L-3 Reports Good 1Q Results
Amid the doom and gloom which has become revenue reporting season, it is refreshing to note that L-3 Communications reports that first quarter of 2002, sales were $696.8 million…
Dog Adrift on Tanker Eludes Capture
Forgea, a 2-year-old female dog adrift on the Insiko 1907 since April 2, has eluded her rescuers, according to the Hawaiian Human Society. Sailors from two long…
Port of Houston: Steel Imports Plummet
The Port of Houston Authority posted its slowest start in operating revenues since 1999 during the first three months of 2002. Operating revenues through March 31…
Keppel Corp. Units Win $46M in Contracts
million from repeat customers. The $23 million contracts for the upgrading and repair of jack-ups, Ensco 51 and Ensco 54 are from ENSCO Offshore Company (ENSCO)…
RINA creates Giuliano Pattofatto scholarship
chairman of IMO's Maritime Safety Committee, who died last year. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a final year student in Naval Architecture at the University of Genoa.
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels returns to Panama market
three months. EMMF will continue to use existing storage facilities and delivery operations. oil, intermediate grades and gas oil - in Panama. important centre for the supply of marine bunkers.
Smedvig Announces 1Q Results
Smedvig reported consolidated operating profit of NOK 161 million for the first quarter as compared to NOK 226 million in the previous quarter. The decrease is primarily…
MISC, Bakri Enter Shipping Venture
Malaysia International Shipping Corp. (MISC) reportedly signed a deal to establish a joint venture with Saudi Arabia's Bakri Navigation Company (BNC). The deal,…
Iridium Introduces Crew Calling
Iridium Satellite LLC announced the availability of crew calling services for the maritime industry. Iridium's crew calling solution simultaneously supports pre…
Wynn to Supply Offshore Patrol Vessels
Wynn marine has won the contract to supply the window wiper systems for three offshore patrol vessels (FOPV) currently under construction at Vosper Thornycroft, UK.
KBR Completes DeepStar Ultra Deepwater Study
KBR recently completed a conceptual engineering study of a Spar/Deep Draft Caisson Vessel (DDCV) in 10,000 ft. water depth in the Gulf of Mexico. The six-month study…
South Korean VDR Receives DNV Approval
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Echelon jointly announced the certification of SHI's LonWorks Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) by Det Norse Veritas (DNV). DNV approval…
Volvo Penta Sales Soar During 2Q 2002
Volvo Penta's sales continued to increase during the first quarter of 2002. Total sales amounted to slightly under one million dollars, which was an increase of…
VMS To Christen Halter-Built ATB
Crowley Maritime's Vessel Management Services, Inc., will christen the first of four Articulated Tug-Barge (ATB) tank vessels this year in New Orleans on Thursday, April 25.
Xantic Integrates Further Into E-procurement
Xantic has signed major cooperation agreements with ShipServ and iShipExchange for integration of their E-procurement portals into Xantic's AMOS Maintenance & Purchase solution.
Geest Launches New Service
By the end of this week Geest North Sea Line launches a new container service linking Grangemouth in Scotland with Rotterdam. The service runs twice a week, once direct and once via Teesport.
Teekay Foam's Overboard Discharge Sea Pipe Repaired
When Teekay Foam established a water leak within the internal pipe of the scrubber overboard system, UMC was called in to provide an efficient solutions. The leak…
T-AKE Team is Candidate for Packard Award
Nominees for the 2001 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award include NAVSEA's Lewis and Clark Class (T-AKE) Project Team. The team was one of five Navy candidates…
Westpac Express to Participate in Cobra Gold 2002
Officials in Bangkok and Washington, D. C. have announced the armed forces of Thailand, Singapore and the United States will conduct the 21st Exercise Cobra in Thailand from May 14-28.
Knight & Carver Re-Launches Classic 1914 Boat
San Diego's Knight & Carver YachtCenter recently hosted the re-launch party for Pilot, a vintage 1914 Pilot-boat. More than 200 members of the San Diego Maritime Museum…
