Transportation Security Administration Meets First Security Requirements
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has successfully met the first security requirements…
AUSTAL USA Launch First Two Vessels
Within a busy 18 day period, Austal USA have launched their first two vessels, Anapaula and Veronica from the new, high-tech facility in Mobile, Ala. The 120 man…
AUSTAL USA Launch First Two Vessels
Within a busy 18 day period, Austal USA have launched their first two vessels, Anapaula and Veronica from the new, high-tech facility in Mobile, Ala. The 120 man…
Commission Initiates Investigation of Proposed Italian State Aid
The Commission has decided to initiate the formal investigation procedure(1) of a draft Italian aid scheme granting an incentive to shipowners for the elimination…
Commission Seeks Information From UK on Regulation and Supervision of Lloyd's
The European Commission has decided to request the UK to provide additional information concerning the regulation and supervision of the Lloyd's insurance market.
1988 SOLAS Protocol and MARPOL Amendments Enter Into Force
May 2000 amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 SOLAS Chapter III, regulation 28.2 for helicopter landing areas is…
MITAGS Formally Certified by USN As Non-Traditional Training Site
Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate (MITAGS) and Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI), has announced that the United…
Bureau Veritas and RINA Suspend Alliance Discussions
French classification society Bureau Veritas and RINA, of Italy, have acknowledged that discussions concerning an alliance between the two IACS members have been suspended.
CP Ships Completes Credit Facility
CP Ships today signed the first part of the US$ 350 million secured five year revolving credit facility announced on December 12. Of the $350 million, $250 million…
Carnival's Shares Plummet 40 Percent
Carnival Corporation reported net income of $116.3 million ($0.20 Diluted EPS) on revenues of $959.1 million for its fourth quarter ended November 30, 2001, compared…
Carnival Gives RCCL A Run For Its Money
Exactly one month to the day that P&O Princess and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines announced that they would merge to form a $6 billion cruise corporation, Micky Arison's powerhouse Carnival Corp.
Dr. Tamara Jernigan To Serve As Carnival Pride Godmother
Dr. Tamara Jernigan, a pioneer in U.S. space travel who has logged more flight hours on the space shuttle than any other female astronaut in history, has been selected to serve as godmother of the 88…
Thomas B. Crowley Sr., Memorial Scholarships Presented to Three U.S.M.M.A. Midshipmen
Continuing its tradition of supporting academic excellence, Crowley Maritime Corporation last week presented Thomas B. Crowley Sr., Memorial Scholarships to three midshipmen from the U.S.
Crowley is First U.S. Carrier to Transport Commercial Cargo To Cuba in Nearly 40 Years
After many months of trying to gain entrance to the Cuba market, Crowley Liner Services succeeded in a big way Sunday, making the first commercial cargo delivery…
Master of French Fishing Vessel Fined for Navigation Violation
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) report that a French maritime court convicted the French skipper of the fishing vessel St. Jacques II for violations…
UK Seeks Views on Ports Consultation Paper
The UK Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) issued a News Release stating that it is seeking views on ways of identifying and assessing…
Meeting of Commission on Ocean Policy
The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy will hold its first regional meeting (the Commission’s third meeting overall) to hear and discuss issues of concern to the southeastern region of the United States…
BP Awards Caspian Geophysical Contract
Caspian Geophysical, the joint venture between WesternGeco and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, announced that BP has awarded Caspian Geophysical a…
Vice Chairman of Schlumberger Limited Retires
Schlumberger Limited announced today that vice chairman Victor Grijalva will retire at the end of the year. decades. made an enormous contribution to the success…
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Delivers Integrity
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. successfully delivered the Integrity, a 166 ft. 5 in. dismountable Cutter Suction Dredge, which they recently constructed for inland dredging company LLC of Dyersburg…
