY

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