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Blessy Marine: Building Bigger On The River
While they continue to grow their fleet with the February delivery of a 1,600 hp retractable wheelhouse towboat, Blessy Marine also now have their most powerful tug under construction at Kody Marine.
Bisso Marine Salvages Bass River
Bisso Marine Company's salvage team has successfully raised and delivered OSV Bass River after six months of delays due to tropical storms, hurricans and El Niño effects on wind and sea conditions.
Ballast Water Exchange: Is There A Better Way?
There are a few other topics gathering more information than ballast water exchange, as the chorus of environmental damage from the scientific community and howls…
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Beacon to Go Dark
The beacon atop the Cape Hatteras lighthouse was extinguished, as crews prepare to move the North Carolina landmark that has stood guard over the "graveyard of the Atlantic" for more than a century.
Moore's First Priority At WTO: Helping The Poor
Mike Moore, taking over as new head of the World Trade Organization, pledged on Wednesday that he would devote "all efforts" to help poor countries to benefit from freer global trade.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Beacon to Go Dark
The beacon atop the Cape Hatteras lighthouse was extinguished, as crews prepare to move the North Carolina landmark that has stood guard over the "graveyard of the Atlantic" for more than a century.
West Coast Ferry Industry at All-Time High
In terms of new deliveries, the West Coast ferry industry will probably not see another period to match the past 18 months for some time. All three of the large…
Accidents and Vessel Casualties
M/V Isabella sank two miles west of Ft. Pierce, Fla. USCG Group Miami dispatched a Coast Guard Station (CGSTA) Fort Pierce utility boat (UTB). The crew was removed…
Oil's Merger Year Leaves Some In The Lurch
TotalFina's European energy merger with Elf has tied up the rejuvenated oil sector's last obvious pairing but more marriages may still be on the cards. The revival…
Norway Snuggles Up to Other Oil Producers
Norway, shocked by a collapse in oil prices last year to below $10 per barrel, has lifted contacts with other crude producing countries to unprecedented levels,…
Atlantic Pride Sinks in Newfoundland
Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Halifax, Canada reported a MAYDAY F/V Atlantic Pride to the USCG Atlantic Area Command Center. The six-person crew reported they were sinking…
Morelli & Melvin Breeding Cats
Morelli & Melvin Design & Engineering has developed two very different, but enormously effective, catamaran designs to take some of the challenge away from experiencing…
New Four-Cycle Marine Workboat Engine Package
Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. recently combined efforts with Detroit Diesel and Hollywood Marine to test a new four-cycle V12-2000 series commercial marine workboat engine package.
Ship's Fire Drill Sparks Massive Search
A fire drill by a ship triggered a massive search operation off the Philippine coast near Subic port last week to locate what was believed to be a burning vessel…
Milosevic, Not Debris, Is Blocking Danube Shipping
NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson said that Serbia could not expect help to clear the Danube waterway of Kosovo war debris as long as Slobodan Milosevic remains president of Yugoslavia.
Booze Cruises Still Booming
Despite doom and gloom forecasts from ferry operators, the abolition of duty free sales has not slowed the demand for ferry day-trippers. Four months after the European…
Shipowners Say Industry Is Being Choked By Legislation
International shipowners said the maritime industry is being choked by legislation and that they are unfairly targeted as the culprits for all ills in the sector.
Up, Up and Away?
The only logical reason the sustained high price per barrel of oil has not already been dubbed "OIL BOOM 2000" is the fact that hindsight is 20/20. Companies that operate…
California Sues For Say In Fate Of Drilling Leases
California's governor, attorney general and the California Coastal Commission filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Interior Department to allow the state a say in the…
'Great Satan' Blamed for Iran's Y2K Woes
Although its more than 622 years away by their count, Iranians must deal with millennium issues in about 32 days. Iran's 20-year-old breach with the United States…