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Hyundai To Ferry Tourists To North Korea
Hyundai Group will start ferrying foreign tourists to North Korea's fabled Kumgang Mountain starting on Oct. 23, the group announced. "We have issued invitations to about 20 to 30 diplomats…
U.S. Petroleum Inventory Drops, Oil Prices Soar Higher
Oil's eight-month rally hit yet another high Sept. 29 as dealers cited news that U.S. petroleum inventories had dropped to near-three-year lows as proof OPEC supply…
Port of Tacoma Doubling Growth Rate of West Coast Ports
Following a record-breaking year, container volumes at Port of Tacoma continue to grow rapidly. Through the end of May, the Port's total container throughput is…
A Cut Above The Rest
Advances in steel processing have enabled shipyards around the globe to streamline operations while vastly improving efficiency and quality. This fact is not lost…
Casualties
A Maltese-registered cargo ship carrying 16,000 tons of cement was in danger of breaking up on the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City after all 40 crew and passengers…
The Eagle Has Flown: Royal Caribbean's Voyager Of The Seas Raises The Bar For The Cruise Industry
Slipping out through the Finnish archipelago on a Sunday morning at the end of October, Voyager of the Seas cut a figure of unprecedented scale in the passenger ship sector…
Dangerous Seas Ahead If Indonesia Breaks Up
Pirates and marauders will rule what are now Indonesia's territorial waters if the country disintegrates, increasing security risks to the whole region, Jakarta's…
Cruise Lines Face Y2K Conundrum
The world’s biggest cruise lines have made their own computers shipshape against Year 2000 glitches but still face possible electronic squalls arising from problems…
Great Ship - Voyager of the Seas
Slipping out through the Finnish archipelago on a Sunday morning at the end of October, Voyager of the Seas cut a figure of unprecedented scale in the passenger ship sector…
Long Island USCG Stations Receive MLBs
USCG Stations Jones Beach and Fire Island, in NY, have become the newest USCG Group Moriches units to receive the new 47-ft. Motor Lifeboat (MLB). The state-of-the-art 47-ft.
Cruise Lines Face Y2K Supplier Squalls
The world's biggest cruise lines have made their own computers shipshape against Year 2000 glitches but still face possible electronic squalls arising from problems…
Key Mideast Markets Surge On Erika Factor
Mideast-Far East crude oil tanker freight rates leapt skywards for the second day in a row as the Erika-effect took hold, shipping brokers said on Jan. 21. Japan…
Erika Captain Says Tight Budgets Overrode Safety
The captain of the tanker Erika, which sank off France's west coast in December causing a huge oil spill, said crews had to work to such tight budgets that safety standards could not always be met.
Partnership Sets Record for Mooring Depth
Delmar Systems, Inc. and Shell Deepwater Development, Inc. set another world record for mooring depth when the two companies partnered to moor Transocean Marianas in more than 7,500 ft.
Simrad Launches Type-Approved AIS
Simrad launched an Automatic Identification System (AIS) package at NorShipping. The Type Approved Simrad AI70 is designed to be a compact and user friendly unit…
Feature: Leaving Home
For many years the fortunes of the Great Lakes-based shipbuilders and naval architects was based solidly on the building level of the owners who were also based on the 94,000 sq. mi.
HUGIN 3000-GC Breaks Deepwater AUV Record
The final customer acceptance test for Geoconsult's HUGIN 3000-GC was completed with a deepwater dive at a depth of 9,517 ft. now in commercial operation. before. with the deepwater dive at 9,517 ft.
Crowley Forms Crowley Far East Services
Crowley Maritime Corporation has expanded its international presence with the formation of Crowley Far East Services. This new company, formed and incorporated in Sakhalin State…
EIA: US stocks remain low
report (ending 18 April) from the US. reported an even bigger gain of 13.1 mb. remain uncomfortably low. just three weeks earlier. inventories to normal". million barrels, i.e. years.
Robert Allan: Naval Architecture is in the Blood
Since the beginning of the 20th Century when Robert Allan's grandfather emigrated from Scotland to Canada, he treated the concept of naval architecture as a "science" rather than a trade.