Chiles goes to Keppel for ultra premium jackup Chiles Offshore LLC has ordered a KFELS MOD V "B" design, cantilevered jackup drilling rig from Keppel FELS Limited, Singapore. Total construction cost is estimated not to exceed $110.0 million
RINA says Erika cracking could have been controlled The results of a RINA internal technical investigation indicate that the Erika was presumably lost because an initial crack in the low part of the hull below the water line was misjudged and mishandled, allowing it to develop until the hull broke up eighteen hours later.
Cruise industry employees sentenced for Alaska pollution A U.S. District Judge in Anchorage, Alaska, last week sentenced Nanne Hogendoorn, Hantje deJong and Dirk Smeenk, for violations of the Clean Water Act. Each was sentenced to two years unsupervised probation and a fine of $10,000. Hogendoorn, Holland America's director of technical operations in Seattle, is the first shore-based cruise industry employee ever sentenced for a criminal violation of the Clean Water Act.
Greek anger over Golden Ocean deal BENTLEY Investments, the company representing Greek shipowners in the tussle for cash-strapped Golden Ocean Group, is said to be furious with the way it has been temporarily shut out of negotiations with the Bermuda-based operator and its unsecured creditors' committee.
High and dry in Bosporus TURKISH authorities were accused of high-handed behaviour yesterday by the owners of a containership that ran aground in the Bosporus, writes Janet Porter.
Bergesen warns of Norway tax threat NORWAY'S largest shipping group Bergesen has warned that an increasing tax burden is endangering the future of ship operations in the Scandinavian country.
Gas carrier recovery boosts Skaugen profit A STRONG recovery for its gas carrier operations helped Norway's IM Skaugen to a first quarter net profit of $462,000, its first such surplus on an unadjusted basis since the first quarter of 1996.
Stavros Soumakis loses seat GREECE'S governing socialists have won a record third straight general election, but minister of merchant marine Stavros Soumakis was one of the high-profile losers as a lacklustre election campaign climaxed with the tightest vote in memory.
Green study for 'erotic gherkin' plan KVAERNER and Swiss Re, which want to redevelop the site of the former Baltic Exchange in London, have pre-empted the government and decided to go ahead and carry out an environmental study of the site.
Helmepa chief signals expansionist agenda PETER Livanos has said that the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association, Helmepa, will look to boost its membership in Greece as well as continue to develop its co-operation with like-minded bodies abroad under his leadership.
Safmarine sees off .com cybersquatter SAFMARINE has won an important case against a cybersquatter which was trying to use the carrier's name in a website address, writes Janet Porter.
Atlantique Nord: une rationalisation qui s'avère délicate Depuis plusieurs mois, on annonce comme imminente la grande rationalisation sur le secteur de l'Atlantique Nord et régulièrement, la nouvelle tant attendue est reportée de quelques semaines. Tout se joue actuellement entre le groupe Grand Alliance et Americana Ships, et indirectement avec les deux partenaires MOL et APL, qui louent des slots à bord des unités de Lykes Lines. Les négociations dans lesquelles ils sont engagées semblent particulièrement ardues, puisqu'elles se poursuivent toujours. Aux dernières nouvelles, on annonçait une conclusion pour ce vendredi, mais rien n'était moins sûr. Il faudra encore patienter.
SJ Gods et DB Cargo signent un accord de coopération Alors qu'on attendait plutôt un accord entre les départements marchandises des chemins de fer danois et allemand (en fait Railion Benelux du fait de la joint-venture avec NS Cargo), c'est un accord de coopération entre DB Cargo et les chemins de fer suédois SJ Gods qui vient d'être conclu.
Sabena: la croissance du trafic passagers est supérieure à la moyenne européenne Au cours des trois premiers mois de l'année 2000, la Sabena a transporté au total 2.374.231 passagers, soit une hausse de 12,8% par rapport à la même période de l'an dernier. La compagnie déclare que cette croissance est supérieure à la moyenne européenne et qu'elle a été réalisée dans un environnement économique plus difficile.
Unitra a déposé le bilan La société Unitra (Hamme), a été déclarée en faillite par le tribunal de commerce de Dendermonde. L'entreprise employait une quarantaine de personnes. Elle avait été rachetée en novembre dernier par Geert Verbeke , qui exploite un terminal à containers à Willebroek. Unitra avait subi depuis lors une baisse des activités, entre autres en raison de l'arrêt des transports internationaux. Un curateur a été nommé.
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