Maritime Industry Top News
MHI Launches Car/Passenger Ferry
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has launched the 10,000GT car/passenger ferry, Ferry Kyoto 2 (HN:1086), at its Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works for the coownersâŚ
IHI Delivers Large Ferry To Domestic Owner
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (IHI) has delivered the 18,255 GT car/passenger ferry, Lilac, to its owner Shin-Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. of Japan.
Owner of Former Ship Repair Company Receives Jail Term
Guy O. Hoy, III, the owner of Hoy's Marine, a Newport, Ore., ship repair facility that ceased doing business in May 2000, was sentenced on June 4 to four monthsâŚ
USS Shoup Commission For Pacific Fleet Duty
Military and Congressional leaders called on the nation to purchase more technologically advanced ships like the USS Shoup (DDG 86), because, in the words of the commandant of the U.S.
Lloydâs Register and the Standard P&I Club Publish Booklet
Lloydâs Register and The Standard P&I Club have jointly produced a booklet on hatch cover safety. This publication, âA Masterâs Guide to Hatch Cover MaintenanceââŚ
Delphinus Engineering Gets Contract
Delphinus Engineering, Inc., Eddystone, Pa., is being awarded a $25,722,926 indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity, time and materials contract for engineeringâŚ
MDD and MSCL Partner with Du Pont
Malta Drydocks (MDD) and Malta Shipbuilding (MSCL) have joined forces with the Swiss-based Safety Company, Du Pont Safety Resources, to implement a major safetyâŚ
OCSCL Secures Port Contract
Multiport member Oriental Commercial & Shipping Co Ltd. (OCSCL) has won a ten-year contract to operate the passenger terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port, Saudi Arabia.
JHRG Releases New Chafe-Protective Devices
JHRG has released a new weapon in the battle to protect commercial marine rope from chafe. Featured in Sail Magazine (May 2002), JHRG patent-applied-for chafe-protectiveâŚ
ODC Completes Type Product Carriers
Onomichi dockyard Co., Ltd. (ODC) completed construction of two 47,000 DWT type product carriers, Amazon and San Jacinto, for OMI Corporation in January and March 2002, respectively.
IHI Completes MOL Performance
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (IHI) has completed construction of the overPanamax container carrier, MOL Performance, for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.
NAVSEA Commander to Retire Next Week
By JOC David Nagle, Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs Vice Adm. Pete Nanos, who led Naval Sea Systems Command through a corporate renaissance over the past four yearsâŚ
AEGIS Destroyer Shoup to be Commissioned
The U.S. Navy will commission the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer, Shoup (DDG 86), on Saturday, June 22, 2002, during an 11 a.m. PST ceremony at Port Terminal 37 in Seattle.
Navy Lab Marks 30 years of Environmental Quality
years of advancing environmental enhancement for ships and submarines. Navy. comply with existing laws, regulations and policies. was established. The objectivesâŚ
Royal Olympic Reports Improved First Quarter Results
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines Inc. reported improved overall results for the three months ended February 28, 2002. The improvement was achieved in spite of the difficulties experiencedâŚ
Coast Guard Responds To Vessel Allision
Coast Guard personnel are responding to a vessel allision near the Poland Avenue Wharf at mile marker 92 on the Mississippi River. The motor vessel Genmar Constantine, a 757-ft.
MARAD Issues Report
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued its quarterly Report on Port and Shipping Safety and Environmental Protection dated July 2002. The report reviews suchâŚ
Maritime Advisory Committee for OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking applicants for membership on the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH).
Members of House Select Committee on Homeland Security
The following members of the U.S. Chair (R-TX), DeLay (R-TX), Watts (R-OK), Pryce (R-OH), Portman (R-OH), Pelosi (D-CA), Frost (D-TX), Menendez (D-NJ), and DeLauro (D-CT).
BIMCO Signs Anti-drug Smuggling Agreement with Italy
On June 19, 2002, BIMCO established its fourteenth anti-drug smuggling agreement when the latest Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed in Rome by BIMCO and the Italian Customs.
