Tuesday, May 18, 2004 Maritime News

BV Backs High-Speed Craft Safety Design Tool

May 18, 2004

Bureau Veritas (BV) has backed a new tool designed to enhance the safety and cost-effectiveness of high-speed craft. Dubbed the Safety at Speed (S@S) tool, the

Deteriorating Fuel Quality: A Long Term Trend

May 18, 2004

Lintec reported that 13.7 percent of all samples it tested exceed at least one parameter requirement in 2003. This represents a 4.5 percent increase in off-spec results over 2002.

GS-Hydro Names Sauder President N. America

May 18, 2004

Gary Sauder has been named President of GS-Hydro, North America. GS-Hydro is a leading supplier of industrial hydraulic piping that does not require welding.

Crowley Refloats Stranded Passenger Ferry

May 18, 2004

Crowley Marine Services refloated the passenger ferry Le Conte, which had run aground about 30 miles north of Sitka, Alaska on Monday, May 10. Crowley, under

VT Halter Marine, Northrop Grumman Team

May 18, 2004

VT Halter Marine Inc. has teamed with Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Electronic Systems sector to bid for the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command’s

IMO Suggest Fund to Help Ships in Distress

May 18, 2004

An international fund is urgently needed in order to establish search and rescue (SAR) services along the African coastlines, including the setting up of up to

UK Detains 26 Ships

May 18, 2004

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that 26 foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during March 2004 after failing Port State Control safety inspection.

Panama Canal Goes Live with EDCS

May 18, 2004

The Panama Canal Authority issued an Advisory stating that the Electronic Data Collection System (EDCS) has gone live. All electronic forms are available. Through June 30,

Corps Cited for Spills on Rivers

May 18, 2004

More than 33 oil spills from nine dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers have prompted the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) to take enforcement action against the U.

USCG Helps with Cruise Ship Fire

May 18, 2004

Coast Guard responded to the a Sun Cruz Casino cruise ship fire on May 16. At the time the ship had 160 people on board. The fire apparently started in the engine room,

Sensitive Security Info Protection

May 18, 2004

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a joint interim rule revising the regulation governing protection

Coast Guard Airlifts Queen Mary II Crewman

May 18, 2004

A man was airlifted by the Coast Guard off the cruise ship Queen Mary II 125 nautical miles southeast of the North Carolina’s Outer Banks after the onboard physician

Offshore SCORE Continues Decline

May 18, 2004

GlobalSantaFe Corporation reported that the company's worldwide SCORE, or Summary of Current Offshore Rig Economics, for April 2004 was down 4.5% from the previous month's SCORE.

PPL Wins $117 Million Rig Contract

May 18, 2004

PPL Shipyard, a subsidiary of SembCorp Marine has won a $117.6 million contract from Mosbarron Ltd, a subsidiary of Awilco AS of Norway for the construction of a Baker Pacific Class 375 Jack Up Rig.

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