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Aug 11, 2004
Pictured is Sheamus Keehan and Marco Galizioli, Manager Americas, Operation Technical HS&E, SMP U.S. present Shell’s “Safety @ Heart” Award plaque to Pat Studdert, Pres.
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Aug 11, 2004
From the Navy News Service
1812 - USS Constitution captures and destroys brig Adeona.
1918 - Secretary of the Navy approves acceptance of women as yeoman in U.
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Aug 11, 2004
In the first half of 2004, 177 million tons of cargo was transhipped in the port of Rotterdam, 8 percent more than the first half of 2003. Outgoing trade increased
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Aug 11, 2004
Forwarding company Swiss Container Line (SCL), part of the Atlantic Forwarding Group, started its own operations in Rotterdam. It concentrates on shipments between Asia and Europe.
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Aug 11, 2004
BP Shipping has ordered two Very Large Inland Tankers (VLIT’s) with a capacity of some 10,300 cu. m. each. The Breko shipyard from the city of Papendrecht (close
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Aug 11, 2004
At present the main bottleneck causing congestion in Rotterdam is labor shortage. Therefore ECT raised the number of extra personnel with 20 to 120. Some 70 are “in” and the first 20 are trained now.
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Aug 11, 2004
Crowley Liner Services has recently
entered into a special service contract with the Panama Canal Railway
Company (PCRC), owned by the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) and Mi-Jack
Corporation.
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Aug 11, 2004
Holland & Knight LLP issued a Maritime Alert advising clients of the recent amendment of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) that substantially ameliorates the
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Aug 11, 2004
On August 25, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will conduct hearing on the
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Aug 11, 2004
USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) New Orleans is operating at Hurricane Condition Four due to approaching tropical storms Bonnie and Charlie (the name should have been Clyde).
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Aug 11, 2004
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a Notice stating that it has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (DEA) for the Port of Anchorage, Marine Terminal Redevelopment Project.
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