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Diversification Provides Insurance for Steiner
With origins as a family-owned repair yard tracing back to the 1920s, Steiner Shipyard has evolved into a present-day incorporated shipyard, with diversified interests.
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…
Second 'Chunnel' Not Likely
A motorway under the sea between Britain and France was mooted last week in a study issued by Eurotunnel Plc on a second cross-channel link. Almost 200 years after…
A Manta in Dutch environs
Flat-screen technology can be expected to make its mark on commercial vessel bridges in future years, once the necessary type approvals are forthcoming and once…
North Florida Shipyards Awarded MarAd Contract
American Overseas Marine Corporation (AMSEA), on behalf of MarAd, has granted North Florida Shipyards (Jacksonville), a contract to modify deck spaces of M/V Cape Wrath.
GOM Well Fire Addressed
Callon Petroleum Co. reported that all equipment and manpower were in place to bring the fire on its South Marsh Island Block 261 well in the Gulf of Mexico under control.
Carnival Suffers Another Fire
Carnival Corp.’s spate of bad luck continued in the new year, as a fire reportedly broke out aboard the cruise ship Celebration Wednesday, leaving the vessel adrift…
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.
Transportation Accidents, Natural Disasters Mar 1999
o Jan 25 - A powerful earthquake rips through Colombia's central coffee-growing region killing at least 1,170 people. It measures 6.3 on the Richter scale. o Feb…
The New “Class” of Celebrity’s Class
It could be dubbed "the new classic." The idea of creating a comfortable passenger vessel encompassing old world classic décor — as per the famed ocean liners of…
Yfestos Pictograms Installed On Telkka
Produced to IMO specifications, the green luminescent Yfestos pictograms were installed onboard the Finnish patrol vessel Telkka. Constructed by Uudenkaupungin Tyovene oy…
RINA Says Hull Crack Caused Erika's Doom
Italian ship safety inspector RINA, which passed the tanker that sank off France in December and caused an oil spill that polluted beaches, said the vessel broke…
RINA Says Hull Crack Caused Erika's Doom
RINA, which passed the tanker that sank off France in December, said the vessel broke up as a result of cracking of its hull. An internal inquiry into the loss of…
Carnival Cruise Ship Stricken Again
In what has become an all too familiar scenario, another Carnival cruise ship reported engine problems and ended floating aimlessly while passengers onboard no doubt fumed.
Mitsui Marine, Sumitomo To Merge By April 2002
Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance and Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance agreed to merge by April 1, 2002, in a move that would create Japan's largest non-life insurer.
Molasses Tanker With Same Flag, Class As Erika Detained In France
A 27-year-old molasses tanker escorted to Falmouth in the U.K. after safety defects were found was flagged and classed by the same bodies responsible for the Erika…
Outstanding Passenger Vessels
Measuring 175 ft. in length, dinner cruise vessel Starship was recently delivered to Starship Cruise Lines of Biloxi, Miss. Boasting a mega-yacht style, the vessel…
North Florida Shipyards Awarded MarAd Contract
American Overseas Marine Corporation (AMSEA), on behalf of MarAd, has granted North Florida Shipyards (Jacksonville), a contract to modify deck spaces of M/V Cape Wrath.
Fire Protection Rules Require Further Changes
The USCG's interim rule on fire protection equipment for towing vessels requires modification to avoid unnecessary and costly burdens on owners of existing towing vessels, AWO told the USCG.
Fire Safety Training: Up Close
It was hot. Really hot, the smoke was getting denser by the moment as the fire grew larger. It was getting darker. I couldn't see the flames any more from my position…