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Jan 31, 2005
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a News Release stating that an obsolete freighter from the James River Reserve Fleet is set for towing to Chesapeake, Virginia for dismantling.
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Jan 31, 2005
Ship owner, Turismo Nautico Del Mar De Cortes, agreed to pay a criminal fine of $100,000 and to not operate ships in U.S. waters for three years. The action
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Jan 31, 2005
AK Engineering Services, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, has secured a multi-million pound contract to service two major onshore facilities for BP in the UK.
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Jan 31, 2005
Wärtsilä will extend its range of marine reduction gears and begin manufacturing these products in Khopoli, India. Production will start on the same site as Wärtsilä's existing factory.
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Jan 31, 2005
A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew based out of New Orleans rescued two men off the Gulfport coast late Friday night. The men were on a 12-ft. aluminum skiff
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Jan 31, 2005
The Norwegian shipping company Odfjell ASA has extended its existing crew training contract with Wärtsilä by five years. Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy (WLSA)
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Jan 26, 2005
World Communication Center (WCC), a leading provider of global satellite voice and data communications, has provided nine satellite phones to assist Mercy Corps
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Jan 26, 2005
Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. (NORSHIPCO), Norfolk, Va., is
being awarded an $11,050,533 firm-fixed-price contract for ship repair overhaul and
drydock to support USNS Humphreys,
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Jan 26, 2005
Sweden-based IMO AB announced a new freeware tool for their standard pump-units.
The IMO 3D Pump Model is especially developed to make it easier for designers
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Jan 26, 2005
Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS has extended their range of rescue boats with a small model designed for outboard propulsion. The boat, denominated Normar 425,
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Jan 26, 2005
Reportedly the world´s largest full spade rudder, engineered by Becker Marine Systems, has been recently been successfully installed on the first of a series of 8,
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Jan 26, 2005
Holland & Knight Partners James T. Shirley, Jr. and Brian D. Starer have been selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006 (Copyright 2004 by Woodward/White, Inc.
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Jan 26, 2005
VT Halter Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc., will build another Fisheries Survey Vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Jan 26, 2005
Worldwide oil and gas drilling contractor GlobalSantaFe Corporation (NYSE: GSF) today reported a net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2004, of $7.6 million, or $0.
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Jan 26, 2005
Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Galliano, La., is being awarded a $26,616,165 firm fixed price contract with additional reimbursables for the time charter of one
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Jan 25, 2005
Seattle-based Manson Construction Co ordered a dredge component package with VOSTA Inc. for the 9200 m2 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge they are building at Alabama Shipyards.
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Jan 25, 2005
The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) issued a Circular warning of a potential fire hazard on certain ships where a hatch cover for fuel oil tanks is located inside the forward storeroom.
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Jan 25, 2005
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) issued a Prior Information Notice stating that it is seeking to contract with ship owners for service contracts making
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Jan 25, 2005
President George W. Bush intends to nominate Michael Jackson, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Mr. Jackson currently serves as Chief Operating
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Jan 25, 2005
The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation of Canada jointly propose to update the Seaway regulations
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