Fast Vehicle Ferry in Early for Lay-up
Ketchikan for lay-up. January 24. said DOT&PF Commissioner Mike Barton. will have to sail for Ketchikan on the 23rd . time to return crewmembers to Juneau by the 25th.
Dreggen Gets Dredger Gantry Crane Order
Two Chineses built dredgers will feature Dreggen gantry cranes. The dredgers will be built at Tianjin Xinhe Shipbuilding in China. The Electric Gantry travelling deck crane DKG400 25T-15ā¦
Chemoil, Maersk Sign Low Sulfur Contract
Chemoil and Maersk have signed what is so far believed to be the largest ever low sulphur bunker contract. The contract is for 40,000mts of low sulphur bunkers perā¦
CMA CGM Considers More Commitment to UK Tonnage Tax Regime
Limited has met its initial commitment to enter 11 ships into the UK's Tonnage Tax regime, but there could be more to come. Tonnage Tax regime and add vessels to our initial commitment.
Wynn Wipers for French Navy
Wynn Marine, part of the Hepworth Group, has been contracted by DCN Warships & Systems in Brest, France, to supply wiper systems for two newbuild troop carriers.
IMO Raises Seafarer Issues with US
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos and US Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge met at IMO Headquarters on Friday, 14 January 2005 to discuss maritime security issues of mutual concern.
Navy to Christen New Guided-Missile Destroyer Kidd
destroyer Kidd, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems ā Ingalls Operations in Pascagoula, Miss. The ship willā¦
Hercules Offshore Acquires Two Jack-up Rigs
Hercules Offshore, LLC, a leading jack-up drilling and liftboat contractor in the Gulf of Mexico, announced today the acquisition of two jack-up rigs in separate transactions.
Field hearing on Delaware River Spill
The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure conducted a field hearing in Philadelphiaā¦
NOSAC Meeting Scheduled for February 3
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC), sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, will conduct a teleconference meeting on February 3. The purpose of theā¦
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Big Valley Crewmen
After searching more than 1,700 square miles, the Coast Guard suspended its search for three individuals from the fishing vessel Big Valley late Monday night. Theā¦
OSG Orders ME-C Engines
Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has ordered four 216,000 cubic meter LNG carriers at Korean yards Hyundai and Samsung. Each vessel utilises two MAN B&W ME engines for main propulsion.
Ship Engineers Sentenced for False Statements
Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Departmentās Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney for the District of Maineā¦
Fishing Vessel and Tanker Collide
Humber Coastguard received a MAY DAY call from the 13 metre fishing vessel Aquarius reporting they were taking in water with 3 persons on board approximately 16 miles East of Amble.
CP Shipsā Lykes Lines Awarded $145M Contract
Security Program for ten years beginning 1st October 2005. under US flag. total $145 million. The five ships will operate on the TransAtlantic. could be made availableā¦
Mesa Verde (LPD 19) Christened
Mesa Verde in front of more than 1,000 guests. Corporation for the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps team. undersecretary of the Navy, the ceremony's principal speaker. expeditionaryā¦
Historic Side-wheeler to Operate on Yukon River this Summer
Elliott Bay Design Group of Seattle recently completed stability tests and calculations for the KLONDIKE SPIRIT, an all-steel side-wheeler recently built on the Yukon River in Alaska.
Aker Finnyards: Negotiations with Employee Reps Concluded
Since the beginning of 2005 Finland's three largest shipyards in Helsinki, Rauma and Turku have been working as one company, the new Aker Finnyards. As a part of the restructuringā¦
State, IBU Reach Tentative Agreement on Fairweather
Negotiators for the State of Alaska have reached a tentative agreement with the largest of the three maritime unions representing crewmembers of the M/V Fairweather, the stateās fast vehicle ferry.
MITAGS Completes Annual DNV Audit
Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), announced the successful completion of MITAGSā annual Det Norske Veritas (DNV) audit.
