New Website

World Wide Metric Launches New Website

World Wide Metric's new website offers a robust search feature and intensive technical data on all of our products, allowing users to search easily and effectively through 50,000 line items. This site will serve as the future platform for on-line buying and account management. World Wide Metric is a wholesale distributor of valves, fittings, tubing and flanges and carries the largest inventory of metric products in North America for the past 40 years   (www.worldwidemetric.com)

MARAD Encourages Research with New Website

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has increased emphasis on encouraging and coordinating research and innovation in the U.S. maritime industry. MARAD has launched a new Internet site, called Research http://www.marad.dot.gov/Research, which will enable interested parties to share ideas, developments, and assessment of research needs and priorities.

New Website Focuses on Tricolor Salvage

WWW.TRICOLORSALVAGE.COM, a website that provides information on the development, background and progress of the remarkable wreck removal operation of the Tricolor, one of the biggest wrecks ever to be removed. The website has been produced by the ‘Combinatie Berging TRICOLOR’ (CBT), A consortium consisting of SMIT Salvage B.V., Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors N.V., URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting N.V. and Multraship Salvage B.V.

MarAd Launches New Website

The Maritime Administration has launched a new Web site, promoting its Marine Highway Initiative. The site provides an information clearinghouse on the Marine Highway Initiative, providing these services: • Contact information for marine operators and potential shippers. • Recent reports, links and coming events • Assistance to shippers in locating vessels (Ship it Here) • Updates on the Maritime Administration’s government-industry partnership

MARPOL Training Institute On-line

MARPOL Training Institute (MTI) has added an online capacity to access their training software. With MTI’s new website for online training (http://marine-npdes.com) utilizing these training programs is fast, convenient and available to officers and crew.  Meeting MARPOL Standards (MMS) Officer Version covers MARPOL Annexes I-VI with tracks for engineers, non-tanker officers, tanker deck officers, tanker and chemical carrier deck officers, Masters and Superintendents

Maritime Cabotage Task Force is now American Maritime Partnership

American Maritime Partnership (AMP) is the new name for the Maritime Cabotage Task Force, the largest coalition of maritime interests in the United States, which has been in operation since 1995.  The new moniker better reflects the coalition’s focus on the domestic maritime industry’s role in promoting national, homeland, and economic security. To increase awareness of itself in the social media world, AMP has launched a new website (www.americanmaritimepartnership

Global Satellite USA Launches New Satellite Telephone

Global Satellite USA is pleased to announce the launch of Iridium’s smallest handheld satellite phone, the Iridium Extreme. The Iridium Extreme is the most compact handset to date and has a compact physical footprint for streamlined portability.   It has greater durability with its water, shock, and dust resistant features and has an intuitive user interface, making it easy to use. Commenting on the new Iridium Extreme, Martin Fierstone, President of Global Satellite USA, says

Directory for Maritime Education and Training

SUNY Maritime College 6 Pennyfield Avenue Throggs Neck, N.Y. 10465 Tel: 718-409-7220 Fax: 718-409-7465 For Admissions in New York State 800-654-1874 In the North East 800-642-1874 Website: http://www.sunymaritime.edu U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 300 Steamboat Rd. Kings Point, N.Y. 11024 Tel: 516-773-5000 Website: http://www.usmma.edu RTM STAR Center-Ft. Lauderdale 2 West Dixie Highway Dania Beach, Fla. 33004 Tel: 954-921-7254 Fax 954-920-4268

Cortland Company Launches New Website

Cortland Company recently unveiled its newly-designed website. The website, located at www.cortlandcompany.com, offers a range of information related to Cortland’s products, technologies, and services, including product literature and company news.  “As technology advances, it is imperative companies keep their websites up-to-date," said Melissa Suring, Global Marketing Communications Leader. “Cortland’s website was in dire need of a new design

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/ safetyofnavigation/index.htm . The Website provides a guide to the new SOLAS requirements, which came into effect on July 1, 2002.