Short Maritime Reporter 2003 Articles
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on April 2003First announced this past fall, a new four-year agreement between Marlink and Radisson Seven Seas, was finalized during a press conference at this year's Sea Trade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami, Fla. Held at the Raleigh Hotel, executives from Marlink. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Telen
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on March 2003The Titan Corporation has been awarded a $59.9 million contract by the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop and build the Navy's "X-Craft." The X-Craft will be a highspeed aluminum catamaran consisting of an advanced hull geometry, designed to give the craft speeds of 50 knot
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on March 2003The Round Table of Maritime Associations has welcomed the release of Captain Mangouras, Master of the Prestige', after 85 days in custody in a high security Spanish prison. The Round Table condemns the detention of Captain Mangouras by the Spanish authorities prior to any formal enquiry or l
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on March 2003The U.S. has filed suit against Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. alleging that the company knowingly mischarged the U.S. Navy on costs it incurred for work under commercial contracts from 1994 to 1999, according to the Justice Department. The lawsuit alleges that the Newport News. Va.-based co
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on February 2003Jointly developed by STN Atlas Marine Electronics and Wartsila Propulsion, the Dolphin podded system is for vessels designed for high speed and good maneuverability and power requirements extending from 5,000 MW to more than 20.000 MW. With a continuous rotation angle of 360 degrees around the ve
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on January 2003Dubbed "the most important three days for Underwater Contracting," Underwater Intervention is slated to convene from February 10-12 in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. With a full and diverse technical program and an impressive roster of exhibitors from around the globe
-
- Nera Introduces F33 page: 18
Maritime Reporter
on January 2003Nera SatCom AS, together with Inmarsat, introduced the Nera F33 product concept to fill the gap between the existing Inmarsat Mini-M service/Nera WorldPhone and the global Inmarsat Fleet 77 service/Nera F77. The new Nera F33 is based on the Inmarsat Fleet F33 service concept, providing the li
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on January 2003Two of VT Halmatic's new Optimized 35 Pilot Boats entered service with the pilots of La Coruna and Algeciras. Based at opposite ends of Spain's Atlantic Coast these 35's join a list of VT Halmatic pilot boats operating on the Iberian Peninsula and Canary Islands. The Optimized 35 features a
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on January 2003Boyd E. (Butch) King was appointed CEO of VT Halter Marine Inc. at the beginning of the month. King most recently served as a senior associate with Booz Allen and Hamilton, consulting on various logistical support projects. Among others, this included the study and recommendation to revamp
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on January 2003Conrad Industries emerged as the winner to build a new ferry for the high profile customers Alaska Marine Highway. AMH sees the signing as the ushering in of a new era in marine transportation for the community of Metlakatla with the signing of the contract. The new vessel will provide dedicate
-
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on January 2003Alfa Laval introduced a line of plate heat exchangers for steam heating in the marine industries, reportedly the first gasketed plate heat exchangers series designed specifically for use with industrial steam and includes two models suitable in marine duties as jacket water coolers, tank clea