Crowley Presents Memorial Scholarships to Midshipmen
Continuing its support of students wishing to enter maritime, transportation and logistics fields, Crowley Maritime Corporation recently presented four U.S. Merchant…
USCG, NJ Police Enter Partnership
As the mandate to secure U.S. waterways continues to evolve, the U.S. Coast Guard and the New Jersey State Marine patrol forged an important partnership which highlights…
Bollinger Delivers Mega Mini Supply Boat
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the M/V Capt. Rudy to Seahorse Marine Inc. of Lockport, La. The M/V Capt. Rudy is the first of a new vessel concept that…
Schottel Reports Successful Year
The propulsion specialist SCHOTTEL, with headquarters in Spay/Rhine, remains on course for success, rounding off the year 2004 with another sales record. The corporate…
USCG Provides Tsunami Relief
A Coast Guard tsunami relief team of two C-130 aircraft and 42 people are in place today and beginning relief and hazard assessment efforts throughout Southeast Asia. The team from across the U.S.
Right Whale – Wrong Whale
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a rule rescinding its 2003 rule that purported to separate the right whale into the North Atlantic right whale…
Keyspan LNG Facility – Public Meeting
The U.S. Coast Guard is hosting two public meetings regarding the proposed Keyspan liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Providence, Rhode Island. The meetings…
MTU Detroit Diesel Formed
MTU Friedrichshafen (Germany) and Detroit Diesel Corporation (USA) announced the formation of a new division for Off-Highway engine activities, MTU Detroit Diesel.
Freights Up, Dollar Down, Markets Lively
buy less. 2004. everyone to see better returns. enter 2005 with a sense of hope. But shipping is never plain sailing. "First, freight rates. Of course these will stay strong in most sectors.
Satcom for Tsunami Relief Through IMO
IMO's efforts to assist in the wider United Nations campaign to bring relief and reconstruction to the regions devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami received a…
Company Profile: Autoship Systems Corp.
Autoship Systems Corporation (ASC) of Vancouver, Canada has been a leader in CADCAM vessel design software for nearly 25 years. Originally conceived for the monohull…
W&O: An Engineered Ascension
W&O Supply is a maverick. What’s so exciting about pipes and valves, you ask? How about growing from $22 million in revenue per year to $75 million in the last 13 years.
Feature: Rigdon's on the Point
A recent visit to New Orleans afforded MR a chat with Larry Rigdon, a man who has stirred controversy and heated debate among offshore vessel providers, while steadfastly…
Propulsion Notes
Wärtsilä has decided to cooperate with MTS within the marine e-business market and has through the MTS infrastructure integrated its Spares Online service. Spares…
Propulsion Update: Cat Debuts the C280
Last month in New Orleans Caterpillar Marine Power Systems Division made several major announcements, the biggest being the introduction of the new C280 series engine…
Leading Off
Forget the oil ... What about the Rats? While the majority of attention is paid to oil spilled in the wake of a ship's break up and sinking, research scientists…
New Alaskan Fast Ferry Christened at Derecktor
The wife of Alaska’s senior senator Ted Stevens, christened Alaska’s second fast ferry at the Derecktor Shipyard in Bridgeport, Conn. The ship -- M/V Chenega --…
Legal Notes
President George Bush has signed into law legislation repealing a four year old rule imposing a 50% duty on the cost of routine repairs and maintenance carried out by U.S.
Editorial
Longtime readers of Maritime Reporter know by now that, above all else, I like to find and deliver a good story. Whether discovered at a small, family-owned business in the Bayou…
Investment in Design: Wärtsilä Italian Style
Corporation's production network. As the one-time Grandi Motori Trieste(GMT) works, a symbol of Italian industrialization in the 1970s, the factory has been the…
