Meeting of U.S. SOLAS Working Group to Meet in D.C.
The U.S. SOLAS Working Group on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessel Safety (SLF) will meet in Washington, D.C. 2002. Items on the agenda include subdivisionā¦
MARAD Approves Transfer and Sale of Vessels
The U.S. 1916. Sales of the liquid sulfur carrier MARINE DUVALL and the tanker PATRIOT for scraping were approved. PRIDE WEST VIRGINIA to Vanuatu registry and flagā¦
Significant Evidence of External Explosion on LIMBURG
The U.S.
Augsburg Marine Engines Delivered to Spain and China
MAN B&W Diesel Group has revised their 32/40 engine series based on a number of innovations, the engineās soot concentration was reduced under the visibility limit almost over the whole load range.
Stocznia/Latreefers Dispute Settles
Terms of settlement have been reached in the protracted legal dispute between Polish shipyard Stocznia Gdanska, Latreefers and the Latvian Shipping Company (Latco).
Spain Sticks to Salvage Line
There is no indication that the Spanish legislature is about to ratify the 1989 Salvage Convention, or to authorise the transfer of salvage claims to the civil courts, despite calls for it to do so.
ABS Selected For The World's First Newbuild LPG FPSO
tank stiffening structure and suitability for partial loading. ABS offices worldwide will be involved in the project with engineering services and review being provided by staff in Houstonā¦
Anteon Awarded $20M Blanket Purchase Agreement
Anteon International Corporation has been awarded a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), with an estimated value of $20 million to support the U.S. Coastā¦
Unitor Provides Fire Protection System for Malaysian LNGs
Unitor is now providing a āsmartā solution to onboard fire protection for three large LNG carriers operated by Malaysian International Shipping Corp (MISC), a subsidiary of Petronas.
Wärtsilä Receives Repeat Order
injection. They will be installed in two 30,000 tdw multipurpose carriers contracted at Shanghai Shipyard in China by Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Co (Chipolbrok). contracted in October 2001.
SMIT Salvage Removes Hazardous Cargo From Jolly Rubino
Approximately half of the hazardous cargo onboard the grounded āJolly Rubinoā has been airlifted off the casualty in the last 9 days. SMIT Salvage personnel haveā¦
INTERTANKO Applauds MEPC Report on Annex V1
The IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) welcomed the statements made by Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Luxemburg, the Netherlandsā¦
BIMCO Advises Members to Evaluate Vulnerability of Their Ships
BIMCO has expressed concern by the recent revelations indicating that the explosion on board the supertanker Limburg was caused by an act of terrorism, the firstā¦
U.K. P&I Club Medicals Cut Down on Claims
Insurance claims arising from pre-existing medical conditions among seafarers are almost non-existent from those passing the U.K. P&I Club's Crew Risk Management Project medical examination.
Steerprop CRP Model Tests Confirm Efficiency
Steerprop is now taking one step further, improving the efficiency still by introducing the dual-end CRP propulsor. As a part of the ongoing research and developmentā¦
CSR Protests Proposed Higher Visa Fees
The Center for Seafarers' Rights of the Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey has called on the U.S. State Department to exempt crew visas from a proposedā¦
How Far Has E-Procurement Come in the Maritime Community?
As dot-com firms that lacked a solid foundation disappeared from the landscape, the strongest are left standing amid the rubble. It is worth noting that at the heightā¦
Procedures for Detaining Crewmembers on Board Vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) have developed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for identifying crewmembers on board vessels coming to U.S.
Royal Caribbean Improves Earnings Estimates
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has provided an update on the current outlook for bookings and yields. During 2002, as booking patterns improved, analysts have raised their earnings estimatesā¦
Stelmar Announces Renewal of Contracts
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. announced that it has secured time charter contracts for two of its existing double hull Panamax tankers, the Polys and the Cleliamar. Both tankersā¦
