Celebrity Orders New Ship
Celebrity Cruises will build a new cruise ship and launch a new class of landmark ships, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft announcedā¦
VLCC Cargo Handling Simulator Launched
Kongsberg Maritime has released a new Neptune Cargo Handling Simulator model. The new model is called VLCC-Double Hull. The new Double-Hull model is developed followingā¦
LPD 17 Completes Acceptance Trials
Acceptance Trials of the future USS San Antonio, lead ship of the LPD 17 class, were conducted Jun 27-30, and witnessed by the Board of Inspection and Survey. "Theā¦
930-TEU Ship Joins Indian Ocean Service
MacAndrews is set to add the 930 TEU Cape Bonavista to its Swahili Express Service which provides a fixed-day fortnightly service between the Indian sub-continentā¦
Navigational Safety Program Starts Sea Trials
The QinetiQ Platform Support Services Group is to fit ORPHEUS, a new navigational safety tool, to a Royal Navy frigate. ORPHEUS will be installed on HMS Northumberlandā¦
Deepwater Frontier Gets Two-Year Contract
Transocean said that its High-Specification drillship, the Deepwater Frontier, was awarded a two-year contract by an international oil and gas operator. The contractā¦
Berglund Joins OSG
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. appointed veteran shipping executive Mats Berglund as Senior Vice President to lead OSG's Crude Transportation Strategic Business Unit.
Back to Work in Dennis' Wake
A transportation operator at Northrop Grumman's Pascagoula shipyard directs a 100-ton material transporter carrying a 13,800-volt power substation past a Goliath gantry crane.
SNAME Introduces Innovation Sessions
In response to feedback from exhibitors, SNAME will introduce Innovation Sessions during the SMTC&E and SPS, scheduled to be held in Houston on October 20-21, 2005.
Speed Record Set at Sub Races
New world speed records were set earlier this month in both menās and womenās divisions of the International Submarine Races, an engineering design competition thatā¦
India Launches Dredging Project
The Indian prime minister will inaugurate a deep sea dredging project on Saturday, called the Sethusamudhram Shipping Channel Project, to remove sand stone on twoā¦
USCG Fleet in Need of Replacement
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), chairwoman of a Senate Coast Guard subcommittee, is among several officials that are pushing to speed up a 20- to 25-year, multibillionā¦
Costa Crociere Lands in Trieste
Costa Crociere announced an important milestone for 2006. Beginning the summer of next year, Costa will become the first cruise company to use Trieste as the home port for one of its fleetās ships.
This Day in Naval History - July 08
1778 - Allied French fleet under Comte d'Estaing arrives in America. 1853 - Commodore Matthew C. Perry sails his squadron into Tokyo Bay. 1879 - USS Jeannette departs San Francisco to explore Arctic.
Four New Tugs to Boost AMNAVās Fleet
In a commitment to significantly enhance services to its customers, and to expand its ship-assist capabilities at Californiaās largest ports, AMNAV Maritime Servicesā¦
Hoe, Yick Appointed at Keppel
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) appointed Hoe Eng Hock as the Executive Director of Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd with effect from July 1, 2005, followingā¦
UK Court: PWC is Subject to Merchant Shipping Act
At a hearing at Salisbury Crown Court, Mark Goodwin, a 25 year old Weymouth man pleaded guilty to riding his Yamaha Wave Runner in contravention of Section 58 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
SCC Meeting
The Working Group on Radio Communications and Search and Rescue of the Shipping Coordinating Committee, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, will meet in Washington, DC on August 11.
New Orleans ā Port Condition ZULU cancelled
With the passing of Tropical Storm Cindy, USCG Marine Safety Office New Orleans has cancelled port Condition ZULU ā at least for now. The GICW has also been reopened. (HK Law).
Canada Funds Shortsea Shipping Study
Mr. Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans announced, on behalf of Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre, that Transport Canada will provide close to $26,000ā¦
