Metric Systems Awarded $13.2 M Contract
Integrated Defense Technologies Inc.'s, subsidiary, Metric Systems, has been awarded a contract totaling $13.2M for LHD 8 Shipboard Load Centers and Distributionā¦
UK MCA Publishes Guide to SOLAS Amendments
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency established a Website entitled -Safety of Navigation Implementing SOLAS Chapter V, 2002 located at, http://www.mcga.gov.uk/publications/SITE/ā¦
Two Ships Collide in Dover Strait
Two general cargo vessels on passage in the same lane of the Dover Strait have collided around 14 miles east of Ramsgate at 1:30 a.m. this morning. The 16,000gt Liberian registeredā¦
NOAA Mariner Dies When Survey Launch Capsizes
Eric Koss of Woodinville, Wash., was killed August 13 when the hydrographic survey launch he was piloting in Prince William Sound, Alaska, capsized after being struck by high wavesā¦
ILS-Software Package for German Coast Guard
Just two weeks after christening the first of three 216 ft. (66 m) Offshore Patrol Vessels, the German Coast Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) ordered an extensive softwareā¦
SOCP to Meet in Castine
The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) will hold a meeting on October 16-17, 2002, in Castine, Maine.
NorseMerchant Adds a Third Ship to Service
NorseMerchant Ferries, a subsidiary of Cenargo International, is to introduce a third vessel to its Liverpool ā Belfast service. Built in 1996, the 2,119 lane metreā¦
Videotel Warns Shipowners Over Security Training Requirements
Videotel Marine International has advised shipowners to prepare themselves for the fundamental changes expected in ship security regulations. vessels. the vessel's formal security planā¦
L-3 Communications Aquires Ross Engineering
L-3 Communications has acquired substantially all of the assets of Ross Engineering and will integrate the Ross product lines into the L-3 Communicationsā Aviation Recorders Division.
Lockheed Martin System To Monitor Gulf of Suez Safety
Lockheed Martin has completed the final Site Acceptance Test (SAT) for the Gulf of Suez Vessel Traffic Information Management System (VTIMS), which will monitorā¦
OTALās North Africa Feeder Service Hailed a Success
OT Africa Line (OTAL), the specialist West African shipping line, has undergone service schedule restructuring as from mid June of this year: 80 percent of its Africanā¦
COFRENA and Tribon in Cooperation Regarding Tribon.com
COFRENA, The Association of French Marine Equipment Manufacturers, and Tribon Solutions today announced a cooperation agreement. The cooperation will provide theā¦
MAIB Report on Grounding of M/V LYSFOSS
The U.K. of the grounding of the M/V LYSFOSS in the Sound of Mull, Scotland on May 7, 2001. The primary causes of the grounding were determined to be that the chiefā¦
Carriage of Navigation Equipment for Ships on International Voyages
The U.S. Coast Guard announced its policy for resolving conflicts between its own regulations on navigation equipment on ships on international voyages and recent amendments to SOLAS.
Proposed Port Security Infrastructure Improvement Program
included in the Port and Maritime Security legislation that is currently under consideration. This is a 'fleshed-out' and somewhat amended version of his earlier barebones proposal.
Stelmar Announces Two Time Charter Contracts
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. announced that it has signed the Aquamar and the Maremar, two modern double hull Handymax vessels purchased from the proceeds of the company's recent offeringā¦
Guided-Missile Destroyer McCampbell to be Commissioned
The U.S. Navy will commission Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer, McCampbell on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, during a ceremony in San Francisco at Pier 30. The ship honors the late Navy Capt.
Duratek Awarded Additional Scope On Contract
Duratek, Inc. announced that it was awarded a $1.36 million contract modification by Norfolk Naval Shipyard to provide processing and disposal of radioactively contaminatedā¦
Emission Controls on Spark-Ignition Marine Engines Proposed
watercraft). Comments should be submitted by November 8, 2002.
Todd Shipyards Releases First Quarter Results
Todd Shipyards Corporation announced financial results for the first quarter ending June 30, 2002. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $2.3 millionā¦
