Thursday, February 26, 2004 Maritime News

VT Halter Launches Ferry

Feb 26, 2004

VT Halter Marine Inc., a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems Inc., launched a 95-foot sea-going ferry from its Mississippi-based Pascagoula Operations. Christened the Caribeña,

Safety Alert – confined space entry

Feb 26, 2004

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Safety Alert reporting that the second engineer on a foreign vessel died after he became accidentally trapped in the main propulsion engine’s scavenging air receiver.

Southwest Pass Reopened

Feb 26, 2004

The U.S. Coast Guard reopend the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to one-way maritime traffic. All vessel movement through the Southwest Pass must be coordinated through the U.

Blue Marlin Serves as Floating Drydock for SemiSub

Feb 26, 2004

The first job of the recently jumboized heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin is the transport of the the Dai Hung I semi-submersible production platform of VietsovPetro

Eleventh Amendment and removal of admiralty case

Feb 26, 2004

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prevent removal of an admiralty case to federal

New Orders for Blohm + Voss Repair

Feb 26, 2004

On the February 24, the containership PERU was floated into dock 10 of Blohm + Voss GmbH, a company of ThyssenKrupp Werften. The ship, which is owned by the shipping line Schepers & Co.

Kitchen Joins Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Board

Feb 26, 2004

William E. Rowe, Chairman and CEO of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. announced the election of Thomas M. Kitchen to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Kitchen is

TORM Orders Tanker from China

Feb 26, 2004

A/S Steamship Co TORM signed a contract with Dalian New Shipbuilding Ltd. in the People's Republic of China for construction of one high-specification 110,000 dwt Aframax (LR2) product tanker.

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