IMO's Mitropolous: "Don't rest on laurels" where security is concerned
World Maritime Day message
CATS ferry impounded
Fuel supplier seeks maritime lien
Austal wins high speed ferry order from Malta
600 passenger/65 car cat for Virtu
3PSC wins LMSR contract
Operation and maintenance of two MSC RO/RO's
Milestone for superconductor motor
5 MW ship propulsion motor successfully demonstrated
More "ghost ships" head for Texas
"Last of the worst" ships to leave James River Reserve Fleet
Patrol boat order for Swiftships
Six for Egypt
Bollinger delivers jumbo deck barge
Open deck is rated at 5,000 pounds per square foot
Powerful new tractor tug for Honolulu
Mikioi enters service with Hawaiian Tug & Barge
Carnival inks massive newbuild deal with Fincantieri
Four newbuilds plus a redesign of Queen Victoria
Wallenius orders world's largest car carriers
Adds three 8,000 car PCTC's to newbuilding orders and stretches three others
Rigdon christens number three
Rigdon Marine's third vessel, M/V Royal, is already at work in the Gulf
Stelios reacts to Fortress deal
Says offer for Stelmar "fails to provide shareholders with adequate value"
Contract for Conrad
$5.6 million vessel for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Stelmar to be acquired in $667 million deal
All cash acquisition by Fortress Investment Group
Bourbon takes over P105 newbuild at Ulstein
...and takes option for a second vessel
Wartsila power for Normand Installer
23 MW power plant for offshore installation vessel
Carnival earnings top $1 billion mark
...and Arison indicates giant newbuilding could be planned
BC Ferries Super C-class contract goes to Flensburger
Big savings even with potential Canadian $81 million import duty
CRP Azipod slashes fast ferry fuel bills
The first two ships equipped with CRP Azipod propulsion are now in service
Offshore vessel simulator for Louisiana Tech
Transas USA gets contract
HUAL adds to car carrier order book
Signs letter of intent for two more PCTC's from Daewoo
New president for Newport News
Northrop Grumman names C. Michael Petters to succeed Thomas C. Schievelbeen
Austal set to build more patrol boats?
Australian pols make competing promises
Royal Caribbean swaps flags on six ships
Last six NIS-flagged ships will be transferred to Bahamas
Security: IMO starts "training the trainer"
First training course to be held in Egypt
Conrad wins patrol/fireboat order
Will be built at Conrad Aluminum facility
Sparrows Point yard to be used forship scrapping
Two James river ships to be dismantled by North American Ship Recycling
$49.8 million in Port Security Grants
DHS announces fourth round awards
BMT acquires Vancouver, B.C., naval architect
Peter S. Hatfield Ltd becomes part of BMT Fleet Technology
Kvaerner ASA gets new President & CEO
Rokke steps down (but still controls company)
USCG lists flags, port states causing security concerns
Inspection priority for vessels flying listed flags or that have called at listed countries
Chouest continues newbuilding program
Building more OSV's in U.S.--and in Norway
ACL files reorganization plan plan
Says plan offers "best recovery for creditors"
Trico announces restructuring plan
Senior notes would be converted into equity
Chinese yards poised for record
Output from mainland yards set to reach 8 million tons this year
ABS Surveyors monitor fabrication of first offshore LNG port buoy
ABS Surveyors have been on site at a Swedish yard that is fabricating a key element of the first offshore LNG port
Sause Brothers repowers oceangoing tug
Repower based on twin Cummins KTA50 M2 diesels will take 1970's-built tug from around 40,000 pounds to around 100,000 pounds
Thorne steps down at Washington State Ferries
Search is on for new CEO
Concordia gets time charters for two P-MAX tankers
Two 10-year charters with Russia's Progetra
Wartsila names VP Sales
Trieste-based Carl-Henrik Bjork gets job
Rochester-Toronto fast ferry suspends operations
Says halt in service is temporary
Aker Yards books Ultra Voyager, merges Finnish Yards
Julin to head new Aker Finnyards
Norwegian second register needs overhaul
Working group makes recommendations for making NIS more competitive and user friendly
New Director of Coast Guard Invesigative Service
Career Special Agent John A. Cornett named
$144.8 million contract for Electric Boat
Support for U.K. Astute Class sub program
Unitor ship deliveries "aligned with ISPS"
Avoiding delays in deliveries at 1,702 ports
U.K. jail term follows grounding
Chief Officer of grounded vessel was over alcohol limit
Cianbro to complete Polar tanker
Hurricane Frances sends job to Portland, Maine, rather than Freeport, Bahamas
Cianbro pursues tanker job
Would involve bringing 900 ft vessel to Portland, maine, for completion work
MSC contract for GD unit
AMSEA gets LMSR contract
Restructuring at Horizon Offshore
Richard A. Sebastiao of RAS Management Advisors, Inc. is named chief restructuring officer
