Maritime Industry Top News
Van Hall To Audit Clinics In Manila
Van Hall Health has been appointed by the U.K. P&I Club to audit five medical clinics in Manila, The Philippines. Van Hall plans to review each clinic and identify…
New Commercial Director For FBM Babcock Marine
FBM Babcock Marine Ltd, one of the world's leading designers and builders of high speed ferries and specialist patrol vessels has elected Steven Scott as its new commercial director.
Pegasus Shipping Completes High Yield Bond Restructuring
Pegasus Shipping (Hellas) Ltd. has completed the restructuring of its $150 million 11.8 percent First Preferred Ship Mortgage Notes with its Bond Holders. Under final terms of the deal…
Knight & Carver Names Brown As CEO
Knight & Carver YachtCenter, San Diego, Calif., has appointed Sam Brown as CEO. For the past 14 years, Brown has served as legal counsel to the company, whose revenues exceeded $12 million last year.
KVH Appoints Bookataub As COO
KVH Industries has appointed S. Joseph Bookataub as its new COO. Bookataub brings extensive experience in the areas of ISO procedures and certification, and supply chain management…
Lykes Lines Upgrades Africa Service Fleet
The launching of Lykes Runner on August 29, rounds out the retonnaging of Lykes Lines' North America - Africa Service, East Coast Loop. This multi-purpose Astrakan…
BP Exploration To Merge Into Amoco Oil
Effective October 1, 2001, BP Exploration & Oil Co. will merge into Amoco Oil Company. Subsequent to this transaction, the name of the surviving legal entity Amoco…
Anteon Receives Information Security Contract
Anteon has been awarded a four-year (base plus three option years), $4.7 million contract to support the Military Sealift Command's (MSC) Department of Defense Information…
GLM, Santa Fe International Announce $6 Billion Merger
The course of corporate consolidation within the already tight offshore business took a dramatic turn over the holiday weekend, as Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe…
Houghton Offshore Awarded Five-Year Contract
Houghton Offshore has entered into a five-year contract with Transocean Sedco Forex for the supply of the following fluids for Transocean Sedco Forex's global fleet…
Schlumberger, Yukos To Create Field Development Planning Center in Moscow
Schlumberger Oilfield Services and Yukos have agreed on a three-year contract to create a field development planning center in Moscow. Representative reservoir models…
Bollinger Increases Port Fourchon Capabilities
Bollinger’s repair and conversion shipyard at Port Fourchon, La., on the Gulf of Mexico, can now accommodate rigs, ships and boats with drafts to 27 ft., now that…
Guilbeau Marine Boats Complete Sea Trials
Seatrials have successfully been completed by Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., on the first of four 145.5-ft. utility vessels under contract for Guilbeau Marine, Inc., Cut Off, La.
Wärtsilä Increases Shareholding In Wärtsilä India
Wärtsilä Corporation, holding at present 51% of the shares in Wärtsilä India Ltd., has made a public offer to the minority shareholders to acquire up to 49% of the shares in the Company.
Navy Lab Researchers Earn Office of Naval Research Award
Dr. Vernon Simmons, former Senior Scientist, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) and Dr. Yuan-Ning Liu, Chief Research Scientist, NSWCCD, received the annual Dr. Arthur E.
NAVSEA Displays New Technology
Naval Sea Systems Command, led by its commander, VADM G.P. "Pete" Nanos, Jr., showcased some of the more than 330 new technologies, which recently have been identified for Fleet use…
BV OKs Transas ECDIS
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) issued a type approval certificate for the Navi-Sailor 2400 ECDIS from Transas Marine. The certification procedures…
Tribon Signs Agreement With Hyundai
The Hyundai Corporation, the largest general trading company in Korea and independent company within the Hyundai group of companies, and Tribon Solutions recently…
How Long Must the Tampa Wait?
Much has been said and written about the fate of the refugees aboard the Norwegian RoRo vessel Tampa and who's to blame. What has not been discussed is what the…
Northrop Grumman Extends NNS Offer
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that it has extended its pending exchange offer for all outstanding shares of common stock, including associated rights, of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc.
