Thursday, November 13, 2003 Maritime News

Austal USA Apprenticeship Program Completes First Year

Nov 13, 2003

In June 2002, the fast expanding Austal USA yard, in Mobile, AL, introduced an apprenticeship program to its recruitment efforts. Since then, this program

Stowaways Endangered by U.S. Shore Leave Policy

Nov 13, 2003

New data reporting shore leave denials across the country show United States policies that endanger stowaways. The data was collected by the Seamen's Church

Panama Canal Commits to Sustainable Development and the Environment

Nov 13, 2003

In a move affirming their commitment to sustainable development and the environment, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today that Administrator Alberto Alemán Zubieta and Juan Hector Díaz,

Technology: Transas Releases New Version of Engine Room Simulator

Nov 13, 2003

Transas commercially launched the latest version of its Engine Room Simulator, ERS 4000. The new simulator is enhanced with a number of new significant capabilities

Profile: Benjamin Vickers: 175 Years & Counting

Nov 13, 2003

One wonders if, when Benjamin Randall Vickers went into business in 1828 as an agent selling oils and soaps, he had the prescience to see the ever growing need

Propulsion: Optimizing Feed Rates For Crosshead Diesels

Nov 13, 2003

New program analyzes scrapedown oil as way to detect changes in the condition of an engine's cylinders ExxonMobil introduced a program to optimize cylinder

Product: Cradle Tweendecks Patent for Langh Ship

Nov 13, 2003

In the invention devised by Langh Ship, steel coils are transported on tweendecks that are equipped with integrated cradles. The method was granted a Finnish

Feature: E-Ship: The Paperless Trail

Nov 13, 2003

By Steve Harding BSc (Hons) MSc MRIN Paperwork is, and always has been a necessary and essential aspect of ship operation. Indeed, the Barcelona Maritime

ISU Presidents Urges Governments to Focus on Salvage

Nov 13, 2003

EU Members and coastal states worldwide are in danger of “losing the plot” over the response to the Prestige spill, according to the International Salvage Union (ISU).

Port Security Initiative Enters Phase Two

Nov 13, 2003

The Strategic Council on Security Technology announced the global rollout of Phase Two of the Smart and Secure Tradelanes (SST) initiative. In the last year,

MHI Wins Gas Ship Order

Nov 13, 2003

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. reportedly won an order for four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers from a shipping unit of British energy giant BP PLC, with the first due for delivery in 2006.

Malta Shakes Up Shipyard Business

Nov 13, 2003

Malta's government reportedly launched a wide-ranging reform of its loss-making shipyards to make the industry financially viable. This reform apparently means

Mitsui: Revenue Up, Profits Down

Nov 13, 2003

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. reported that group net profit for the fiscal first half fell 6.3% from a year earlier to 2.51 billion yen despite a 6.6% rise in revenues to 199.

QM2 Completes Final Sea Trials

Nov 13, 2003

Cunard Line's flagship Queen Mary 2 returned from the sea for the second time on Tuesday having successfully completed her final series of sea trials off the Brittany coast.

World Seaborne Trade Set for Record Year

Nov 13, 2003

World seaborne trade rebounded in 2002 to 5.89 billion tons, exceeding the previous record set in 2000, reports UNCTAD´s Review of Maritime Transport 2003, released recently.

Feature: New Potency in Electronic Control

Nov 13, 2003

German predilection for technological advance permeates all areas of primary business and industrial activity, to the undoubted benefit of the competitive standing

Feature: New Aluminum Marine Alloy Specification Developed

Nov 13, 2003

ASTM B 928 "High Magnesium Aluminum-Alloy Sheet & Plate for Marine Service" By Michael Skillingberg, VP, Technology The Aluminum Association, Inc. & Marc Cruder,

Feature: China: Growing Influence in All Matters Maritime

Nov 13, 2003

China's importance in the world maritime market has accelerated rapidly over the past decade, but it appears that current and near future growth will prove even more prolific.

Feature: Introducing Lean Shipbuilding to U.S. Yards

Nov 13, 2003

By Eugene Bradley Jr. & Shaun Hunter Lean times call for "leaner" boats and what better to employ than Lean Shipbuilding, which is known as a proven approach

Feature: NY Navigation Channels: The Really Big Dig

Nov 13, 2003

Boston can claim its new tunnel project as the "big dig", but the nearly $3 billion effort to dredge navigation channels in and around New York to 45 — and eventually 50 ft.

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