FGH Announces Extension of Debtor Exclusivity in Bankruptcy Process
Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has extended the exclusively period for filing of a reorganization plan until February 11, 2002.
Willbros Unit Names Hamilton a Vice President
Willbros Group Inc. development. Hamilton has over 23 years of business and project development experience in the oil and gas industry, including 18 years with Willbros.
Keppel FELS Unit Secures Contracts
Keppel FELS Limited (KFELS), the offshore arm of the Keppel Group, through its subsidiary in Brazil, FELS Setal SA, has signed two contracts worth a total of $104 million.
Ship Stability Software Upgraded
Creative Systems, Inc., makers of GHS (General HydroStatics) ship stability software, has released version 8.0, a major update that incorporates many improvements…
OTAL To Invest $5 million in New IT System
The Bolloré Maritime Division (BMD) is investing USD 5 million in a new software management system called iQ-Ship. As a group company OT Africa Line (OTAL) will benefit from this system…
KMY Delivers Carnival Pride
MS Carnival Pride, newbuilding no. 500, was delivered to Carnival Corporation at the Kaverner Masa-Yards’ Helsinki shipyard. Carnival Pride is the third cruise ship…
Pacificat Explorer Replaces Queen of Cowichan
On Wednesday, December 12 at 10:30 a.m. until late Saturday, December. 15, the PacifiCat Explorer will replace the Queen of Cowichan on the Departure Bay– Horseshoe…
Halliburton Expands With Vanco For Deepwater Exploration Projects
Halliburton has signed an agreement with Vanco Energy Company for the provision of engineering and consulting services in several deepwater regions offshore West Africa.
Statoil Orders LNG Carrier for Snoehvit
Leif Hoegh and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, have entered an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., for the construction of a 145,000 cubic meter LNG carrier.
Navionics & Sevencs Join Forces
Navionics S.p.A. of Viareggio, Italy, and SevenCs GMBH of Hamburg, Germany, announce that they have joined forces to produce and distribute electronic charts for…
EU authorizes Flemish Financial Support
The European Commission has decided not to raise any objections to the Flemish authorities' plan to provide financial support for the construction of loading and…
CP Ships Secures Financing
CP Ships is in the process of closing a secured five year revolving credit facility. Citibank N.A. has underwritten $ 250 million of the facility, which is expected to be $350 million in total.
LISCR Welcomes Liberian Government IMF Move
The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) has welcomed action by the Government of Liberia to seek IMF auditing of funds from the Liberian registry.
Destroyer To Be Christened Mustin
DDG 89, the 18th DDG 51 Class Aegis guided missile destroyer to be built by Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ingalls Operations in Pascagoula,Miss., will be christened "MUSTIN" at Ingalls on Saturday…
NNS Gets $77M Navy Deal
Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $76,847,120 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for planning yard, design, configuration management and logistics support for SSN 688…
Navy Investigates Ship Sinking
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. Navy is investigating the possibility that the crew of an Iraqi oil-smuggling ship had intentionally damaged the ship…
Northrop Grumman Installs Simulator System
Electronic Support Measures (ESM) Target Generator System (TGS) at the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) on Andros Island in the Bahamas.
MDI RCA and Autopilot Secures Bureau Veritas Approval
Fast ferry and military craft motion control specialists, Maritime Dynamics, Inc. have added Bureau Veritas to the classification approvals for their Ride Control System with Autopilot.
C-Map Wins NMEA Product Excellence Award
C-MAP won the National Marine Electronics Association Award for best vector charts for the third straight year. C-MAP was also honored by the NMEA in 1994 and 1995…
Renaissance Cruiseships Reflagged to Marshall Islands
Six of the former Renaissance cruiseships now owned by Cruiseinvest LLC, a Marshall Islands-incorporated company, have been reflagged to the Marshall Islands, Cruiseinvest…
