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The Coating Conundrum
Incorporating Good Environmental Science in the Current Organotin Regulatory Debate. A draft Assembly Resolution (Annex 21/11) prepared by the Marine Environmental…
DOC Lets Offshore Oil Exploration Ruling Stand
Commerce Secretary William M. Daley has decided to let stand an earlier Commerce Department ruling in support of the state of North Carolina's objections to exploratory drilling off the state's coast.
Millennium Bug Proves More Myth Than Menace
The Y2K bug remained to be less than a threat last Tuesday as London rejoined the working world after the New Year break, but more traditional worries about interest rates quickly deflated markets.
Great Ship - Discoverer Enterprise
Discoverer Enterprise is known as the world's largest, most technologically advanced drillship designed for the reduction of ultra-deepwater well-construction costs…
Second 'Chunnel' Not Likely
A motorway under the sea between Britain and France was mooted last week in a study issued by Eurotunnel Plc on a second cross-channel link. Almost 200 years after…
A Manta in Dutch environs
Flat-screen technology can be expected to make its mark on commercial vessel bridges in future years, once the necessary type approvals are forthcoming and once…
Transas Advances The Navigation Process
The ECDIS era has arrived, with the type-approval of systems from Transas Marine. Transas' Jochen Rudolf and George Toma discuss the systems capabilities, advantages and future.
Strong Finish To A Strong Year In Oslo
A December rally on the Oslo Stock Exchange gave maritime shares an extra glitter and ensured a strong finish to an already strong year. Shipping and offshore shares…
Carnival Suffers Another Fire
Carnival Corp.’s spate of bad luck continued in the new year, as a fire reportedly broke out aboard the cruise ship Celebration Wednesday, leaving the vessel adrift…
Carter To Panama: 'It's Yours'
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter symbolically placed the Panama Canal into Panamanian hands last Tuesday with the simple words, "it's yours," granting the tiny…
Hanjin Sets Sales Target At $3.5B
Hanjin Shipping Co. announced its sales target this year is $3.45 billion, against an estimated $3.27 billion for 1999. The company's operating profit was projected…
St. Pé Wins Man of the Year Management Award
The Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity has jointly honored Philip Calian, CEO of American Classic Voyages Co. (AMCV), and Jerry St. Pé, COO of Litton Ship Systems…
Linking Fast Ferries into the Public Transport Network
Located along the mid coast of the Northeast U.S., New London, Conn. has long been a center for ferry transportation dating back to the early days of passenger travel via sailing schooner…
E&P Spending 2000: A Disappointing Gain?
While the theoretical jury deciding which direction the offshore drilling market will take is still out, recent data suggests that the level of spending internationally will disappoint.
Throughput At Port Of Rotterdam Falls 3.5%, But Conditions Are Improving
At 303.9 million tons, cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam in 1999 fell by 3.5 percent. This decrease is less than the 3.7 percent in the first half-year,…
Seabourn Sun To Sail First World Cruise In 2001
Seabourn Cruise Line's recently refurbished Ultra-Luxury Resort Cruiser Seabourn Sun will sail its first World Cruise under its new name and insignia in the winter of 2001.
Newport News OKs Share Buyback Program
Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. has approved a $100 million share repurchase program, adding to a $100 million buyback plan authorized last June. The new plan will be implemented over 2000 and 2001.
Ferry Service Reduction Plan for WSF
Washington State Ferries (WSF) has drafted a plan to cut ferry service beginning next June to make up for a $52 million shortfall that stems from the passage of…
The New “Class” of Celebrity’s Class
It could be dubbed "the new classic." The idea of creating a comfortable passenger vessel encompassing old world classic décor — as per the famed ocean liners of…
SS&Y's Capesize Indices Drop
Shipbrokers Simpson, Spence and Young's Pacific Capesize Index fell 45 points to 4,060 in the week ending Jan. 24. "A fresh decline in the Pacific Capesize Index…
