Maritime Industry Top News
Classic Vessel’s Demise Leads to New Found Hobby
A revelation pays off for photographer Martin Cox, who at just seven years old, realized that he was drawn to landscapes or places that beg a question — such as what happened?
SubSea Solutions Alliance Provides Quick Fix - Underwater
With offices in key locations at the world's busiest cruise ports, the Subsea Solutions Alliance can be at the scene of an emergency repair on a moment's notice.
Fincantieri Predicts Clear Vista For HAL
First introduced last March, Holland America and Fincantieri announced to the cruise shipping community that it had signed a contract to construct one of the world's…
Fincantieri Stays Strong
With a strong history of building some of the greatest liners to sail the seas, with names such as Rex, Saturnia, Vulcania, Leonardo da Vinci and Grand Princess to its credit…
Iridium Aggressively Pursues New Outlets
Iridium Satellite LLC, the company born from the ashes of what was one of the most spectacular and initial telecom failures, has fortified its market position in the past year…
GALILEO: 2008 or Bust
The European Union is on track to start its own satellite navigation and positioning system, Galileo, as it was earlier this year announced that the Council of Transport…
Technological Wonder, No Matter How You SLICE It
Next generation technology used to wage wars of the future will be on display for two weeks off the coast of California later this month. The upcoming Fleet Battle…
Molding the five-deck Trailership
Having emerged in recent years among Europe's top echelon of builders of RoRo vessels, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has put down a new marker for the…
Total CAD/CAM Solution for Ship Design and Building
Autoship Systems Corp. (ASC) has initiated a new 'total system' approach to CAD/CAM software for shipyards, aiming to eliminate what it terms the most expensive…
Industry-Wide Interoperability Investment Paying Off
The Integrated Shipbuilding Environment (ISE) project sponsored by the National Shipbuilding Research Program is a three-year effort to develop and deploy an industry…
USCG Proposes New Changes in Vessel Arrival/Departure Procedures
On June 19, 2002, the United States Coast Guard proposed permanent changes to its notification of arrival and departure information for all commercial vessels greater than 300 gt. (See, 67 Fed. Reg.
Historic $17 Billion Order Placed
The marine industry, which traditionally hits a lull during the summer months, has been boiling over with new projects and business prospects, mainly centered on the business of keeping U.S.
IZAR Fene Shipyard Receives Order for LNG Barge
Norway's Statoil has ordered the construction of an LNG barge from IZAR Fene Shipyard to serve as support for a gas liquefaction plant. The LNG barge, scheduled to be completed in August 2003…
Judi Dench To Serve as Carnival Legend Godmother
ship, Carnival Legend. She will break the traditional bottle of champagne against the ship's hull in an official naming ceremony to be held August 21 in Harwich, England.
Keppel Secures Contracts
Keppel Shipyard has secured three new FPSO contracts worth a total of around S$160 million. These conversion contracts are from regular customers Single Buoy Moorings Inc (SBM)…
Baker Hughes Announces June 2002 Rig Counts
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that the international rig count for June 2002 was 730 up 12 from the 718 counted in May 2002 and down 30 from the 760 counted in June 2001.
Queen Mary 2 Celebrates Keel
Cunard Line celebrated a milestone when a prefabricated section of the keel was lowered into the building dock of Queen Mary 2. The new $800-million Cunard flagship…
Chiles Offshore and ENSCO Announce Effective Date Of Registration Statement
ENSCO International Incorporated and Chiles Offshore Inc. the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2002. As previously announced, the Chiles Board of Directors has set July 5…
IMO Committee on Stability, Load Lines, and Fishing Vessel Safety
The 45th Session of the IMO Committee on Stability, Load Lines, and Fishing Vessel Safety will be held in London on July 22-26, 2002. Voluntary Guidelines.
New Weapon For War On Terror
The second of four Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST) to be commissioned this summer has started specialized training in Camp Lejeune, N.C. Coast Guard MSST…
