Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Maritime News

Dubai Finishes Buying P&O

Feb 14, 2006

Reports indicate that Dubai Ports World, a state-owned international port operator, cleared its last major hurdle yesterday in acquiring a British company that helps run several U.

UAE Firm May Oversee 6 U.S. Ports

Feb 14, 2006

The AP has reported that a company in the United Arab Emirates is poised to take over significant operations at six American ports as part of a corporate sale,

New Checklists Improve Speed and Accuracy of ABS Survey

Feb 14, 2006

An enhancement to the survey services ABS offers to clients has been effected with the introduction of electronically prepared, vessel type-specific, dynamic

S. Korean Shipbuilders Rushing to China for Hull Production

Feb 14, 2006

According to reports, South Korean shipbuilders are scrambling to move production of ship hulls to China to take advantage of its cheap labor and vast factory sites,

Northrop Grumman Awarded $93.8M Contract Modification

Feb 14, 2006

The U.S. Navy exercised a $93.8 million contract modification option to Northrop Grumman Corporation for detail design and the procurement of long-lead-time

Shipbuilding Plan Features a Bigger Fleet

Feb 14, 2006

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen submitted his long-range shipbuilding plan to Congress Feb. 7, designed to grow the fleet to about 313 ships – up from 281 today.

West Asia Maritime Strikes Bareboat Charter Deal

Feb 14, 2006

According to reports, Chennai-based shipping company, West Asia Maritime Ltd. (WAM), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for taking a bulk carrier from Mitsui & Co.

Yunta Promoted to GM at Crowley

Feb 14, 2006

Crowley Maritime Corporation announced today that Nelly Yunta has been promoted to general manager Dominican Republic/Haiti for the company's liner services group.

Luquette Tapped as President of Chevron North America Exploration & Production

Feb 14, 2006

Chevron Corporation said that Raymond I. Wilcox, president of Chevron North America Exploration and Production Co., will retire from the company on March 31,

Coat Guard Responds to Oil Spill

Feb 14, 2006

The Coast Guard is responding to an oil spill at the Chevron Perth Amboy facility, in Perth Amboy, N.J., that was reported yesterday, February 13. The spill occurred

Man Convicted of Scuttling Boat

Feb 14, 2006

The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California stated that a man was convicted six federal charges related to the scuttling of his boat in the port of Los Angeles in 2005.

IMO Offers Support After ferry Accident

Feb 14, 2006

On his return from a one-day trip to Cairo in the aftermath of the tragic loss of the ferry al-Salam Boccaccio 98, IMO Secretary General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos

Kirby Marine Orders New Towboats

Feb 14, 2006

Kirby Marine has 241 active towboats and 887 active tank barges with a total capacity of 16.4 million barrels. The company’s ongoing repower program that has seen

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