Singapore
J.J. Bajor Will Head Newly Formed Keppel Marine Agencies Inc.
Keppel Shipyard Ltd. of Singapore has announced the appointment of John J. Bajor as president and director of the newly formed Keppel Marine Agencies Inc. This corporation, located at 26 Broadway, New York, will serve as Keppel Shipyard's exclusive agency in the United States and Canada.
Blue Streak Industries Delivers First Lift Boat With 110-Foot "legs'
Blue Streak Industries, Inc. of Pearlington, Miss., recently delivered what is said to be the first self-elevating, self-propelled lift boat with 110-foot "legs" in operation in the Gulf of Mexico. The new 64- by 32- by 7-foot vessel, the Blue Streak 14,
Piracy Hits New Heights
Pirate attacks rose 57 percent in 2000, and were nearly four and a half times higher when compared with 1991 according to a report by the ICC's International Maritime Bureau (1MB). In its annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships report for 2000,
NKK Signs Agreement With Baker Marine Corp.
NKK (Nippon Kokan) has concluded a license agreement for a jackup-type drilling rig made by Baker Marine Corp. (BMC), a leading U.S. rig builder. Masayoshi Akizawa, NKK New York general manager, said under the terms of the contract, NKK will