BIMCO Releases Vessel CD-ROM 2002
Direct access to the internet from ships at sea can be costly. BIMCO has developed a solution to this problem. BIMCO has transferred a number of its databases from…
BIMCO Holiday Calendar 2002 Now Available
The 2002 edition of the BIMCO Holiday Calendar has now been released. First published in 1913, the BIMCO Holiday Calendar provides specific information on general holidays in 157 countries.
Northrop Grumman Names Retired Rear Adm. Yount To Head Operations At Avondale Facility
Grumman Corporation announced today that Rear Adm. George R. Yount, USN (Ret.), has been named vice president of the company's Ship Systems sector, with responsibility…
Port Security Meeting Scheduled for Friday
Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and John Breaux (D-La.) will hold a U.S. materials transportation at the University of Houston Law Center at 1:30 p.m. C.S.T., Friday, Jan. 11, 2002.
Dale Schwieger Promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations
Marex, Inc., a software products and technology services company offering electronic commerce and management information solutions to a wide range of businesses across multiple industries…
Northrop Grumman Awarded $191M Contract For USS Enterprise Drydocking
Northrop Grumman Corporation today said that the U.S. Navy has awarded the company a $191 million contract for an Extended Drydock Selected Restricted Availability…
ExxonMobil returns to Gibraltar market
of two years. oil, diesel and gas oil, in Gibraltar. Iain White, business development manager at EMMF, says, " Gibraltar is a strategically important center for the supply of marine bunkers.
Arbitration Ordered In ECT-CSX Case
ECT expects the verdict in the arbitration case with CSX Corp. to be given in eight to fifteen months. ECT states that CSX, as the parent company of Sea-Land, broke…
Sperry Marine Name Revived
Corporate consolidations have, in the last 10 years, effectively consumed a number of "household" brand names as efforts were made to streamline the acquirer's letterhead.
Metalock in A&P Shipcare - Chatham
A&P Group has signed an agreement between A&P Shipcare - Chatham and Metalock Engineering (U.K.) Ltd. proposing an inter company co-operation venture. The foundation…
Rhapsody Of The Seas Begins Sailing From Tampa
The first Royal Caribbean International ship to sail regularly from the Port of Tampa, Rhapsody of the Seas, began sailing from there on January 5. The ship will sail from Tampa on January 5…
OTAL Announces Appointments
OT Africa Line (OTAL), the specialist West African carrier, has appointed several key figures to its UK and European based operations. Romain Berard has been appointed OTAL's African Sales Manager.
15 New Cruise Ships Due in 2002
With more ships slated to enter service in 2002 than in any other single year in the history of the cruise industry, the new year is shaping up to be a significant…
Leak Turns Ship's Cargo to Cement
Cement dust aboard a ship bound for Adelaide has been contaminated by sea water, turning the cargo into cement, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has reported.
Ocean Carriers: Marginal Impact from Capacity Cuts
Total container capacity supply by ocean carriers on the three main east/west shipping trades rose by an average of 5 percent in 2001 despite the recent attempts…
Teekay Shipping Declares Dividend
dividend on its common stock of $0.215 per share, payable on Jan. 31, 2002, to all shareholders of record as at Jan. 17, 2002. Teekay is a leading provider of international…
LMIS Gets Contract
previously awarded contract (N00024-99-C-6212) to provide up to 61,014 man-hours of engineering and technical services for the development of Navy towed systems. Syracuse, N.Y.
Capt. Harry Delivered to Wilmington Tug
On December 19, Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc., of East Boothbay, Maine delivered Capt. Harry, a 4200 hp Z Drive tug to Wilmington Tug of Wilmington, Del. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd.…
Coast Guard Sets Minimum Random Drug Testing Rate
Due to results of random drug tests analyzed by the Coast Guard, RADM Paul Pluta has announced that the random drug testing rate will remain at 50 percent of covered crewmen in 2002.
RTM STAR Center Upgrades Full Mission Bridge Simulator
RTM STAR (Simulation, Training, Assessment and Research) Center has announced the upgrade and modernization of their 247 degree “field-of-view” Full Mission Bridge Simulator.
