Maritime Industry Top News
SeaWave Names Markell as Account Manager
SeaWave LLC, a wireless communications company serving the maritime industry, has announced the appointment of David B. Markell as account manager responsible for…
NSWC Dahlgren Leads Team To New Milestones
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren's Combat Direction Systems Activity (CDSA) in Dam Neck, Va. and USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) achieved several significant new…
Monitor Recovery Project to Begin This Month
Navy divers are enroute to Cape Hatteras, N.C. to continue salvage operations to recover the gun turret from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. One hundred twenty…
Rear Adm. Balisle Tapped as Next NAVSEA Commander
Navy Rear Adm. Phillip M. Balisle has been nominated as the next commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Washington D.C., according to an announcement…
KMSS Report Cargo Systems Success
Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) reported excellent progress in the cargo monitoring systems market at the Posidonia Exhibition 2002 in Piraeus, Greece. This…
MMS: Oil Production Offshore GOM to Rise Steeply
The Minerals Management Service (MMS), Gulf of Mexico Region, released new oil and gas daily production rate projections that encompass the year 2006. According to the new report…
Seabulk Announces Agreement On $100M Equity Investment
Seabulk International, Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P., a CSFB Private Equity fund, and affiliated entities…
MARAD Publishes NPRM
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register soliciting public comments on an amendment to its regulations.
Hamilton Waterjets Chosen for Portuguese Fast Ferries
Lisbon will introduce nine new low-wash fast ferries over the next two years. The new vessels are in response to an increase in ferry commuters and an outdated ferry…
WESMAR Honored for Export Achievement
Certificate to Small and Medium-Sized Firms was awarded to WESMAR in late May of 2002 by the United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Division.
Seattle-based Maritime Security Team First in Nation
The first U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) will be based in Seattle and commissioned on July 3, 2002, at the Integrated Support Command, located at Pier 36, Seattle, Wash.
Model Port Partners Sign Charter
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port hosted a Model Port Boston meeting in which the project's partners signed a charter outlining its mission and goal. The model port project…
Rebecca Dye Nominated for FMC
President Bush has nominated Rebecca Dye to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner. Her nomination is for the term expiring June 30, 2005, vice John A. Moran, term expired.
Quest Joins Corrocean
CorrOcean ASA of Norway has announced the acquisition of Quest Consulting Ltd. (QCLI) based in Aberdeen and with a branch office in Perth, Australia. QCLI was established…
First Wave/Newpark Awarded Contract
First Wave/Newpark Shipbuilding has won a contract from Sasaran Perdana Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crest Petroleum Bhd, for the drydocking, repair and…
New Dive Support Vessel Joins the Gulf
Specialty Marine, a woman-owned corporation, has introduced the recently-christened DSV Jean-Elaine. With a length of 180 ft., the fully equipped dive support vessel…
LISCR offers security support to US Congress
visiting US ports. Cohen, CEO of LISCR said, "We stand ready to assist the Coast Guard or other US agencies in any way we can. Statistics show that the US depends…
Coast Guard Auxiliarist To Be Honored
The flagpole at the Coast Guard Base in Woods Hole will be dedicated to Coast Guard Auxiliarist John "Jack" Cowley on Flag Day, June 14 at 8 a.m. Prominently viewed from Water Street…
Thrustmaster Launches New Website
Thrustmaster of Texas, has launched its redesigned, easy-to-navigate Web site at www.thrustmastertexas.com. The official launch took place earlier in the month and…
LISCR Offers Security Support to Congress
visiting US ports. LISCR also identified security measures it has already implemented as a leading ship registry. Services Committee of the U.S. CEO of LISCR said…
