Maritime Industry Top News
Spain Takes Center Stage in Hamburg
The Spanish shipbuilding industry will be at the forefront of this year's Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology International Trade Fair (SMM 2000), which will be held in Hamburg…
SMM 2000 Set For Hamburg
Reporting this year's SMM 2000 Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology Exhibition as "booked out," Hamburg Messe is dubbing the exhibition as one that is multi…
The More Things Change...
The current situation of the German maritime industry is not far from that which has existed for each of the past several SMM exhibitions in Hamburg. The collective group of shipbuilders…
First of Modified Destroyers Commissioned
The USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), the first of the Arleigh Burke Flight 2A Aegis destroyers and the 17th Bath Iron Works-built, was commissioned in Norfolk Naval Station on Saturday August 19, 2000.
Propulsion News
Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) is a propeller enhancing device, which is designed to cut fuel consumption and exhaust gases by up to five percent while incurring…
Can the Hinge Ship Work?
Hinge-Ship is a patented concept designed to combine the advantages of both deep draft and shallow draft shipping within the confines of a single vessel. The concept…
Controversial Alaskan Drilling Slated To Begin
One of Alaska's most controversial offshore oil ventures, BP's Arctic Ocean Northstar field, is gearing up to drill as early as November -- and company officials…
Jamestown Metal Promotes Powell
Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc. of Boca Raton, Fla., announced that Allen A. Powell has been named vice president, business development. Allen joined Jamestown in 1996 as Director…
Trimaran Delivered Two Months Early
The development of the unique trimaran warship reached perhaps its most significant milestone when the demonstrator, RV Triton, was delivered two months early by Vosper Thornycroft.
Wave of New Bulk Carriers Expected to Upset Freight Rates
Some shipping brokers expect spot freight rates for Panamax bulk carriers to decline next spring when a large number of new bulk carriers enter service. About 100…
Ship Noise Guide Updated
Controlling shipborne noise is always a concern for vessel designers, builders and outfitters. The two most widely distributed documents are IMO's Resolution A.468(XII)…
JSMEA To Debut Zohaku Web
The Japanese Marine Equipment Association (JSMEA) and its constituents will again be demonstrating what they dub the most advanced and sophisticated technologies developed in Japan at SMM.
Proposals Sought For U.S. Ferry Ops
Notice was recently posted by the Middlesex County Improvement Authority on behalf of the City of South Amboy and the South Amboy Redevelopment Agency for proposals…
NNS Fixes Paradise's Pod
hen the 70,367-ton, 855 ft. (260.6 m) Carnival Paradise arrived at Newport News Shipbuilding for emergency repair on its Azipod propulsion system, it marked a milestone…
SNAME 2000 Aims To Connect Leaders
The annual exhibition sponsored by the Society of Naval Architects and Engineers (SNAME) is scheduled to be held in Vancouver, B.C., Canada — giving both attendees…
PTC Launches New CAD/CAM Shipbuilding Solution
PTC, a leader in the CAD/CAM marketplace with its software in use at more than 28,000 companies including companies such as Caterpillar, Lucent, Mitsubishi, Nike and Siemens…
New & Notables
Ten years ago, a RoRo passenger service called Sealink, commenced in the Bahamas — operating from Nassau to port of Governor's Harbor on the adjacent island of Eleuthera.
Market Forces And Technology Will Shape The Future Of Shipping
We are living in a time of vigorous world growth and the liberalization and globalization of world trade, and no industry will be more central to this process than shipping.
E-Commerce Solutions
MarineTalk.com has just launched a new, user-friendly version of its popular web portal, offering improved content and navigation. Focusing on the technical sector of the marine industry…
Unitor Launches New IT Program
Unitor has taken the next step in giving customers the power to manage their fleets. Customer empowerment in the area of information technology is the next generation…
