QM2 Receives Certificate of Comliance
A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale sits in the red, white and blue mist announcing the arrival of the World's newest and largest ocean liner, Queen Mary 2…
TEN Announces Delivery and Charter of VLCC 'La Madrina'
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) announced that it has taken delivery of the 299,700 dwt double hull VLCC M/T Maersk Estelle, built in Denmark in 1994. The vessel…
Coast Guard Tall Ship to Visit Port Canaveral
-The Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle will sail into Port Canaveral Friday for a weekend of free public tours and time ashore for the crew. Eagle, the largest tall ship flying the Stars and Stripes…
ACMA Completes Strength Analysis for Temporary Hull Repair
Alan C. McClure Associates (ACMA), one of the industry’s premier naval architecture and engineering firms, recently completed strength analysis of the tank bottom…
Multraship Completes Salvage of Toxic Containers
North Sea from the Ethiopian vessel Andinet. until January 28. multi-purpose vessel Multraship Commander. for inspection. chromium trioxide and copper dioxide. low toxic concentration.
Report: Huge Cruise Potential Untapped
European cruise sale penetration figures compiled by ShipPax Information show that there is a huge untapped market for cruising in Europe. Although, not surprisingly…
Horizon Offshore Offers Finance Update
Horizon Offshore, Inc. revolving credit facilities to amend its loan agreements. million on January 31, 2004. outstanding under these revolving credit facilities. facilities mature on April 3, 2004.
Multraship Salvages Toxic Containers
North Sea from the Ethiopian vessel Andinet. until January 28. multi-purpose vessel Multraship Commander. for inspection. chromium trioxide and copper dioxide. low toxic concentration.
Sulzer Engines Selected for German Containerships
Eight 1,574 TEU container ships contracted by the German owner Peter Döhle Schiffahrtsgesellschaft at the Jiangsu Yangzijiang shipyard in the People's Republic of…
Port Clarifies Commission Decision on Bayport CSPs
During its public meeting on Monday, January 26, the Port of Houston Authority commission rejected all competitive sealed proposals that had been received for the…
NASSCO Gets $578M Option T-AKE’s
National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. awarded a $578,206,817 fixed-price-incentive modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-02-C-2300) to exercise options…
EMMF Relocates to Antwerp
EXXONMOBIL Marine Fuels (EMMF) is relocating its International Sales for Europe, Africa and Middle East to Antwerp, effective February 2, 2004. This strategic move…
Powerful, First of Class Damen Tug Delivered
The first Damen ASD Tug 3110 was built in 1993: the Citta Della Spezia. Over the past 10 years almost 100 small Damen ASD Tugs of the following types have been built: Damen ASD Tug 2509…
A Third RoPax for Grimaldi
Manuel Grimaldi confided to some close friends last December that not only had he decided to set up a new line from Italy to Spain but also to purchase Superfast…
Beer Shipments via Schencker
Schencker is going to co-ordinate the Euro Demand Point (EDP) of Heineken Breweries in Rotterdam. From this EDP the special beers of various European breweries are…
Samskip to Start Second Iceland Service
Samskip will very soon start a second service between Rotterdam and Iceland. It already chartered a 364 TEU vessel for the new service. The two 703 TEU vessels of…
Shooting at Terminal in Freeport, Texas
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Bulletin advising the marine community of a shooting at the BASF Terminal in Freeport, Texas. A man who appeared to be…
Chesapeake Bay Port Access Routes Study Proposed
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Notice stating that it has completed the Port Access Routes Study for the Approaches to Chesapeake Bay. The study recommended various changes…
QM2 Gets Warm Reception
(Photo Credit: Richard Grable) The world's largest cruise ship, Queen Mary 2, pictured arriving January 26 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Flood Promoted
sector. Acquisition, will oversee operations at the facility effective Feb. Maritime, who is retiring after 18 years with the West Coast shipyard. Flood will report to Irwin F. Grumman Newport News.
